Search Results: Military / World War One from Sweet Beagle Books

Arms and Armour Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Reprint. Hardcover. Jacket is a little creased at edges, no other defects, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are crisp, tight, appears unread. . The last year of World War One, and its unexpected end. A handsome copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 208 pages. G6 .

The Thirty-Seventh Division Veterans Association. Fine. 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Like New, no defects. Bright gilt titles to front cover and spine. Printed on coated paper with many b/w plates. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 404 pages. B0 .

Air University Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1999. Softcover. No defects; binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 312 pages. L3 .

Washington DC. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st US Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Back panel of jacket is lightly rubbed, now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. Book has no defects. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . "The true story of 2/Lt. Leslie Blacking, a nineteen-year-old pilot sent to serve with the 207 Squadron on the Western Front during the summer of 1918." Black cloth cover. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. F2 .

American Legion. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1919. Hardcover. Cloth covers are rubbed and worn at extremities. Embossed gilt eagle and title on front cover, covers have several scrapes and scratches. Both hinges are cracked, binding otherwise tight, pages clean. Some handwritten notes on ffep, but otherwise the pages are clean and bright. Printed on coated paper, filled with high-quality b/w photos. . This book reviews everything that Clay County, Indiana, did in the last two years of World War One, after The United States entered the war, nearly a hundred years ago. This includes a highly detailed listing and discussion of the young men and officers who fought, and of those who died, including photos of each. It also includes work done at home to aid the war effort, including victory loans, food conservation measures, service performed by women towards the war effort, mines and mining efforts, and much more. Invaluable for genealogical research in Clay county, which includes the towns of… Read More

GPO. Near Fine. 1914. Hardcover. Ex-library copy, with the ownership indicated only on the title page and its verso, nothing on the spine or covers. Bright gilt on front cover and spine, brown faux leather covers. . A beautiful copy. . 24mo 5" - 6" tall. 224 pages. S4 .

Hounslow Press. Very Good+. 1998. 1st Edition. Paperback. Card covers are a little curled and bent at corners, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . The search continues. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 414 pages. U1 .

Texas A & M University Press. New in New dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. New, no defects. Dust jacket protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . Ten essays on World War One, Index. . Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 208 pages. T1 .

Gordon Press. Fine. 1976. Hardcover. Fine, no defects. . Book is concerned with reforms inspired by Richard Burden Haldane at the British War Office during the years 1905-1912. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 210 pages. K5 .

Genève. Genève: Librairie Droz. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1965. 1st Edition. Softcover. Book is bound in glossy card covers, worn and lightly bumped corners, creased spine, bookplate of former owner mounted on verso of front cover. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Includes fold-out tables and charts. Text is in French. . Etudes d'Histoire Economique, Politique et Sociale Series. Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 290 pages. C6 .

Naval Institute Press. New in New dust jacket. 2010. 1st Printing. Hardcover. New, no defects. . Sixteen essays by as many authors treat aspects of the general topic. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 336 pages. I4 .

The Outlook, Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1915. Softcover. Edges of paper covers are sunned and frayed; textblock has no defects. . An especially interesting issue of this weekly news magazine. The Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat, provoking an American outrage that is reflected in the pages of this issue, and probably did more than any other single event to propel the United States to enter the First World War. 1195 passengers and crew perished, including 123 Americans. Also in this issue are articles on Japan and China, focusing on Japan's "Monroe Doctrine, " Theodore Roosevelt's libel suit, lasting two months and eventually exonerating him, a summary of events in the war, including several full-page b/w photos, an essay on Billy Sunday, an article entitled, "Why Mexico is a Thorn in our Side, " many pages of fascinating ads, both personal and commercial, and more. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 55 pages. J6 .

Philadelphia. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston, Son & Company. Very Good. [1917]. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Some scuffing and odd area of light staining to the blue cloth covers, bright gilt titles to spine. Two owner stamps on endpapers; War Service Library bookplate to front pastedown, but no stamps, spine label, or card pocket indicating ex-library status. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Book is undated but the second British edition was published in 1917, according to LC. Topics covered include water and water supplies, new ideas in field sanitation, conservancy in the field, medical organization in the field, the role of insects in war, and more. With 54 illustrations. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 269 pages. E6 .

McClelland & Stewart. New in New dust jacket. 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New, no defects of any kind. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 408 pages. A2 .