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Frothingham,Thomas. WASHINGTON: COMMANDER IN CHIEF. Bstn, Houghton Mifflin,
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3maps. 30illst, xlib. bk plate epp & tape stains lower spine o.w. G/. 405pgs. The military record of George Washington, American Commander in Chief throughout the revolution.
(American Revolution, George Washington, Commander-In-Chief, Early Americana, American History, Military Record)
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#000870 $25.00
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Willson,Capt. Russell. WATCH OFFICER'S GUIDE: UNITED STATES NAVY. MD, Naval Instit,
1942,
bk.plate ffepp G/.. 319pgs. Duties & responsibilities of the watch officer. Ship movements, reading signals & buoyage systems, ship handling duties.
(United States Navy, Watch Officer Guide, Naval Signals, Buoyage Systems, Naval Duties, Ship Handling)
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#004052 $25.00
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Connell,John. WAVELL: SCHOLAR AND SOLDIER. NY, Harcourt Brace & World,
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8maps. 14pg.phots, Vg/G. 574pgs. The biography of one of the great Allied commanders of WWII. During WWII he commanded the hugh Middle Eastern theater. The absorbing book follows Archibald Wavell from his youth to the time he hands over command in the Middle East to General Auchinleck.
(WWII, Europe, Archibald Wavell, British Army, Commander, Middle East, Churchill, Military History, Biography)
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#002187 $26.50
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Norman,Elizabeth. WE BAND OF ANGELS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICAN NURSES TRAPPED ON BATAAN BY THE JAPANESE. NY, Random House,
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31pg.phots, F/F. 327pgs.
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Howarth,David. WE DIE ALONE. L, St. James Pl,
1955,
1 map. 16 pg.phot, bce. G/G. 231pgs. A Norwegian soldiers incredible epic tale of escape & endurance.
(WWII, Sabotage, Norway, Norwegian Saboteurs, Escape)
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Carlson,Lewis. WE WERE EACH OTHER'S PRISONERS: AN ORAL HISTORY OF WWII AMERICAN & GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR. NY, Basic Bks,
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2maps. 16pg.phots, F/F. 258pgs. First book to compare the experiences of POW's from both sides of the conflict.
(WWII WW2, American Pow's, German Pow's, Prisoner of War, Experiences, Comparison, Military History)
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#004248 $25.00
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Mason,Theodore. "WE WILL STAND BY YOU": SERVING IN THE PAWNEE, 1942-1945. SC, U of S.Carolina,
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24pg.phots, F/F. 269pgs. Heroics performed by the Pawnee & her crew in rescuing crippled & stranded ships in the Pacific.
(WWII WW2, U.S.S. Pawnee, 1st Hand Account, Naval Operations, Pacific Theater, Rescue Operations, Fleet Tug)
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#004014 $26.00
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Tunis,Edwin (author & illustrator). WEAPONS: A PICTORIAL HISTORY. Oh, World Publ Co,
1954,
numerous b&w illustrations, xlib. usual mks w/much shelf wear edges, Fa/Fa. 4to. 153pgs. Unusally detailed & realistic drawings with a detailed & sardonically humorous text. A weapon by weapon account of man's ingenuity in the invention & improvement of arms.
(Weapons, Pictorial History, Development, Weapon Invention, Improvement, Military History)
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#004796 $9.95
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Harding,David (edits). WEAPONS: AN INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA FROM 5000 B.C. TO 2000 A.D.- THE DIAGRAM GROUP. NY, St.Martin,
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2500+ drawings & illust, Vg/Vg. 4to. 320pgs. Assembled by London based team of researchers it gives details on the origin, evolution, technical specs & use these weapons.
(Weapons, International, Encyclopedia, Weapons Evolution, Details, Origin, Technical Specs, Use)
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#002996 $26.50
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Engelmann,Bernt. THE WEAPONS MERCHANTS. NY, Crown,
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24pg.phots, Vg/G. 224pgs. True acct of illegal traffic in weapons by individuals & govts.
(Weapon Merchants, Weapons Merchants, Illegal Traffic, Military History, Guns)
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#000193 $16.00
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