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  • FIREFIGHT AT YECHON: Courage and Racism in the Korean War. by Bussey, Lt. Col. Charles M., Usa (Ret.)
    Bussey, Lt. Col. Charles M., Usa (Ret.)
    FIREFIGHT AT YECHON: Courage and Racism in the Korean War.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Brassey's / Macmillan, (1991.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A professional soldier's heartfelt story: Lt. Col. Bussey's personal account of racism and prejudice in the Korean War. He is a former Tuskegee airman, World War II combat fighter pilot and aims in this book to set the record straight about the performance of African American troops at Yechon. Illustrated with 16 black-and-white photographs. 264 pp. Map of Korean Peninsula and of the Pusan Perimeter on the front endpapers. ISBN: 0-080374484.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 56769
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  • Carew, Tom.
    JIHAD! The Secret War in Afghanistan.

    Edition: Later printing.

    London: Mainstream Publishing, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - From the dj flap: Carew, the first western agent to link up with the Mujahideen (during the Soviet-Afghan War), led a series of daring initiatives inside Afghanistan. Covers in detail combat action against the Soviet Spetsnaz and Afghan mercenaries; reconnaissance missions leading up to the installation of the first Western-sponsored training camp for Mujahideen in Pakistan; and Carew's attempt to hijack an aircraft during a covert arms-buying mission. Full color photographs, 282pp. ISBN: 1-84018-3268.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 24111
    Keywords: Military
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  • THE ROA STORY: A Chronicle of the First 60 Years of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States. by Carlton, John T., and Slinkman, John F., edited by Alexander Jackson, Jr.
    Carlton, John T., and Slinkman, John F., edited by Alexander Jackson, Jr.
    THE ROA STORY: A Chronicle of the First 60 Years of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States.

    Edition: First edition.

    Washington, DC, Reserve Officer Association of the United States, (1982.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Illustrated with photographs, appendices. 622 pp. ISBN: 0-960952802.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket. (previous owner's name and address - a Lt Col in the ROA - on the front endpaper, minor edgewear to dj.)

    Book ID: 42558
    Keywords: Military
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  • THE DAY OF THE PANZER: A Story of American Heroisom and Sacrifice in Southern France. by Danby, Jeff.
    Danby, Jeff.
    THE DAY OF THE PANZER: A Story of American Heroisom and Sacrifice in Southern France.

    Edition: First printing.

    Philadelphia & Newbury, UK: Casemate, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "This is a rarely detailed 'you are there' account of World War II combat [by the grandson of one of the American officers involved in the battle], describing a brief but bloody tank/infantry action in August 1944. Based on six years of research - drawing from interviews, primary documents, and visits to the battlefield. [this] transports the reader into the ranks of L Company, 15th Regiment, Third Infantry Division, and its supporting M4s of the 756th Tank Battalion as they grapple head-on with the Wehrmacht. " Photographs, maps, bibliography, notes, appendices, index. xxv, 365 pp. ISBN: 978-1932033700.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 45605
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  • Davis, William C.
    THE ORPHAN BRIGADE: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldn't Go Home.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Doubleday, 1980. dj. Hardcover - When the Kentucky Legislature voted to remain with the Union in 1861, the newly formed First Kentucky Brigade decided to fight on the side of the Confederacy. From the dustjacket: "it marked a four-year separation from their beloved homeland. Fiercely independent to the end, these men would fight for the cause of the South. With their first march into battle, they became outcasts from their mother state - orphans in the raging strife of Civil War.... Drawing from a weallth of documents, memoirs, personal letters, and journals, David brings to life the fascinating history of the Civil War's 'Orphan Brigade. Notes, index, map endpapers. 318 pp. ISBN: 0-385148933.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (lower corner of dj flap clipped.)

    Book ID: 35160
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  • DUEL BETWEEN THE FIRST IRONCLADS. by Davis, William C.
    Davis, William C.
    DUEL BETWEEN THE FIRST IRONCLADS.

    Edition: First edition.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - A detailed account of the famous Civil War battle at sea between the Union's "Monitor" and the Confederacy's Virginia, the redesigned and rebuilt U.S.S. Merrimack. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Documentation, sources, index. x, 201 pp. ISBN: 0-385-098685.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (prev owner's name)

    Book ID: 55502
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  • Del Vecchio, John.
    THE 13TH VALLEY.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (tall trade paperback format. )

    New York: Bantam, 1982. First edition - The author's carefully researched novel that follows the 101st Airborne in an operation based on an actual campaign in the summer of1970 (although the actual battalion in this book is fictitious. This is a novel which combines both historical accuracy and sometimes poetic writing. Laid in is both a map of the area and a very personal letter from the editor to a San Francisco reviewer. In this letter he states that 'only once in a while does a really great book come through an editor's career and I really believe this is it.' Certainly this was a significant debut.

