BREUER, WILLIAM B.

Bizarre Tales from World War II

Edison, NJ: Castle Books, 2005. Hardcover. ISBN: 0785819924. Nice blue hard covers with gilt letterring on spine, minor bumping to the spine ends, a great copy. The DJ is glossy with very minor edgewear on it. "Ernest Hemingway stalks U-Boats. A Belgian woman halts the Panzers. Adolf Hitler plays Santa Claus. Breuer brings you more than 140 of the most bizzare, curious, and downright stange incidents from World War II. "; B&W Photographs; 1.18 x 9.21 x 6.22 Inches; 220 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 2397

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0785819924 World War II History Military War

BROADFOOT, BARRY

Six War Years, 1939-1945 Memories of Canadians at Home and Abroad

Doubleday, 1974. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385058144. Green linen covers, hardcover, black titles to the spine. Very Good with a solid binding, clean, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped and in Good- condition. Spine end chipping with a small piece missing of off the front cover top edge, cover rubbing. ""Barry Broadfood has travelled across Canada with his tape recorder again, this time asking people: 'What did you do in the war? ' Hundreds of anonymous Canadians replied to that question, and theirs are the voices heard in this book." ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 417 pages. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27987

Catalogue: Canada, History, World War II, Biographies

Keywords: 0385058144 Canada > History World War, 1939-1945 Biography

BROKAW TOM

Greatest Generation, the

New York: Delta Trade Paperbacks, 2001. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0385334621. Trade Paperback. In Near Fine condition. Clean, tight copy, 100 written on upper right hand corner of first page. Accompanying an NBC television special, this title features the American men and women who were born in the 1920s, experienced the unique circumstances of a World War, and went on to become the parents of the "baby boomers." Award-winning anchorman Brokaw has reported on many of the world's major news events since he began his career with NBC News in 1966. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 412 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 1358

Catalogue: History, World War II

Keywords: 0385334621 Personal Narratives 20th Century World War I, World War II History Military War United States

EKERT-ROTHOLZ ALICE

Time of the Dragons

London, England: The Reprint Society, 1960. Hard Cover. Yellow hard boards with black spine, gilt lettering pannelled in red on spine. Corners and spine ends are bumped. Light staining on top edge, very clean interior with a solid binding. DJ has some edgewear and the spine ends are chipped, light overall rubbing on covers. A scrape on the spine. "The action of this book is cuinningly tied around the fortunes, loyalties and emotions of the daughters of Knut Wergeland, the Norwegian Consul in Shanghai in the middle twenties. "; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 404 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 1026

Catalogue: Fiction World War II

Keywords: World War II, Japan Fiction Historical Fiction War

HERSEY JOHN

Wall , the

Alfred A Knopf, 1950. Hardcover. Green cloth covers, gilt titltes to the spine, blind imprint illustration to the front cover . A sound binding, one name written on the front paste down, otherwise a clean, unmarked interior. Spine end bumping, light corner bumping. A light stain to the bottom of the front cover. Very Good condition. All that remains of the DJ is the front and back flaps. Book of the Month. "Riveting and compelling, The Wall tells the inspiring story of forty men and women who escape the dehumanizing horror of the Warsaw ghetto. John Hersey's novel documents the Warsaw ghetto both as an emblem of Nazi persecution and as a personal confrontation with torture, starvation, humiliation, and cruelty—a gripping, visceral story, impossible to put down." ; 1950-06-06; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 632 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27878

Catalogue: Historical Fiction, Classics, Holocaust, Jews, World War II

Keywords: Historical Fiction Classics Jews > Holocaust World War II Poland Historical Fiction Classics War Judaism / Jewish

SELLWOOD A. V.

Stand to Die: The Amazing Story of the Most Decorated Small Ship in the Navy

New English Library / Times Mirror, 1972. Paperback. A Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. Squared, tightly bound and unmarked. Moderate cover edgewear with some spine creasing. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 127 pages; Box 3. Very Good .

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Book number: 23722

Catalogue: History, Military, World War II, Great Britain

Keywords: History > Military World War Two Great Britain History Military War England / British Literature