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New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1966. Hardcover. An edition in Very Good condition with some rubbing and other edgewear to the board trim in a price-clipped alike dust-jacket that has scuffing, some shelf soiling and a minor tear to the lower rear edge ; Laurence Thompson's 1940 is an intense and riveting novel about a group of British soldiers stranded on a remote island in the middle of World War II. The soldiers must band together to survive as they are relentlessly attacked by the Japanese military.; 8vo; 256 pages; TBC FSA .

Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth Spine. 0316787035 . An alluring first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with little shelfwear in a Very Good dust-jacket that is scuffed and has creasing around the edgewear; William L. Shirer was born in 1908 in Bavaria, Germany, and educated at the University of Berlin. He worked as a war correspondent for the Hearst newspapers in Europe during World War II, and his reporting formed the basis of his best-selling book, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. After the war, Shirer became a professor at the University of Chicago and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. In 1970 he retired and moved to Charlottesville, Virginia. He died in 1991.; The Nightmare Years - 1930-1940; Vol. 2; 8vo; 654 pages; FSA .

New York: Oxford University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; Second Printing. Cloth. 0195093577 . A second printing in Fine condition in alike, price-clipped dust-jacket; A collection of penetrating and often gripagesing essays covering a wide range of issues, from the Holocaust's relation to time and memory, its portrayal in literature, its role in reshaping our sense of history's legacy; 8vo; 202 pages; FSA .

Berlin, Germany: Colloquium Verlag Berlin. Very Good. [1960]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A sturdy first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with slightly bumped lower front cover, nominally chipped head and tail of spine, lightly rubbed front and back covers without dust-jacket. German text; German biography of Adolf Hitler; B & W Photographs; 12mo; 159 pages .

College Station: Texas A&M University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0890966079 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket that is scuffed; A Belgium saboteur in WWII. Dramatic memoir traces author's transformation from a pacifist and scientist to, in his own words, "a cold fighter and a killer" in the Belgian underground; 8vo; 243 pages; FSA .

Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1971. Third Printing. Cloth. Very Good+ third printing, some sunning to edges, previous owner's embossed seal on the front fly leaf and the half title page. In Very Good dustjacket, little soiling and tearing; In Airwar, Volume I: Terror from the Sky, Edward Jablonski takes readers on a riveting journey into the world of aerial warfare. He covers everything from the earliest days of aerial combat to the latest in technology and tactics. Jablonski takes readers on a journey from the battlefields of World War I to the modern battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. He covers everything from aerial combat to the use of propaganda to win over the enemy. Airwar, Volume I: Terror from the Sky is the perfect book for anyone interested in the history of aerial warfare, or in learning about the latest in tactics and technology.; B & W Photograph; 175 pages .

New York: Sarpedon. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. c1991. Cloth. 0962761303 . An edition in Near Fine condition with a minor soil mark on the front board in a Very Good+ dust-jacket that is somewhat scuffed ; This book examines the alliance between the Nazi party and the Ukrainian nationalist movement during the Holocaust. It argues that the partnership resulted in the genocide of Jews and Romani people.; 8vo; 304 pages; TBC .

Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1978. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0316544981 . First American edition/first printing in Very Good condition with address stamps to half-title page, recto of front free end paper, and recto of rear free end paper; gift inscription on recto on front free end paper; and underlining and annotations in pen throughout the text lacking dust-jacket; This book tells the story of General Douglas MacArthur, one of the most controversial and influential military and political leaders of the 20th century. MacArthur was a pivotal figure in World War II, leading American forces to victory in the Pacific Theatre. He later served as the nation's first Chief of Staff, directing American military operations during the Korean War. MacArthur's career was marked by a series of dramatic reversals and near-disasters, but he remained a powerful and popular figure in American politics. This book tells the story of… Read More

New York: Elsevier-Dutton. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. c1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525930035 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with bumping to the corners and spine edges in a scuffed Very Good dust-jacket that is worn around the edges and creases; Anzio: Edge of Disaster tells the story of Operation Shingle, the Allied attempt to take the beachhead in Italy during World War II. The book follows the battle from the Allied perspective, as well as the perspective of the Germans and Italians. It is a fascinating look at one of the most costly battles in Allied history.; 8vo; 181 pages .

