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The Kettenkrad: Sd.Kfz.2-Type Hk-101

By: ABEL, Friedhelm

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Schiffer Pub Ltd: 1991

Seller ID: 040529

ISBN: 0887403158

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: About 'As New'

History and description of a small, WWII, German armoured military vehicle based on a motorcycle. Schiffer military history, vol. 38.Translation of: 'Kleines Kettenkraftrad' from the original German. 47 p. : ill. ; 21 x 28 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, about 'as new'. Weight, 181g.
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Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed The World

By: ADKINS, Roy

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Viking Press: 2005

Seller ID: 044407

ISBN: 0670034487

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

On October 21, 1805, as Britain's Royal Navy under the command of Horatio Nelson clashed with Napoleon's forces in an epic sea battle off the coast of Spain, the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Though the cost was high--and Nelson himself was killed--the British victory prevented Napoleon from invading Britain and paved the way for the eventual defeat of the French emperor. First published under the title: 'Trafalgar: the biography of a battle'. London : Little, Brown, 2004. xxiii, 392 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. A bright, clean, fresh copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket - 'as new'. Weig...
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The Rhetoric of War: Training Day, the Militia, and the Military Sermon (Contributions in American Studies)

By: AHEARN, Marie L.

Price: $85.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Greenwood Press: 1989

Seller ID: 037088

ISBN: 0313266190

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Fine

The Book explores the militia system and its role in the development of colonial New England. The author contends that the militia and the military sermon created an atmosphere of Christian soldiery and warfare that exercised a powerful, long-lasting hold upon New Englanders. 'Contributions in American studies, no. 95'. vi, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Original First Edition, NOT a print-on-demand. Bright, clean, unmarked interioor, still quite fresh. Binding is tight and square. No wear to the cloth or the bright, gilt titles. Weight, 494g.
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Der Kampf um Schlesien: 1944-1945 (German Edition)

By: AHLFEN, Hans Von

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Stuttgart, Germany, Motorbuch: 1986

Seller ID: 33970

ISBN: 3879434808

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Book covers an overlooked aspect of World War II in the closing months on the Eastern Front. Author Has von Ahlfen certainly knows his history since he was a commanding German general in this theater of operation which was centered in the former German province of Silesia, now part of Poland. First published in 1963. 245pp, [2] pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations, maps (1 folded, color) ; 24 cm. Large, folding map attached to the rear board. Book is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square, cloth shows no wear. Unclipped dustjacket is similar except for a 2cm closed tear...
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Confederate Arms

By: ALBAUGH III, William A. and SIMMONS, Edward N.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York, Bonanza Books: 1957

Seller ID: 08979

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

guide to all weapons used by the Confederacy - Handguns, Shoulder Arms, Edged Weapons, Armories, Accoutrements and a Directory of Makers, Gunsmiths Dealers etc. 278pp, illustrated. Book is very clean and bright with solid binding. Dustjacket has creased front, inside flap, edgewear on both covers, repaired with tape.
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A Fellowship of Valor: The Battle History of the United States Marines

By: ALEXANDER, Col. Joseph H.; HORAN, Don; STAHL, Norman C.

Price: $19.50

Publisher: New York, Harper Collins: 1997

Seller ID: 33788

ISBN: 0060182660

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

Originally published: A fellowship of valor. New York : HarperCollins, 1997. "A Lou Reda book." "The History Channel." Foreword by Edwin H. Simmons. xv, 414 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 28 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, clean and unmarked, quite fresh. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Heavy book weighing 1.233kg.
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Screaming Eagles: In Action With the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

By: ALLEN, Patrick H. F.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Mallard Press: 1990

Seller ID: 33064

ISBN: 0792453239

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Foreword W.C. Westmoreland. 144 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm. Includes index. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Minor shelf wear to the bottom edge. Unclipped dustjacket shows nio wear except for slight wear to the top edge. Weight, 1.05kg.
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Lords of Battle: The World of the Celtic Warrior (World of the Warrior)

By: ALLEN, Stephen

Price: $14.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Osprey Publishing: 2007

Seller ID: 32858

ISBN: 1841769487

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

"The Celtic warrior of the late iron Age was the archtypal barbarian: savage, undisciplined and bloodthirsty beyond belief. In a clash of cultures that lasted almost 500 years, the vibrant society in which he lived, fought and did was virtually destroyed, becoming a myth and legend...". Covering the period from the first mention of the Celts by ancient Greek writers to the Roman conquest of Britain, this book examines the Celtic warrior, his society and his place within it, and the conflicts that would eventually destroy his world. It is illustrated with examples of Celtic art and craf...
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Memorial Flight, 2006; Journal of Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association

By: ALLETT, Tom - Editor

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Licoln, UK, Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association: 2006

Seller ID: 049438

Binding: Stapled Wrappers

Condition: Fiine

Issue 45 of the Lincolnshire Lancaster Association commemorating the part played in WWII by the Lancaster Bomber and the men who flew them. 30pp, photo illustrated. Attractive glossy production. This copy belonged to a veteran of the RAF and RCAF who participated in WWII. His name, however, to the top edge of p1 has been inked-out but noted in pencil. Weight, 111g. Lettermailable where applicable.
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Memorial Flight, 2010; Journal of Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association

By: ALLETT, Tom - Editor

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Licoln, UK, Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association: 2010

Seller ID: 049439

Binding: Stapled Wrappers

Condition: Fiine

Issue 45 of the Lincolnshire Lancaster Association commemorating the part played in WWII by the Lancaster Bomber and the men who flew them. Lartge issue, 51pp, photo illustrated. Attractive glossy production. This copy belonged to a veteran of the RAF and RCAF who's name we have noted inside in pencil. Weight, 221g. Lettermailable where applicable.
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Americans at War

By: AMBROSE, Stephen A.

