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United States Air Force Museum

By: Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Dayton, Ohio, Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc.: [c1980s]

Seller ID: 77346

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

A catalog of the exhibits at the Museum in Dayton, with descriptions and photos of hundreds of various aircraft housed there, from the Wright brothers through spacecraft. The volume is undated, but likely produced in the 1980s. Cover with a 1916-vintage SE-5E WWI biplane. --- A clean, bright, firm copy lacking obvious damages. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 162 pages
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The Long Gray Line

By: Atkinson, Rick

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co.: 1989

Seller ID: 71268

ISBN: 0395480086

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket

Good copy of acclaimed study of group of West Point cadets' lives after graduation from the military academy. In top shape, in full grey DJ with orig. $24.95 flap price unclipped; faint stain at top edge & in poly protector. Book in black half cloth w/faded gilt lettering spine. Interior has very minimal highlighter/underlining; prev owner's inked name, else bright and unmarked. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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The Long Gray Line

By: Atkinson, Rick

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co.: 1989

Seller ID: 71345

ISBN: 0395480086

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket

Sharp copy of acclaimed study of group of West Point cadets' lives after graduation from the military academy. In top shape, in full grey DJ with orig. $24.95 flap price unclipped; faint stain at top edge & in removable mylar protector. Book in black half cloth w/faded gilt lettering spine. Interior clean, bright and unmarked. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Still Time to Die

By: BELDEN, Jack

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, The Blakiston Company: 1941

Seller ID: 78225

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

An analysis of significant worldwide military battles, from a tactical point of view. In full brown cloth-covered boards. Lacks a dust jacket. --- With soiling and discoloration to covers; interior firm and clean and lacking frequently-seen browning from this publisher. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 322 pages
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Flags of Our Fathers

By: Bradley, James & Ron Powers

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Bantam: 2000

Seller ID: 72156

ISBN: 0553111337

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: 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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Aircraft In Profile Volume 1/Part One

By: CAIN, Charles W. (general editor)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Windsor, Berkshire, England/Garden City, New York, Profile Publications Ltd./Doubleday & Company Inc.: 1975

Seller ID: 79086

ISBN: 0385099827

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Revised (4th) edition, 1975. A U.S. edition of the first volume in the Aircraft in Profile series, providing in-depth descriptions of twelve important aircraft models used in World War I and World War II. With dozens of color illustrations and black & white photos. A facsimile edition of the first volume in the series. Publishers' dust jacket sticker apologizes for the lessened quality of the photos. --- In blue paper-covered boards and with titling gilt-stamped on spine. Dust jacket with aircraft images on front and back. --- Remainder spray to lower textblock edge, otherwise a clean, firm, u...
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Lost Subs: From the Hunley to the Kursk, the greatest submarines ever lost--and found

By: DUNMORE, Spencer

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Toronto, Da Capo Press/Madison Press: 2002

Seller ID: 76645

ISBN: 0306811405

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket

The author describes the raising of various sunken submarines, from the Civil War-era Hunley to the sunken Russian atomic sub Kursk. With underwater photos by Jonathan Blair & Brian Skerry; along with an introduction by Robert D. Ballard. Includes numerous drawings; indexed. --- In good shape but with minor soiling to textblock edges; dust jacket with some light edge wear and rubbing. ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 176 pages
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The Age of Fighting Sail: The Story of the Naval War of 1812 (Mainstream of America series)

By: FORESTER, C. S.

Price: $25.50

Publisher: Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc.: 1956

Seller ID: 84339

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket

Stated first edition. English novelist C. S. Forester wrote many seafaring works, including his famous Captain Hornblower novels. He turns to non-fiction in this history of the naval part of the War of 1812. In it, he describes the growth of the nascent US Navy from three or four vessels to a fleet of compact ships which effectively took on the well-established British Navy. With front endpaper map of the world, rear endpaper map of the United States in 1812. --- In full grey cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped cover & spine titling. Jacket with black & white Lotte Meitner-Graf photographic...
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Commodore Hornblower

By: FORESTER, C.S.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Boston, Little Brown and Company: 1945

Seller ID: 75535

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

A firm, clean copy of Mr. Forester's novel in a likely book club edition. In full turquoise cloth-covered boards with titling in gilt on spine. Lacks a dust jacket. --- Interior clean and lacking markings; textblock firm. Titling on spine a bit faded, some minor discoloration to spine. ; 1945 ; Small 8vo 7-1/2" - 8" tall; 384 pages
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The Naval War of 1812 (Caxton Pictorial Histories series)

By: GARDINER, Robert (editor)

Price: $28.50

Publisher: London, Caxton Publishing / The National Maritime Museum: 2001

Seller ID: 83345

ISBN: 1840673605

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

A pictorial history of the War of 1812 from the perspective of both the Royal and U.S. Navies. Originally published in 1998 by Chatham publishing as part of their Chatham Pictorial Histories series, this 2001 later reprint by Caxton Publishing Group. With dozens of black & white illustrations, as well as additional maps, drawings and charts. The ships themselves are depicted on the water, cruising or in battle, as well as scehmatically. The editor drew on a number of other publications to describe the ships and battles; these sources are detailed near the front of the volume. The work is organ...
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Trafalgar The Nelson Touch

