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New York: Arch Cape Press, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A collection of over 250 full color photographs by some of the world's best aviation photographers attempting to capture the components of modern military air power. From the tactical jet fighters and strategic bombers to the spy planes, drones and ground support helicopters, to the tankers, transports and target tugs -- here are the people and technology that combine to create the immense power of a modern air force. Introduction by Walter J. Boyne, the former Director of the National Air and Space Museum of the Simthsonian Institurtion; Oversize 10.25 x 13 inches, 174 pages; boards and text are clean, tight, square; the dustjacket shows only minimal surface and edgewear, no tears or chippings. Collectable.

New York: Doubleday & Co., 1962. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Good/Good. A history and guide to the tools and weapons used by the North and South in the American Civil War, illustrated with over 500 drawings by the author; 8 1/2 x 11 inches, spine slightly cocked; tape residue has left stain marks on inside covers, pastedowns and end pages; previous owner's bookplate and address sticker on half-title page; price-clipped dustjacket slightly worn at top of spine, small pieces of age-browned tape at corners of both flaps. Not a collectable copy but still fine for reading/reference.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. Hardcover. Good Plus/Good Plus. The "definitive, complete and official" history of Colt firearms from 1836 to the present (1979) researched and written by firearms expert and historian, R.L. Wilson. First edition, first printing (with complete numberline). About 11 x 8 3/4 inches, 358 pages including bibliography, index and serial number appendix. Also contains over 250 full-color photos and 105 in b & w. Bound in dark-blue cloth-covered boards with white lettering on spine. Pictorial dustjacke's front panel shows series of photos of Colt presentation pistols and revolvers and of Samuel Colt with black lettering against grey background. Back panel displays photos of presentation 1851 Navy Colt to Czar Nicholas I in 1854 and presentation Colt Python .357 for Colt Board Chairman George Strichman. Please note: This copy is ex-library, from a public library's reference department. It has library markings on text edges and end papers and gllue… Read More

New York: Ballantine Books, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The fourth volume in Shaara's highly-praised quartet of novels about World War II and the only one to deal with the war's Pacific Theater. A master of military fiction, Shaara tells his story from the perspectives of the enlisted men in the bloody battle for Okinawa, from the generals and admirals in their strategy rooms and from Washington and Tokyo, where he finds voices for the men and women in the factories and well as high officials. Bottome edge of text lighltly bumped, o/w text and boards are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket shows only minor edge wear, no tearing or chipping, not price-clipped, a very tiny corner crease on the front inside flap. A collectable copy.

Chicago: Henry Regnery Co., 1976. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The book explores in detail an often overlooked aspect of modern military hardware -- how it all works. There are numerous books on what these weapons can do but very few provide an illustrated examination of "how." It should be noted that while technological improvements in the past thirty years have resulted in greater power and efficiency, weapons remain basically the same. The book's sections cover everything from small arms and ammunition to artillery, from tanks to ships and aircraft, to bombs and missiles, with short histories to provide context and numerous photos and hundreds of full color cut-away illustrations. 8.5 x 11 inches, 249 pages including an index; covers and text are clean, tight, square; the dustjacket shows some minimal surface and edgewear, no tears or chipping. A Fine, collectable copy.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This senior RAND analyst and Defense Department consultant makes the argument that there are four key elements to warfare in the 21st Century, all based on information technology in which computers and communications are vital. A collectable copy in like dustjacket. Quite Scarce.