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World War II


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Vendor SKUAuthorTitlePublisherConditionDescriptionKeywords(s)PriceImage
9938Montgomery, HelenThe Colonel's LadyFarrar & RinehartFair to good. Covers and spine have light shelfwear and soiling. There is a faint moisture stain on the bottom of the back cover. No dust wrapper.Autobiography of Helen Montgomery, married to a soldier in WW2, China experiences, etc.Autobiography, Helen Montgomery, WW2, China$20
2474Montgomery, Rutherford G.Hurricane YankDavid McKay Company 1942 with one color plate and line drawings.Fair to good with shelf wear and soiling.Hurricane Yank, American flyiing for England in WW2WW2, Aviation$18
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9216Morrison, Wilbur H.Point Of No Return The Story of the 20th Air ForceTimes Books 1979 book club edition hardback with 316 pages, b&w photos, bibliography and an index.Good to very good with light shelf wear on the bottom of the spine. In a good dust wrapper.Aviation, WW2, WWII, USAF, History of the 20th Air Force Aviation, WW2, WWII, USAF, History, the 20th Air Force $10
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7693Mowat, FarleyMy Father's Son Memories Of War And PeaceHoughton Mifflin 1992 with 340 pages and b&w photos.Fine in a fine dust wrapper.Autobiography, Canada, WW2Autobiography, Canada, WW2$14
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9574Museum of Science and IndustryThe Story Of The U-505Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. 1955 stapled paperback, 8.5 x 11 inches, with 33 pages, photos and illustrations.Fair. Top of front cover has a 7 inch crease. There is a faint stain 4 inches long on the top of the front cover and , very faintly and smaller, on page one and 2. Covers have some shelf wear and soiling.1955 stapled paperback, 8.5 x 11 inches, with 33 pages, photos and illustrations. WW2, WWII, Submarine, U-505, Admiral Daniel V. Gallery. United States Navy. WW2, WWII, Submarine, U-505, Admiral Daniel V. Gallery, United States Navy, USN $17
8306Neuhausler, Dr. JohannWhat Was It Like In the Concentration Camp At Dachau?Trustees for the Monument of Atonement 1973 12 edition paperback with 80 pages and b&w photos.Good. Light soiling on the covers. Front cover has a 1/2 inch tear.WW2, holocaust, Concentration Camp, DachauWW2, holocaust, Concentration Camp, Dachau$10
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1531Nolan, LiamSmall Man of NanatakiE.P. Dutton & Co. 1966 first edition with 162 pages, b&w frontis of Kiyoshi Wantanabe.Good in a fair dust wrapper. Tape marks on inside of front endpapers.Japan, Religion, WW2Japan, Religion, WW2$15
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6756O'Donnell, James P.The Bunker The History Of The Reich Chancellery GroupHoughton Mifflin 1978 reprint with 399 pages and b&w photos.Very good in a good dust wrapper.The Bunker The History Of The Reich Chancellery GroupWW2, Germany, Thke Bunker, Reich Chancellery Group$12
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7901Overy, RichardWhy the Allies WonW.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1996 edition, 396 pages, b & w photos, w notes and indexGood condition, lightly soiled and light shelf wear, fair dust wrapperWW2WW2$14
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6785Parkinson, RogerSummer, 1940 The Battle of BritainDavid McKay 1977 book club edition with 251 pages, b&w photos, maps and an index.Good in a good dust wrapper.Summer, 1940 The Battle of BritainAviation, The Battle of Britain, WW2$10
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1484Perrault, GillesThe Red OrchestraSimon and Schuster 1967 first printing with 512 pages, b&w photos, bibliography.Very good in a fair dust wrapper.WW2, EspionageWW2, Espionage$15
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6755Persico, Joseph E.Piercing The Reich The Penetration Of Nazi Germany By American Secret Agents During Wourld War IIViking 1979 reprint with 376 pages, b&w photos, bibliography, end paper maps, index.Good to very good in a good dust wrapper.Piercing The Reich The Penetration Of Nazi Germany By American Secret Agents During Wourld War IIWW2, Espionage$10
