Contents: 'imagining the abyss'; 'two dooms'; 'the fall of frenchy steiner'; 'through road no whither'; 'weihnachtsabend'; 'do ye hear the children weeping? ' and more. Closed tear at upper edge of DJ rear panel, near a rubbed area at edge. ; Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 624 Series; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall - 8" to 9" tall; 276 pages; 16886 View More...
This is a service book containing selected hymns and musical scores approved by the chaplains of the army and navy. With catholic and protestant sections. ; 30110 View More...
Throughout his life Billy Bishop was something of an eccentric--a man of ebullient high spirits and feverish enthusiasms. As a boy in Owen Sound, Ontario, he was no prodigy for learning. His three years at the Royal Military College were disastrous--an epic of rules broken and discipline scorned. He often admitted that his special method of landing wrecked more planes than he shot down. Previous owner's name; scuff on DJ spine, light edgewear to DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages; 26868 View More...
Alongside the Flying Tigers and the Devil's Brigade, the U. S. 6615th Ranger Force--better known as Darby's Rangers after unit's legendary commander, William O. Darby--ranks among the most famous fighting formations of World War II. Like their counterparts who scaled the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc on D-Day, Darby's Rangers led the way, from the dust of Tunisia to the mountain passes of Italy. Rosters of all the Rangers that served in WWII, includes my own father. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 418 pages; 28776 View More...
From the deadly shores of North Africa to the invasion of Sicily to the fierce jungle hell of the Pacific, the contribution of the World War II Ranger Battalions far outweighed their numbers. They were ordinary men on an extraordinary mission, experiencing the full measure of the fear, exhaustion, and heroism of combat in nearly every major invasion of the war. Whether spearheading a landing force or scouting deep behind enemy lines, these highly motivated, highly trained volunteers led the way for other soldiers -- they were Rangers. With first-person interviews, in-depth research, and a comp... View More...
The true account of what happened to the Allied prisoners of war who were forced to build the bridge that inspired a novel and movie about the bridge. ; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 338 pages; 28182 View More...
Printed by Curt Teich Co. , Chicago, IL, noted for his postcards. Early photographs of the monuments in and around the Gettysburg, PA, Civil War battlefield. This book has no date in it but the Curt Teich Company closed in 1978. Although there was a letter/number code for the Teich postcards, this book has a code of D 1081 in bottom fore corner of rear cover, which does not seem to relate to the number sequences he usually used. Each page is a photo, with text beneath. The illustrations in this book were made expressly for this book from photographs taken by special artists and represent the m... View More...
Occasional dog-ears, pencil marginalia. Minor edgewear and spine crease. Stamp on bottom of book notes it as a damaged book. Still bound properly, good reading copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 441 pages; 25656 View More...
Antietam; Yugoslavia during World War II; The US Special Forces today; High Tech Warfare in the 21st century. ; Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 20263 View More...
Book still in pocket of folder, with unopened DVD on opposite side of folder. Elastic band holds the folder together, forming a hardcover. ; Gift Folder DVD Series; Square Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 31492 View More...
The shocking story of 110,000 Americans behind barbed wire -- in the United States -- during World War II. Their crime: Japanese ancestors. Edgeworn, chipped DJ in mylar book jacket cover. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 283 pages; 18030 View More...
First hand account by a member of 101st airborne division; vivid descriptions of airborne assaults and infantry combat; covers campaigns in Normandy, Holland and the Ardennes. List of other military books published by Greenhill Books on underside of DJ. Minor creasing to lower edge of DJ. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 256 pages; 17456 View More...
During the war, US Navy and US Marine pilots and crews fought an implacable Japanese enemy all the way from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa. Coral Sea, Midway and the great Battle of the Philippine Sea are just 3 of the air battles along the way, while on a smaller scale, the shooting down of Admiral Yamagata, and the Battle of Kagoshima Bay reflect the courage and tenacity of individual crews who daily fought the air war over the large expanse of the Pacific Ocean -- and beyond. B/W photos on almost every page. ; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 154 pages; 24320 View More...