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NY: McGraw-Hill, 1981. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1981. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in black boards with camel-colored cloth spine, in pictorial wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Biography of the soldier, general, statesman, the man. Includes maps, selected bibliography, index.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
Collision course—“Convoy Time 3 Hours After G. M.T. March 18th, 1944”. WWII by U. S. Navy: Draft of ship’s orders to change course
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Collision course—“Convoy Time 3 Hours After G. M.T. March 18th, 1944”. WWII: Draft of ship’s orders to change course
by U. S. Navy
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1 p. carbon copy of war time communication, with penciled corrections and annotations, which begins…
Received orders by radio from Commodore to …change course by wheeling without further orders.… On March 18, at 2315, as we were following in the wake of #102, steering at 009° - 56 revolutions, sighted a stern light on the starboard bow which appeared to be steering the new course of 086° and assumed it to be our column leader #101. We gradually changed our course to 084° and at 2330 we were already on that course. We had our side lights and stern light on full brilliancy and sounded one blast on the whistle at frequent intervals. At 2342 sighted a stern light and a green light about four points on our bow that seem to come closer and right wheel was ordered and executed. At 2343 we could make out the shape of a ship coming at us sounding two blasts on his whistle and steering approximately 140°. As a collision looked imminent, hard right wheel was ordered and executed. At 2345, as a ship was swinging rapidly to starboard, our stem struck a ship between the bow and the bridge. We immediately sounded the general alarm and ordered engine full astern. …
Final line: Sent message to the Commodore informing him about the collision.
An artifact, a single leaf, to survive the war, providing the slightest glimpse of protocols and administrative procedures. Creases show that the piece of paper was repeatedly folded till little more than the size of a pack of gum, and, for whatever reason, saved. Condition is very good.
1 p. carbon copy of war time communication, with penciled corrections and annotations, which begins…
Received orders by radio from Commodore to …change course by wheeling without further orders.… On March 18, at 2315, as we were following in the wake of #102, steering at 009° - 56 revolutions, sighted a stern light on the starboard bow which appeared to be steering the new course of 086° and assumed it to be our column leader #101. We gradually changed our course to 084° and at 2330 we were already on that course. We had our side lights and stern light on full brilliancy and sounded one blast on the whistle at frequent intervals. At 2342 sighted a stern light and a green light about four points on our bow that seem to come closer and right wheel was ordered and executed. At 2343 we could make out the shape of a ship coming at us sounding two blasts on his whistle and steering approximately 140°. As a collision looked imminent, hard right wheel was ordered and executed. At 2345, as a ship was swinging rapidly to starboard, our stem struck a ship between the bow and the bridge. We immediately sounded the general alarm and ordered engine full astern. …
Final line: Sent message to the Commodore informing him about the collision.
An artifact, a single leaf, to survive the war, providing the slightest glimpse of protocols and administrative procedures. Creases show that the piece of paper was repeatedly folded till little more than the size of a pack of gum, and, for whatever reason, saved. Condition is very good.
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HANNIBAL, The General from Carthage
by BRADFORD, Ernle
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The Lost Legion ( The Story Of The Fifteen Hundred American Doctors Who Served With B. E. F. In The Great War )
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1926. Hardcover. Good. Outstanding Association Copy.. Signed By Author On Frontpiece Photo And Signed By One Of The Doctors (Dr. Glenn Mullins) Who Served There On Fep Because It Was His Copy..Hardcover Edition..First Edition, First Printing..Slightly Worn And Soiled..Not Ex-Library..The Story Of The Fifteen Hundred American Doctors Who Served With B. E. F. In The Great War.. World War I..Red Cloth Covered Boards, Title Stamped In Gilt On The Spine, Frontispiece Portrait Of The Author That Is Signed..16 Black And White Plates
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The Chronicle of the 45th Battalion A.I.F.
by Lee, J.E. Major
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Brisbane: A. Green. 2009. Small Octavo Size. Mint - a new copy. Cloth spine, matt cream laminated paper boards. Battalion statistics, nominal roll, honours and awards with citations. Five black and white plates [incl frontis], Four maps. Limited to 400 numbered copies of which this is No. 17. 132 pages. Originally published in 1924, this is handsomely reproduced facsimile of an important "unit history" of the first World War. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . New. Facsimile Edition. Hardback.