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9536Philco StaffPhilco Service At War The Story of Philco's Training and Installation DivisionPhilco Fair to good. Covers a little worn and soiled. Shelf wear to top and bottom of the spine, corner tips of covers. Faint bumping on the corner tips. No dust wrapper.Circa 1944-1945, 8.5 X 11 inches with b&w photo, illustrations, copies of letters. WWII, WW2, Philco Training and Installation Division, Company history, Corporate History. WWII, WW2, Philco Training and Installation Division, Company history, Corporate History, Philco$60
7379Pool, JamesHitler And His Secret Partners Contributions, Loot and Rewards, 1933 - 1945Pocket Books 1997 first printing with 415 pages, b&w photos and an index.Good to very good. Owner's name and address on the title page. Lower front corners bumped lightly, in a very good dust wrapper.Hitler And His Secret Partners Contributions, Loot and Rewards, 1933 - 1945Hitler, WW2$12
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1729Potter, John DeaneFiasco, The Break-out of the German BattleshipsStein and Day 1970 book club edition with 235 pages, b&w photos, index.Good with light shelf wear, bumped corners. No dust wrapper.WW2WW2, battleships, Germany$10
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3487Read, D.H.C., C.F.Prisoner'Quest A Presentation of the Christian Faith in a Prisoners of War CampMacmillan 1945 first printing with 159 pages.Good in a fair dust wrapper.Prisoner of War in WW2 GermanyPrisoner of war, POW, WW2$14
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10226Reitlinger, GeraldThe House Built On Sand The Conflicts of German Policy in Russia 1939-1945VikingGood. Light shelf wear and soiling on the covers and spine. In a fair to good dust jacket that has soiling wear, and some short tears, particularily along the edges.1960 first edition hardback with 459 pages, 2 fold-out maps, notes, bibliography, appendicies and an index. WW2, Germany, RussiaWW2, Germany, Russia, Politics$25
7320Robertson, TerenceEscort Commander The story of Captain Frederic John Walker CB, DSO and three Bars, RNNelson Doubleday 1979 with 202 pages and ink drawings.Good with light shelf wear. No dust wrapper.Escort Commander The story of Captain Frederic John Walker CB, DSO and three Bars, RN. WW2WW2$10
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8526Romulo, Carlos P.I Saw The Fall Of The PhilippinesDoubleday 1942 first edition with 323 pages and b&w photos.Good. Light soiling and shelf wear on the cover. Owner's name in ink inside. In a poor taped dust wrapper.WW2, PhilippinesWW2, Philippines$12
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12273Rose, Robert A., D.D.S.Lonely Eagles The Story Of America's Black Air Force In World War IITuskegee Airmen Inc.Very good. Has a small, 7 line rubber stamp inside. No dust wrapper.The Story of America's Black Air Force in World War II. This copy is signed by three Tuskegee Airmen. Rusty Burns, 99th FTR. Sqd, signed on the front endpaper, two others signed their pictures, Oliver Goodall, a B-25 pilot, and Lt. William Ellis. There are many b&w photos and a bibliography.Tuskegee Airmen, Afro-American, WW2, P-38, P-47,B-25, Aviation$25
12284Rosser, Harold C.No Hurrahs For MeCovenant House BooksFineHarold C. Rosser's experiences as a US Airforces pilot in the China, Burma, India theater of WW2. He flew the P-40, P-47 and P-38. There are b&w photos.Harold C. Rosser, WW2, CBI, China, Burma,India, Aviation,P-40,P-47,P-38$20
654Rothchild, Sylvia EditorVoices from the HolocaustNew American Library 1981 first printing with 456 pages.Very good in a fair to good dust wrapper.Holocaust, WW2Holocaust, WW2$14
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9665Sayre, Geneva With Glen WilliamsonOn The BrinkLight and Life Press 1974 paperback with 103 pages, map, b&w photos.Good to very good with light soiling and a faint crease on the back cover. Owner's name in ink inside.Missionaries, China, imprisioned by the Communists, Geneva Sayre. POW Prisoner of war. Missionaries, China, Geneva Sayre. POW, Prisoner of war, WW2 $15
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12288Schneider, HorstRising Up Again and Again How Life Can Be Fun If You Want It To BeWingspan PressVery good. There's a light crease on one corner of the back cover.Horst Schneider and his wife Margo's experience in post WW2 Germany and later emigration to the US, settling in Colorado.Horst Schneider, WW2, Colorado$25
810Schultz, DuaneWake IslandSt. Martin's Press 1978 book club edition with 192 pages, b&w photos.Very good in a fair dust wrapper.Wake Island, WW2Wake Island, WW2$12
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Vendor SKUAuthorTitlePublisherConditionDescriptionKeywords(s)PriceImage
