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THE RIVER WAR
-Rebound From the Centenary Collected Works-
…was taken from Churchill’s later Abridged Edition of THE RIVER WAR. The book is in virtually mint condition. An especially attractive alternative to more common reprintings of THE RIVER WAR….
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…
HAPPY DISPATCHES: Journalistic pieces from Banjo Paterson’s days as a war correspondent
The beloved Australian writer, reporting for the Sydney Morning Herald on the Boer War, China, London, World War I, British generals, Churchill, Kipling, etc. Fine writing. Originally published in 1934….
THE KOREAN WAR
…lessons of that war should be applied today in Southeast Asia; and why future wars must be fought for clear and limited objectives.” [from dust jacket] A very good copy,…
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…
PROPERTY TAKEN DURING THE WAR WITH SPAIN
“Letter From the Secretary of War, Transmitting a Report of the Board of Officers on Claims for Property Taken for Military Purposes Within the United States During the War With…
THE NORTON BOOK OF MODERN WAR
Poetry and literature from both World Wars, Spanish Civil War, Vietnam. Edited by the author of “The Great War and Modern Memory.” A near fine copy, illegible signature on half-title…
THE CORRESPONDENTS’ WAR
Journalists in the Spanish-American War
The role played by mass print media and especially field correspondents during the Spanish American war was adventurous, celebrated, dangerous and extremely ambiguous. Brown examines the complex relationship between media…
TOBACCO CARD: “Mr. Winston Spencer Churchill, ‘Morning Post,’ Special War Correspondent”
A very early Boer War-era tobacco card featuring Great Britain’s highest paid war reporter of this time. The card measures 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 inches and is in very…
WASHINGTON GOES TO WAR
The politics, society and culture of the capital suddenly thrown into war. A near fine copy, corners slightly worn, in dust jacket with slightly faded spine. (286p., 26 illus.)…
THE CAMERA AT WAR
A History of War Photography from 1848 to the Present Day
From the sidelines in Crimea and the Civil War to the thick of combat in WWII and Vietnam. A very good copy, in dust jacket with worn corners & tear…
A BOOK OF WAR LETTERS
Nearly 100 letters home from U.S. servicemen and women in World War II. A very good copy, covers & spine slightly soiled and a bit rumpled, without dust jacket. (328p.,…