Virtuous War:; Mapping the Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment Network
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2001. Cloth. 249 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dustjacket. Shelfwear to jacket. Minor edge wear to book, in excellent condition.
MILITARY HISTORY
World War II Almanac.
New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2008. Hard Cover. 1324 pp. 4to. Boards. Corners and spine head bumped, light bumping to spine foot. Interior clean and tight.
World War II Almanac.
New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2008. Hardcover. 1324 pp. 4to. Boards. Lightly scuffed. Bumping to sp. ends. Rear joint bumped. Has tobacco odor.
A Leap to Arms:; The Cuban Campaign of 1898
Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1970. First edition. Cloth. 240 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dj. First edition. Edgewear to dj, bumping to sp. ends and corners w/ few tiny chips. Light edgewear to book. Sl. soil to textblock, top edge lightly browned. Has musty odor.
The Teams:; An Oral History of the U.S. Navy Seals
New York: William Morrow and Co., Inc, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. 283 pp. 8vo. Hardcover in dustjacket. Minor edge wear to jacket, plastic cover scuffed. Book spine ends bumped.
Report of the DOD Commission on Beirut International Airport Terrorist Act, October 23, 1983:; 20 December 1983
Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1984. Paperback. 141 pp., 4to. Paperback. Slight dampstaining to covers w/ 3" whiteout stain to front cover. Light edgewear. Full title: Report of the DOD Commission on Beirut International Airport Terrorist Act, October 23, 1983: 20 December 1983.
A Soldier's Hero: General Sir Archibald Hunter.
Narragansett: Anawan, 1991. Cloth w/ Dustjacket. 8vo. 358 pp. Dustjacket covers lightly soiled. Rubbing and bumping to top dj edges, spine head and top corners. Light shelfwear to bottom dj corners and spine foot. Very light rubbing to dj joints. A few tears to top dj edges, corners, and spine.....
Military Bibliography of the Civil War (4 vols).
NY Public Library & Morningside, 1994 and 2003. Hardcover. 2082+ pp., 8vos & 4to. Hardcovers. 4 vols. Vols I-III (reprints) published by The New York Public Library, vol IV published by Morningside. Containing: Vol I. Regimental Publications & Personal Narratives: Northern States (in 7 parts), Vol II. Regimental Publications &.....
USS Kidd:; On Deck
Carrollton, TX: Squadron Signal, 2012. Paperback. 80 pp., oblong 8vo. Stapled paperback. Cover & inside art by Don Greer. A full-color pictorial look at the titular Fletcher-class destroyer that originally launched on February 28, 1943. Some faint scuffing to covers; price sticker to rear cover. Sm po pen signature to.....
Going South: U.S. Navy Officer Resignations & Dismissals on the Eve of the Civil War.
Washington D.C. Naval Historical Foundation, 1981. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 10 3/4". 55 pp. Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped, light sunning to spine. Otherwise booklet is in excellent condition A Naval Historical Foundation Publication.
Military Heritage of America Vol. II.
Cambridg, MA: Harvard University, 1954. Wraps. 4to. 836 pgs. Wraps with black cloth tape spine. Wraps soiled and worn. Tears and fraying to head and foot of spine. Edges soiled. Interior tight and clean. Published by Department of Military Science and Tactics, Harvard University.
The Battle of Plassey and the Conquest of Bengal.
New York: Macmillan, 1963. First edition. Cloth. 167 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dustjacket. First edition. Shelfwear to dj, light bumping to upper corners and spine head, tiny tear and faint stain to foot. Light edgewear to book, light bumping to spine ends, p.o.'s tiny ink initials to ffep. Illustrated with.....
The Korean War: A Historical Dictionary.
Lanham, Maryland and Oxford: The Scarecrow Press, 2003. Cloth Hard Cover. 8vo. 366 pp. Excellent condition. Price sticker to back cover. Tight binding, clean bright interior. No. 23 of Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest. Maps, photographs, chronology. Alphabetically arranged. Lovely red and gilt title lables to front.....