New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. Cloth. 0804413037 . Edition in Near Fine condition in a like dust-jacket with light edgewear ; Translated from the second German edition of Die österreichische Emigration: 1938 bis 1945; 8vo; 212 pages; TBC; .

Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. c1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine first printing of the first edition, little edge-wear in Very Good+, little chipped dust-jacket; and Jellicoe tells the story of the Allied naval effort during World War I to win the war against Germany. The book describes the naval battles of the war, the strategies used by the Allies, and the sacrifices made by the sailors and commanders.The Battle of the Atlantic tells the story of the Allied naval effort during World War I to win the war against Germany. The book describes the naval battles of the war, the strategies used by the Allies, and the sacrifices made by the sailors and commanders. The Allies were able to defeat the Germans because of their superior naval power, and The Battle of the Atlantic is a testament to that.; B & W and Color Photographs/ Illustrations; 208 pages .

Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0813120349 . A Later printing in Fine condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket with some scuffing. Sticker on the front free endpaper; This is a collection of combat stories from World War II told by a colonel in the United States Army. These stories are written in an informal style and are easy to read. They are full of action and adventure, and will make you want to read more about World War II.; 8vo; 226 pages .

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0870210963 . An edition in Very Good condition with an owner's name label on front end paper and fading around the rubbed board edges in an alike dust-jacket with edgewear ; A survivor's story; 8vo; 290 pages; FSA .

Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 089526353x . Fine condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket with a closed tear on lower edge near spine; Switzerland in World War II and moral blackmail today; 8vo; 248 pages; FSA .

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. c1972. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first US edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition, rubbing to the board edges in Very Good-, little chipped and scuffed dust-jacket; An accurate in-depth account, based on records, of the years of development that went into the German air army; 8vo; 80 pages .

New York: The MacMillan Company. Very Good. 1949. Third Printing. Hardcover. A Later printing in Very Good condition, scuffing and edgewear, pages little tanned; The story of the sinking of the Bismarck during the 2nd World War. Contains maps and illlustrations; 219 pages .

New York: TOR. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 031293064x . A Fine first printing of the first edition in alike dust-jacket; is the first novel in a planned trilogy set in the fictional town of Absalom, Colorado.Absalom is a mining town in the middle of the Colorado Rockies that is on the edge of bankruptcy. The town's only hope is the discovery of a new gold mine. Black Wind is the story of the town's efforts to find the mine and the people who are fighting to keep it open.; 8vo; [x], 465, [5] pages; $8.00 .

Dorrance & Company, Inc.. Near Fine. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A near fine first edition, first printing with light tanning on the title page. There is some obvious rubbing and discoloration to the covers. The book is signed, inscribed and dated by the author directly on the front flyleaf; ; 8vo; 288 pages; Signed by Author .

New York And Evanston: Harper & Row, Publishers. Very Good. c1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with some edgewear and age toning; This book is a comprehensive history of World War II from its beginning in 1939 to its end in 1945. It is written by MacMillan, a well-known historian, and provides a detailed account of the major events and figures of the war. The book is divided into five sections: the buildup to war, the war itself, the challenges of reconstruction, the Cold War, and the legacy of World War II.; 8vo; 623 pages; TBC FSA .

New York: Walker and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0802707807 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition, little edge-worn in alike dust-jacket; The Blooding of the Guns is an intense and action-packed novel that tells the story of a small town that is terrorized by a serial killer. The townspeople are forced to band together and use every resource at their disposal to catch the killer before he can kill again.; 8vo ; 239 pages .