A crackling historical novel of World War II that tracks President Roosevelt’s trusted emissary, Harry Hopkins, as he arrives in London to meet and assess the new British Prime Minister,…
For Winston Churchill, the victory at El Alamein in November 1942 marked the turning point of World War II. Dimbleby relates the backstory leading to this critical battle, along with…
1887-1985: Haig’s staff in World War I, in charge of Western Command 1941-42, then worked with SOE and MI6, later President of the Royal Geographical Society. A very good copy,…
…military historian Geral d Astor comes the first account of how the airplane transformed the U.S. Navy and paved the way to victory in the Pacific in World War II….
The aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II. A very good copy, corners bumped, in dust jacket with light edge wear. (119p., 242 photos [4…
Post-World War II New York cafe society . As new, in dust jacket….
A history of the Dutch submarine service, with a focus on its actions in World War II, commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of its establishment. A scarce book, about a largely…
…and its World War I service in France. This is a very good copy in the extraordinarily rare dust jacket, unclipped and clean, with age-darkened spine and a slightly darkened…
…FDR, Rommel, and Mussolini, this original, accessible,and compelling account of a little-known theater emphasizes the importance of the Mediterranean in the ultimate Allied victory in Europe during World War II….
…of the newspapers. Acquired from the estate of Sir John Colville (1915-1987), Winston Churchill’s Private Secretary during the war, and after, right through Churchill’s second stint as Prime Minister. No…
The second title in the McMenamins’ series of thrillers featuring Winston Churchill. Churchill is in a power struggle between reactionary industrialists supporting Kaiser Wilhelm II and racist radicals identifying Hitler…
…Volume I, “FINISHING THE HAT,” is a second printing of the First Edition and is unsigned. Volume II, “LOOK I MADE A HAT,” is a First Edition signed in ink…