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Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation

Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation

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Timed to the bicentennial of the burning of Washington, D.C., by the British army, Through the Perilous Fight is gripping history in the tradition of Manhunt and April1865. Steve Vogel...
The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American

The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American

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A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American...
The Cause Of Liberty: The Story Of The French Soldiers Of The American Revolution

The Cause Of Liberty: The Story Of The French Soldiers Of The American Revolution

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Edition: First Edition.Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsStephen Bonsal's The Cause Of Liberty: The Story Of The French Soldiers Of The...
Power Games

Memoirs of the Rebellion on the Border, 1863

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'The best and most accurate first-person account of the long-overlooked western border war of 1863...[It] contributes to a richer understanding of the Civil War by establishing links between developments in...
With Malice Toward None: A War Diary

With Malice Toward None: A War Diary

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, With Malice Toward None: A War Diary, chronicles the tumultuous period of World War...
The Photographic History Of The Civil War: Complete And Unabridged Two Volumes In One. Volume 4 Soldier Life And Secret Service Prisons And Hospitals

The Photographic History Of The Civil War: Complete And Unabridged Two Volumes In One. Volume 4 Soldier Life And Secret Service Prisons And Hospitals

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the grim realities faced by those involved in the American Civil War. It presents a...
The Photographic History Of The Civil War: Volume 5, The Armies And Leaders Poetry And Eloquence

The Photographic History Of The Civil War: Volume 5, The Armies And Leaders Poetry And Eloquence

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis monumental work chronicles the American Civil War through an unparalleled collection of photographic evidence. It presents a vivid panorama...
The Blue And The Gray: The Story Of The Civil War As Told By Participants

The Blue And The Gray: The Story Of The Civil War As Told By Participants

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowed DJ.This seminal work, The Blue And The Gray: The Story Of The Civil War As Told By...
Guns Of The American West

Guns Of The American West

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis authoritative historical account, Guns Of The American West, chronicles the pivotal role of firearms in shaping the American frontier. Joseph...
Firepower: How Weapons Shaped Warfare

Firepower: How Weapons Shaped Warfare

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The history of warfare cannot be fully understood without considering the technology of killing. In Firepower , acclaimed historian Paul Lockhart tells the story of military technology from the Renaissance...
America: The Men And Their Guns That Made Her Great

America: The Men And Their Guns That Made Her Great

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the pivotal role of firearms and the individuals who wielded them in shaping the American...
The History Of Us Naval Air Power

The History Of Us Naval Air Power

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe History Of Us Naval Air Power by Robert L. Lawson chronicles the compelling evolution of American naval aviation, detailing its...
A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA Bright Shining Lie chronicles the life and career of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann, a central figure in America's...
Ordeal By Fire: Witnesses To The Great War

Ordeal By Fire: Witnesses To The Great War

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsOrdeal By Fire by James M. McPherson presents a comprehensive and authoritative account of the American Civil War. This seminal work...
The Zimmermann Telegram

The Zimmermann Telegram

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis historical account, The Zimmermann Telegram, meticulously reconstructs a pivotal moment in World War I diplomacy. It uncovers the intricate web...
Forgotten Fortress: Fort Millard Fillmore and Antebellum New Mexico

Forgotten Fortress: Fort Millard Fillmore and Antebellum New Mexico

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Forgotten Fortress: Fort Millard Fillmore and Antebellum New Mexico - named for the thirteenth president of the US
Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean

Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean

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How can you achieve victory in war if you don't have a clear idea of your political objectives and a vision of what victory means? In this provocative challenge to...
Oppose Any Foe: The Rise of America's Special Operations Forces

Oppose Any Foe: The Rise of America's Special Operations Forces

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OPPOSE ANY FOE is the epic story of America's most elite warriors: the Special Operations Forces. Born as small appendages to the conventional armies of World War II, the Special...
Ruin From The Air: The Atomic Mission To Hiroshima (SIGNED)

Ruin From The Air: The Atomic Mission To Hiroshima (SIGNED)

