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Atkinson, Rick An Army at Dawn : The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (Liberation Trilogy Ser., Vol. 1)
New York, NY, U.S.A. Henry Holt & Company, LLC 2002 0805062882 / 9780805062885 First Edition; First Printing Hard Cover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
First volume of planned "Liberation Trilogy" and winner of 2003 Pulitzer Prize for History. Bump at top edge near front hinge; else clean, tight and bright. 681 page definitive account of Allies' defeat of Axis in North Africa during World War II. DJ in mylar w/original $30.00 price unclipped. Stated First Edition, First Printing. ; 31187; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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57.50 USD
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Blum, Howard Wanted! The Search for Nazis in America
New York Quadrangle Books 1977 Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket
Story of Nazi refugees from WWII living in USA and the efforts to locate and prosecute them. In good shape; some evidence of exposure to dampness has caused minor rippling & staining. Price clipped DJ flap; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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9.00 USD
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Bowen, Elizabeth The Heat of the Day
New York Alfred A.Knopf 1949 Book Club Edition Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket
Irish author's novel is set in wartime London and Ireland. In full green cloth covers w/blindstamped author initials, frt cover. Interior bears inked ownership info, inside frt cover; is otherwise clean & unmarked; just starting to yellow. Dust jacket chipped at edges; toned spine; otherwise in good shape and in removable mylar protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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9.00 USD
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Bradley, James & Ron Powers Flags of Our Fathers
New York Bantam 2000 0553111337 / 9780553111330 Eighth Printing Hardcover Very Good
The horrific battle for Iwo Jima is detailed in this very moving and very popular work. In top shape with very minor wrinkling, dust jacket; otherwise undamaged. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages
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7.50 USD
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Churchill, Winston Memories and Adventures
New York Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1989 1555841686 / 9781555841683 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
1st edition pub by Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Sir Winston's Grandson takes a stab at recounting his days with his famous grandfather. In nice shape, stated first ed w/full number line publisher's page. Price clip DJ ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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11.00 USD
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Churchill, Winston The Gathering Storm
Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1948 First American Edition; Second Printing Hardcover Good in Poor dust jacket
Volume one in Mr Churchill's magnificent account of the events leading up to the commencement of World War II. This is not from the popular Book of the Month Club series; this volume is the 2nd printing in the first American edition of this work. In full salmon red cloth covers w/minor exterior stains. Prev owner's signat and retailer's sticker, inside front cover. Beginnings of separation at front of volume. Interior chock full of maps and drawings; lacks inkings and markings. Dust wrapper is missing large pieces at top of front cover; is chipped and spine faded; w/ scratches, espec on back cover. Bears orig $6 flap price; in removable mylar protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 784 pages
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14.00 USD
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Churchill, Winston S. THE SECOND WORLD WAR (Six Volume Set) : 1. the Gathering Storm, 2. Their Finest Hour, 3. the Grand Alliance, 4. the Hinge of Fate, 5. Closing the Ring, 6. Triumph and Tragedy
Boston Houghton Mifflin Co. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Hard Cover Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Complete set of Sir Winston Churchill's definitive history of the origins, complete presentation of events, and ultimate end of WWII. Well preserved set of series originally published by H-M Co and offered by Book-of-the-Month-Club between the years of 1948 and 1953. Each volume in salmon red full cloth with WSC facsimile signature in gilt on cover. Spines in gilt & black. Interiors of all volumes bright, clean & lacking interior markings, etc. 3 of the volumes have some moisture exposure, causing a bit of bleeding of red cover dyes to insides of dust jacket and endpapers. DJs very lightly chipped and in removable mylar protectors. Due to size and weight, extra postage may be required. ; 31546; Octavo
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157.00 USD
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Churchill, Winston S. THE SECOND WORLD WAR Volume 4 The Hinge of Fate
Boston Houghton Mifflin Co. 1950 Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Hardcover Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
Spine in bright gilt with faint top edge scuffing. Prev owner's bookplate frt pastedown. Interior clean. DJ minor stains & in older Brodart poly protector. Volume 4 in set of Sir Winston Churchill's definitive history of the origins, complete presentation of events, and ultimate end of WWII. Exceptional copy, published in USA by publisher and offered by B-O-M-C between the years of 1948 and 1953. In salmon red full cloth with WSC facsimile signature in gilt on cover. ; 50352; Octavo
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24.00 USD
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Craig, William Enemy at the Gates The Battle for Stalingrad
Old Saybrook, Connecticut U. S. A. Konecky & Konecky 2001 1568523688 / 9781568523682 Hardcover Good in Very Good dust jacket
Detailed examination of siege of Stalingrad in a good copy. Dampness exposure has caused minor rippling; otherwise clean & bright. 3 small remainder dots lower edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 470 pages
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9.75 USD
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Davis, Harriet Eager World on My Doorstep; A Venture in International Living
New York Simon and Schuster 1949 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
American woman finds herself living in Europe and determines to help remold the world. Rebound in durable cover, this ex-library book is tight and solid. With markings first few pgs; stains lower edge, glue remnants & inkings, back pastedown. No dust jacket. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 274 pages
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9.50 USD
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Eisenhower, David Eisenhower at War, 1943-1945
New York, NY, U.S.A. Random House 1986 0394412370 / 9780394412375 First Edition; Second Printing Hard Cover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Grandson of the great General offers in-depth biography, covering the key war years. Very nice copy, in Brodart-protected price clipped DJ. 977 pgs. With maps and photos throughout. First Ed. , 2nd Prtg. In black cloth with 5-star circular design embossed frt cover. ; 31518; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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5.75 USD
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. Crusade in Europe
Garden City, NY Doubleday and Company 1948 Hard Cover Good+ with no dust jacket
Hard Cover. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Much better condition than this is usually found in; solid and tight and lacking interior markings. Eisenhower's book was a huge bestseller at the end of the 1940s and may have had a lot to do with him being elected President in 1952. Detailed account of European WWII campaigns, with maps. ; 31200; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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12.00 USD
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Jenkins, Roy Churchill A Biography
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2001 0374123543 / 9780374123543 Sixth Printing Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Large volume covers Sir Winston's incredible life in considerable detail. In black paperboard cover. Spine information in bright gilt; stated 6th printing on publisher's pg. DJ in great shape, slight stains back and in Brodart protector. ; Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 1002 pages
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15.50 USD
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Keegan, John The Second World War An Illustrated History
New York Viking 1990 0670823597 / 9780670823598 Second Printing Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket
Likely book club edition of author's landmark work on the totality of World War Two. Absolutely chock full of pictures and maps; the reader can really get a feel for the war from this vol. Book itself clean and tight; dust jacket chips at upper edge especially and in removable mylar protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 608 pages
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13.75 USD
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Keneally, Thomas Schindler's List
New York Simon & Schuster 1982 067144977x / 9780671449773 Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Very sharp copy of work which told story of German Catholic who saved hundreds of Jews in WWII. Clean, bright and unblemished but for priceclipped DJ flap & slightly faded DJ spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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