By: Howarth, David

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Atheneum Publishers: 1969

Seller ID: 71963

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

The famous battle is described in detail in this sharp copy of work first published in the U. K. With multiple black & white and color illustrations; 6 maps. In black half cloth & mustard yellow paperboard covers; interior clean, w/prev owner's embossed gold sticker ffep. DJ has back cover tear; is in mylar protector. $8.95 flap price intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Brothers, Rivals, Victors: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley and the Partnership that Drove the Allied Conquest in Europe

By: JORDAN, Jonathan W.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, NAL Caliber: 2012

Seller ID: 78319

ISBN: 0451235835

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

A profile of each of the three American generals who led the Allied effort in World War II in Europe. Includes a section of black & white plates. --- A firm, clean copy but with a little cover soiling. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 654 pages
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A History of Warfare

By: KEEGAN, John

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1993

Seller ID: 73535

ISBN: 0394588010

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Distinguished military historian's work takes a look at warfare throughout history. Likely book club edition, in a full-sized copy. With inked presentation remarks front free endpaper; soiled (coffee?) spot, lower edge of textblock. DJ in nice shape. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 472 pages
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Bismarck, the History of a Fighter

By: LUDWIG, Emil

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown and Company: 1927

Seller ID: 75510

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

A biography of the German chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. Translated from the German by Eden and Cedar Paul. Third printing. With numerous b&w photos. In full blue-grey cloth-covered boards with titling in gilt on cover and spine. Lacks a dust jacket. --- In good shape, volume is clean and firm but leaves have separated at front of volume, exposing webbing. Cover edges with some wear. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 661 pages
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Best Photos of the Civil War

By: MILHOLLEN, Hirst Dillon; JOHNSON, James Ralph

Price: $11.00

Publisher: New York, Fawcett Publications: 1961

Seller ID: 78141

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

A photographic history of the U.S. Civil War, complete with period images of personnel, weapons, battle sites, etc. along with narrative. --- A softcover in wraps. With yellowed pages and some creasing; else a firm, complete copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages
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An Illustrated History of the Civil War

By: MILLER, William J.; POHANKA, Brian C.

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Alexandria, Virginia, Time-Life Books: 2000

Seller ID: 77350

ISBN: 073703162X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. The American Civil War is depicted in this hefty volume of over 700 photos, with sketches, maps, historic artifacts and more. With text by distinguished Civil War scholars, who detail the major battles and generals who participated. --- In maroon leatherette-like paper-covered boards with titling blindstamped on cover and spine. Jacket with photo of a ruined Richmond on cover. --- With previous owner's rubberstamping on front free endpaper, otherwise a bright, clean, firm copy. Jacket with some shallow creases; is otherwise...
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Once an Eagle

By: MYRER, Anton

Price: $41.50

Publisher: New York, Holt, Rinehart & Winston: 1968

Seller ID: 84152

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket

A full-sized book club edition. This landmark work has been read by military people since its original publication and praised as the best military and war-related novel written by an American author. Myrer's characters participate in a series of U.S. Army actions from pre-World War I in Mexico against Pancho Villa through both World Wars to a thinly-disguised Viet Nam-like conflict. Their activities and personalities closely reflect real-life people in real-life military situations. --- In full black cloth-covered boards with decoration in blind to cover; titling and decorations in gilt to sp...
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Once an Eagle (Army War College Foundation edition)

By: MYRER, Anton

Price: $25.50

Publisher: New York, HarperCollins Publishers (Harper Collins): 1997

Seller ID: 84337

ISBN: 0060196963

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket

This landmark work has been read by military people since its original publication and praised as the best military and war-related novel written by an American author. Anton Myrer's characters participate in a series of US Army actions from pre-World War I in Mexico against Pancho Villa through both World Wars to a thinly-disguised Viet Nam-like conflict. Their activities and personalities closely reflect real-life people in real-life military situations. Republished by the Army War College Foundation, with a new foreword by John W. Vessey, Jr. (General, US Army, Ret.). --- In full blue pape...
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Pearl Harbor and the War in the Pacific

By: NALTY, Bernard (consultant editor); PRITCHARD, Russ A. (technical advisor)

Price: $15.50

Publisher: New York, Smithmark Publishers Inc.: 1991

Seller ID: 82200

ISBN: 083176788X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

A detailed account of the attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese and the resulting war in the Pacific Theater is detailed here. With dozens of photos, drawings and maps. --- In brown textured paper-covered boards with titling in silver to spine. Jacket features painting of the chaos at Pearl Harbor. --- A clean, bright, unmarked copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Jacket with retailer sticker to spine, else undamaged. (Due to the considerable weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Quarto (11 to 13 in. tall); 304 pages
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Why the Allies Won

By: OVERY, Richard

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, W. W. Norton & Company: 1996

Seller ID: 81946

ISBN: 0393039250

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket

A first U. S. printing of this comprehensive history of the strategy employed in World War II by the Allies, resulting in their victory over the Axis powers. With numerous maps and a section of plates at mid-book depicting prominent figures and scenes. --- In full black paper-covered boards with spine titling stamped in gilt. Jacket features Yevgeny Chaldey/Vollerenst photo of Russian troops raising the hammer-and-sickle on a high building (probably in Berlin). --- A very nice copy: clean, unmarked and bright. Unclipped, bright jacket with some chafing and small tears to edges, else decent...
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At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: PRANGE, Gordon W.; GOLDSTEIN, Donald M.; DILLON, Katherine V.

