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New York: William Sloane Associates, Inc., 1950. 3rd Edition 8vo size navy blue clothbound hardcover; 292 pages All the Ships at Sea, a collection of his experiences in the Navy, was the first book published by William Lederer (1912 - 2010.) A career U.S. Navy officer, Lederer retired from the navy after 28 years and began a second career as a writer. From page 1: "Good old Barracks B is no more, and I guess I'm its only mourner. It burned down in the winter of 1941. Some Newporters claim that spontaneous combustion did the job. Maybe so, but I wouldn't have blamed the "captain of the head" if he had struck the match. Nothing remains now but a heap of rubble. Perhaps there isn't even any rubble. I haven't been to Newport for a year, but in 1930, when I arrived there as a hospital apprentice, Barracks B was the proudest building at the United States Naval Training Station. Though it had been built in 1904, it was still referred to as the New Barracks..."… Read More

New York: Barnes & Noble, 1999. 12mo sized pictorial hardcover; 320 bright, white pages with color illustration on almost every page. From back: "300 military jets aircraft featured, each one illustrated by full-color artwork Full dimensions, weights, armament, and powerplant details provided for each aircraft Each aircraft's development history and career Comprehensive index provided for each of reference" Bumped head and heel of spine and worn front corners. Lightly shaken. Binding is cracked to the webbing at pages 208/209. Please see our photographs. . Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: David McKay Company, 1969. From jacket: "During the Nazi rise to power certain Germany Military Intelligence officer - led by Admiral Wilhelm Canaris - secretly plotted to overthrow Hitler." Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. 268 pages, some light wear to jacket under mylar, bumped top corners, Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Air University Press, 1997. The Cold War and Beyond: Chronology of the United States Air Force, 1947-1997. Air Force Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Edition by Frederick J. Shaw, Jr. and Timothy Warnock. Softcover. 163 pages with black and white photographs. No index. This book is a year-by-year chronology of the accomplishments and achievements of the US Air Force, published on the occasion of their Golden Anniversary. In as new condition with very slight shelf wear. Price sticker on cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Little Brown, 1979. From jacket: "...a gripping account of one of the dramatic Allied victories of World War II - the sinking of the German battleship." 176 pages with black and white photographs throughout. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered with mylar. Tape transfer marks on endpapers. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First American. Cloth. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1941. Rare 1941 updated edition of the popular World War I humor book The author and illustrator were both veterans of World War I, 27th Division (New York.) 8vo size brown clothbound hardcover with darker brown titles on spine and cover. Front cover also has a small illustration; 119 deckle edged pages with some full page black and white illustrations. This volume has been updated with one introductory chapter with a letter from Bill to his son. Description: Who will ever forget "Dere Mable," the letters of that irrepressible, irresistible rookie Bill - who wrote of generals, captains, and sergeants with broad tolerance but obvious disfavor...and now (in this updated edition) Bill is (also) writing to his son, a draftee in the new Defense Army, with the same old spirit and sending him letters for guidance." Lightly sunned spine, bumped top corners, red mark on back cover and small pencilled marks inside front cover. Some page are creased -… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, 1980. Contents include: The Prehistoric Boat; Oared Ships; The Development of Sailing Ships; Yachting; The History of Powered Ships; Engines and Propulsion Machinery; The Development of Submarines; Warships and Sea Warfare; Diving and Salvage; Famous Ships in History; more. 256 pages with black and white and color illustrations throughout. Small spot on title page and some wear to mylar. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1968. 8vo size black clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 735 pages including index From jacket: "John Adams was convinced that the American Revolution took place before 1176 - that it was effected in the minds and hearts of the people, 'in the course of 15 years before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.' A correct history of the Revolution, he declared, would take account of British government records as well as those of all 13 colonies ,and of the pamphlets, newspapers, and handbills of both parties. (This) is just such a definitive history... The book follows the growing revolutionary crisis form the first stirrings of Colonial resistance to Britain at the end of the Seven Years War to the 'torrent' of popular sentiment for independence that swept through the halls of the Second Continental congress. Jacket is quite worn, book has bumped head and heel of spine and corners, toned pages, dusty top and shelf-soil to bottom fore-edge.… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1936. 8vo size clothbound hardcover with gilt titles on front cover; 242 toned pages Adolphus Greely was an American army military officer and polar explorer. He remains the only person awarded the Medal of Honor for lifetime achievement. A Reading Copy: Ex-library with typical treatments; fep was clipped to remove barcode; adhesive residue on front cover where another barcode was removed. Spine was unaestheticly reinforced with clear tape. Head and heel of spine, corners and edges are quite worn; spine is cocked; small amount of shelfsoil on bottom fore edge; gilt titles are rubbed. . Cloth. Reading Copy/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Washington, DC: War Department, 1942. Military Intelligence Service Information Bulletin No. 15, War Department, Washington DC 1942. "The purpose of this bulletin is to facilitate and encourage the study of military German. To accomplish this end, instructions given German infantry companies, and typical German combat orders, are presented together with notes on the German language." 8vo size brown clothbound hardcover with black titles on the spine and front cover; 376 pages with black and white drawings and photographs This volume includes Section I: the 1939 German language edition of Die Schutzen Companie: Ein handbuch fur den Dientunterricht by Ludwig Quedborner, Uber/Lieutenant. It has black and white drawings and photographs throughout and runs for 290 pages. It is followed by Section II: Information Bulletin 15, MIS 461 Combat Orders in English and German which runs to page 307 and is followed by Section III: Aids to Translation, mostly in English to page 316, followed… Read More

