Search Results: Militaria / WWII from Ainsworth Books

New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. 0393609642 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; 9.5 X 6.6 X 1.3 inches; 317 pages; "Hans Asperger, the pioneer of autism and Asperger syndrome in Nazi Vienna, has been celebrated for his compassionate defense of children with disabilities. But in this groundbreaking book, prize-winning historian Edith Sheffer exposes that Asperger was not only involved in the racial policies of Hitler’s Third Reich, he was complicit in the murder of children. As the Nazi regime slaughtered millions across Europe during World War Two, it sorted people according to race, religion, behavior, and physical condition for either treatment or elimination. Nazi psychiatrists targeted children with different kinds of minds, especially those thought to lack social skills, claiming the Reich had no place for them. Asperger and his colleagues… Read More

Wigston UK: Abbeydale Press/Bookmart. Near Fine. 2023. First Printing. Paperback. 1861472714 . Only slight wear ; Glossy illustrated card covers are heavy card stock. A bright, solid book heavily illustrated with B&W and colour illustrations ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages .

London: Atlantic Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1782390227 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 305 pages; "Long before the USA entered the Second World War, William Ash (1918-2014) had left Texas, joined up in Britain and was flying Spitfires with 411 squadron. In 1942 he was shot down over France, captured and incarcerated in Stalag III; he spent the rest of the war trying to escape from various Nazi PoW camps, including Oflag XXIB in Poland. In this book, Bishop explores the PoW experience while telling the exciting and inspirational story of Ash's determined efforts to break free." .

Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. Very Good+. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 1849085528 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. B&W photographs with color maps and illustrations ; Campaign #245; B&W Photographs; 9.6 X 7.0 X 0.2 inches; 96 pages; "This volume covers both the Battle of the Demyansk Pocket and the Siege of Kholm, during the period of January 1942 to February 1943. It is based primarily upon research on primary source records from the archives at NARA." .

Kent, England: D. J. Costello (Publishers) Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0710430124 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.8 X 5.7 X 0.7 inches; 143 pages .

New York: Everest House. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1978. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0896960420 . Very light shelfwear to DJ and boards, some creasing to bottom of pages at front of book.. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 8.30 X 5.70 X 1.30 inches; 348 pages .

Ottawa: War Amputations of Canada. Very Good. 2004. First Edition. Paperback. 0973512024 . Signed by Author; Covers have light shelfwear, corner curl and light scuffing.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 184 pages; "A memoir of an officer who commanded an infantry company of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (Canadian Army) in Normandy. .

London: Faber and Faber. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows some shelf wear, scuffing and soil. Previous owner's bookplate on FFEP along with gift notation. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 318 pages; An account of what followed the Winter War of 1939-40 and led up to the attack on Russia. .

Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing. Very Good+. 2002. Second Printing. Paperback. 1553691539 . Only light wear to card covers; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; 0.8 x 8.9 x 6.1 Inches; 367 pages; The post first world war Depression came to an end in Britain with the outbreak of the second world war in September 1939.  For a few months there was an apprehensive lull soon known as the "phoney war", but this ended in the spring of 1940. Without warning, the German Army burst across the German borders, and swept through Europe with terrifying efficiency. By June 1940, most of Europe was under the control of Adolf Hitler, and the victorious German Army was poised to invade Britain, only twenty two miles across the channel. Rallied by Winston Churchill, the new British Prime Minister, civilians were ordered to fight the invader on the beaches, in towns, in the streets, and house to house. They were not to surrender. In a rapidly deteriorating situation, a group of school friends… Read More

Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co.. Very Good+. 1983. Fifth Printing. Softcover. 0933126131 . Signed by Author; Minor light creasing to card covers.; Signed by the author on the title page. A bright, solid book.; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 260 pages; "From the introduction by the author: "In most combat theaters of the Second World War the combatants had to fight only each other. In Alaska and northwestern Canada, however, they also did battle with the weather, the wilderness and boredom. This remote territory was probably the war's least known and least publicized combat zone. Most of those who served there had never seen anything like it before, now would they ever want to see it again....... I have tried to tell the story of the war through pictures, supplemented by enough text to provide an overall view...."" .

Edison NJ: Castle Books. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. Reprint. Hardcover. 0785814205 . Date written in ink on FFEP, otherwise NF. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 226 pages; This was the period of the post DDay WWII, when the allies were trying to free the lowlands, Germany dug in its heels and refused to give up easily. .

