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THE BOLSHEVIKS AND THE WORLD WAR
The Origin of the Third International
Traces the political and social origins of the Third International which arose during the First World War in reaction to the labor and socialist parties of the Second International ’s…
ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR: Volume V: The War-Time Organizations of Illinois
Legislation, finance, industry, labor, relief, etc. A very good ex-library copy: library markings on spine, front end paper & title page, library book plate on front paste-down, pocket on front…
THE WAR IN THE AIR: THe Royal Air Force in World War II
Compilation of first-hand accounts. A good copy, front cover creased, corner of rear cover missing, leaves slightly yellowed. (462p., 25 photos, index.)…
Framed ORIGINAL WORLD WAR II TYPED LETTER to JOHN COLVILLE with INITIAL-SIGNED INK ANNOTATIONS BY WINSTON CHURCHILL
From the Estate of Sir John Colville
…John Colville (1915-1987), Winston Churchill’s Private Secretary during the war, and after, right through Churchill’s second stint as Prime Minister. No one was closer to Churchill at work than Sir…
WORLD WAR I VINTAGE POSTCARD relating to Winston Churchill
“Going ‘NAP.”
Blue and grey-colored World War I vintage drawing of five playing cards depicting “WC” (Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty), “JJ” (John Jellicoe, Admiral of the Fleet), “K of…
NATIONAL IN THE WORLD WAR
April 6, 1917- November 11, 1918
An encyclopedic compendium of military service records, including technical and research achievements, war relief and educational efforts, war funding (liberty loans, war chests, etc.), and various types of war employment;…
FLIGHTS OF PASSAGE: Reflections of a World War II Aviator
A fine memoir by a U.S. Navy dive-bomber pilot who flew over a hundred missions at Okinawa and Ulithi in World War II, In very good condition, dust jacket, Price…
TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY WINSTON CHURCHILL TO JOHN “JOCK” COLVILLE
-Initial Signed: "Yours sincerely, W"-
…of the Official Biography, “and as an eyewitness, Jock Colville was angered by Michael Foot’s review of Churchill’s Third Volume [of his Second World War Memoirs]. Foot wrote, of the…
SECOND IN COMMAND: The Uncensored Account of the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo
Written by the Executive Officer of the Pueblo, a U.S. intelligence ship captured by North Korea in January, 1968. Second In Command provides an account that differs greatly from from…
WORLD WAR II ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPH OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
“Prime Minister’s Daughter”
…the British censor.” The photograph is in very good condition with light scratch marks and a faint crease at the upper right corner. The verso is backstamped “World Wide Photos.”…
WORLD WAR II ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPH ABOUT WINSTON CHURCHILL
“Mr. Churchill’s Ration Books”
…shirt, too, if he choices. “The canceled page under the clothes coupons is for tea rations.” The photograph is in very good condition. The verso is backstamped: “Wide World Photos”….
TEN VINTAGE WORLD WAR II CANDID SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPHS OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
Returning from the Atlantic Conference
…with President Roosevelt off Newfoundland aboard the USS Augusta and the British battle cruiser HMS Prince of Wales to discuss the war against the Axis powers. The outcome of this…