Mallison, Fred

The CIVIL War on the Outer Banks. A History of the Late Rebellion Along the Coast of North Carolina from Carteret to Currituck

Jefferson, NC, McFarland and Company, 1998. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 243 pp. A few maps, charts and illustrations present. Drawing on primary sources of personal journals, manuscripts, official records and other sources, this work documents the role that the islands of Outer Banks played in the Civil War, from tangential efforts of support and other events. GOOD condition. Moderate curling along the fore edge. Some creasing to the wrappers. Minor fading. Light wrinkling to the paper along the fore edge. Good .

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Book number: 015313

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn Civil War

Martin, Tyrone

Undefeated. Old Ironsides in the War of 1812

Chapel Hill, Tryon Publishing Company, 1996. Wraps. Blue illustrated wraps. 70 pp. A few illustrations and battle diagrams throughout. A detailed history and account of the naval battles undertaken by the USS Constitution, or Old Ironsides, during the War of 1812, analyzing the fights with Guerriere, Java, and Cyane and Levant. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling to the top edge of the book. Old bookseller's receipt tipped in. Very Good .

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Book number: 011754

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn Maritime History

Marvel, William

Race to the Soil. The Ninth New Hampshire Regiment in the CIVIL War

Wilmington, NC, Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1988. Cloth. Brown cloth in unclipped jacket. A history of the Ninth New Hampshire Regiment during the Civil War, including battle accounts, etc. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Jacket faded, with minor soiling, scuffing and a few small spots of discoloration. Three price stickers on the jacket. Extremities scuffed and worn. Minor bumping to the book edges. Light foxing to the fore edge. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 018246

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn New Hampshire History Civil War

Mauriello, Christopher E.; Regan, Roland J.

From Boston to Berlin. A Journey Through World War II in Images and Words

West Lafayette, IN, Purdue University Press, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. First edition. Hard cover in unclipped jacket. ISBN: 1557532265. 86 pages including bibliography. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Roland Regan. With black and white photos throughout. Letters and photos from two different men, reflecting the thoughts and sentiments of average enlisted men. The photos, not developed until after the war, were never censored by the military. VERY GOOD condition with minor scuffing to the jacket and a hint of fading to the book. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010900

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: World War II

McCaffery, Ann; McCaffery, Patrick James

The Knolls of Korea

New York, Comet Press Books, 1959. Cloth. Reddish cloth in dust jacket. 31 pages. A first hand account of the Korean War as experienced by Patrick James McCaffery, serving in the Seventeenth Regiment, Seventh Division of the US Armed Forces in Korea. Edited and arranged by his mother, this work recalls his time as a machine gunner and radio operator, mentioning in somewhat brief terms, Chinese attacks, battles, slogging up and down hills, laying wire and mines, etc. as well as the daily life of the soldier when not in combat. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD book. General fading to the jacket, with some browning to the rear panel. Minor soiling and scuffing. Two large tears to the jacket at the upper front extremity with some chipping and loss to the head of the spine. Minor chipping and tearing to the corners. Small area of darkening from a removed price sticker on the front cover of the book. Minor toning to the interior. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 005622

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn Korea Korean WarSeventeenth Regiment, Seventh Division

McDonald, Christopher

The Military History of New Bedford. Images of America Series

Charleston, SC, Arcadia, 2001. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. 128 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A primarily visual look at the military history of New Bedford, Massachusetts, from the 1700s on. VERY GOOD condition. Some scuffing, mostly to the rear cover. Light edgewear. Very Good .

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Book number: 012020

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn

McGregor, Charles

History of the Fifteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers 1862-1863

No Place, Order of the Fifteenth Regiment Association, 1900. Cloth. Blue cloth. 524 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A history of the actions of the Fifteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers from 1862 to 1863 during the Civil War, using primary sources, including diaries, to document its deployment in Louisiana. GOOD condition. Ex-library with spine label, interior pastedowns and stamping present. Minor soiling, and a few small stains. Extremities scuffed. Spine darkened. Text block a bit toned. Good .

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Book number: 017848

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn New Hampshire History Civil War

McGregor, Charles

History of the Fifteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers 1862-1863

No Place, Fifteenth Regiment Association, Publisher, 1900. Cloth. Blue cloth. 624 pp. With black and white photos throughout. A history of the fifteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers during the Civil War, providing rosters of the troops in the various companies, as well as first hand accounts and commentary on their action in the Civil War, including the siege of Port Hudson. This was a lengthy battle and siege on a strongly fortified Confederate position on the Mississippi River, which the Union Army felt was crucial in controlling access to the river. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy soiling to the covers, with uneven darkening and fading. Minor scuffing. Some fraying to the cloth along the extremities. Spine faded and discolored, with some areas of discoloration to the rear cover. Binding cocked. Interior hinges weakening. Text block solid with minor scattered soiling and very light scattered foxing. Faint to moderate dampstaining present along the page extremities throughout the book. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005770

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn New Hampshire Volunteers Civil War New Hampshire History

Millstein, Jeff

U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Unit Insignia. 1941-1946

Paducah, KY, Turner Publishing Company, 1995. Hard Cover. Quarto. Glossy red paper covered boards in matching jacket. Quarto. 128 pp. Color and black and white photos throughout. A history of insignia used by the US Marine Corps Aviation Unit from 1941 to 1946, providing photos of servicemen and planes, as well as photos of various insignia or patches, accompanied by explanatory text and brief histories. VERY GOOD condition. Small puncture to the rear jacket. Minor scuffing and edgewear. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 011174

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn

Mortane, Jacques

Special Missions of the Air. An Exposition of Some of the Mysteries of Aerial Warfare

London, The Aeroplane and General Publishing Co, 1919. Hard Cover. Illustrated paper covered boards. 131 pp. A discussion of the use of airplanes and aerial warfare during World War I, recalling the adventures of various pilots, including warfare in Italy, France, French missions in Moscow, etc. Jacques Mortane (real name Joseph Jacques Philippe Romanet) was a French author and journalist who specialized in aviation. FAIR condition. Heavy chipping and deterioration to the paper along the spine, with moderate loss, flaking and peeling, with the covers somewhat weakly attached along the hinges. Old tape repairs/scars present along the spine/hinges. Moderate soiling and heavy uneven darkening. Extremities scuffed and worn. Owner's signature present. Paper very toned. Fair .

