ATKINSON, RICK

An Army at Dawn; the War in Africa

New York: Henry Holt and Co, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805062882. Some creasing of DJ at head of spine ; A near-fine volume in a VG+ DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers, B&W photos. ; The Liberation Trilogy #1; 6.45 X 1.65 X 242.57 inches; 681 pages; "Beginning with the daring amphibious invasion in November 1942, An Army at Dawn follows the American and British armies as they fight the French in Morocco and Algeria, and then take on the Germans and Italians in Tunisia. Battle by battle, an inexperienced and sometimes poorly led army gradually becomes a superb fighting force. Central to the tale are the extraordinary but fallible commanders who come to dominate the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, and Rommel." A well researcher book by a Pulitzer Prize winning author.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21147

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Africa

Keywords: 0805062882 North Africa patton tank warfare Operation Torch Rommel Militaria Africa

ATKINSON, RICK

The Day of Battle the War in Sicily and Italy, 1943

New York: Henry Holt & Co, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805062890. Light wear to dustjacket ; A near-fine volume in a VG+ DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers, B&W photos. ; The Liberation Trilogy #2; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 789 pages; "The Italian campaign's outcome was never certain; in fact, Roosevelt, Churchill, and their military advisers engaged in heated debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even a good idea. But once under way, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizingly high price. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino were particularly difficult and lethal, yet as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to drive the Germans up the Italian peninsula. Led by Lieutenant General Mark Clark, one of the war's most complex and controversial commanders, American officers and soldiers became increasingly determined and proficient. And with the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem inevitable.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21718

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Italy

Keywords: 0805062890 Sicily Monte cassino General Mark Clark Italy Militaria

ATKINSON, RICK

The Guns at Last Light the War in Western Europe, 1944

New York: Henry Holt and Co, 2013. Third Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805062904. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Remainder dot on top page edges. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; The Liberation Trilogy Vol 3; B&W Photographs; 9.4 X 6.2 X 2.4 inches; 877 pages; "It is the twentieth century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler. In the first two volumes of his bestselling Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson recounted how the American-led coalition fought through North Africa and Italy to the threshold of victory. Now, in The Guns at Last Light, he tells the most dramatic story of all?the titanic battle for Western Europe.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19688

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII

Keywords: 0805062904 WWII DDAY Militaria

ATKINSON, RICK

The Guns at Last Light the War in Western Europe, 1944

New York: Henry Holt and Co, 2013. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805062904. Remainder dot top page edges, slight creasing head and tail of DJ spine, small nick on DJ fore edge ; A near-fine volume in a VG DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; The Liberation Trilogy #3; 164.59 X 1.91 X 9.63 inches; 877 pages; "D-Day marked the commencement of the final campaign of the European war, and Atkinson's riveting account of that bold gamble sets the pace for the masterly narrative that follows. The brutal fight in Normandy, the liberation of Paris, the disaster that was Operation Market Garden, the horrific Battle of the Bulge, and finally the thrust to the heart of the Third Reich-all these historic events and more come alive with a wealth of new material and a mesmerizing cast of characters. Atkinson tells the tale from the perspective of participants at every level, from presidents and generals to war-weary lieutenants and terrified teenage riflemen. When Germany at last surrenders, we understand anew both the devastating cost of this global conflagration and the enormous effort required to win the Allied victory.". Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21033

Catalogue: Militaria::Europe::WW II

Keywords: 0805062904 DDay normandy Liberation lowlands Battle of the Bulge Militaria

ATTWOOD, WILLIAM

The Twilight Struggle Tales of the Cold War

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0060390689. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, a trace of sticker front panel of DJ. Previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 433 pages; "Like George Seldes in Witness to a Century, Attwood, former editor of Look and publisher of Newsday , has written a fascinating anecdotal memoir of the Cold War. Blending a history of events from 1946 to the present with his involvement in those events, both as journalist and ambassador to Guinea and Kenya, Attwood offers major insights into the character of the political leaders who shaped the history of this period. Like Seldes, Attwood traveled worldwide, witnessed many changes firsthand, and interviewed world leaders.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21041

Catalogue: Militaria::Cold War

Keywords: 0060390689 Cold war ambassador Journalism Militaria

ATWOOD, MARGARET

The Handmaid's Tale

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771008139. DJ is slightly sun-faded on spine, otherwise NF. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. No additional printings mentioned ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 324 pages. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21803

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: 0771008139 gilead offred Fiction::Canadian

ATWOOD, MARGARET

In Other Worlds: Sf and the Human Imagination

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771008481. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; "This book brings together her three heretofore unpublished Ellmann Lectures from 2010: "Flying Rabbits," which begins with Atwood's early rabbit superhero creations, and goes on to speculate about masks, capes, weakling alter egos, and Things with Wings; "Burning Bushes," which follows her into Victorian otherlands and beyond; and "Dire Cartographies," which investigates Utopias and Dystopias. In Other Worlds also includes some of Atwood's key reviews and thoughts about the form. Among those writers discussed are Marge Piercy, Rider Haggard, Ursula Le Guin, Ishiguro, Bryher, Huxley, and Jonathan Swift. She elucidates the differences (as she sees them) between "science fiction" proper, and "speculative fiction," as well as between "sword and sorcery/fantasy" and "slipstream fiction."". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21465