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., 1984. From jacket: "...assesses and explains the role of Goering, dismissing the popular image of the corrupt adn indolent buccaneer in order to show the central and serious political role the Goering played in the Third Reich." Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. 310 pages with more than a dozen previously folded page corners. Section of glossy black and white photographs. Minor wear to jacket under mylar. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. By Peter Huchthausen, Igor Kurdin and R. Alan White. 303 bright pages plus center section of black and white glossy photographs. Slight wear to jacket which has movie tie-in sticker. Signed and incribed by author Peter Huchthausen on half title page. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Salamander Books Ltd., 1980. 159 pages with black and white and color illustrations. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out. Washable illustrated covers; 3 out 4 bumped corners; book feels a little shaken. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Columbia House, 1971. Pages numbered from 225 to 336. This is volume 3 (III) in the series. Photo illustrated cover has some light soil. Bumped lower back corner. Loaded with black and white and color illustrations. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Nautical & Aviation Pub Co, 1995. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 344 pages with some black and white illustrations and maps. From jacket: "The fate of the nation hung in the balance for two hot July days in 1864. After two weeks of hard marching, General Jubal A. Early had positioned his troops outside of Washington... Jubal Early's famous "raid" was to be the last Confederate invasion, yet it severely shook up the Union leadership. President Lincoln drove out to see how things were going each day of the attack..." Ex-library with typical treatments; jacket is covered with mylar. Tape used to hold jacket has tanned. We noted some tiny, light spots on outside pages. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

6 hours on 4 cassettes cassettes are housed in a black plastic clamshell . Audio Cassette. New/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995. This volume is a companion to the History Channel series. Loaded with color and black and white photographs, many full-page photographs. From jacket flap: "(This book) tells the dramatic story of the conquest of inner space form the eccentric pioneers of the late 19th century to the supercraft of the modern world, using the words of the men who invented and worked on the machines. The unsung heroes of two world wars tell what life was like under the waves - the fear and frustration, the boredom and bravery - whether manoeuvring through mines in the Mediterranean, chasing convoys in the Atlantic, or strapped into a human underwater torpedo, about to face certain death." In very good condition with only minor shelf wear to dust jacket and bumped top front corner. Jacket has a "Broadcast on History Channel" sticker on it. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long… Read More

Boston: Little Brown, 1966. Very rare book. Robert Cutler (1895-1974) was the first United States National Security Advisor. The position was created for him by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Cutler served in the United States Army, eventually being promoted to Brigadier General. Among his many honors, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and the Medal of Freedom. Stated First Edition 8vo size navy blue clothbound hardcover with gilt titles under dust jacket; 422 pages plus a section of black and white photographs From jacket: "Recalling a varied life of devotion to his country and some of its most important men, Robert Cutler takes us on a friendly tour of the corridors of power. We see Boston Mayor, later Governor and Secretary of Labor, Maurice Tobin... We see a sensitively drawn portrait of ... Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, who was Cutler's first boss in Washington. There are revealing glimpses of General George C. Marshall... and there is a vivid picture of James… Read More

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1971. 325 pages with several sections of black and white illustrations. From jacket: "this illustrated collection of battles from the two world wars recaptures the tension and terror of modern combat." Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 215 pages. Endpapers are maps. From jacket: "The voyage of the heavily armed little frigate Essex setting out under Captain David Dixon Porter in late 1812 was destined to become one of the most dramatic cruises in the annals of the U.S. Navy. It was the smallest vessel of that first American war fleet, which included the Constitution and the Constellation. Blockaded from South Atlantic ports, pursued by the British war vessels, Porter turned his course toward Cape Horn to escape into the Pacific. Rounding the Horn in storms that nearly sent her to the bottom..." Ex-library with typical treatments; jacket is covered with mylar. There is a little wear and a small tear to jacket under mylar. There are a couple of teeny spots on outside pages and spine is slightly cocked. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.