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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…
THE GREAT REBELLION: VOL. I
The King's Peace, 1637-1641
The years immediately preceding the English Civil War, including two wars against Scottish Covenanters, and the usual Irish struggles. A very good copy, spine a bit faded, corners bumped, without…
THE DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT
An account of the War of 1812. A very good copy, blue top stain, spine slightly faded, bottom edge worn, corners bumped, binding sound, contents fine (384 pages, map end…
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS
The Northern Hurricane
King of Sweden, 1611-32. Brilliant general and Protestant champion in the Thirty Years War. By a noted British military history writer. A very good copy, front cover & spine lightly…
MACARTHUR IN KOREA
The Naked Emperor
…the recklessness and arrogance that became particularly apparent in his actions during the Korean War and would eventually lead to his dismissal by Truman. A very good copy, in very…
KENTUCKY CAVALIERS IN DIXIE
The Reminiscences of a Confederate Cavalryman
Engaging, alternately serious and humorous memoir of the 4th Kentucky Cavalry. Reprint of the 1895 edition; a scarce special edition for the Civil War Book Club, signed by the editor…