    Condition: Good overall in tall printed cream wrappers (tape on bottom of spine, some yellowing and curling to the corners of the covers, and a comment 'here it is!' on the top of the front cover.)

    Book ID: 20239
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  • USAGMPA SUPPLY INFORMATION BULLETIN, STRGP-M 84-1 by Department of the Army.
    Department of the Army.
    USAGMPA SUPPLY INFORMATION BULLETIN, STRGP-M 84-1

    Edition: First thus.

    Cumberland PA: Department of the Army (1984). A general bulletin featuring petroleum and chemical supply. 8.5x11 inches, in stiff illustrated wrappers. 44 pp.

    Condition: Very good in stapled wrappers.

    Book ID: 87316
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  • BEST OF ENEMIES: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War. by Dezenhall, Eric and Gus Russo.
    Dezenhall, Eric and Gus Russo.
    BEST OF ENEMIES: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & Boston: Twelve, (2018) dj. Hardcover first edition - "In 1978, CIA maverick Jack Platt and KGB agent Gennady Vasilenko were new arrivals on the Washington, DC intelligence scene, with Jack working out of the CIA's counterintelligence office and Gennady out of the Soviet Embassy. Both men, already notorious iconoclasts within their respective agencies, were assigned to seduce the other into betraying his country in the urgent final days of the Cold War, but instead the men ended up becoming the best of friends." Recounts some of the most celebrated spy stories of the twentieth century, including the crucial discovery of the Soviet mole Robert Hanssen, and the 2010 Spy Swap which freed Gennady from Soviet imprisonment.…

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    New York & Boston: Twelve, (2018) dj. Hardcover first edition - "In 1978, CIA maverick Jack Platt and KGB agent Gennady Vasilenko were new arrivals on the Washington, DC intelligence scene, with Jack working out of the CIA's counterintelligence office and Gennady out of the Soviet Embassy. Both men, already notorious iconoclasts within their respective agencies, were assigned to seduce the other into betraying his country in the urgent final days of the Cold War, but instead the men ended up becoming the best of friends." Recounts some of the most celebrated spy stories of the twentieth century, including the crucial discovery of the Soviet mole Robert Hanssen, and the 2010 Spy Swap which freed Gennady from Soviet imprisonment. Photographs in both full color and black and white, bibliography, index. 342 pp. ISBN: 978-1538761311.

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    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85861
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  • AMERICA'S U-BOATS: Terror Trophies of World War I. by Dubbs, Chris.
    Dubbs, Chris.
    AMERICA'S U-BOATS: Terror Trophies of World War I.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2014). First edition - "The submarine was one of the most revolutionary weapons of World War I, inciting both terror and fascination for militaries and civilians alike. During the war, after U-boats sank the Lusitania and began daring attacks on shipping vessels off the East Coast, the American press dubbed these weapons "Hun Devil Boats," "Sea Thugs," and "Baby Killers." But at the conflict's conclusion, the U.S. Navy acquired six U-boats to study and to serve as war souvenirs. Until their destruction under armistice terms in 1921, these six U-boats served as U.S. Navy ships, manned by American crews. The ships visited eighty American cities to promote the sale of victory bonds and to…

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    Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2014). First edition - "The submarine was one of the most revolutionary weapons of World War I, inciting both terror and fascination for militaries and civilians alike. During the war, after U-boats sank the Lusitania and began daring attacks on shipping vessels off the East Coast, the American press dubbed these weapons "Hun Devil Boats," "Sea Thugs," and "Baby Killers." But at the conflict's conclusion, the U.S. Navy acquired six U-boats to study and to serve as war souvenirs. Until their destruction under armistice terms in 1921, these six U-boats served as U.S. Navy ships, manned by American crews. The ships visited eighty American cities to promote the sale of victory bonds and to recruit sailors, allowing hundreds of thousands of Americans to see [them] up close." Photographs, bibliographic essay.A title in the "Studies in War, Society and the Military" series. 206 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 62393
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  • TAKING PARIS: The Epic Battle for the City of Lights. by Dugard, Martin.
    Dugard, Martin.
    TAKING PARIS: The Epic Battle for the City of Lights.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton / Caliber, (2021) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of the French Resistance in Paris, and of the Allied liberation of Paris from the Nazis during World War II. Photographs, maps, notes, index. xi, 385 pp. ISBN: 978-0593183090.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 85860
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  • WOMEN AND WAR. by Elshtain, Jean Bethke
    Elshtain, Jean Bethke
    WOMEN AND WAR.

