ALLEN, LOUIS

Burma the Longest War, 1941

New York: St Martins Press, 1984. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312108583. Back fore cornerners a little bumped, short tear top DJ fore corner ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Illustrated with B&W plates and maps ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 686 pages; "Allen's work deals primarily with the human elements of the forgotten war waged between the doomed empires of Great Britain and Japan in Southeast Asia between 1941 and 1945. The author's familiarity with Japanese sources enables him to strike a balance unusual in Western accounts. Allen's Japanese are as much prisoners of their culture as the British are of theirs. They are victims of incompetent command and inadequate logistics. They do not want to die, but their ready acceptance of death lends a special horror to Allen's descriptions of some of the century's most vicious fighting." (Library Journal). Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Katalog: Militaria::United States::WWII

Sonstige Stichworte: 0312108583 WWII Burma Great Britain Asia ASIA Militaria

BARRON, LEO & DON CYGAN

No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle for Bastogne

New York: NAL Caliber, 2012. Third Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0451238133. Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos and maps ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 414 pages; "Bastogne has always figured large in any account of the Battle of the Bulge. In 'No Silent Night', Leo Barron and Don Cygan provide new insight into the climatic battle that raged for that small Ardennes market town on Christmas Day 1944. New sources, interviews and thorough documentation grace this book, which will be a boon for those seeking to understand how Americans prevailed in one of their most famous World War II victories." —Danny S. Parker, author of Fatal Crossroads. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Katalog: Militaria::WWII::United States

Sonstige Stichworte: 0451238133 Militaria

BLAIR, CLAY

Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan

New York: Bantam, 1985. Softcover. ISBN: 0553342789. Card covers show light shelf wear, lower fore corner creased. Previous owner's name on half-title page. ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1072 pages. Very Good .

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Katalog: Militaria::WWII::United States

Sonstige Stichworte: 0553342789 U boats Japan submarine

EDSEL, ROBERT M.

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

New York: Back Bay Books, 2013. Second Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 1599951509. Card covers show light shelf wear, light soiling. ; A tight solid book..; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 473 pages; "At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: "degenerate" works he despised. In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Monuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the deson and disappearance of thousands of years of culture.Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis.". Very Good+ .

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Buchzahl: 21387

Katalog: Militaria::United States::WWII

Sonstige Stichworte: 1599951509 art ARTS Militaria

GLEICHAUF, JUSTIN F.

Unsung Sailors: The Naval Armed Guard in World War II

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0870217704. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, a touching gift inscription from one shipmate to another on front pastedown. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. On the front pastedown the previous owner has pasted on a card with a Walt Whitman poem - 'The Song for All Ships, All Seas' and taped on a photo of a ship at sea. On the back pastedown is taped a photo of four shirtless shipmates at their post on board their ship. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 432 pages; "During World War II nearly 150,000 Americans served in the U.S. Naval Armed Guard protecting merchant ships and their precious cargoes around the globe, yet this branch of the Navy and its significant contributions to the war effort are little known to the public. As gunners, radio operators, signalmen, and medics assigned to some six thousand merchant ships, the guardsmen helped get desperately needed supplies to their destinations. Often working under horrendous conditions, they frequently engaged the enemy in the U-boat-infested Atlantic, on the deadly Murmansk Run, and in the Mediterranean Pacific, and Indian oceans. ". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Katalog: Militaria::United States::WWII

Sonstige Stichworte: 0870217704 Merchant marine Navy WWII armed guard MARITIME Militaria

MESSIMER, DWIGHT R.

In the Hands of Fate: The Story of Patrol Wing Ten: 8 December 1941

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0870212931. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, some spotting on page fore edges. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. No additional printings listed. Some B&W photos and maps ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 350 pages; "Patrol Wing Ten was the only U.S. Navy aviation unit to fight the Japanese in the early weeks of World War II, and the daring exploits of its PBY scout-plane pilots offer a dramatic tale of heroism, duty, and controversy - and humor. It is filled with the daring exploits of the PBY scout-plane pilots who took on an enemy that outnumbered them nearly 1000 to one.". Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 21832

Katalog: Militaria::United States::WWII

Sonstige Stichworte: 0870212931 PBY scout plane WWII AVIATION Militaria

TOLAND, JOHN

Infamy

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1982. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear, Dj has heavier shelf wear with light soiling, creasing and chipping. Large section of DJ missing from top front. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Map endpapers, B&W photos; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 390 pages; "Investigates the military, political, and historical ramifications of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, examining the unpreparedness of the United States, the cover-up following the disaster, and other important aspects of the attack and its effects". Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 21203

Katalog: Militaria::United States::WWII

Sonstige Stichworte: Pearl Harbor FDR us navy December 7 Militaria

WALLACE, MAX

The American Axis: Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and the Rise of the Third Reich

New York: Harper, 2004. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0312335318. Card covers show very light shelf wear, remainder mark bottom page edges.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 465 pages; "Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh have long been exalted as two of the greatest American icons of the twentieth century. Now award-winning journalist Max Wallace uncovers groundbreaking and astonishing revelations about the poisonous effect these two so-called American heroes had on Western democracy and how the two of them---acting in league with the Nazis---almost brought democratic Europe to the verge of extinction.". Very Good+ .

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Buchzahl: 21385

Katalog: Militaria::WWII::United States

Sonstige Stichworte: 0312335318 Axis nazis Militaria