Search Results: Authors starting with F from DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books

Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 1972. 180pp/illus/maps. Fold-out color maps inside rear cover. German text. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins, 1967. 283pp. Study of black participation in apprenticeship programs. DJ has tear on back. Book clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1882. 291pp/index. Original rare edition. light shelfwear. minimal markings. . 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 1983. Combining history, biography, and literary criticism, Fabricant restores both Swift's life and his writings to their proper landscape--by emphasizing the influence of Swift's Irish involvements and environs on his work. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1927. Book has 526 pages with illustrations. Light+ wear to edge of cover. Some light foxing to edge of pages. Binding tight. Covers: Early art in the Capitol, Burning of the Capitol and its Restoration, Construction of the Rotunda section of the Capitol, Statuary of the east front of the Capitol, Lafayette visits the United States, etc.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: State Univ of New York Pr, 1981. 267pp. Text clean.. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1968. 633pp. International lawyers consider legal issues arising out of U.S. involvement in Vietnam War. A collection of articles by John Stuart Mill, Walt Rostow, John Norton Moore and others. Clean. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Folio Society, 1975. Silver gilt titles on spine. 128pp. 68 colour & b/w illus. Colour frontis. Clean. 2nd Printing. Half-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books, 1964. 408 pages/illus/maps. A classic account of the Indochina war in Vietnam from the Japanese occupation in World War II to the French Colonial control, and the eventual American involvement. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps, and the endpapers have an area map of Indochina, with a glossary, an appendix, and bibliography. Clean. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Praeger, 1968. 363pp/illus/maps. Bernard Fall is best known as a reporter with an ability to see the big picture of the events that he covered, including the emerging Vietnam conflict. Fall presents a selection of his writing spanning the U.S.'s early involvement in the unfolding diplomatic and military efforts that eventually led to all out combat in the mid Sixties. Text clean. Light rubbing to dj.. Later Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books, 1961. 322 pages/illus/maps. A classic account of the Indochina war in Vietnam from the Japanese occupation in World War II to the French Colonial control, and the eventual American involvement. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps, and the endpapers have an area map of Indochina, with a glossary, an appendix, and bibliography. Text clean. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1967. 515 pages. Stated 2nd Printing. Illustrated in the center of the book with black and white photographs and also with b/w maps. Pages are white and clean. Endpapers are illustrated across both pages with b/w maps. Front map of Indochina and back maps are aerial maps. Generally considered one of the most important books on the history of the Vietnam War. This was the first time a major military power was defeated on the battlefield by a guerilla force. The lessons learned by the Viet-Minh at this battle gave them the confidence they would need to confront the American forces. Light rubbing to dj. Text clean.. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Troy, Missouri, U.S.A.: Greenwood Pub Group, 2007. 422pp/illus. For the first time, the Middle Passage, the experience of slaves on the trans-Atlantic ships, receives a full reference treatment in an encyclopedia. This A-to-Z reference consists of 226 signed entries arranged alphabetically, exhaustively covering the Middle Passage from a variety of perspectives for student research and browsing. Each essay entry concludes with suggestions for further reading. The encyclopedia includes an introductory overview of the trans-Atlantic slave trade as well as illustrations, bibliography, and chronology. As a handy ready-reference, the Encyclopedia of the Middle Passage is the first of its kind. As schools continue to incorporate slavery in their curriculums... Clean. First Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Charleston, SC: Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer, 2002. 160pp/illus/line drawings. History of the nine Independence class light carriers. Previous owner name on ffep. Light chipping to dj. Text clean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press, 1972. 222pp. Analyses the conservative imagery of Terence and of Cicero's letters, contrasting this naturalistic language with the fantasies of Plautus and the formalization of Cicero's speeches. Numerous illustrative passages from Greek New Comedy, Terence, Plautus. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Ivan Obolensky, INC, 1962. 366 pages. The untold story of the covert operations of the United States Navy Tenth Fleet a phantom fleet during World War II used as anti-nazi submarine operations. With a notes section, a bibliography, a glossary, and a listing of individuals in the Tenth Fleet. Previous owner name on ffep. Text clean. 3rd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981. Book contains 319 pages. DJ has light wear and a few chips to edge. The story of General George S. Patton's final battle - the Allied vicotry over Germany in the spring of 1945 and the ensuing nine months of his life, with particular attention given to his fatal automobile accident in December.. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1972. 696pp 1st printing. Shows how the Germans mopped up the British espionage network in 1939 and how, painfully and carefully, a new generation of British intelligence officers rebuilt the service, cracked the German codes, fed importantly false information to the Abwehr right through the war and in effect were instrumental in the eventual defeat of the Axis powers. DJ has light chipping. Text clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981. Book contains 319 pages. DJ has light wear and a few chips to edge. The story of General George S. Patton's final battle - the Allied vicotry over Germany in the spring of 1945 and the ensuing nine months of his life, with particular attention given to his fatal automobile accident in December.. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia, PA: Temple Univ Pr, 1989. 349pp. Controversial work that tracks the career of Martin Heidegger - one of the most influential figures in Nazi philosophy. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.