    Edition: First UK printing.

    Sussex, UK: The Harvester Press, (1987.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A "philosopher and feminist demonstrates that the old myths - flattering to both men and women-will not do. They are defined by the reality of female bellicosity and sacrificial male love, and undermined by ambiguous issues-from the role of women in combat to the moral imperatives of just wars." Photographs, notes, index. 288 pp. ISBN: 0-7108-12388.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 57595
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  • "OVER THE TOP": By An American Soldier Who Went. Together With Tommy's Dictionary of the Trenches. by Empey, Arthur Guy, Machine Gunner Serving in France.
    Empey, Arthur Guy, Machine Gunner Serving in France.
    "OVER THE TOP": By An American Soldier Who Went. Together With Tommy's Dictionary of the Trenches.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Putnam, 1917. Hardcover - An American's account of serving in the British Army in World War I before the United States got involved, of fighting in the trenches, light-hearted hi-jinks and of being seriously wounded. Frontispiece with tissue guard and 13 inserted plates of photographs and graphs (some doublepage). x, 315 pp plus 4 pp of publisher's advertisements.

    Condition: Good overall in red cloth - front hinge cracking, rubbing to the spine and soiling to covers, spine slant..

    Book ID: 76195
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  • BAGHDAD BULLETIN: Dispatches on the American Occupation. by Enders, David.
    Enders, David.
    BAGHDAD BULLETIN: Dispatches on the American Occupation.

    Edition: First printing.

    Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "The Real Story of the War in Iraq - Reporting From Beyond the Green Zone . . . a street-level account of the war and turbulent postwar period as seen through the eyes of [a] young independent journalist . . Enders opened the only English-language newspaper completely written, printed, and distributed there during the war" - that is, from May 2003 to June 2004. Unlike other journalists, Enders was not embedded with the occupation forces, but talked with, and lived with, Iraqui citizens. SIGNED on the title page. Frontispiece. xiii, 179 pp. Errata slip laid in. ISBN: 0-472114697.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 66501
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  • ASSAULT ON THE LIBERTY: The True Story of the Israeli Attack on an American Intelligence Ship. by Ennes Jr., James M.
    Ennes Jr., James M.
    ASSAULT ON THE LIBERTY: The True Story of the Israeli Attack on an American Intelligence Ship.

    Edition: 4th printing.

    New York: Random House, (1979) dj. SIGNED hardcover - An account of an attack that was lied about and covered up by both sides, written by a former ship's officer who was there when it happened "In June 1967, jet aircraft and motor torpedo boats of Israel brutally assaulted an American naval vessel, the USS Liberty, in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea. The attack was preceded by more than six hours of intense low-level surveillance by Israeli photo-reconnaissance aircraft. . . the assault that followed was initiated by high-performance jet aircraft, followed up by slower and more maneuverable jets carrying napalm, and was finally turned over to lethal torpedo boats, which blasted a forty-foot…

