SIMONDS, PETER

David and Max

Nashville, TN: Aurora Publishers, Inc, 1977. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0876951744. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of some wear to the bottom text block where it looks like the cutting machine left ragged bits. "Late in World War II and just before the Battle of the Bulge, German Corporals David Kohn and Maximilian Unger were assigned to a secret mission as part of a plan to recapture Antwerp. Captured by the Canadians, the two corporals were returned to the Germans after the war, and the Canadians also supplied the unarmed Germans with guns for their execution. " (from the book flap). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 38160

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0876951744 World War II Peter Simonds Antwerp, Holland Deserters Canada German Army World war II

SPURR, RUSSELL

A Glorious Way to Die the Kamikaze Mission of the Battleship "Yamato", April 1945

New York, NY: Newmarket Press, 1981. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0739432214. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but does have some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners. "During 1944, the balance of naval power in the Pacific decisively turned against Japan, and by early 1945 its fleet was much depleted and badly hobbled by critical fuel shortages in the home islands. In a desperate attempt to slow the Allied advance, Yamato was dispatched on a one-way mission to Okinawa in April 1945, with orders to beach herself and fight until destroyed, thus protecting the island. The task force was spotted south of Kyushu by U. S. Submarines and aircraft, and on 7 April 1945 she was sunk by American carrier-based bombers and torpedo bombers with the loss of most of her crew. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 49724

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0739432214 World War II Russell Spurr Kamikazie Pilots Japanese Battleship Yamato

STEINER, JEAN-FRANCOIS (WITH A PREFACE BY SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR, AND TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY HELEN WEAVER)

Treblinka

New York: Simon & Schuster, 0. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears and nicks. There is a long vertical scratch to the rear dust jacket panel. "Treblinka was an extermination camp, built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. It was located in a forest north-east of Warsaw, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the Treblinka train station in what is now the Masovian Voivodeship. The camp operated between 23 July 1942 and 19 October 1943 as part of Operation Reinhard, the deadliest phase of the Final Solution. During this time, it is estimated that between 700,000 and 900,000 Jews were killed in its gas chambers, along with 2,000 Romani people. More Jews were killed at Treblinka than at any other Nazi extermination camp apart from Auschwitz. ". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 37021

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II Jean-francois Steiner Simone De Beauvoir Treblinka Concentration Camps Nazi Army World war II

STEVENS, CHARLES N.

An Innocent at Polebrook a Memoir of an 8th Air Force Bombardier

Bloomington, IL: Authorhouse, 2004. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 1414045638. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription on the title page. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some very beginning bumping to the bottom front corner of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. "RAF Polebrook was the first airfield to be completed out of a number in the Northamptonshire/Huntingdonshire area which were laid down for RAF Bomber Command during late 1940 and early 1941. Like other airfields in the construction program at the time, Polebrook was built by George Wimpey & Co, Limited. The initial construction was of three runways, the concrete runway lengths were 08-26 at 1,280 yards, 14-32 at 1,200 yards and 02-20, 1,116 yards. In addition, thirty square hardstands most on the eastern side, were reached by very long access tracks. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine .

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Book number: 41228

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 1414045638 World War II Charles N. Stevens Aviation Pilots 8th Air Force Polebrook

SWINSON, ARTHUR

The Raiders: Desert Strike Force

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1970. 2nd Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with Illustrated covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there is some light generalized toning.. Very Good .

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Book number: 50003

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II Arthur Swinson Desert Warfare Ballantine Illustrated History Of World War II Campaign Book

TURNER, JOHN FRAYN

The Battle of Britain

London, England: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1998. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39488

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II John Frayn Turner Battle Of Britain Aviation World War II Aviation World war II

VADER, JOHN

New Guinea the Tide Is Stemmed

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0345022238. Textbook. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with illustrated covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is a small crease to the bottom front corner of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good .

