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EDUCATION BEFORE VERDUN
First novel in Zweig’s war trilogy; followed by The Case of Sergeant Grischa and The Crowning of a King. Original German title: Erziehung vor Verdun. Roman (1935). Translated from the…
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…
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, 1820-1910
This biography of Florence Nightingale, which focuses on her service during the Crimean War, draws on various family papers not available to Sir Edward Cook when he composed her official…
THE INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT
…with the CIA at its center, that conducts the clandestine policies of the united states in the cold war. A very good copy, spine tail bumped, in chipped dust jacket….
THE NEW MEANING OF TREASON
A revision and update of her 1947 volume The Meaning of Treason, including a new section on Cold War traitors. The author, whose given name was admired by Dulles. A…
IN THE BALANCE
Speeches 1949 & 1950
The third volume of collected post-war speeches (1949-1950), covering Churchill’s years as leader of the opposition in Parliament, discoursing on NATO, Socialism in Britain and the Korean conflict. This is…