Reddish cloth over paper boards. Some edge wear and chipping, spine sunned, various library and other stamps. Front boards starting at half title page. Interior is in good condition and overall a solid copy. ; Pamphlet No. 45 in a series of pamphlets for the 1921 Conference on the Limitation of Armament. A sheet 'With the compliments of the Carnegie Endowment' is glued onto the front free end paper. This copy has stamps indicating it was held by the Judge Advocate General's office and (in 1959) the American University Library. ; Ex-Library; 7 ¾" X 9 ¾" Tall; 76 pages; "A Conference... View More...
xiv + 315 pp., 16 pp. glossy black and white photographs tipped in, bibliography, maps, index. Red boards with white lettering. Spine somewhat slanted, corners a bit bumped, shallow indent along top back edge. DJ has two small chips along top edge, small closed tear along bottom edge, and 3" tear along back flap from the bottom. Overall a nice copy. "Americans . . . are often unaware of a greater danger: the Russians' determined drive to become masters of the sea on which America's very life depends." Eller traces the growth of American sea power from World War II (where the Na... View More...
Covers a bit creased with some rubbing/darkening, corners bumped, slightly shelf-cocked. Some foxing. "The massive battleship Tirpitz was the pride of the German Navy-the biggest warship in the Western Hemisphere. The very existence of the Tirpitz tied up an entire Allied fleet. It also required the constant vigilance of thousands of planes. This is the story of the desperate attempts to sink a ship that was a deadly danger to the entire war effort. Everything was tried: midget submarines, high-altitude bombers. And frogmen/ These attempts make one of the most fascinating chapters in... View More...
Light edge wear and rubbing, a little chipping at top and base of spine. A fairly tight, attractive copy. ; xxi + 266 pp. 8 pages of b/w photos, notes, bibliography, index. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 266 pages; "In 1942, the U-boats took Hitler's blitzkrieg to the sea - until the Allies struck back! " They were the 'wolves of the sea,' working in packs or alone, ripping apart Allied convoys, spreading terror, death, and destruction from the North Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. Now, a naval historian reveals what it was like to live, fight, and face death inside the cramped quarters of H... View More...
Almost As New condition. Reprint of the original 1960 title.
"At Vicksburg, said one of the city's inhabitants, Grant fought the Confederate army in part, but the city and its people mainly. This is the compelling story of these people and their city, caught in civil war. Here were a people who in the tumultuous months of 1860 hesitantly moved from peace to secession and were then caught in the stream of events which relentlessly moved from civil war to siege to final defeat."; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
Minor edgewear & bumping, small crease on front cover, PO name inside. Text is starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked.
"From the stealthy, lethal attack to the ear-splitting Klaxon of an emergency crash dive, here is the history of the silent service - of brave, courageous men who dare to live and fight and die beneath the seven seas. Here are the true stories of the valiant crews and lethal ships that have made the record of the submarine service glow with glory!"; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