Price: $8.50

Publisher: New York, Berkley Books: 1998

Seller ID: 07085

ISBN: 0-425-16510-8

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: As New

Fifteen essays spanning the remarkable 30 year career of America's foremost historian, focussing on the heart of America's wars and the soldiers who fought them. 252pp. Mint copy, as new!
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The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24's Over Germany

By: AMBROSE, Stephen A.

Price: $12.50

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster: 2001

Seller ID: 12755

ISBN: 0-7432-0339-9

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

Story of the men who flew the B-24's over Europe during the Second World War. 299pp, photo illustrated. Mint copy, bright and fresh, 'as new'. Weight, 610g
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American Use of War Gases and World Public Opinion

By: ANON

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Hanoi, Foreign Languages Publishing House: 1966

Seller ID: 11524

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Good +

Vietnamese, anti-American pamphlet on the subject of the American use of poison gases in war. 36pp, photo illustrated. Clean copy with a sound binding. Crease down center where pamphlet once folded. Weight, 37g.
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Desert Victory

By: ANON

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Britain, War Office [?]: 1942

Seller ID: 32422

Binding: Stapled Wrappers

Condition: VG+

Somewhat mysteriors booklet showing no publication details at all, other than the title. Quite a substantial little booklet, unpaginated [144pp], aletrnating a full-page photograph with a page of text, white lettering on black pages. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Faint ink signature to front wrapper at top margin. Light crease to rear wrapper. Unusual and interesting with excellent photographs. Weight, 80g.
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History of the Campaigns of Count Alexander Suworow Rymnikski, Field-Marshal-General in the Service of His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of All the Russias: With a Preliminary Sketch of His Private Life and Character

By: ANTHING, [Johann] Friedrich

Price: $600.00

Publisher: London, J. Wright: 1799

Seller ID: 08949

Binding: Full-Leather

History of the military career of Russian General Suvarov, his full title - Alexander Vasilievich Suvarov, Count Suvarov Rimniksky, Prince Italysky [1729-1800]. Author was a some-time aide and historiographer to the General. 2 Volumes., xxxvi, 218pp, engraved frontis; 366pp, 1 leaf, 15pp supplement, 1pp ad. Full leather bindings with gilt decoration. Title label and volume label missing on Volume II. Interior very clean and bright without foxing. Bindings are tight. 2" splits to leather at foot of spine on front boards. General wear to leather but moderate and not detracting.
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Combat Training of the Individual Soldier and Patrolling

By: ARMY, Department of the

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C., U.S.A., Department of the Army [USA]: 1962

Seller ID: 049525

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

Department of the Army Field Manual FM 21-75. 220pp, illustrated, diagrams etc. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Unmarked exterior. Only small defect - a very light vertical crease to the front wrapper where the page once bent back. Weight, 318g.
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A History of the Foot Guards to 1856

By: AUBREY-FLETCHER, Major H. L.

Price: $85.00

Publisher: London, Constable & Co.: 1927

Seller ID: 041720

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: VG+

Two hundred years of the history of Britain's Foot Guards. 463pp, numerous maps. Bright, clean interior with a sound binding. Unmarked. Very minor wear only to cloth. Dustjacket, in brodart, has edge wear, small loss at head of spine etc, otherwise clean. Weight, 1.11kg.
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Khaki and Green: With the Australian Army at Home and Overseas

By: AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Canberra, Australian War Memorial: 1943

Seller ID: 09105

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

Book published in Australia during the Second World War to inform the Home Front as to the activities of the Australian Forces. 204pp, illustrated. Book is very clean and tight. Old signature on back of frontis. Dustjacket is clean with edge wear, small edge tears etc.
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Soldiering On: The Australian Army at Home and Overseas

By: AUTRALIA

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Canberra, Australian War Memorial: 1942

Seller ID: 09280

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Wartime, home-front book on the Australian Army at home and overseas during the Second World War. 200pp, illustrated, tipped-in color plates etc. Front hinge starting to crack, otherwise very clean with tight binding.
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Battles Lost and Won: Great Campaigns of World War II

By: BALDWIN, Hanson

Price: $12.50

Publisher: New York, Konecky & Konecky: 1994

Seller ID: 06863

ISBN: 1-56852-010-7

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: As New

The military editor ans analyst of the New York Times evaluates 11 crucial battles of WWII. New edition of 1966 original. 532pp, numerous maps. About mint copy!
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Category: Military History