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GUNS OFF CAPE ANN
The story of the Shannon and the Chesapeake
British and American frigates battle during the War of 1812. A very good copy, light shelf wear, spine tail slightly frayed, in dust jacket with heavy edge wear and tear…
THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ADMIRAL DEWEY
From Montpelier to Manila
A paean to Victor of Manila, Spanish-American War, by the Historian of the Philippine Expedition. Reading copy, issued without dust jacket. (468 pages, 87 plates [1 color flag.])…
SOVIET ESPIONAGE
…through times of peace and war in France, Germany, Switzerland, Canada and the United States. A good copy in faded, chipped, mylar covered dust jacket, front hinge split, binding loose…
THE HAND OF MORDECHAI
1948 War of Independence; kibbutz members held off the Egyptian Army for six days, saving Tel Aviv. A very good copy, except for heavily spotted spine, with light shelf wear,…
THE SANDSTORM
The Arab-Israeli War of June 1967: Prelude and Aftermath
Military and political aspects of the Six Day War. A very good copy, in torn dust jacket….
THE EIGHTH ARMY
September 1941 to January 1943
“The Army at War” series. The North Africa campaign: Sidi Rezegh, Torbuk, El Alamein, etc. A somewhat delicate copy, cover torn at staples, contents fine (102p., circa 100 illus. &…
A DAMNED UN-ENGLISH WEAPON. THE STORY OF SUBMARINE WARFARE 1914-1918
“NY. ed.:””The Underwater War.””” The book is in very good condition , the dust jacket has a little worn and the price clipped….
SLIPSTREAM: The Story of Anthony Duke
The biography of a double agent in Germany who posed as a renegade Brit, written by his sister, herself a post-war British agent. A very good copy, corners slightly frayed,…
THE SANTA FE TRAIL
Originally the trade route with Mexico, this trail connecting Santa Fe with Missouri also served as the 1846 invasion route during the Mexican-American War, and then again as the major…
ADMIRAL RICHARD WAINWRIGHT AND THE UNITED STATES FLEET
Official Naval History Division biography. Wainwright served 1868-1911, fought in the Spanish-American War and was a central figure in revitalizing the fleet and the Naval Academy. A fine copy, issued…
BRASSHAT
A Biography of Field Marshall Sir Henry Wilson 1864-1922
Boer War; Commandant, Camberley, senior WWI staff positions & Chief Imperial Gen. Staff, 2/18/18 to 1922. A very good copy, in dust jacket. Discreet bookshop sticker on front pastedown.
THE GREAT AND CLOSE SIEGE OF YORK, 1644
A detailed study of the siege, which directly caused the Battle of Marston Moor, which in turn lost King Charles I the north, and thus the English Civil War. A…