11547Seabrook, William C.In The War At Sea A Record of Rotterdam's Largest Merchant fleet and Its Gallant Crews From 1940 to 1945Holland-America LineGood with shelf wear and some soiling and creasing.The Holland-America Line ships in WW2. Many b&w photos in this stapled 5.5 x 8 inch booklet.WW2, Holland-America Line, Shipping, Merchant Fleet$30
12279Shaw, DwightThe Footlocker FifthSelf-publishedGood. Owner's address label is on the front cover.A biography of Dwight Shaw, his youth in Idaho, WW2 in the army air service, prisoner of war in the Philippines and Japan. This copy is inscribed to his neighbor.Autobiography, Dwight Shaw,WW2, Idaho, Philippines, Japan, POW, prisoner of war$25
12280Shaw, DwightThe Footlocker FifthSelf-publishedFair.to good. The last 10 pages have moisture damage.A biography of Dwight Shaw, his youth in Idaho, WW2 in the army air service, prisoner of war in the Philippines and Japan. This copy is inscribed by the author's wife to a neighbor.Autobiography, Dwight Shaw,WW2, Idaho, Philippines, Japan, POW, prisoner of war$15
12492Smith, Walter Bedell, GeneralLetter to George E. Outland with an Embassy Of The United States Of America letterhead.selfGood. Faint shelf wear and creasing.8 x 10.5 inches, a response letter to congressman George Outland concering the desire of Mrs. Rebecca Shapiro to bring her relatives to the United States. Smith is responding as our ambassador in Russia. He was Eisenhower's chief of staff in WW2 and later head of the CIA.Autograph, General Walter Bedell Smith, WW2, CIA$300
9865StaffThe War In PicturesOdhams Press Limited Fair. Covers and spine are worn and soiled. Name on front end paper. 4 lines of inscription on back of front free endpaper. 2 lines of ink on top of title page. No dust wrapper.Circa 1942 hardback, 7 x 10 inches, with 320 pages of photos.A photographic history of World War 2.WW2, history$14
10290Stein, George H.The Waffen SS Hitler's Elite Guard at War 1939-1945Cornell University PressVery good with faint shelf wear. In a fair price clipped dust jacket that has multiple tears of up to 1 inches along it's edges.1966 hardback with 330 pages, 3 fold-out maps, bibliography and an index. WW2, Waffen SS$25
11267Stephen, Martin, edited by Eric GroveSea Battles in close-up: World War 2Naval Institute PressFine. In a good dust wrapper that has a short tear in both the front and back.Sea Battles in World War 2.WW2, Sea Battles$20
11699Stimson, Henry L.Letter to George E. OutlandselfGood with creasing and a date stamp.8 x 10.5 inches on a War Department letterhead, this letter from Stimson, the Secretary of War, to Mr. Outland references a hearing on H. R. 2800, a bill "To provide for cooperation with State agencies administering labor laws in establishing safe and healthful working conditions in industry." Stimson was also head of the Manhattan Project that built the first Atomic Bomb.Autograph, Henry L. Stimson, WW2, Politics, Atomic Bomb, Manhattan Project$500
9617Stockton, Anna MariaMy Desperate JourneyCarlton Press 1975 with 91 pages.Good in a poor, chipped and worn, dust wrapper. Owner's name in ink inside.WW2, WWII, a political prisoner in Buchenwald, Holocaust. ISBN 0-8062-0115-0 WW2, WWII, political prisoner, Buchenwald, Holocaust$15
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11684Swartley, RonAir Museums Southwest A Travel Guide To 26 Air Museums From Texas To Southern CaliforniaFrontier Image PressGood. The covers have light shelf wear and soiling.8 x 10.5 inches with many photos of planes, especially planes from WW2.Aviation, Aviation History, WW2$20
10562Thomas, NedMy Reaction Self PublishedVery good1994 paperback, inscribed by the author, with 140 pages and b&w photos. Newspaper editor and publisher, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Washington. Autobiography. WW2, WWII, Korean War.Newspaper, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Washington State. Autobiography, WW2, WWII, Korean War, print media$20
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10563Thomas, NedMy Reaction Revised EditionSelf PublishedVery good1995 with 154 pages and b&w photos. Newspaper editor and publisher, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Washington. Autobiography. WW2, WWII, Korean War.Newspaper, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Washington State. Autobiography, WW2, WWII, Korean War, print media$20
505Thomas, W. HughThe Murder of Rudolf HessHarper & Row First edition, 1979 with 224 pages and b&w photos.Very good in a good dust wrapper.WW2, Rudolph HessWW2$15
