Search Results: General Military from JB Books

Berlin: Verlaganstalt Otto Stollberg, 1940. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Formerly part of the library of the Nazi party's Sudetenland Gau (district) with the Gau's official eagle and swastika stamp and library book number stamped to a corner of a blank FEP, this volume no. 11/12 (February 1940) of a series of published volumes surveying and reporting on the various events and operations of the German Wehrmacht against its enemies; contains numerous glossy illustrations from the various battles, leading personages, etc., and detailed campaign maps. Text in German. Hardcover, 160pp., binding firm and pagination very clean, boards near fine with only slight edgewear, no defacements anywhere other than a 'wrinkling' effect to the pagination throughout (moisture? no staining visible though). Other matching volumes available; enquire. An extremely rare collectible, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berlin: Verlaganstalt Otto Stollberg, 1940. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Formerly part of the library of the Nazi party's Sudetenland Gau (district) with the Gau's official eagle and swastika stamp and library book number stamped to a corner of a blank FEP, this volume no. 19/20 (June 1940) of a series of published volumes surveying and reporting on the various events and operations of the German Wehrmacht against its enemies; contains numerous glossy illustrations from the various battles, leading personages, etc., and detailed campaign maps. Text in German. Hardcover, 160pp., binding firm and pagination very clean, boards near fine with only slight edgewear, no defacements anywhere. Other matching volumes available; enquire. An extremely rare collectible, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berlin: Verlaganstalt Otto Stollberg, 1940. Book. Good-. Hardcover. First Edition.. This volume of a series appearing in Nazi Germany during wartime, surveying and reporting on the various events and operations of the German Wehrmacht against its enemies; contains numerous glossy illustrations from the various battles, leading personages, etc., and detailed campaign maps. Text in German throughout. Hardcover, 160pp., binding firm and pagination very clean, boards show wear along spine. Other matching volumes available; enquire. An extremely rare collectible, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berlin: Verlaganstalt Otto Stollberg, 1940. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Formerly part of the library of the Nazi party's Sudetenland Gau (district) with the Gau's official eagle and swastika stamp and library book number stamped to a corner of a blank FEP, this volume no. 23/24 (August 1940) of a series of published volumes surveying and reporting on the various events and operations of the German Wehrmacht against its enemies; contains numerous glossy illustrations from the various battles, leading personages, etc., and detailed campaign maps. Text in German. Hardcover, 152pp., binding firm and pagination very clean, boards near fine with only slight edgewear, no defacements anywhere. Other matching volumes available; enquire. An extremely rare collectible, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berlin: Verlaganstalt Otto Stollberg, 1940. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Formerly part of the library of the Nazi party's Sudetenland Gau (district) with the Gau's official eagle and swastika stamp and library book number stamped to a corner of a blank FEP, this volume no. 25/26 (September 1940) of a series of published volumes surveying and reporting on the various events and operations of the German Wehrmacht against its enemies; contains numerous glossy illustrations from the various battles, leading personages, etc., and detailed campaign maps. Text in German. Hardcover, 160pp., binding firm and pagination very clean, boards near fine with only slight edgewear, no defacements anywhere. Other matching volumes available; enquire. An extremely rare collectible, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berlin: Verlaganstalt Otto Stollberg, 1940. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Formerly part of the library of the Nazi party's Sudetenland Gau (district) with the Gau's official eagle and swastika stamp and library book number stamped to a corner of a blank FEP, this volume no. 29/30 (November 1940) of a series of published volumes surveying and reporting on the various events and operations of the German Wehrmacht against its enemies; contains numerous glossy illustrations from the various battles, leading personages, etc., and detailed campaign maps. Text in German. Hardcover, 152pp., binding firm and pagination very clean, boards near fine with only slight edgewear, no defacements anywhere. Other matching volumes available; enquire. An extremely rare collectible, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berlin: Verlaganstalt Otto Stollberg, 1940. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Formerly part of the library of the Nazi party's Sudetenland Gau (district) with the Gau's official eagle and swastika stamp and library book number stamped to a corner of a blank FEP, this volume no. 31/32 (December 1940) of a series of published volumes surveying and reporting on the various events and operations of the German Wehrmacht against its enemies; contains numerous glossy illustrations from the various battles, leading personages, etc., and detailed campaign maps. Text in German. Hardcover, 151pp., binding firm and pagination very clean, boards near fine with only slight edgewear, no defacements anywhere. Other matching volumes available; enquire. An extremely rare collectible, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berlin: Verlaganstalt Otto Stollberg, 1942. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Formerly part of the library of the Nazi party's Sudetenland Gau (district), this volume no. 69/70 (July 1942) of a series of published volumes surveying and reporting on the various events and operations of the German Wehrmacht against its enemies; contains numerous glossy illustrations from the various battles, leading personages, etc., and detailed campaign maps. Text in German. Hardcover, 160pp., binding firm and pagination very clean, boards near fine with only slight edgewear, no defacements anywhere. Other matching volumes available; enquire. An extremely rare collectible, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berlin: Verlaganstalt Otto Stollberg, 1940. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Formerly part of the library of the Nazi party's Sudetenland Gau (district) with the Gau's official eagle and swastika stamp and library book number stamped to a corner of a blank FEP, this volume no. 9/10 (January 1940) of a series of published volumes surveying and reporting on the various events and operations of the German Wehrmacht against its enemies; contains numerous glossy illustrations from the various battles, leading personages, etc., and detailed campaign maps. Text in German. Hardcover, 160pp., binding firm and pagination very clean, boards near fine with only slight edgewear, no defacements anywhere. Other matching volumes available; enquire. An extremely rare collectible, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. A fascinating history of the development and usage spread of the Soviet Avtomat-Kalashnikov AK-47 infantry assault rifle - based upon the Nazi German 'Sturmgewehr' of World War Two and the world's first assault rifle - and then improved upon by the Soviet developers, ultimately producing a very reliable, relatively simple, and highly durable weapon suitable for usage in all conditions and everywhere, and popularly used throughout the Third World in a variety of insurgencies, civil wars, and terrorist actions - and still widely in use today. Softcover, illustrated, notes, indexed, 258pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Collins : HarperCollins Publishers, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A look at America's cultural and political elite which is happy to run and control the nation and determine which wars it should fight but which is less willing to serve militarily in its armed conflicts around the world. The authors demonstrate the dangers if this disconnect and offer a wake up call with solutions. Hardcover with dust jacket, 241pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1948. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. A biographical survey of the four leading US naval figures who participated in the 1898 Spanish-American War, leading America to victory over Spain and producing the 'empire' of American imperialism; contains glossy illustrations, notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 354pp., book shows pen notations (especially in endpapers, but not many in the text), d.j. shows light edgewear and invisible tape reinforcement. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Museum Press Ltd., 1963. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. First Printing of the First Edition. A highly scarce early 1960s survey of Africa, providing a vital historical look into the conditions of the various countries, regions, and peoples, at the time of the transition from European colonial rule to national independences, with much attention given to the historical struggles for power, invasions, and conflicting political movements that seem to continually beset this unhappy continent. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, glossy illustrations, bibliography, indexed, 256pp. A beautiful copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Extremely rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington D.C.: Stryker-Post Publications, 1966. Book. Very Good-. Wraps. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A scholarly survey of the various African countries and their circumstances - social, political, military, economic, etc. - in the year 1966, containing much useful information, facts, statistics, and other data. Wraps, contains maps, not paginated but about 100pp., front cover shows a former owner signature, light staining or marks to covers. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: African-American Institute, Inc., 1976. Book. Very Good+. Magazine. Former Owner Address Label. First Edition.. Cover: 'Transkei's Kaiser Matanzima'. An unusual publication devoted to studying and reporting on trends, events, personalities, politics, culture, military conflicts, economic issues, development, etc., across Africa, with articles, essays, book reviews, letters, more. This issue with reports on South Africa's approaching crisis, the US and Transkei, biography of Transkei's Kaiser Matanzima, interview with Tsepo Letlaka, Jimmy Carter on Africa, profile of Olusegun Obasanjo, Africa and the Indian ocean, Africa's Olympic prospects, more. Magazine format publication, 56pp. A nice copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington D.C.: African-American Institute, Inc., 1970. Book. Very Good. Magazine. Former Owner Address Label. First Edition.. Cover: 'Civil War in Chad and the Sudan'. An unusual publication devoted to studying and reporting on trends, events, personalities, politics, culture, military conflicts, economic issues, development, etc., across Africa, with articles, essays, book reviews, letters, more. This issue with reports on divisions in the Sudan, France's african war in Chad, Libya and the mirage deal, Africa's population problems, Senegal broadening its power base, gold declining in South Arica, interview with Dorothy Masuka, Yoruba theater, Soyinka poem, more. Magazine format publication, 42pp., one vertical crease to front and back covers, 'not at this address' written near address label. A nice copy overall. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: African-American Institute, Inc., 1974. Book. Near Fine. Magazine. Former Owner Address Label. First Edition.. Cover: 'Tourism in Africa'. An unusual publication devoted to studying and reporting on trends, events, personalities, politics, culture, military conflicts, economic issues, development, etc., across Africa, with articles, essays, book reviews, letters, more. This issue with reports on Britain's Africa policy, Africa's dream tourist industry, safaris, Spinola on Portugal's wars in Africa, exorcising the ghost of Karume, Lonrho and Rowland, more. Magazine format publication, 56pp. A nice copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: African-American Institute, Inc., 1975. Book. Near Fine. Magazine. Former Owner Address Label. First Edition.. Cover: 'Argungu Fishing Festival, Nigeria'. An unusual publication devoted to studying and reporting on trends, events, personalities, politics, culture, military conflicts, economic issues, development, etc., across Africa, with articles, essays, book reviews, letters, more. This issue with reports on South Africa, OAU and Idi Amin, Gambia: the first ten years, Prime Minister of Lesotho interviewed, Guinea-Bissau, communications map, downgrading African affairs in Washington, Senator Jackson's African platform, Argungu fishing festival, education and literacy, more. Magazine format publication, 56pp. A nice copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: African-American Institute, Inc., 1976. Book. Very Good+. Magazine. Former Owner Address Label. First Edition.. Cover: 'The Presidential Campaign: What's at Stake for Africa?'. An unusual publication devoted to studying and reporting on trends, events, personalities, politics, culture, military conflicts, economic issues, development, etc., across Africa, with articles, essays, book reviews, letters, more. This issue with reports on Africa and the US election campaign, economic issues, Africa's challenge to US policy, Ethiopia's revolution, Israel and the Arabs and Africa, more. Magazine format publication, 56pp. A nice copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington D.C.: African-American Institute, Inc., 1971. Book. Very Good+. Magazine. Former Owner Address Label. First Edition.. Cover: 'North Africa'. An unusual publication devoted to studying and reporting on trends, events, personalities, politics, culture, military conflicts, economic issues, development, etc., across Africa, with articles, essays, book reviews, letters, more. This issue with reports on Angola, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Niger, Swaziland, Lesotho, Ghana, cities of North Africa, Tunisian politics after Bourguiba, the case for an African defense organization, profile of Mouloud Mammeri, the Algerian film industry, mineral wealth of the1970s, more. Magazine format publication, 42pp. A nice copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.