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  • SAM BELL MAXEY AND THE CONFEDERATE INDIANS. by Waugh, John C.
    Waugh, John C.
    SAM BELL MAXEY AND THE CONFEDERATE INDIANS.

    Edition: First thus- a trade paperback.

    Abilene, TX: McWhiney Foundation Press / McMurray University, (1998). First edition - A title in the Civil War Campaigns and Commanders series. "General Maxey. . . arrived in Indian Territory in 1863 to assume command of a diverse and motley army of Indians. The troops are in disarray; they are suspicious of tribal alliances, weakened from malnutrition, their crops have been pillaged, and they are discouraged by a series of battlefield setbacks at the hands of the Union Army invading from Kansas." Maps, photographs. Suggestions for further reading. Index. Label showing the publisher as the McWhiney Foundation have been pasted over the orginal publication information. 100 pp. ISBN: 1886661030.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 78073
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  • A THOUSAND SISTERS: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II by Wein, Elizabeth.
    Wein, Elizabeth.
    A THOUSAND SISTERS: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Balzer + Bray (Harper Collins), (2019). First edition - The story of the only women to fly in combat in World War II - Led by Marina Raskova three regiments consisting of women who enlisted and were deployed on the front lines of battle as navigators, pilots, and mechanics were formed including the 588th Night Bomber Regiment. Photographs, source notes and an author's note. 376 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (toning to edges of textblock).

    Book ID: 81283
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  • THE NEXT WAR. by Weinberger, Caspar and Peter Schweizer
    Weinberger, Caspar and Peter Schweizer
    THE NEXT WAR.

    Edition: First printing.

    Washington, D.C.: Regnery, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Introduction by Lady Margaret Thatcher. Weinberger served as Reagan's Secretary of Defense (1981-1987) and was one of the key figures behind the "Star Wars" defensive system - in this book he looks at what he believes are the major sources of potential conflict around the world, how they might involve and impact the US, and how prepared we are or are not. A presentation copy warmly INSCRIBED on the page opposite the title page - "To -- with best wishes and in appreciation of our long friendship. Bibliography, index. xxv, 470 pp. ISBN: 0-89526-4471.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 58335
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  • FIRST INTO NAGASAKI: The Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Postatomic Japan and Its Prisoners of War. by Weller, George ( Foreword by Walter Cronkite. Edited by Anthony Weller.)
    Weller, George ( Foreword by Walter Cronkite. Edited by Anthony Weller.)
    FIRST INTO NAGASAKI: The Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Postatomic Japan and Its Prisoners of War.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Crown, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - George Weller was a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who covered World War II across Europe and then set out to explore the devastation inflicted on Nagasaki. Censored by General MacArthur in 1945, lost for 60 years, these never-before-published reports provide a moving, unparalleled look at the bomb that killed more than 70,000 people and ended WWII. Also includes other published reports on the horrors of Japan's Pow Camps. Foreword by Walter Cronkite. Edited with an essay by Anthony Weller, the son of George Weller. Photographs. 320 pp. ISBN: 0-307-342018.

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

    Book ID: 45137
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  • DISTANT BUGLES, DISTANT DRUMS: The Union Response to the Confederate Invasion of New Mexico. by Whitlock, Flint.
    Whitlock, Flint.
    DISTANT BUGLES, DISTANT DRUMS: The Union Response to the Confederate Invasion of New Mexico.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, (2006). First edition - A look at an almost unknown episode in the Civil War from the Union perspective. Based on diaries, letters and contemporary newspaper accounts, this account describes the recruitment of 1,000 men in Colorado, their epic march to Glorieta Pass, New Mexico, and their triumph over 3,000 Confederate (mostly Texan) soldiers. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Notes, bibliography. xix, 278 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80128
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  • CITY OF CAIN. by Wilhelm, Kate (1928-2018)
    Wilhelm, Kate (1928-2018)
    CITY OF CAIN.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, (1974) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A moody, psychological near-future science fiction thriller by this Hugo and Nebula award winning writer. After being injured in Vietnam, Peter Roos develops a rare physical condition which gives him the power to hear the thoughts of those around him. "Now he has 'heard' about the government's secret plan to give up control of America to the military - to build an underground city for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack. Unfortunately for Roos, the government knows he knows. And the project's sponsors - including his senator brother - have no choice.
    They must get him out of the way - permanently!" SIGNED on the title page. 217 pp. ISBN: 0-316940763.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88105
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  • Wilkinson-Latham, Robert (illustrated by MIchael Roffe.)
    THE ROYAL GREEEN JACKETS (Osprey Men-at-Arms series)

