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USS Constellation: A Short History of the Last All-Sail Warship Built By the U.S. Navy
by Williams, Glenn F.
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- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781578641253
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€4.69
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA: Donning Company Publishers, 2000. The definitive history of the USS Constellation with B&W illustrations, ship diagrams, photographs, and copies of old writtings. Book has 96 pgs and is 10" h x 7" w. Book is unmarked, binding is tight, and it is clean throughout.. First Edition. Illustrated Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket Issued.… Read more about this item Item Price
€4.69
The Civil War Battlefield Guide
by Kennedy, Frances H.;Conservation Fund (Arlington, Va.)
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- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780395522820
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- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€4.69
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. pg. 317. 9.25" h x 7.25" w. A great history of the major (and some minor) battlefields of the American Civil War with essays, maps and illustrations (B&W and color). Maps of battlefields showing location of forces are excellent. Includes a list of battlefields (some lost), Combat Strengths and Casulalties, War Statistics, Glossary,… Read more about this item Item Price
€4.69
Pearl Harbor in Perspective
by Slackman, Michael, Ed.
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- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket Issued
- Published
- 1986
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€3.75
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Honolulu, Hawaii: Arizona Memorial Museum Association, 1986. Red, illustrated wrappers are crisp and clean with slight edgewear. The reading condition overall is very good: the text is clean and tight. There is, however, some underlining and hilighting on about 20% of the pages. 92 pgs. Well illustrated with many B&W photos and illustrations. Text is a collection… Read more about this item Item Price
€3.75
An Agent in Place: The Wennerstrom Affair
by Whiteside, Thomas
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1966
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€2.81
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, Inc, 1966. A true spy story about Swedish Col. Stig Wennerstrom who was a Soviet agent for 15 years. Hw was finally caught in 1963. This is not an Ex-Lib copy. It is a very nice, tight, and clean copy. Text pages are very nice. Blue boards with black spine… Read more about this item Item Price
€2.81
What the Atom Bomb Did in Hiroshima - An Ablum
by Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket Issued
- Published
- 1969
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€92.86
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Hiroshima: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, 1969. 42 pp. minor soiling to wrapper. no markings.. Stapled Booklet. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
€92.86
Custis-Lee Mansion - The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Viginia: National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 6
by Nelligan, Murray H.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket Issued
- Published
- 1956
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€4.69
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Washington DC: National Park Sevice, 1956. one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the national park system. wrapper slightly stained and rubbed. yellowed all over.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€4.69
Island of Java
by Stockdale, John Joseph
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Published
- 1995
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789625930794
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- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€46.90
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Singapore: Periplus Editions, 1995. Originally published in 1811. Re-printed by Periplus Editions in Singapore. Written by a Britsh Army officer who was part of the British occupationb force. Brtain captured Java and Sumatra from French and Dutch forces. Book presents everything known at the time about the Island of Java and its inhabitants. Dj corners slightly rubbed.… Read more about this item Item Price
€46.90
Son of the Morning Star : Custer and the Little Bighorn
by Connell, Evan S.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1984
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780865471603
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€5.63
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San Francisco, CA: North Point Press, 1984. Price clipped, former owner's stamp imprint on an end page. Classsic account of General Custer and the battle of the Little Big Horn. Book is 9.5" h x 6.5" w and contains 441 pps.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€5.63
A Code to Keep
by Brace, Ernest C.
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- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780312014032
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€8.44
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1988. previous owner's name and address on ffep. dj has a one inch tear at the upper back corner. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Good +/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€8.44
The Fireside Book of Guns
by Koller, Larry
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- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€3.75
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New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1959. gold boards with white and black decorations and lettering. small nicks and stains on edges.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
€3.75
Great Battles of the Civil War
by Mandel, Paul (editor)
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket Issued
- Published
- 1961
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€3.75
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New York, NY: Time Inc., 1961. from the editors of LIFE this booklet includes 14 paintings commissioned for LIFE's articles. stapled booklet with 48 pp has two inch tear at spine. yellowing due to age.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
€3.75
The Dynamics of Domestic Politics and Arms Control: The Salt II Treaty Ratification Debate
by Caldwell, Dan
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1991
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780872497474
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- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€14.07
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Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.: Univ of South Carolina Pr, 1991. dj very slightly rubbed. ffep has a personal note to previous owner from author.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€14.07
Eye of the Storm : A Civil War Odyssey
by Sneden, Robert Knox; Bryan, Charles F., Jr. (editor); Lankford, Nelson D. (editor)
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780684863658
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€15.95
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Free Press, The, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€15.95
The New Face of War: How War Will Be Fought in the 21st Century
by Berkowitz, Bruce
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780743212496
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- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€14.07
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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Pr, 2003. First Edition, First printing.. Esentially, a new, unread book with the dustjacket protected in archival mylar cover. 257 pgs book. Author discusses the new type of war being fought from Afghanistan to Iraq to Yeman. Not a remainder or book-of-the-month edition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. 8vo -… Read more about this item Item Price
€14.07
The Age of Churchill
by De Mendelssohn, Peter
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1961
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€4.69
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New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1961. no dj; tight clean copy; shows some wear and yellowing due to age. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€4.69
Manassas (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park, Virginia: National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 15
by Wilshin, Francis F.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket Issued
- Published
- 1957
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€1.88
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Washington DC: National Park Sevice, 1957. one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the national park system. wrapper soiled and stained. yellowed all over. otherwise clean and tight.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€1.88
Fortress Alcatraz - Guardian of the Golden Gate
by Martini, John A.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket Issued
- Published
- 1991
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780962922701
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- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€28.14
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Kailua, HI, U.S.A.: Pacific Monograph, 1991. Inscription by author on title p. Corners slightly bumped. Noted San Francisco historian John Arturo Martini explains the fascinating history of this landmark, from its discovery to its role during the American Civil War, its role as a military prison from 1857 to 1933, and its tenure as a maximum-security federal prison… Read more about this item Item Price
€28.14
The Souvenir : A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War
by Steinman, Louise
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781565123106
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€3.75
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2001. light stains on book edges. in stains on edge of p 104. dj price clipped. dj edges bumped and chipped in one place at lower spine. otherwise very clean and tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€3.75
The Island - A History of the First Marine Division on Guadalcanal - August 7 to December 9, 1942
by Merillat, Herbert L.
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- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1944
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€31.89
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1944. Seriously chipped and torn dj in mylar cover. yellowing over all. Text is tight and clean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€31.89
Storm over Iraq: Air Power and the Gulf War
by Hallion, Richard
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781560981909
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- 1
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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€4.69
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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1992. dj has a few scratches on back.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€4.69