Price: $11.00

Publisher: New York, Penguin Books Ltd.: 1982

Seller ID: 84267

ISBN: 0140064559

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

This hefty work is the story of the planning and execution of the surprise Japanese attack on the U.S. Navy's base at Pearl Harbor, Oahu. With two sections of black & white photos, and with maps and diagrams. Gordon Prange was assisted by Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon. --- An oversized softcover, with rising sun image to cover. --- With general tanning to leaves and with some creasing to covers, else a sound, tightly-bound copy.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xvi, 875 pages
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Halifax at War and Wellington at War

By: RAPIER, Brian J.; Bowyer, Chaz

Price: $25.50

Publisher: Promotional Reprint Company: 1995

Seller ID: 77785

ISBN: 1856481735

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Two works in one book, each focusing on an individual RAF bomber. With many b&w photos showing the planes, missions and men who flew them. 'Halifax' edited by Alan Hollingsworth. --- In pictorial hardcovers, with color images of each plane on front and back covers. In jacket with the same color photos. --- A bright, clean, unmarked copy in similar jacket. Dust jacket in removable archival mylar protector. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages
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Stealth War Planes

By: Richardson, Doug

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Salamander Books: 1989

Seller ID: 72813

ISBN: 0861014588

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair in Very Good dust jacket

Basic theories and designs of warplanes designed to elude detection are detailed in this scarce copy of work published in the U.K. Designs from the U-2 and TR-1 through modern B-2 and modern Advanced Tactical Fighters (YF-22A and YF-23A). Chock full of drawings and photos. Leaves have separated at middle of volume, exposing webbing. In full grey cloth covers w/silver lettering, spine. Edgewear, espec at lower edge. Gift inscription, front free endpaper. Dust jacket slightly chipped at edges; bears orig. £14.95 flap price. ; 0.7 x 11.9 x 8.9 Inches; 192 pages
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The Eagle and the Rising Sun: The Japanese-American War 1941-1943, Pearl Harbor through Guadalcanal

By: SCHOM, Alan

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, W. W. Norton & Company: 2004

Seller ID: 82041

ISBN: 0393049248

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

A first printing of the author's comprehensive study of the Japanese-American war during World War II, in the Pacific theater. With a lengthy section of black & white plates and 12 maps, including the Pacific Ocean at endpapers. --- In grey and red paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Dust jacket with photo of Pearl Harbor ships under attack. --- A Near Fine copy: bright, unmarked and newish but with very slight sunning to cover edges. Unclipped jacket is bright and in good shape but with slight rubbing.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); xviii, 540 pages
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Hitler: The Man & the Military Leader

By: SCHRAMM, Percy Ernst

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Chicago, Academy Chicago Publishers: 1999

Seller ID: 79089

ISBN: 0897334809

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

The author, a noted German historian, was granted access during World War II to the highest echelons of Nazi leadership. This access allowed him to write the official War Diary of the High Command of the Wehrmacht. Edited, translated and with an introduction by Donald S. Detwiler. --- A clean, firm, unmarked softcover copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages
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Be Your Own Napoleon: How Would You Command Ten of History's Greatest Battles?

By: SEYMOUR, William

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Bramhall House: 1988

Seller ID: 77552

ISBN: 0517665565

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

In this work, the author invites the reader to command armies in some of history's most famous battles. With diagrams of the battle scenes. Originally published as 'Yours to Reason Why'. --- A bright, clean, unmarked copy in red paper-covered hardcovers w/gilt-stamped titling on spine. Jacket w/enlarged map of battlefield; is in nice shape but w/retailer's sticker on front flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 338 pages
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The R.O.T.C. Manual: Infantry, 17th Edition. A Text Book for the Reserve Officers Training Corps (2nd Year Advanced Vol. IV)

By: SWEET, J. B. (editor)

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Washington, Military Service Publishing Co.: 1934

Seller ID: 78302

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

A handbook for the aspiring military officer, containing a wide variety of facts and descriptions of military conventions and history. Includes sections on history, military law, officer's reserve corps, company administration and supply and much more. With drawings, photos and sample forms and documents. --- In full blue cloth-covered boards w/gilt-stamped titling on spine. Lacks a dust jacket. --- Back cover with wear to cloth at joint area and with inkings & rubberstamping to endpaper; textblock itself is firm and interior lacks markings. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 400 pages
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