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Southwater, 2008. New Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Various artists color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2008 Southwater/Arness large paperback, new edition. Wonderful color illustrations, historically correct, by various authors. Some color photos of artifacts. CONTENT: Prehistoric hunters with clubs and spears, Viking raiders wielding axes, Samurai warriors in deadly combat - from the earliest times humans have always had a need for weapons, whether for hunting, attacking or for self-defence. Each weapon, from swords to scimitars and from clubs to crossbows, is set here in the context of the lives of the people who used them. Vivid illustrations, maps and photographs all bring this enthralling subject to life, making this a book to dip into over and over again.

Da Capo Press, 2003. 1st Paperback Edition 12th Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. 2 B&W era photo sections; B&W maps. CONDITION: NEW 2003 Da Capo Press trade paperback, first paperback edition, 12th printing. Includes Reader's Guide. 2 B&W era photo sections plus B&W maps. CONTENT: June 6, 1944: Nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia -- population just 3,000 in 1944 -- died in the first bloody minutes of D-Day. They were part of Company A of the 116th Regiment of the 29th Division, and the first wave of American soldiers to hit the beaches in Normandy. Later in the campaign, three more boys from this small Virginia town died of gunshot wounds. Twenty-two sons of Bedford lost--it is a story one cannot easily forget and one that the families of Bedford will never forget. This is the true and intimate story of these men and the friends and families they left behind. Based on extensive interviews with survivors and relatives, as well as diaries and letters, Kershaw's book focuses on several… Read More

Longmeadow Press, 1991. Reprint Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. B&W era photos, media reproductions, & art reproductions. NEW 1991 Longmeadow Press large (& heavy) hardcover (blue boards with gold foil title) and DJ (in mylar jacket), reprint edition. I know the book says it is a reprint edition, but this strikes me more of a facsimile edition. Beautiful wrap-around cover art, but no credit given. Loaded with B&W era photos, media reproductions, and era art reproductions. Originally published in 1903. Questions welcome & answered.

Konecky & Konecky, 1994. Reprint Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. B&W maps. UNREAD Konecky & Konecky hardcover & Dust Jacket (in mylar jacket), reprint of the 1956 Bobbs-Merrill first edition. B&W maps. Tiny (really) edge wear to top DJ top edge tips at the fold. The authors premise is that Johnston did not receive credit due him for his work for the Confederacy due to a personally vindictive Jefferson Davis. They set the record straight.

UK: Grange Books, 1994. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. B&W photos, maps, charts. CONDITION: UNREAD 1994 Grange Books hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket, first edition, printing not specified. Decorated end pages. Loaded with B&W photos, maps, drawings, charts.

Castle Books, 1999. First Hardcover Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. B&W illustrations throughout. CONDITION: NEW 1999 Castle Books hardcover (black boards - 2 lbs), first hardcover edition or first thus (however you might see it - previously published in Hong Kong), no printing given - assumed first. B&W illustrations throughout, but no credit given. CONTENT: Secrets of the Samurai is a definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, illustrating in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and principles of combat that made the Japanese warrior a supremely effective foe.

Borzoi/Knopf, 2002. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. New/New. CONDITION: UNREAD 2002 Borzoi/Knopf huge hardcover (brown boards) and dust jacket, first edition, assumed first printing. CONTENT: This is a classic inquiry into the nature of the State, its origin in war, and its drive for peace and legitimacy. Philip Bobbitt, a professor of constitutional law and a historian of nuclear strategy, has served in the White House, the Senate, the State Department, and the National Security Council in both Democratic and Republican administrations, and here he brings his formidable experience and analytical gifts to bear on our changing world. Many have observed that the nation-state is dying, yet others have noted that the power of the State has never been greater. Bobbitt reconciles this paradox and introduces the idea of the market-state, which is already replacing its predecessor. Along the way he treats such themes as the Long War (which began in 1914 and ended in 1990). He explains the relation of… Read More

John Wylie & Sons, 2016. New Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. B&W era photos throughout. CONDITION: UNREAD 2016 John Wylie hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, new edition, 2nd printing. B&W era photos throughout. CONTENT: As combat veterans and high commanders know, logic is often a stranger in wartime. --William B. Breuer. The annals of World War II are mined with captivating cases of strange coincidences, ominous premonitions, and baffling mysteries. Now, William Breuer's painstaking research has yielded over 100 fascinating historical accounts, including: The mysterious fire on the Normandie . . . Who really was behind the eerily efficient destruction of the famed ocean liner? The ominous "Deadly Double" advertisement in The New Yorker . . . Was it a coded leak to Japanese and German spies announcing the upcoming bombing of Pearl Harbor? The botched Nazi kidnapping of the Duke of Windsor . . . How did a serendipitous series of events save the duke from Hitler's grasp (and the Allied… Read More