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Bless 'Em All: A Cartoon History of the First Marine Raiders
by Hedinger, Charles J.
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Titusville, Pa: Titusville Herald, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good. [6] p., 61 leaves of cartoons, [2] p.; 22 cm. Yellow card covers on a plastic comb binding; front cover illustrated by the author cartoonist. Dedicated to Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift, U.S. Marine Corps, and the officers and men of the Navy and Marine Corps who served in the Solomons from Aug. to Dec. 1942. Contains 61 full-page single-panel cartoons by Corporal Charles J. Hedinger, who served with the Marines in the South Pacific during World War II. A humorous and realistic picture of Marine life in the South Pacific during the war, with specific observations of Tulagi Harbor in 1942. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; crease along lower edge of front cover and along fore-edge of back cover; pages are clean and tight.
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Garda Siochana: Policing Independent Ireland 1922-82
by Gregory Allen
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1999 Gill & Macmillan Ltd. First Edition. Dustjacket has light edge wear, distributor's sticker on bottom back. Text is clean with 2 sections of black & white photos. 217 pages plus Appendices, Notes, Bibliography & Index; 306 pages total. Ships Insured.
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The History of the 7th Light Horse Regiment, A.I.F.
by Richardson, J.D. Lieut.-Colonel D.S.O.
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Brisbane: A. Green. 2009. Small Quarto Size. MINT - a NEW copy. Cream matt laminated boards [unit colour patch to face] , cloth spine. Limited edition of 400 numbered copies. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 122 pages + maps at rear.. Includes Decorations and Awards and an appendix on Casualties. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . New. Facsimile Edition. Hardback.
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THE FRANCO GERMAN WAR. July 15 - September 1, 1870
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Hugh Rees, Ltd. London.,1911. Reprint. 8vo. (8.2 x 5.7 inches). Fifteen fold out plans and large folding map bound at the end. Finely bound in early full red calf binding. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt wavy line. Compartments fully decorated and ruled in gilt. Gren title label, gilt. Boards with double gilt ruled borders. Turn-ins with blind stamped floral design. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Gilt stamped arms of Marlborough College on front board. Prize inscription on the front free endpaper, dated December 1910. A little foxing to the outer margin on a few leaves but overall a very good copy in a fine quality binding.:
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To Change an Army : General Sir John Burnett-Stuart and British Armored Doctrine, 1927-1938
by Winton, Harold R.; foreword by Peter Paret
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Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1988. Very Good condition. Covers only lightly rubbed. Old price on back. SEE PHOTOS. A tight copy. The spine is square and flat with NO creases. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Photo illustrated. List of chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original green pictorial wraps.. First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. xviii, 284pp.
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GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (1858)
by Townsend, Fred'k
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Albany, N. Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co.. Very Good. 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean black embossed cloth has gilt title on spine. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Engraved illustrations. Spine ends lightly rubbed. Prior owners signature on front endpaper. "Act to improve the Discipline and Promote the Efficiency of the Military Forces of the State, passed April 6th, 1858." Military, New York; Engraved Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 352 pages .
