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THE “PEOPLE’S WAR” IN FRANCE 1870-1871
The Franco-Prussian War. One in the superb “Pall Mall Military Series.” Ex-library reading copy, issued without dust jacket….
ONCE UPON A DISTANT WAR
Young War Correspondents and the Early Vietnam Battles
…the Vietnam War had yet to become the massive tragedy that we know today. According to Prochnau, Saigon was a “tempting oriental backwater” and it is in this setting that…
WAR GAMES
The Secret World of the Creators, Players, and Policy Makers Rehearsing World War III Today
An account of the war gaming that goes on behind the closed doors of the Pentagon. A very good copy, slight edge wear, in lightly worn dust jacket….
CHURCHILL’S FIRST WAR
Young Winston at War with Afghanistan
As a young cavalry lieutenant and war correspondent, Winston Churchill wrote a timeless account of his first major campaign, THE STORY OF THE MALAKAND FIELD FORCE, published in 1898. Foreign…
A SAVAGE WAR OF PEACE
Algeria 1954-1962
A classic on the Algerian rebellion against France and the brutal war for independence. Uncommon, and becoming scarce. This is a very good paperback copy, covers slightly soiled, front cover…
LIFE: “The War Memoirs of Winston Churchill” (Volume IV, Pt. I “The Hinge of Fate”)
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The pre-publication serialization of Churchill’s WAR MEMOIRS continues, lavishly illustrated. This is an original copy in very good condition….
THE KOREAN WAR
Combining personal accounts with archival sources, Hastings explores this major 20th century conflict that is arguably the direct predecessor of the Vietnam war yet remains largely untouched by popular military…
BETWEEN THE LINES: Reflections on War and Peacetime
U.S. Air Force from 1941 to 1973: bomber maintenance, 5 & 13th Air Forces, Pacific, WWII; Korea, 3rd AF; England and Norway, Cold War. A very good copy, in dust…
WAR, PEACE, AND THE VIET CONG
While not attempting to predict the outcome of the Vietnam War, Pike examines the motives and objectives of the interested parties in an attempt to understand various possibilities for the…
SEA SOLDIERS IN THE COLD WAR
Amphibious Warfare, 1945-1991
“An operational history of amphibious warfare in the cold war, principally as refined and executed by the two superpowers, their allies, and surrogates.” A fine copy in very good dust…
THE KOREAN WAR
Combining personal accounts with archival sources, Hastings explores this major 20th century conflict that is arguably the direct predecessor of the Vietnam war yet remains largely untouched by popular military…
TOBACCO CARD: “Home from the War”
“A group of interesting persons returning from South Africa, including Mr. Winston Churchill.” One in a “Boer War” series of larger format cards manufactured for Ogden’s Guinea Gold Cigarettes in…