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Book number: 010621

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn Aviation World War I

Major Johns R.M.; Nichols, P.H. Lieut

The Naval and Military Heroes of Great Britain or Calendar of Victory Being a Record of British Valour and Conquest by Sea and Land on Every Day of the Year. From the Reign of William the Conqueror to the Battle of Inkermann

London, George Bell and Sons, 1880. Hard Cover. Original cloth hard cover. 660 pages including index. With pages of ads in the front and rear. All illustrated plates present as called for. A work containing descriptions of various battles throughout English history from, as the title states, William the Conqueror to the Battle of Inkermann. Each description is broken down into days and dates of battles, offering details on the important events of the battles, as well as detailing who were considered the heroes of the battles. In FAIR condition. Cloth on the spine is VERY WORN, being considerably browned and lacking about an inch of cloth at the head and foot. This exposes the binding beneath and is unsightly. Cloth split along rear hinge, with the backstrip reattached with archival glue. General minor fading and scuffing to the covers, with a spot of heavy fading at the lower front corner. Extremities moderately scuffed with some fraying and bumping present especially at the corners. Binding cracked the front interior hinge and at page 224/25. Cover is attached to the text block but is weakened. Frontispiece and one page of ads preceding it are DETACHED and laid in. Numerical pencil notation on the title page. Text block solid with some darkening to the pages and minor scattered soiling. Page xiii torn at the fore edge, affecting some of the text. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003266

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: British Military History

Osborne, Brian D.; Armstrong, Ronald

Glasgow a City at War

Edinburgh, Birlinn Limited, 2003. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 208 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A look at the impact of World War I and World War II on the city of Glasgow, Scotland, including employment and industry, the effects of air raids and their devastation on the city, and the actions of servicemen and women during the wars. NEAR FINE with a hint of edgewear. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 010909

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn

Peterson, Charles J.

The American Navy: Being an Authentic History of the United States Navy, and Biographical Sketches of American Naval Heroes, from the Formation of the Navy to the Close of the Mexican War

Philadelphia, James B. Smith and Co, 1860. Cloth. Dark brown cloth. xiii, 545 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A short history of the actions on a whole of the United States Navy, discussing in brief the War with Tripoli, the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and the US-Mexican War, followed by biographies of noted figures in the American Navy, chronicling their actions in battle, or while in the service of the navy. This includes sections on Nicholas Biddle, John Paul Jones, John Barry, Thomas Truxtun, Edward Preble, Richard Somers, Stephen Decatur, Oliver H. Perry, Jesse Duncan Elliott, Stephen Cassin and many others. GOOD condition. A few pages misbound in the contents section. Heavy fading, minor spotting, staining and soiling to the covers. Cloth very scuffed, chipped and worn along the extremities, with the corners rounded and some loss of cloth. Cloth split and chipped along the hinges, with tearing and loss along the upper half of the backstrip, resulting in some peeling of the cloth. Front hinge cracked and beginning to separate along the front hinge. Owner's signature present. Moderate to heavy scattered foxing and spotting in the interior. Some staining and soiling. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011026

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn Maritime History

Pierce, Sally; Smith, Temple D.

Citizens in Conflict. Prints and Photographs of the American CIVIL War

Boston, Boston Athenaeum, 1981. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. Quarto. 51 pp. A few black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A catalog to a 1981 exhibition of prints and photographs depicting scenes and people from the Civil War, accompanied by critical essays and commentary examining the importance of art in documenting the War and disseminating information to the citizens of the US. GOOD+ condition. Small square sticker on the upper front cover. Minor toning. Light scuffing along the extremities. Good .

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Book number: 012804

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn Civil War

Porter, John Ker

A Narrative of the Campaign in Russia, During the Year 1812

Trenton, NJ, Moore, Brown and Lake, 1814. Hard Cover. Rebound in modern light brown cloth with gilt bands on the spine. 376 pages. With a large colored, fold out map depicting the retreat of the French Army from Moscow, as well as portrait of Prince Koutousoff attached to the front pastedown endpaper. Collated with text complete, although perhaps lacking the half title and a blank endpaper. LACKING one map. The half title may be on the reverse of the portrait. A detailed account of Napoleon's attempted conquest of Russia, ultimately unsuccessful, and resulting in a retreat that decimated much of his army. This includes Napoleon's occupation of Moscow and Russia's refusal to surrender, detailing Napoleon's failed attempt at burning the Kremlin, as well as Russian forces retaking of Moscow. FAIR/GOOD condition. Light fading and soiling to the covers. The interior is solid, with a few new endpapers present, of thicker paper stock. Some chipping and minor loss to the title page and contents page along the extremities, with no loss of text. The original text block appears to have cracked in the gutter at the contents page, but is solid and intact. Heavy browning to the paper, with scattered soiling. Heavy browning/staining to the upper 1/3 of the pages of the first half of the book. Page edges soiled. Several ownership signatures in pencil present. The map is backed with white cloth, with several tears evident along the folds. Moderate browning to the map, with scattered foxing, soiling and a few small stains. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005206

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn Napoleon Russian Campaign Napoleonic Studies