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    New York: Random House, (1979) dj. SIGNED hardcover - An account of an attack that was lied about and covered up by both sides, written by a former ship's officer who was there when it happened "In June 1967, jet aircraft and motor torpedo boats of Israel brutally assaulted an American naval vessel, the USS Liberty, in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea. The attack was preceded by more than six hours of intense low-level surveillance by Israeli photo-reconnaissance aircraft. . . the assault that followed was initiated by high-performance jet aircraft, followed up by slower and more maneuverable jets carrying napalm, and was finally turned over to lethal torpedo boats, which blasted a forty-foot hole in the ship's side. The attack lasted more than two hours - killing 34 Americans and wounding 171 others - and inflicted 821 rocket and machine-gun holes in the ship. When the Liberty stubbornly remained afloat despite her damage, Israeli forces machine-gunned her life rafts and sent troop - carrying helicopters in to finish the job. At this point, with Sixth Fleet rescue aircraft finally en route, the government of Israel apologized and the attacking forces suddenly withdrew." SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. Photographs, maps, author's note and several appendices, index. 299 pp. ISBN: 0-394505123.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 79985
    Keywords: Military
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  • COMANCHE SIX: Company Commander in Vietnam. by Estep, James.
    Estep, James.
    COMANCHE SIX: Company Commander in Vietnam.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    Novato, CA: Presidio Press, (1981) dj. Hardcover - The author served four tours in Vietnam, although this book focuses on his third tour as company commander in the 1st Cavalry Division "Comanche Six" - it tells the story of young American infantrymen caught up in a war that could not be won, how in the process young boys became fighters and leaders - but he does not hesitate to report on the horrors of war, "of infantrymen cut in half by enemy fire, of a firefight in a sector littered with two-week-old decaying corpses, of leeches in every rice paddy." Glossary. 254 pp. ISBN: 0-89141410X.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85124
    Keywords: military, Vietnam War
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  • THE WORLD WAR: A Short Account of the Principal Land Operations on the Belgian, French, Russian, Italian, Greek and Turkish Fronts. by Fiebeger, Colonel G.J.
    Fiebeger, Colonel G.J.
    THE WORLD WAR: A Short Account of the Principal Land Operations on the Belgian, French, Russian, Italian, Greek and Turkish Fronts.

    Edition: First edition.

    West Point, NY: United States Military Academy, 1921. Hardcover first edition - Corrections (errata) slip pasted inside the back cover with carbontype pasted over a small part correcting corrections. Errata slips tipped in at pages; 27; 32-33 and another at 34-35. 272 pp

    Condition: Good overall in beige cloth - prev owner's name, bumping to the corners, tidemark on the lower edge of the front endpapers)

    Book ID: 58041
    Keywords: Military, world war i
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  • THE EDITH CAVELL NURSE FROM MASSACHUSETTS: A Record of One Year's Personal Service with the British Expeditionary Force in France, Boulogne - the Somme, 1916-l9l7, with an Account of the Imprisonment, Trial and Death of Edith Cavell. by Fitzgerald, Alice Louise Florence, 1874-1962.
    Fitzgerald, Alice Louise Florence, 1874-1962.
    THE EDITH CAVELL NURSE FROM MASSACHUSETTS: A Record of One Year's Personal Service with the British Expeditionary Force in France, Boulogne - the Somme, 1916-l9l7, with an Account of the Imprisonment, Trial and Death of Edith Cavell.

    Edition: First edition.

    Boston: W. A. Butterfield, 1917. Hardcover first edition - Edith Cavell was a British nurse who had established a training school for nurses in Belgium; after the War broke out, she saved the lives of those from both sides without discrimination, but she also helped 200 allied soldiers escape from Belgium - and for that she was convicted of treason and executed by the Germans in 1915. Massachusetts established a fund to recruit a nurse to serve in the War in the memory of Cavell - the nurse selected was Alice Fitzgerald, and this little book includes both some comments from her on her service and an account of Cavell's imprisonment. Illustrated with photographs. xv, 95 pp.

    Condition: Very good in tan boards with brown cloth spine (some rubbing and wear to the covers, black ink spots on back board.)

    Book ID: 77558
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  • FROM FORT HENRY TO CORINTH (The Army in the Civil War, Volume II) by Force, M.F.
    Force, M.F.
    FROM FORT HENRY TO CORINTH (The Army in the Civil War, Volume II)

    Edition: Subscription edition.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1885.). Hardcover - Frontispiece of Buell, with tissue guard. Maps. Index. Bound in the original quarter leather over marble boards, marbled endpapers. Spine lettered and decorated in gold, top edge gilt. vii, 204 pp.

    Condition: Exlibrary, but with relatively few markings and overall very good condition

    Book ID: 57622
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  • MIDNIGHT IN SAMARRA: The True Story of WMD, Greed, and High Crimes in Iraq. by Ford, Frank Gregory with Eleanor Cooney.
    Ford, Frank Gregory with Eleanor Cooney.
    MIDNIGHT IN SAMARRA: The True Story of WMD, Greed, and High Crimes in Iraq.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Hot Books / Skyhorse Publishing, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of an Iraq War whistleblower who continues to be betrayed by his country -"Gregory Ford, an intelligence agent and medic, was in Iraq for only a short time from the invasion in March 2003 until early June of the same year, when he was strapped to a stretcher, drugged, and renditioned out of Iraq at the behest of his command, who were frantically trying to silence him.. . [This is] one soldiers attempt to speak up and report the abuse and torture he saw being inflicted on the local population, as well as secret, incriminating, enormous Iraqi arms stores of American-made Weapons of…