Cambridge MA: Perseus Publishing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0306811480 . A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W maps and photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages; "examines how the Allies could have anticipated the attack had they not been lulled into a false sense of security. He also delves into the controversy over whether George Patton had received advance word of the offensive but failed to warn the frontline divisions. This question and many others are at last answered in Ghost Front." .

New York: Henry Holt and Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2013. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0805062904 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Remainder dot on top page edges. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; The Liberation Trilogy Vol 3; B&W Photographs; 9.4 X 6.2 X 2.4 inches; 877 pages; "It is the twentieth century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler. In the first two volumes of his bestselling Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson recounted how the American-led coalition fought through North Africa and Italy to the threshold of victory. Now, in The Guns at Last Light, he tells the most dramatic story of all?the titanic battle for Western Europe." .

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0771015003 . DJ shows light shelf wear. Small ding on front cover, creased top DJ spine ; A bright, solid book, DJ is crisp and clean, in protective mylar cover, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 9.10 X 6.10 X 2 inches; 511 pages; "In the weeks after D-Day, the level of artillery action in Normandy was unprecedented. In what was a relatively small area, both sides bombarded each other relentlessly for three months, each trying to overwhelm the other by sheer fire power. The Guns of Normandy puts the reader in the front lines of this horrific battle. In the most graphic and authentic detail, it brings to life every aspect of a soldier’s existence, from the mortal terror of impending destruction, to the unending fatigue, to the giddy exhilaration at finding oneself still, inexplicably, alive. The story of this crucial battle opens in England, as the 4th Field… Read More

New York: Free Press. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743245970 . DJ has short tears at top of spine with some creasing. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.32 X 6.34 X 1.05 inches; 282 pages; "For years, the policies of the Catholic Church during the rise and terribly destructive rule of the Nazis have been controversial. Pope Pius XII has been attacked as "Hitler's Pope", an anti-Semetic enabler who refused to condemn Nazism, much less urge Catholics to resist the German regime. The Church has been accused of standy by while the Nazis steadily revealed their evil designs. Yet all such arguments have been based only on sketchy evidence. The Vatican has kept its internal workings secret and locked away from scrutiny. Until now. In February 2003, the Vatican opened its achives for the crucial years of the Nazi consolidation of power, up until 1939." .

New York: Viking. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0670030759 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, one small 1/4" tear bottom back of DJ near front corner. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; 9.3 X 6.4 X 1.8 inches; 535 pages; "Describes how German scientists under Hitler knowingly broke international agreements in order to build deadly weapons prior to World War I, discussing German innovation and breakthroughs that paved the way to the discovery of atomic fission and how such innovations were tainted by Hitler's xenophobic ideologies." .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1416567844 . DJ shows light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. The transluscent dustjacket is in very good condition considering its flimsiness ; 9.4 X 6.2 X 1.6 inches; 566 pages; "Human Smoke delivers a closely textured, deeply moving indictment of the treasured myths that have romanticized much of the 1930s and '40s. Incorporating meticulous research and well-documented sources -- including newspaper and magazine articles, radio speeches, memoirs, and diaries -- the book juxtaposes hundreds of interrelated moments of decision, brutality, suffering, and mercy. Vivid glimpses of political leaders and their dissenters illuminate and examine the gradual, horrifying advance toward overt global war and Holocaust." .

Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing Limited. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 1853102571 . Short tear top fore edge of scuffed dust jacket, light creasing. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W & Color Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 116 pages; At the beginning of the war, the young midshipman sketched his crew mates and recorded life aboard ship. By 1943, he had become an Official Naval War Artist. While covering the landings at Salerno and the opening of the Naval front in the Adriatic, Worsley was captured by the Germans. His skill as an artist assisted in the escape of at least one prisoner of war. .

New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0471273937 . Bottom for corner lightly bumped. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 9.30 X 6.20 X 1.50 inches; 392 pages; ""Today, as we lose the veterans of World War II at an alarming rate, we must not lose sight of their sacrifices or of the leaders who took them into battle. Astor, an acclaimed military historian, provides an in-depth look at one of the war's most successful division combat commanders, Maj. Gen. Terry Allen. . . . This well-written portrait makes for enjoyable reading."" .

Glasgow: William Hodge and Company , Ltd.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1944. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. DJ shows shelf wear with short tears and chipping, creasing, some soil. Previous owner's name on FFEP, corners lightly bumped.; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 168 pages .