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11064Thorne, Bliss K.The Hump The Great Military Airlift of World War IIJ. B. LippincottGood to very good with light shelf wear. Owner's name and the date in ink inside. No dust wrapper.1965 second printing hardback with 185 pages, b&w photos and endpaper maps. WW2, CBI, China, Burma, India, Aviation, The Hump$20
7313Townsend, PeterDuel Of EaglesSimon and Schuster 1970 6th printing with 480 pages, b&w photos and an index.Very good in a torn, ripped dust wrapper.Duel Of Eagles, ww2 aviationAviation, WW2$10
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12182U.S. ArmyCamp CarsonUniversal Press, San Antonio, TexasGood. There is a faint fold mark and light soiling on front cover, folded corner on the back cover.Camp Carson Public Relations Office Circa 1940's 9 X 12 magazine with many b&w photos. Camp Carson, Colorado, in WW2US Army, Camp Carson, WW2, Colorado$25
12334U.S.S. Puffer (SS-268) staffUnited States Navy U.S.S. Puffer (SS-268) Welcome On BoardUnited States NavyGood. One vertical and one horizontal crease with two punch marks on top.8.5 x 11 handout for visitors to the Submarine U.S.S. Puffer (SS-268). The sub's history is mentioned, WW2 patrols, what to ask the tour leaders and what not to ask.Ephemera, WW2, Submarine, USN, United States Navy, U.S.S. Puffer (SS-268)$20
11156Underwood, Joseph F., AMMIC USNR (ret)The Eight Said No A Personal History of the Great Pacific WarTurnerFine in a very good dust wrapper.An authobiography of a sailor in WW2. Served in air squardons on battleships and aircraft carriers, particularily the USS Hornet (CV-8). There are many b&w photos, a bibliography and an index. Endpaper photos as well.WW2, USN, USS Hornet (CV-8)$40
11353United States NavyU.S. Naval Air Station San Diego, CaliforniaArmy and navy Publishing Company of LouisianaGood. All four corners are bumped. Has light shelf wear and soiling. No dust wrapperThis 9 x 12 inch hardback has many b&w photos. Truman is pictured as president but the war isn't over yet. Naval AviationWW2, USN, United States Navy, Naval Aviation$50
3781United States Navy DepartmentRadio Navigational Aids 1943United States Navy Department 1943 stiff cardboard with 330 pages and an index.Fair to good. Spine creased, covers worn and stained, soiling, moisture marks. Many tipped in corrections.1943 stiff cardboard with 330 pages and an index. Radio navigation aids.USN, United States Navy, ww2$14
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546van der Heide, DirkMy Sister And IHarcourt, Brace and Company 1941 edition with 95 pages.Good, with top & bottom of spine showing a bit of wear. Fair to good dust wrapper.Autobiography, WW2Autobiography, WW2$10
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8419van der Vat, DanThe Atlantic Campaign World War II's Great Struggle At SeaHarper & Row 1988 first edition with 424 pages, b&w photos and an index.Fine in a good dust wrapper.1988 first edition hardback with 424 pages, b&w photos and an index. ISBN 0060159677 WW2, USN, Atlantic$14
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12401Vause, JordanU-Boat Ace The Story of Wolfgang LuthNaval Institute PressFine, In a very good dust wrapper.WW2 German submariner Wolfgang Luth's biography. There are b&w photos, bibliography and an index.WW2, Submarine, Wolfgand Luth$30
10582Vincent, MauriceFrom the Buggy to the MoonSelf publishedVery good.Circa 2000 paperback, inscribed by the author, with 64 pages and b&w photos. Autobiography of Maurice Vincent, Louisiana native, bugler on the USS Arizona, WW2, WWII, lumberjack, resident of Darrington, WA.Autobiography, Maurice Vincent, Louisiana, bugler, USS Arizona, WW2, WWII, lumberjack, Darrington, WA Pacific Northwest, Washington State$20
11017Vincent, MauriceFrom the Buggy to the MoonSelf publishedVery good.Circa 2000 paperback, inscribed by the author, with 64 pages and b&w photos. Autobiography of Maurice Vincent, Louisiana native, bugler on the USS Arizona, WW2, WWII, lumberjack, resident of Darrington, WA.Autobiography, Maurice Vincent, Louisiana, WW2, USS Arizona, Pacific Northwest, Washington State, Darrington, WA$20

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Vendor SKUAuthorTitlePublisherConditionDescriptionKeywords(s)PriceImage
11934Watson, C. HoytDeShazerSaltbox PressGood. Shelfwear and soiling on the covers. Ten pages have underlining or ink in the margins. The previous owner's four line inscription is in front.Signed by DeShazer on the title page and dated 2-24-'95. DeShazer was on the WW2 Doolittle Raid to Japan. He spent time in a prisoner of war camp and went back to Japan as a missionary.Biography, Jacob DeShazer, Doolittle Raid, WW2, Prisoner of War, Religion, Missionary$20