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    New York: Hot Books / Skyhorse Publishing, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of an Iraq War whistleblower who continues to be betrayed by his country -"Gregory Ford, an intelligence agent and medic, was in Iraq for only a short time from the invasion in March 2003 until early June of the same year, when he was strapped to a stretcher, drugged, and renditioned out of Iraq at the behest of his command, who were frantically trying to silence him.. . [This is] one soldiers attempt to speak up and report the abuse and torture he saw being inflicted on the local population, as well as secret, incriminating, enormous Iraqi arms stores of American-made Weapons of Mass Destruction with bills of lading implicating, among others, famous political families." SIGNED by Ford on the half title page. Foreword by David Talbot. ix, 222 pp. ISBN: 978-1510740204.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86237
    Keywords: abu ghraib, cia, iraq, Military
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  • A PROUD AMERICAN: The Autobiography of Joe Foss. by Foss, Joe (1915-2003) with Donna Wild Foss.
    Foss, Joe (1915-2003) with Donna Wild Foss.
    A PROUD AMERICAN: The Autobiography of Joe Foss.

    Edition: First thus.

    Pacifica, CA: Pacifica Military History, (2001, c 1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An account of the life of Marine ace and Medal of Honor winner Joe Foss. When the US became involved in World War II, Foss was considered too old to be a fighter pilot, and he was assigned to photographic reconnaissance. He persisted in trying to become a fighter pilot and eventually was transferred to the Marine Fighting Squadron. He shot down a Japanese Zero on his first combat flight, and 26 Japanese aircraft in the Battle of Guadalcanal. After the war he was elected as the youngest governor of South Dakota, and he was the first commissioner of the American Football League. SIGNED on…

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    Pacifica, CA: Pacifica Military History, (2001, c 1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An account of the life of Marine ace and Medal of Honor winner Joe Foss. When the US became involved in World War II, Foss was considered too old to be a fighter pilot, and he was assigned to photographic reconnaissance. He persisted in trying to become a fighter pilot and eventually was transferred to the Marine Fighting Squadron. He shot down a Japanese Zero on his first combat flight, and 26 Japanese aircraft in the Battle of Guadalcanal. After the war he was elected as the youngest governor of South Dakota, and he was the first commissioner of the American Football League. SIGNED on the front endpaper by his wife and the primary author, Donna Wild Foss. Illustrated with photographs. Originally published in 1992, this includes an 8 pp epilogue which recounts selected events in his life up to 2001. Chronology, selected bibliography. xviii, 347 pp plus the epilogue and index. ISBN: 0-93555355x.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 86295
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  • CRASH COURSE: From the Good War to the Forever War. by Franklin, H. Bruce
    Franklin, H. Bruce
    CRASH COURSE: From the Good War to the Forever War.

    Edition: First printing.

    New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, (2018). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which traces the history of the United States as a military power from the end of World War II to today by a former Air Force navigator and intelligence officer. It "is essential reading for anyone who wonders how America ended up where it is today: with a deeply divided and disillusioned populace, led by a dysfunctional government, and mired in unwinnable wars. It also finds startling parallels between Americas foreign military exploits and the equally brutal tactics used on the home front to crush organized labor, antiwar, and civil rights movements." SIGNED on the title page. Photographs, notes, index. 313 pp. ISBN: 978-1978800915.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Publisher's material laid in.

    Book ID: 78571
    Keywords: History: USA, military
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  • CRASH COURSE: From the Good War to the Forever War. by Franklin, H. Bruce
    Franklin, H. Bruce
    CRASH COURSE: From the Good War to the Forever War.

    Edition: First printing.

    New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, (2018). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which traces the history of the United States as a military power from the end of World War II to today by a former Air Force navigator and intelligence officer. It "is essential reading for anyone who wonders how America ended up where it is today: with a deeply divided and disillusioned populace, led by a dysfunctional government, and mired in unwinnable wars. It also finds startling parallels between Americas foreign military exploits and the equally brutal tactics used on the home front to crush organized labor, antiwar, and civil rights movements." INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Photographs, notes, index. 313 pp. ISBN: 978-1978800915.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Publisher's material laid in.

