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THE REASON WHY
The feud between Lucan and Cardigan and the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in the Crimean War; due to an ambiguous order, 488 out of 673 men were…
STILL LIFE
Hollywood’s vision of post-war American life, through the promotional color film stills made on and around movie sets from the 1940s to the 1970s. This is a very good copy,…
THE FIRST TEAM
Pacific Naval Air Combat From Pearl Harbor to Midway
Comprehensive operational history of WWII carrier based air war-fare. A very good copy, spine ends and corners very slightly bumped, dust jacket creased and chipped at edges.
PIGBOAT 39
An American Sub Goes to War
The service of an old U.S. S-class submarine in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor until she grounded in August, 1942, including five war patrols. By the wife of one of…
THE LONG CAMPAIGN
The History of the 15th Fighter Group in World War II
The 15th saw combat at Pearl Harbor, scoring the first U.S. air-to-air victories of the war, and fought throughout the Pacific to the end. An uncommon history, by the unit’s…
UNA VERSIONE AUSTRIACA DI VITTORIO VENETO DIVULGATA IN FRANCIA
The Italian victory at the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, October 24 to November 3, 1918, helped precipitate the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and ended the war on that front….
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…