11296Weber, Barbara Ohler with Vera-Fern HollandFleeing To The Friendly EnemySelf-PublishedVery good. Light shelf wear and creasing on the covers.An autobiography of Barbara Ohler Weber. Resident of Tschippendort, Romania during WWII, she escaped from the Russians to the Germans, then to the US where she and her husband bought an orchard in eastern Washington State. There are a few b&w photos.Autobiography, Barbara Ohler Weber, Romania, Tschippendort, WW2, Pacific Northwest, Washington State.$30
9092Weiss, MosheFrom Oswiecim To Auschwitz: Poland RevisitedMosaic Press 1994 oversized paperback with 182 pages and b&w photos.Good. Light creasing and one short tear on the back cover. Oswiecim, Auschwitz, Poland, Holocaust, WW2$10
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9507Wheeler, KeithWar Under The PacificTime-Life 1981 9 X 11 inches, 3rd printing with 208 pages, maps, b&w and color photos, bibliography and an index.Very good. Light wear on the bottom of the spine. No dust wrapper.WW2, WWII, Japan, Subrmarine, US Navy. ISBN 0-80094-3377-X WW2, WWII, Japan, Subrmarine, US Navy$14
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2601Wheeler, Monroe, Editor, Text by T.S. Eliot and othersBritain At WarThe Museum of Modern Art 1941 with 97 pages of mostly photography and war art.Good to very good in a fair dust wrapper. Acid marks on front, ending pages.Britain At WarArt, Britain, England, WW2$40
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9504Whipple, A. B. C.The MediterraneanTime-Life 1981 9 X 11 inches, 2nd printing with 208 pages, maps, b&w and color photos, bibliography and an index.Very good. No dust wrapper.WW2, WWII, The Mediterranean. ISBN 0-894-3385-0 WW2, WWII, The Mediterranean$12
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9673White, ThomasSky Saga A Story In Verse of Empire Air-menHutchinson No date. 60 pages. Tan boards. Very good. In a worn, chipped , scraped and soiled dust wrapper.Aviation, WW2, WWII, England, Poetry. Aviation, WW2, WWII, England, Poetry. $16
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8891Whiting, CharlesKasserine First BloodStein And Day 1984 bookclub edition with 190 pages, b&w photos and an index.Fine in a very good dust wrapper.Kasserine, Kasserine Pass, WW2, AfricaKasserine, Kasserine Pass, WW2, Africa$14
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900Wilmot, ChesterThe Struggle for EuropeCollins 1952 with 766 pages, lots of maps, end paper maps.Fair, shelf wear, front hinge cracked. No dust wrapper.WW2WW2$12
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5084Winans, Leonard GOur Navy's Striking Power Close-Ups of its Latest EquipmentGrosset & Dunlap 1941 with 57 pages and many b&w illustrations.Good with light bumping and shelf wear in a poor dust wrapper.WW2, USN, united states navyWW2, USN$17
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6794Winterbotham, F.W.The Ultra SecretHarper & Row 1974 book club edition with 199 pages and an index.Good. No dust wrapper.The Ultra SecretWW2, Espionage, Ultra$10
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691Wyden, PeterStella, One Woman's True Tale .....In Hitler's GermanySimon & Schuster 1992 with 382 pages and b&w photos.Very good in a very good dust wrapper.WW2, HolocaustWW2, Holocaust$16
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10093Yates, JeanNormandy Journal The S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien returns to Normandy fifty years laterPelican Hook PressVery good. One faint smudge mark on the front cover. The dust jacket is fair to good with repaired tears along the top of the spine. The jacket has some wear and soiling.1995 paperback, 8.5 x 11 inches, inscribed by the author, with 197 pages, glossary and drawings by the author.Normandy, The S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien, Liberty Ship, WW2, Merchant Marine$35
9509Ziemke, Earl F.The Soviet JuggernautTime-Life 1981 9 X 11 inches, 2nd printing with 208 pages, maps, b&w and color photos, bibliography and an index.Very good. No dust wrapper.WW2, WWII, Germany, Russia. ISBN 0-894-3389-3 WW2, WWII, Germany, Russia$12
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925Ziff, William B. Macmillan 1944 first printing with 530 pages, inscribed by the author.Very good with light shelf wear, book plate. No dust wrapper.The Gentlemen Talk of Peace...WW2WW2$20
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