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Book number: 50188

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0345022238 World War II John "darth" Vader Pacific Theater New Guinea Ballantine Illustrated History Of The Violent Century

WALLACE, CHRIS & MITCH WEISS

Countdown 1945 the Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World

New York, NY: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2020. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1982143347. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some bumping to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 46734

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 1982143347 World War II Chris Wallace Mitch Weiss Countdown Series The Atomic Bomb Hiroshima, Japan Nagasaki, Japan

WOLFERT, IRA

Battle for the Solomons (October-November 1942)

Boston, MA: Literary Guild, 1943. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has several edge nicks and spots of rubbing, along with some light ground-in dirt to the rear cover. "The Solomon Islands campaign was a major campaign of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign began with Japanese landings and occupation of several areas in the British Solomon Islands and Bougainville, in the Territory of New Guinea, during the first six months of 1942. The Japanese occupied these locations and began the construction of several naval and air bases with the goals of protecting the flank of the Japanese offensive in New Guinea, establishing a security barrier for the major Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain, and providing bases for interdicting supply lines between the Allied powers of the United States and Australia and New Zealand.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 35886

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II Ira Wolfert Solomon Islands Pacific Theatre World war II

ELECTRO DYNAMIC WORKS

Souvenir Journal Fourth Annual Dance -the Electro Dynamic Works of the Electric Boat Company, Saturday Evening, February 3rd , 1945 (Featuring the Ed Regna Orchestra)

Bayonne, NJ: The Electric Boat Company, 1949. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a trade sized dance program with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The program is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The program covers have some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners, and there are spots of foxing and ground-in dirt to the front cover as well. The text pages are clean and bright. The dance was for the "United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America, Local 442" and was the 4th annual dance for this Union. Ed Regna's Orchestra provided the music, and the dance was held at the Polish American Home in Bayonne, NJ. "The company was founded by electrical inventor William Woodnut Griscom in 1880. An important early customer for electric boat motors was the Electric Launch Company, also known as Elco. Following an 1892 bankruptcy, financier Isaac Rice bailed out Electro-Dynamic and became a co-owner. Griscom died in a hunting accident in 1897. Electro-Dynamic manufactured the main propulsion motor for USS Holland, the United States Navy's first modern submarine, launched in 1897. [1] In 1899, Rice founded Electric Boat and made Electro-Dynamic and Elco subsidiaries of it. Electro-Dynamic relocated from Philadelphia to Bayonne, New Jersey at some point prior to 1964, with a plant on Avenue A. In 1964 a fire destroyed this plant and the company acquired a facility in Avenel, New Jersey, formerly occupied by Security Steel. In the 20th century the company manufactured electric motors and generators for numerous submarines built by Electric Boat as well as naval and civilian boats built by Elco." (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 49366

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II Electro Dynamic Works Of The Electric Boat Company Ed Regna Orchestra Dance Programs

WYNN, HUMPHREY & SUSAN YOUNG

Prelude to Overlord an Account of the Air Operation Which Preceded and Supported Operation Overlord, the Allied Landings in Normandy on D-Day, 6 of June 1944

Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1984. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0891412018. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some rubbing and edge wear, along with a strip of sunning to the top front panel and top spine end. "Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune, commonly known as D-Day). A 1,200-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault involving more than 5,000 vessels. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June, and more than two million Allied troops were in France by the end of August. " (from Wikipedia). Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 38640

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0891412018 World War II Humphrey Wynn Susan Young Operation Overlord World war II

ZETTERLING, NIKLAS & ANDERS FRANKSON

The Korsun Pocket the Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East, 1944

Drexel Hill, PA: Casemate, 2008. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1932033882. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The Battle of the Korsun–Cherkasy Pocket was a World War II battle fought from 24 January to 16 February 1944 in the course of the Soviet Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive in Ukraine following the Korsun-Shevchenkovsky Offensive. In the battle, the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts, commanded, respectively, by Nikolai Vatutin and Ivan Konev, encircled German forces of Army Group South in a pocket near the Dnieper River. During weeks of fighting, the two Red Army Fronts tried to eradicate the pocket. The encircled German units attempted a breakout in coordination with a relief attempt by other German forces, resulting in heavy casualties, estimates of which vary. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41355

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 1932033882 World War II Niklas Zetterling Anders Franksoon The German Army Russia The Army of The east