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Author: Gordon Thomas And Max Morgan-WittsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1977Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Inscribed by Gordon Thomas.This gripping historical account,...
Day Of The Bomb: Countdown To Hiroshima

Day Of The Bomb: Countdown To Hiroshima

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Author: Dan KurzmanBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping historical account chronicles the tense final days before the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. It...
No Victory Parades: The Return Of The Vietnam Veteran

No Victory Parades: The Return Of The Vietnam Veteran

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Author: Murray PolnerBinding: HardbackPublished: ORBACH & CHAMBERS, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis poignant historical account, No Victory Parades: The Return Of The Vietnam Veteran, chronicles the often-overlooked...
The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam

The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam

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Author: Barbara W. TuchmanBinding: HardbackPublished: MICHAEL JOSEPH LONDON, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: foxing on jacketThis monumental work of historical non-fiction chronicles instances throughout...
Vietnam: A Reporter's War

Vietnam: A Reporter's War

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Author: Australian Broadcasting CommissionBinding: PaperbackPublished: THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction account, Vietnam: A Reporter's War,...
When Britain Burned The White House: The 1814 Invasion Of Washington

When Britain Burned The White House: The 1814 Invasion Of Washington

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Author: Peter SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: JOHN MURRAY, 2013Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: ex-library with stamps on inside cover; pages in good condition with some...
Castles Made of Sand: A Century of Anglo-American Espionage and

Castles Made of Sand: A Century of Anglo-American Espionage and

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"Extensively researched--with detailed source notes and an expansive bibliography--and cogently argued, Gerolymatos's study of diplomacy by espionage is timely and instructive." - Publishers Weekly With roots in imperialism and the...
Once A Warrior King: Memories Of An Officer In Vietnam

Once A Warrior King: Memories Of An Officer In Vietnam

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Author: David DonovanBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerOnce A Warrior King: Memories Of An Officer In Vietnam chronicles the harrowing experiences of an...
The Vietnam War Experience

The Vietnam War Experience

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Author: Gerry & Janet SouterBinding: HardbackPublished: Five Mile Press Melbourne, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase: good. CD and facsimile document included.This historical account, The Vietnam War Experience,...
Battle Maps of the Civil War

Battle Maps of the Civil War

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Featuring full-color maps of seventeen Civil War battlefields, an authoritative documentation of the great battles includes Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Antietam, Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Fredericksburg with paintings, period photographs, and contemporary...
The Journal Of Edward Spain: Merchant Seaman And Sometimes Warrant Officer In The Royal Navy Describing The Conditions Of Life At Sea During The American Revolution And The Wars With France (SIGNED)

The Journal Of Edward Spain: Merchant Seaman And Sometimes Warrant Officer In The Royal Navy Describing The Conditions Of Life At Sea During The American Revolution And The Wars With France (SIGNED)

$175.00 AUD
Author: Richard StaffordBinding: HardbackPublished: THE ST. MARK'S PRESS, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Number 65 of 104 copies. This compelling historical account...
Son Of The Morning Star

Son Of The Morning Star

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Author: Evan S. ConnellBinding: HardbackPublished: NORTH POINT PRESS, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis seminal work of American history chronicles the life and controversial career of George Armstrong...
The Pig War: The Most Perfect War in History

The Pig War: The Most Perfect War in History

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With a plot to grace any comic opera, the 1859-72 'Pig War' broke out when an American living on a quietly disputed small island in the Gulf of Georgia shot...
Lieber's Code And The Law Of War

Lieber's Code And The Law Of War

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Author: Richard Shelly HartiganBinding: HardbackPublished: Legal Classics Library, 1995Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the origins and impact of...
Piercing The Reich: The Penetration of Nazi Germany by OSS Agents during World War II

Piercing The Reich: The Penetration of Nazi Germany by OSS Agents during World War II

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Author: Joseph PersicoBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, London , 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the clandestine operations and strategic intelligence efforts that sought...
Resurrection: Salvaging The Battle Fleet At Pearl Harbor