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0771008481 Science Fiction Ursula Leguin marge Piercy Essays

ATWOOD, MARGARET

Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (the Empson Lectures)

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2002. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0521662605. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages; "What is the role of the Writer? Prophet? High Priest of Art? Court Jester? Or witness to the real world? Looking back on her own childhood and writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain--or excuse!--their activities, looking at what costumes they have assumed, what roles they have chosen to play. In her final chapter she takes up the challenge of the title: if a writer is to be seen as "gifted", who is doing the giving and what are the terms of the gift? Atwood's wide reference to other writers, living and dead, is balanced by anecdotes from her own experiences, both in Canada and elsewhere. ". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21321

Catalogue: Literature::Canada

Keywords: 0521662605 Canada LITERATURE LITERATURE

AUBé (EDITOR), JEFFREY

Synthetic Probes for the Study of Biological Function

Frankfurt am Main: Beilstein Institut, 2013. Softcover. Light wear to white card covers. ; A bright, solid book, text in English ; Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry; B&W and Colour Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages; This is a series of articles by various authors on a specific subject, roughly 150 pages.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 17559

Catalogue: Science::Chemistry

Keywords: Gold Organic Chemistry Journal catalysis SCIENCE

AUMANN, MOSHE & CARTA EDITORS

Carta's Historical Atlas of Israel a Survey of the Past & Review of the Present

Jerusalem: Carta, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 9652200514. Red card covers show some shelf wear with minor creasing.; A bright, solid book. Illustrated with maps throughout. ; Maps; 7.80 X 5.12 X 1 inches; 80 pages; This volume illustrates how Israel has changed geographically from Biblical times to the late 20th century.. Very Good .

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Book number: 18481

Catalogue: Cartography::Middle East

Keywords: 9652200514 Israel Maps CARTOGRAPHY Middle East

AUSTIN, LEWIS

Saints & Samurai the Political Culture of the American and Japanese Elites

London: Yale University Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0300018614. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, previous owner's embossed stamp on title page, sticker damage lower back panel of DJ, light soiling ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Yale Studies in Political Science #27; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 197 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 20942

Catalogue: Political Science

Keywords: 0300018614 Political Science

AUSTIN, ALEXANDER BERRY

We Landed at Dawn; the Story of the Dieppe Raid

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1943. First US Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. Price clipped DJ is worn, chipped and creased with tape repaired tears, previous owner's name on FFEP, light wear to orange cloth covered boards, top fore corner lightly bumped ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; 217 pages; Austin, a 'correspondent of the London Daily Herald, trained with the men.. sat in with unit commanders as they talked over details of the operation, and landed with a commando unit that demolished a key gun position of the enemy. From his own knowledge and from reports of friends he has told the story of the entire operation.' Laid in is a map of the key Dieppe battle locations.. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 11929

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Dieppe

Keywords: Dieppe raid Canada WWII Militaria

AUTON, JIM

Raf Liberator over the Eastern Front a Bomb Aimer's Second World War and Cold War Story

Yorkshire, England: Pen and Sword, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1844157296. As new, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.29 X 6.30 X 1.10 inches; 224 pages; "Jim Auton was posted to 178 Squadron who were operating ex-U.S.A.A.F, war-weary Liberator heavy bombers. This squadron he was based in Foggia in Italy, living under canvas without the barest of military or personal necessities. The duration of a tour at that time was 40 front-line operations over such dangerous targets as Ploesti and the Danube – few in the squadron felt they could survive since the casualty rate was so high. Then came his part in the desperate attempts to supply the besieged city of Warsaw when the Liberators were ordered to fly in at 500 feet, at their lowest speed and with flaps and undercarriage down, to drop desperately needed ammunition and supplies. All this through a hail of both German and Russian gunfire. On his 37th sortie Jim, aged twenty, was severely wounded when he was hit by Flak whilst is in his bomb-aimer’s position in the aircraft’s nose.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 17927

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Aviation

Keywords: 1844157296 RAF WWII Militaria

AVAKIAN, ARRA S.; ARA JOHN MOVSESIAN

Armenia; a Journey Through History

Fresno, CA: Electric Press, 2000. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 091691920X. Previous owner's name on FFEP; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 0.8 x 9.1 x 5.4 Inches; 306 pages; The second printing has added information. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 13536

Catalogue: Armenia

Keywords: 091691920X Armenia History ASIA

AXEN, DAVID; DOUGLAS BRYMAN AND MARTIN COMYN (EDITORS)

The Vancouver Meeting, Particles & Fields '91, Volume 2: Vancouver, B.C. , Canada, 18

Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 1992. Hardcover. ISBN: 9810209878. Light edge wear; A bright solid, book, DJ in Mylar ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1220 pages; A series on papers presented at the titled conference. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 11333

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: 9810209878 Science Physics SCIENCE