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Written for The North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission
A short history of North Carolina in the Civil War. Gift from the author to the Columbia University School of Journalism, with signed presentation on front free endpaper. A very…
UNOFFICIAL HISTORIES OF THE THIRD DIVISION, 2ND NZEF IP
-In Thirteen Volumes-
…soiling, as usual, but except where noted clean contents: Vol. 1 has front hinge split & spine starting to detach, “ War Veterans Home” stamp throughout front matter & on…
TRIUMPH DER KRIEGSKUNST
Das Kriegsjahr 1940 in der Darstellung des Volkischen Beobachters
High ranking accounts of Norway and the Fall of France; contributors include Kesselring, Todt, Prentzel, Lutzow and others. A good ex-U.S. War Dept. Library copy, without dust jacket. Library label…
VICTORS AND VANQUISHED
The German Influence on Army and Church in France after 1870
The formation of the French Republic in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian war, including universal military conscription, compulsory education, etc. A very good copy, in dust jacket….
THE GREAT BETRAYAL: The Definitive Story of Blunt, Philby, Burgess, and Maclean
A concise account of the “Cambridge” spies, 1930s-63. Collectively they perjured the British intelligence service in the most notorious Cold War case of all time. A very good copy, in…
CHILDREN OF GRACE
The Nez Perce War of 1877
…eventually resulting in the war of 1877. Led by Chief Joseph, Looking Glass and White Bird against the might of the American Calvary and found themselves fleeing over 1,200 miles…
THE FUSING OF THE PLOUGHSHARE
From East Anglia to Alamein: The Story of a Yeoman at War
A very good copy, in an unclipped dust jacket. Signed by THE author on the front end paper. The author volunteered for a Territorial Yeomanry Regt. before the war and…
A ROYAL CAVALIER
The Romance of Rupert, Prince Palatine
An impressive career Rupert (1619-1689) fought very capably for Charles I during the English Civil War, and again for Charles II as an admiral in the Anglo-Dutch Wars. He was…
EXPERIENCES OF A SIEGE
A Diary of the Siege of Kimberley, 21 September 1899 to 16 February 1900
Moffat, an adventurous Scottish lady, arrived from the Klondike on 20 September, 1899; the Boer War began 11 October and Kimberley was besieged by the Boers three days later. Limited…
THE DUKE OF CORNWALL’S OWN RIFLES: A Regimental History of the Forty-Third Regiment, Active Militia of Canada
-Signed and Inscribed Presentation Copy-
…a faint damp-spot on front cover. Contents fine and include period advertisements from Ottawa-area businesses. The Forty-Third Regiment served in the Fenian Raids, the Northwest Rebellion and the Boer War….
ROLL OF HONOR OF THE SEVENTY-SIXTH U.S. FIELD ARTILLERY
Attached to the 3rd Infantry Div., using 75mm guns, including a (very) brief history of the unit in the war. In combat from May, 1918 on at the Marne, St….
THE SECRETS OF INCHON
The Untold Story of the Most Daring Covert Mission of the Korean War
An exciting first person account of a little known but crucial covert mission in the early stages of the Korean war. Late in August 1950 Clark was sent on a…