Resurrection: Salvaging The Battle Fleet At Pearl Harbor

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Author: Daniel MadsenBinding: HardbackPublished: Naval Institute Press, 2003Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Resurrection: Salvaging The Battle Fleet At...
U.S. Navy Seabees: The First 50 Years 1942-1992

U.S. Navy Seabees: The First 50 Years 1942-1992

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Author: Jeffrey R. MilletBinding: HardbackPublished: Taylor Publishing, Dallas, Texas, 1993Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the foundational half-century of...
Riding On Luck: Saga Of The Uss Lang (Dd-399)

Riding On Luck: Saga Of The Uss Lang (Dd-399)

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Author: Rex A. KnightBinding: HardbackPublished: Central Point (OR): Hellgate Press, 2001Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical narrative chronicles the extraordinary...
Down Ramp!: The Story Of The Army Amphibian Engineers

Down Ramp!: The Story Of The Army Amphibian Engineers

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Author: Brigadier General William F. HeaveyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Battery Press, Nashville, TN, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Down Ramp!:...
The West Point Atlas Of American Wars (Two-Volume Set)

The West Point Atlas Of American Wars (Two-Volume Set)

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Author: Gen. Vincent J. Esposito, BrigBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick A. Praeger, New York, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Size: Large...
The Pictorial History Of The American Civil War

The Pictorial History Of The American Civil War

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Author: Jeremy BarnesBinding: HardbackPublished: Bison Books., 1988Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the pivotal events and figures of the American Civil War through a compelling...
No Return For U-2: Truth About The Provocative Penetration Of Soviet Air Space By An American Plane

No Return For U-2: Truth About The Provocative Penetration Of Soviet Air Space By An American Plane

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Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow, 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Some stains on cover. Small piece...
On Watch

On Watch

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Author: Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: The New York Times, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAdmiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.'s On Watch presents a compelling firsthand account of a...
Macarthur: A Biography

Macarthur: A Biography

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Author: Frank Kelley And Cornelius RyanBinding: HardbackPublished: W. H. Allen, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerMacarthur: A Biography chronicles the extraordinary life and military...
Troy H. Middleton: A Biography

Troy H. Middleton: A Biography

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Author: Frank James PriceBinding: HardbackPublished: Louisiana State University Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrank James Price's Troy H. Middleton: A Biography...
YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD, IN EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. In A Series of Letters from Java, Singapore, China, Bengal, Egypt, The Holy Land, The Crimea and Its Battle-Grounds, England, Melbourne, Sydney, etc., etc.

YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD, IN EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. In A Series of Letters from Java, Singapore, China, Bengal, Egypt, The Holy Land, The Crimea and Its Battle-Grounds, England, Melbourne, Sydney, etc., etc.

$150.00 AUD
Author: George Francis TrainBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1857Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Damaged green...
The Coast Guard At War: Vietnam 1965-1975

The Coast Guard At War: Vietnam 1965-1975

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Author: Alex LarzelereBinding: HardbackPublished: Naval Institute Press, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has a few small holes along spine edge and front (see photo all concentrated...
The Two-Ocean War: A Short History Of The United States Navy In The Second World War

The Two-Ocean War: A Short History Of The United States Navy In The Second World War

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Author: Samuel Eliot MorisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown & Co., - Atlantic Monthly Press, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe authoritative The Two-Ocean War: A Short History Of The...
The King's Ranger: Thomas Brown And The American Revolution On The Southern Frontier

The King's Ranger: Thomas Brown And The American Revolution On The Southern Frontier

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Author: Edward J. CashinBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Georgia Press, 1989Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsEdward J. Cashin's The King's Ranger: Thomas Brown And The American...
Black Troops, White Commanders, And Freedmen During The Civil War (SIGNED)

Black Troops, White Commanders, And Freedmen During The Civil War (SIGNED)

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Author: Howard C. WestwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. DJ protected within mylar. Black Troops, White Commanders,...