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ARTIST AT WAR
Fine memoir & art by the Canadian Official Artist in Italy. The original 1956 edition had fewer illustrations, none in color. A very good copy (197p., 32 color illus., 4…
COUNSELS OF WAR
Civilian formulators (politicians, scientisits, academics, etc.) of U.S. nuclear arms policy and strategy. A very good copy, boards slightly soiled, light shelf wear, in dust jacket with small tear on…
SECRETARIES OF WAR AND SECRETARIES OF THE ARMY
Portraits & Biographical Sketches
A collection of biographical sketches and portraits from 1781 to the publication date. Revised and updated from the 1982 first edition. A very good copy, published without dust jacket (177…
BETWEEN SILK AND CYANIDE: A Codemaker’s War 1941-1945
A fascinating and engaging account by the SOE’s chief cryptographer for agent communications. A very good copy, without dust jacket….
WAR AND PEACE IN THE NUCLEAR AGE
The evolution of nuclear weapons and measures to manage proliferation. A very good copy, light shelf wear, in dust jacket….
THE RIVER WAR: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
-Later Abridged One-Volume "Cheap" Edition-
This is an exceptionally fresh copy of the final reprint of the abridged one-volume, so-called “Cheap Edition” of 1933. Printed from the original plates for the first 1902 abridged edition,…
THE RIVER WAR: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
-First American Abridged One-Volume "Cheap" Edition in the Rare Dust Jacket-
This is an impressively fresh copy of the First American so-called “Cheap Edition” of 1933, in the rare dust jacket, which is not price-clipped. Produced from the original plates for…
REFIGHTING THE LAST WAR
Commmand annd Crisis in Korea, 1950-1953
A piercing re-evaluation of high level commanders (Truman, MacArthur, Ridgway, Clark and Joy), their personalities, prejudices and choices. A very good copy, in worn dust jacket with mylar cover, slight…
THE RIVER WAR: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan
-New Unabridged Annotated Edition-
Mint, in publisher’s shrink-wrap. A complete, unabridged, two-volume reissue, thirty-one years in the making and 120 years after the original publication. Superbly annotated by historian James W. Muller, with a…
ALLIES AT WAR
The Bitter Rivalry Among CHURCHILL, ROOSEVELT, And De GAULLE
The acrimonious, often bitingly entertaining saga of ego and power run amuck. This is a virtually mint copy of the First American edition, in dust jacket.
THE RIVER WAR: A Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan
-Rebacked First Edition Set-
This very good First English edition set has been rebacked, with new endpapers. The cloth is shelfworn, the gilt titles and cover art have slightly dimmed, but the overall appearance…