    Book ID: 78572
    Keywords: History: USA, military
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  • LINE OF COMMUNICATIONS. by Garner, Sondra.
    Garner, Sondra.
    LINE OF COMMUNICATIONS.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Los Angeles: MFM Publishing, (2018). SIGNED first edition - The story of events in 1963 which were kept from the American public. Turkey was at war politically with Cyprus at the time of the author's husbands deployment, and the Turkish government was trying to force the United States to support the their invasion of Cyprus. As a means to gain leverage against the United States, the Turkish Government arrested three American military men on trumped-up charges and held them as political prisoners. Sondra Garner and their small children had joined her husband in Turkey and this is the story of her attempts to secure his release - and prevent his death. SIGNED by the author inside the front cover with the word "Hugs." 244 pp. ISBN: 978-1731155832.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 88970
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  • WAFFEN-SS: Hitler's Army at War. by Gilbert, Adrian.
    Gilbert, Adrian.
    WAFFEN-SS: Hitler's Army at War.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Da Capo Press, (2019) dj. Hardcover first edition - A comprehensive history of Hitler's infamous personal army, the military wing of Himmler's SS, which acquired a reputation for military excellence and also for atrocities against soldiers and civilians alike. Photographs, maps, appendices, notes, bibliography and index x, 496 pp. ISBN: 978-0306824654.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85795
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  • BLOODY DAWN: The Story of the Lawrence Massacre. by Goodrich, Thomas.
    Goodrich, Thomas.
    BLOODY DAWN: The Story of the Lawrence Massacre.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, (1991.) dj. Hardcover - "On August 21, 1863, William Quantrill led 400 Confederate irregulars to a rise on the outskirts of Lawrence, Kansas. . . . The attack began at dawn. When it was over, more than 150 townsmen were dead and most of the settlement burned to the ground." Illustrated with 3 maps and 24 black and white photographs and illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. 207 pp. ISBN: 0-87338-4423.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (prev owner's name stamp.)

    Book ID: 55639
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  • BLACK FLAG: Guerrilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865. by Goodrich, Thomas.
    Goodrich, Thomas.
    BLACK FLAG: Guerrilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, (1995.) dj. Hardcover - An account of the almost unbelievable destruction along the Missouri-Kansas border from 1861-1865 and the greatest atrocities of the Civil War, including the massacres at Lawrence, Baxter Springs, & Centralia, based on contemporary documents - diaries, letters, and firsthand newspaper accounts. Illustrated, bibliography, index. 172 pp. ISBN: 9780253213037.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (prev owner's name, but otherwise a tight, clean copy which appears unread).

    Book ID: 41143
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  • FLYING THE SR-71 BLACKBIRD: IN THE COCKPIT ON A SECRET OPERATIONAL MISSION by Graham, Col. Richard H. USAF (ret)
    Graham, Col. Richard H. USAF (ret)
    FLYING THE SR-71 BLACKBIRD: IN THE COCKPIT ON A SECRET OPERATIONAL MISSION

    Edition: First printing.

    Minneapolis: Zenith Press, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - The SR-71 is able to fly at three times the speed of sound and at altitudes of up to 80,000 ft. Colonel Graham was selected to enter the SR-71 strategic reconnaissance program in 1974 at Beale AFB, California. and then later as an instructor pilot. In 1978 was selected as the Chief, Standardization/Evaluation Division, which included the SR-71, U-2 and T-38 aircraft. Illustrated with photographs. Foreword by Jay Miller, aviation historian. Includes a pilot's checklist, list of acronmyms, index. xv, 288 pp. ISBN: 978-0760332399.

    Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket (some spine slant).

    Book ID: 88475
    Keywords: airforce, Aviation, military
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  • SCHOLARS OF MAYHEM: My Father's Secret War in Nazi-occupied France. by Guiet, Daniel and Timothy Smith.
    Guiet, Daniel and Timothy Smith.
    SCHOLARS OF MAYHEM: My Father's Secret War in Nazi-occupied France.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Penguin, 2019. dj. Hardcover first edition - "The astonishing story of the author's father, the lone American on a 4-person SOE commando team dropped behind German lines in France, whose epic feats of irregular warfare proved vital in keeping Nazi tanks away from Normandy after D-Day." Photographs, maps, notes, index. xvii, 252 pp. ISBN: 978-0735225206.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85800
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  • Hammel, Eric M.
    MUNDA TRAIL: The New Georgia Campaign.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Orion Books (1989.) dj. Hardcover - "Turning the Tide Against Japan in the South Pacific" - an account of one of the United States first sustained offensive actions against Japan in World War II, an action which began in June 1943. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Appendices, bibliography, index. 252 pp. ISBN: 0-517569728.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 37577
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