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Osprey Publishing, (1977.). First edition - A study of this British regiment from its service in the French and Indian war in North America through the Napoleonic Wars, the Great War and World War II. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and reproductions of old engravings and drawings, plus a section of eight full color plates by MIchael Roffe. First edition of this early title in the "Men-at-Arms Series" a very high quality, accurate and attractively produced and well-illustrated series of slightly oversized, but slim, trade paperbacks, measuring 7 1/4 inches wide by 9 3/4 inches tall, bound in glossy illustrated white covers (heavy cardstock) and printed on good quality paper. Select bibliography, Notes. 40 pp. Uncommon in the first printing. ISBN: 0-85045249X.

    Condition: Very near fine in stiff glossy pictorial wrappers (covers creamy rather than white.)

    Book ID: 37730
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  • Windrow, Martin (colour plates by Michael Roffe.)
    FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION: Men-at-Arms Series.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc. (1973.). First edition - Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and reproductions of old engravings and drawings, plus a section of eight full color plates by Michael Roffe. A title in the "Men-at-Arms Series" a very high quality, accurate and attractively produced and well-illustrated series of slightly oversized, but slim, trade paperbacks, measuring 7 1/4 inches wide by 9 3/4 inches tall, bound in glossy illustrated white covers (heavy cardstock) and printed on good quality paper. 40 pp. ISBN: 0-88254-1609.

    Condition: Near fine in stiff glossy pictorial wrappers (prev owner's embossed seal).

    Book ID: 38592
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  • GATE OF HELL: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863. by Wise, Stephen R.
    Wise, Stephen R.
    GATE OF HELL: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, (1994) dj. Hardcover - An account of the combined Union army and naval assault on Charleston which included the Battle for Ft. Wagner and the use of black troops. Numerous maps and photographs. Appendix: The Roll of Battle. Notes, bibliography, index. xii, 312pp. ISBN: 9780872499850.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (prev owner's name, but otherwise appears unread, A tight copy).

    Book ID: 58091
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  • Wukovits, John.
    PACIFIC ALAMO: The Battle for Wake Island.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    New York: New American Library (2003.). First edition - From the back cover: "It began in the shadow of Pearl Harbor - mere hours after the first attack on the day that would "live in infamy." But few know the full story of Wake Island. Now a prominent military historian, breaking new ground on the assault, relates the compelling events of that day and the heroic struggle that followed.On that fateful December morning in 1941, Japanese planes flew over Wake Island, bombing the twelve U.S. Marine aircraft stationed there, wreaking havoc and massive destruction while nullifying Wake's aerial resistance." This account of the protracted defense of the island by the Marines and the civilian construction workers is the first…

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    New York: New American Library (2003.). First edition - From the back cover: "It began in the shadow of Pearl Harbor - mere hours after the first attack on the day that would "live in infamy." But few know the full story of Wake Island. Now a prominent military historian, breaking new ground on the assault, relates the compelling events of that day and the heroic struggle that followed.On that fateful December morning in 1941, Japanese planes flew over Wake Island, bombing the twelve U.S. Marine aircraft stationed there, wreaking havoc and massive destruction while nullifying Wake's aerial resistance." This account of the protracted defense of the island by the Marines and the civilian construction workers is the first full account of the events of that dark December. Based on extensive research and interviews with the survivors. Notes, bibliography. This uncommon advance issue does not include the photographs and maps found in the final published version. 308 pp

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    Condition: Very near fine in printed cream wrappers.

    Book ID: 32946
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