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HISTORY OF THE RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD OF WAKE FIELD, MASS.
Covering the third quarter-century period 1901-1926
Largely World War I, with the 26th Division. Published for the unit’s 75th anniversary. A near fine copy, corners lightly worn, issued without dust jacket….
THE PATH TO VICTORY
The Mediterranean Theater in World War II
…FDR, Rommel, and Mussolini, this original, accessible,and compelling account of a little-known theater emphasizes the importance of the Mediterranean in the ultimate Allied victory in Europe during World War II….
DESTINY IN THE DESERT
The Road to El Alamein - The Battle that Turned the Tide of World War II
For Winston Churchill, the victory at El Alamein in November 1942 marked the turning point of World War II. Dimbleby relates the backstory leading to this critical battle, along with…
CHURCHILL WARRIOR
How a Military Life Guided Winston’s Finest Hours
…sea, and air, and how he used that knowledge to effectively lead as both Minster of Defense and Prime Minster during World War II, in the face of staggering odds….
LLOYD GEORGE
War Leader
The fourth volume of Grigg’s definitive biography, covering Lloyd George’s World War I Prime Ministership. This is a very good copy of the First English edition, in an unclipped dust…
SAVROLA
-“Sevenpenny Library” Edition in the Rare Dust Jacket-
A clothbound paperback-equivalent of the World War I-era, this small and rather fragile “Cheap” edition did not age well and its striking dust jacket rarely survived and is virtually never…
TOBACCO CARD: “Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, MP”
World War I-era tobacco card, Number 3 of 50 manufactured for Scissors Cigarettes’ “Britain’s Defenders” series f 1915.,br> Issued in 1915, after Churchill’s resignation as First Lord of the Admiralty,…
TOBACCO CARD: “Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, MP”
World War I-era tobacco card, Number 3 of 50 manufactured for Scissors Cigarettes’ “Britain’s Defenders” series. Issued in 1915, after Churchill’s resignation as First Lord of the Admiralty, the card…
“Q” BOAT ADVENTURES
The Exploits of the Famous Mystery Ships by a “Q” Boat Commander
Exploits of the U-Boat-hunting “Q Ships” of World War I. These well-disguised, commonplace boats of every description were packed with hidden deadly weapons and dispatched to hunt German U-Boats. This…
WINGS OF GOLD
The U.S. Naval Air Campaign in World War II
…military historian Geral d Astor comes the first account of how the airplane transformed the U.S. Navy and paved the way to victory in the Pacific in World War II….
SLEEP IN PEACE TONIGHT: A Novel
-Signed First American Edition-
A crackling historical novel of World War II that tracks President Roosevelt’s trusted emissary, Harry Hopkins, as he arrives in London to meet and assess the new British Prime Minister,…
POILU
The World War I Notebooks of Corporal Louis Barthas, Barrelmaker 1914-1918
A French foot soldier’s extraordinary World War I story of four years in the trenches, initially published in France in 1978, now translated into English. New, in dust jacket.