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FACING THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
“With an Open Letter on the Danger of Thermonuclear War from Andrei Sakharov.” By an eminent physicist. A good copy, some edge wear….
STALIN AND THE BOMB
The Soviet Union and Atomic Energy 1939-1956
A very good study of the development of the Soviet bomb, revealing many important influences on Soviet nuclear policy throughout the Cold War. A very good copy, corners slightly worn,…
ON BORROWED TIME
How World War II Began
Politics, arrogance, stupidity and the gradual drift towards war. A very good copy, spine slightly faded, covers a bit scuffed, slight edge wear, without dust jacket. (509p., 41 photos, 3…
ON STRATEGY II
A Critical Analysis of the Gulf War
The resurgence of American military might, culminating in the 1991 Gulf War. A very good copy….
THIS HALLOWED GROUND
The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War
An very good history, by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of “The Centennial History of the Civil War.” A very good copy, covers a bit soiled, spine head chipped, corners…
RUSTICS IN REBELLION
A Yankee Reporter on the Road to Richmond, 1861-1865
A 20 year old reporter when the Civil War began, Townsend later became one of the most popular journalists in the country. Originally published in 1866 as “Campaigns of a…
A FRENCH-ENGLISH MILITARY TECHINCAL DICTIONARY: With a Supplement Containing Recent Military and Technical Terms
War Dept. Document No. 95. A very good copy, light wear to edges, spine head & tail worn but intact, corners slightly frayed, front hinge cracked, leaves slightly browned, owner’s…
THE SOMME
The authors have examined the entire public archive covering the Somme campaign in 1916 and painstakingly reconstruct the day-by-day course of the war. The result is the most precise and…
DARING TO WIN
Special Forces At War
Commando, post-war elite, low-level air, human torpedoes. A very good copy, in dust jacket.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, 1820-1910
This biography of Florence Nightingale, which focuses on her service during the Crimean War, draws on various family papers not available to Sir Edward Cook when he composed her official…
ENGLAND, FRANCE AND CHRISTENDOM 1377-99
…tear on the front free endpaper; contents fine. A well researched account of the most intense phase of the Hundreds Years War and the diplomatic negotiations between England and France…
MISSING FROM THE RECORD
Canadian colonel, OBE, fine war record, Canadian PR for Monty. A very good copy, without dust jacket. Front hinge beginning to give. (227pgs.)