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Lhasa and Its Mysteries: With a Record of the Expedition of 1903-1904
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London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1906. Third and Cheaper Edition, published by Methuen in May 1906. No dustwrapper, wear to edges of boards, spine strip has a four-inch split to the lower left-hand side, top half-inch above the title panel is mostly gone. Top corner of f/ep has been cut out (probably had a previous owner's name on), binding split inside back cover and at half-title, folding map of Lhasa and b&w plate at p331 is loose but still present, last (blank) page also loose but still present, a tear to one of the folds of the map inside back cover. But otherwise a not too bad copy, with all the maps and plates present, of this hard-cover book. Originally published in March 1905, the book describes Tibet, including Gyatse, Lhasa and the Tsangpo Valley, which the author visited while accompanying the British Expedition to Tibet as Cultural Consultant. Please Note: this is a heavy book, packaged weight would be about 1500g, so extra postage would be required from buyers outside the UK.…
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Quartering
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions…
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Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation
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Pelican, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Bishop, Randy : Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation. Gretna (LA) : Pelican Publishing, 2012. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth, silver lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features John Paul Strain's 'Raid on the L&N'. 368 numbered pp; maps, photos, illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: light wear to dj, no tears or chips; binding square and tight, no notes or highlighting. A fine copy to carry with you on your Kentucky excursions. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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NUCLEAR AMERICA: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States 1940 - 1980
by Clarfield, Gerard H. and William M. Wiecek
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NY: Harper & Row, 1984. Signed by one of the authors on fep: To Jack, Best Wishes, William M. Wiecek. Price clipped dj in new mylar, overall minimal edge wear, bottom spine edge w/two small chips. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, page edges w/just a hint of dust soiling. Navy blue boards, silver lettering on spine, blind stamped publisher logo on cover. The authors cover the development of the atom bomb, what Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and their advisers thought about its use, Truman's attitude of it being "just another piece of artillery"; the formation of the Atomic Energy Commission and the escalation of the arms race. Other chapters cover "atoms for peace", the policies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, the arms limitations agreements and the history of arms negotiations. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All…
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Rotunda 2009 (Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009)
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Fort McNair, Washington, DC: National War College, 2009. Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009. Very Good. Spine is square and tight. Interior is pristine. Mild foxing to top closed edge. Not from a library. 4to. 200 pages.
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DANSKE UNIFORMER FRA HAER OG FLAADE TEGNEDE AF RS. CHRISTIANSEN UDGIVET MED TILLADELSE AF KRIGSMINISTEREIT OG MARINEMINISTERIET
by Anonymous
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Kobenhavn: Christian F. Romer's Forlag Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16 continuous-fold pages of col. illustrations of Danish uniforms and badges, ca. 1900. The covers have separated, but both they and the contents are in excellent condition. Bookplate of a former owner on the (blank) front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy of a very scarce publication. Captions in Danish..
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BATTLE FOR THE BUNDU
by Miller, Charles
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New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with owner's bookplates to inner front board and FFE, light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG conditon with light rubbing to edges else bright, intact and whole.
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The Iron Brigade
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Macmillan, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: quite a nice unmarked first edition; corners…
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Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies)
by Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A
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Greenwood Pub Group, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A. : "Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies). New York : Greenwood Press, 1989. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, white lettering to spine. Matte gray dj. Plain white endpapers. Bibliography, index. X pp prelim material, 215 numbered pp, 12 pp unnumbered illustrations to center, three pp unnumbered following (one blank, one author info, one blank). Condition notes: a clean copy, marred by six pages having red underlining (about two lines each). Slight rippling to dj, which also has a price sticker to front and is covered in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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The Defence of Ladysmith and Mafeking: Accounts of Two Sieges, 1899 to 1900, Being the South African War Experiences of William Thwaites, Steuart Binny, Alfred Down, and Samuel Cawood
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Brenthurst Press, 1983 Hardcover Limited Edition of 850 copies in red cloth boards, EX-LIBRARY with very minimal lib markings (no pockets, barcodes or call letters - only a few small neatly blacked-out 'discard' stamps), no text markings, no dj, minor shelf wear & soil to boards, touch of foxing to page block, else clean tight very nice copy; ob 4to; 275pp indexed & illus, some color. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this heavy oversize book (additional charge WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL for overseas shipment). First Edition / Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE STURMGESCHUTZ-ABTEILUNG 202
by Szamveber, Norbert
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PeKo Publishing Kft., 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 396pp, including 116p of b/w & col. maps, documents and photographs. An n excellent copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).
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