Sky Fighters of World War I:; Fawcett Book No. 484
New York: Fawcett Book, 1961. Paperback. 144 pp., 8vo. Paperback. The stories of ten top aces & the heroic struggle for command of the air. Slight scuffing, soiling, several tears & edgewear to covers & spine; 2 sm stickers to front cove & sunning to rear cover & spine. Pgs.....
On the Bottom.
Mystic, CT: Flat Hammock Press, 2002. Hardcover. 243 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. 2 unopened CDs in plastic laid in. The raising of the U.S. Navy submarine s-51 told by the man who directed the feat that experts all pronounced "impossible". One of the greatest true stories of adventure, dogged.....
American Army Life.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 328 pp, 4to. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Minimal shelfwear, lt soil to boards. Peach colored staining to textblock and some margins. Interior otherwise clean, binding strong. Dj lt edgeworn and soiled, sl ripple to spine, short tear to foot of.....
China's Future Nuclear Submarine Force.
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2007. Hardcover. 412 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. Studies in Chinese Maritime Development. "This thoughtful compendium is vital to any seirous discussion of the PLA Navy." - ADM. Joseph W. Prueher. Light cocking to spine; binding tight. Textblock clean & crisp. Light scuffing to dj.....
The West Point of American Wars; 2 vol.
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1960. Cloth. 2 vol; approx 300 pp each. 4to (oblong). Cloth. Shelfwear and scuffing, some soiling. Bumping to spine ends and corners. Damp stain to front cover of volume I. Light bowing to vol II. Illustrated throughout with maps. Tape to hinges, tear to front.....
Beneath the Waves:; A History of HM Submarine Losses 1904-1971
London: William Kimber, 1986. First UK edition. Hardcover. 439 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First UK edition. Containing many accounts of famous submarine disasters & escapes, some even in the words of survivors or witnesses. Some very light shelfwear to boards & spine ends. Some cocking & shaking to spine.....
Patriots Points:; In Remembrance
Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing, Co., 1999. Paperback. 148 pp., 4to. Paperback. Filled w/ b&w photos & history of the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum. Some faint scuffing & shelfwear to covers & spine. Sm po pen signature & date to title pg otherwise textblock clean & crisp. Some.....
The Ships and Aircraft of the United States Fleet.
New York: Ships and Aircraft, 1945. Paperback. 96 pp., 8vo. Paperback. "Victory editon" Slight scuffing, edgewear & some sm creases to covers & stapled spine. Some very light foxing & soiling to textblock edges. Dampstain to hinge bottom edge, otherwise pgs clean & crisp. Photo strip of ships laid in.....
The Battle of Caporetto.
Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. 202 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Great Battles of History series. The story of a World War One battle on the Austro-Italian front. Light shelfwear to boards & spine. Binding very sturdy. Some faint foxing to textblock edges.....
The Life of David Glasgow Farragut.
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1879. Cloth. 586 pp. 8vo. Includes invitation from Capt. John A. Kenrick to Brigadier General Glen Sutton to attend the Claflin Guard Fair in Newton, MA. Invitation is dated March 10, 1880; it is slightly creased but very clean and bright. Light rubbing to.....
The Encylopedia of Nineteenth-Century Land Warfare:; An Illustrated World View
New York and London: W.W. Norton & Co., 2001. Hardcover. 900 pp. 4to. Hardcover in dj. Shelfwear to dj, bumping to spine foot and lower corners. Bumping to bok spine foot and lower corners. Minor soiling to lower textblock corner. Creases to ffep. Has light tobacco odor.
Through A Canadian Periscope:; The Story of the Canadian Submarine Service
Toronto and Oxford: Dundurn Press, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 364 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. A vivid history of Canada's 'silent service.' Binding tight. Sm po pen signature to title pg otherwise textblock clean & crisp. Filled w/ b&w photos. Very light scuffing to dj.