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Anderson, R.C. - Naval Wars in the Levant 1559-1853.
US; Princeton University Press; 1952; 1st Ed.,; Hard cover, cloth Good; No dj; cover under mylar protection; appears to have dj front flyleaf laid down on inside end paper op; 8.75 x 5.5 x 1.75 inches;
8vo - 619 pages, illus., maps, fold-out map, great detail, hard to find. One of England's most distinguished naval historians, the president of the Society for Nautical Research, offers an impressive new volume, a general history of naval operations in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea, roughly from the Battle of Lepanto in the 16th century to the introduction of steam in the 19th century. Appears to have a faded personal library number laid on spine. light stain on the top edge of the rear inside endpaper.
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125.00 USD
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Birdwood, Field Marshal Lord of Anzac and Totnes - Khaki and Gown; An Autobiography
New York; Robert Speller & Sons; 1957; 1st Edition; Cloth Hardcover; vg; good dj; op; 8.5 x 5.75 x 1.5 inches. Introduction by Winston Churchill;
8vo.; 456 pages, toned photos, maps, fold-out color maps. Soiled dj with minor edge chipping, very minor top edge spotting. Birdwood was secretary to Lord Kitchner, Commander of ANZAC forces at Gallipoli, WW1 Western Frontand Commander -in-Chief in India. Extrodinary Introduction to Birdwood by Winston Churchill!
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75.00 USD
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Black, Jeremy - Europeon Warfare 1660-1815.
London; Yale University Press; 1994; 1st Ed, 2nd printing; cloth hard back; vg condition; vg dj with minor bottom edge wear under mylar protector; 9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches;
275 pages,toc, notes, bebliography, index. Black shows that there was a expansion in the size of many European armeies and the development of new tactics and strategies.
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20.00 USD
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Bowie, John - The Empire at War.
London; B.T. Batsford Ltd.; 1989; 1st Edition; Cloth Hardcover; as-new; as-new dj; op; 10 x 7.5 x 0.75 inches.
4to.; 127 pages, period photos with captions from the entire 19th Century British Empire. Former owners blind name stamp on title page and last page of the book, otherwise mint.
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18.00 USD
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Brogan, Hugh - Alexis de Tocqueville, A Life.
New Haven CT; Yale University Press; 2006; 1st Edition; hardcover, cloth; VG condition; VG dj; in-print at $35; 9.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches.
8vo.; 724 pages, illustrated. His insightful observations during his tour of the United States in the mid 1980's should be must reading for thoselooking for the True American Character.
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22.00 USD
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Brown, D K - Warrior to Dreadnought - Warship Development 1860-1905.
London; Chatham Publishing; 1997; 1861760221 / 9781861760227 1st UK Edition; Cloth Boards; Very good condition with minor top edge soiling; Very good dj under mylar protector; Out-of-Print; 11.75 x 10 x 0.75 inches
224 pages, toc, illustrations, ship line drawings, b/w photos, b/w illustrations, tables, principal sources, index. Great detail dealing with the naval transition from wood to iron/steel.
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95.00 USD
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Buker, Geroge E - Swamp Sailors, Riverine Warfare in the Everglades 1835-1842.
Gainesville; University Presses of Florida; 1975 0813003520 / 9780813003528 First Edition; Cloth hardback with dj; Very good condition; Very good dj under mylar protector; Out-of-Print 8vo-9,25 x 6 x 0.75 inches;
152 pages; illustrations; period maps; end paper map. The thesis of this campaign analysis of the Second Seminole War is that this conflict caused the evolution of the US Navy to a new offensive doctrine. Interesting analysis.
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28.00 USD
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Bulpin, T.V. - The White Whirlwind.
Toronto; Nelson; 1961; 1st Edition; Cloth Hardcover; vg; vg dj; op; 9.25 x 6.5 x 1.25 inches. Penny Miller;
Boer War; 343 pages, line drawings, ep maps. A truly unique view through the eyes of Johan Colenbrander, a SA and Rhodesian Boer farmer. Outstanding.
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60.00 USD
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Campbell, J. Duncan - American Military Insignia 1800-1851.
Washington DC; Smithsonian Institution; 1963; 1st Edition; Hardcover; Very good condition, clean ex-Library copy; Out-of-Print; 11.25 x 8.75 x 0.5 inches.
124 pages, detailed close-up photos, great detail. lacks issued dj, cloth edges slighly worn but tight, library stamps on end papers and title page with library catlaog label on inside rear endpaper, small black dot on top edge at spine.
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40.00 USD
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