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WARS AND RUMOURS OF WARS: A Memoir
1887-1985: Haig’s staff in World War I, in charge of Western Command 1941-42, then worked with SOE and MI6, later President of the Royal Geographical Society. A very good copy,…
CHURCHILL AS WARLORD
A stylish piece of writing that adds up Churchill’s character pro and con, tracing the background that made him a supreme war leader. Scarce. This is a very good First…
A SAILOR’S ODYSSEY
At Peace and at War 1935-1945
The author served on cargo ships before World War II. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the Navy and eventually rose to command the destroyer…
WARTIME
Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War
“This book is about the psychological and emotional culture of Americans and Britons during the Second World War… the rationalizations and euphemisms people needed to deal with an unacceptable actuality…
UNA VERSIONE AUSTRIACA DI VITTORIO VENETO DIVULGATA IN FRANCIA
The Italian victory at the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, October 24 to November 3, 1918, helped precipitate the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and ended the war on that front….
THE BELLS OF SUNDA STRAIT
…during World War II and was an expert diver, despite having only one leg. Signed inscription by the author on title page. A very good copy, small mark on cover,…
THE LONG CAMPAIGN
The History of the 15th Fighter Group in World War II
The 15th saw combat at Pearl Harbor, scoring the first U.S. air-to-air victories of the war, and fought throughout the Pacific to the end. An uncommon history, by the unit’s…
RNZAF
The First Decade 1937-46
The aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II. A very good copy, corners bumped, in dust jacket with light edge wear. (119p., 242 photos [4…
DIE NEDERLANDSE ONDERZEEDIENST 1906-1966
Uitgegeven ter gelegenheid van het zestig bestaan
A history of the Dutch submarine service, with a focus on its actions in World War II, commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of its establishment. A scarce book, about a largely…
THE ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION
-First English Edition-
…and its World War I service in France. This is a very good copy in the extraordinarily rare dust jacket, unclipped and clean, with age-darkened spine and a slightly darkened…
THE LUMINOUS YEARS
Portraits at Mid-Century
Post-World War II New York cafe society . As new, in dust jacket….
NOW IT CAN BE TOLD
The Story of the Manhattan Project
The development of the atomic bomb in World War II, by the Project’s military overseer. A very good copy, front cover slightly soiled, spine faded, corners frayed, without dust jacket….