Search Results: Military - WWII from Shoemaker Booksellers

The Castle Press, 1941. 126 pp. Original brown, staple-bound covers, moderately soiled w/ light edge wear. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Contents nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1958. 239pp incl index. Red paper boards; touch of edge wear, else very good. Several small brown speckle spots on title page and front endpaper verso, else contents very good. Half-tone illus. Pictorial dj; slightly edge worn, spine and panel edges lightly toned, else good. The story of a "Bridge Too Far," the Anglo-American assault on the Dutch Rhine River bridges in Sept 1944. The last bridge in Arnhem proved one too many for the ambitious Market-Garden plan. The British First Airborne Division held out for 3 days and nights before retreating across the Rhine, this unit was nearly decimated.. First American Edition. Paper Boards. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grossman Publishers, 1969. 175pp. Full black cloth. Covers & contents near fine. Half-tone illus in text. Printed/pictorial dj; slightly edge worn, dusted, 2 inch closed tear on front panel, else fair. On May 29, 1942, British trained, Czech commandoes, mortally wounded Himmler's number 2 man in Prague: Reinhard Heydrich, head of Security Services of the SS, the Sicherheitdienst (SD). The Czech paratroopers were hunted down, and the village of Lidice was completely destroyed. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Coward, McCann, 1957. 215pp incl appendices. Black paper boards; touch of wear to spine ends and corners, else near fine. Contents fine. Half-tone frontis (only illus). Printed/pictorial dj; spine and edges lightly toned/dusted, else good. At dawn, Aug 19, 1942, Operation Jubilee was launched: the British landing at Dieppe, France. The raid was disasterous: 6,000 British troops landed, but less 2,000 were evacuted. The raid at Dieppe has been rationalized as the testing ground for the Normandy invasion in 1944.. First American Edition. Paper Boards. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1973. 112pp incl index. Blue paper boards. Covers, contents, and pictorial dj; fine. 54 half-tone illus and 14 line maps. The story of England's 4 year attempt to destroy the Bismarck class battleship, Tirpitz. After many attempts by air and one attempt by midget submarines, the Tirpitz is finally sunk in Nov 1944 in a vast explosion. . First American Edition. Paper Boards. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, NY: Stein and Day, 1965. 294 pp. Original black paper covered boards w/ gilt title on red cloth spine. Binding very bright and clean. Previous owner's name stamp on front endpaper. DJ spine a bit sunned. Mild edge wear. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1944. 206 pp. Original blue cloth covers. Mild rubbing to corners and spine ends. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. DJ moderately soiled w/ wear and tear to edges. Chipping to extremities. Illust. w/ b/w photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Exeter Books, 1983. 363pp. Decorative blue paper boards; touch of wear on spine bottom; else fine. Pages lightly age-toned, else near fine. Color illustrated pages. Pictorial dj; slightly edge worn, else very good. Descriptive text and illus of rank badges and insignia of: Great Britain, Norway, Netherlands, Soviet Union, Denmark, France, Yugoslavia, US, Italy, China, Bulgaria, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Poland, Japan, Rumania, Hungary during WWII. . Reprint. Paper Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D. C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1940. 46 pp. Original brown staple-bound wraps, moderately soiled. Light sunning to edges. Illust. w/ color and b/w maps. Contents nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1963. 258 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends slightly bumped. DJ lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Garver Miller. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indianapolis/New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company (1945) 380 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Spine ends a bit bumped. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear, tear, and few small chips to edges. Old tape repair to spine ends. Spine sunned. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: A Popular Library Eagle Book (1956) 176 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled. Edges of leaves a bit age toned, otherwise, contents nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, NY: Random House (1959) 178+2 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ faint discoloration to foredge of rear cover. Spine ends bumped. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to edges. Tiny chip to top of spine, and top corner of front panel. Illust. w/ b/w photos and maps. The story of the British and American navies, the men of the merchant marine, the shipbuilders, and the escort units, which worked tirelessly to turn the tide on the Germans, and reclaim the Atlantic Ocean for the Allies.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Illus. by Richard Edes Harrison (Maps). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mount Plesant, SC: The Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1979. 282 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends lightly bumped. Previous owner's blindstamp on front blank endpaper. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY: Random House (1959) 178+2 pp. Original blue cloth covers, lightly soiled. Spine ends bumped w/ small bump to top edge of front cover. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear to edges. Approx. 1/2" closed tear from top edge of front panel. Faint dampstain to bottom corner of rear panel of DJ. Illust. w/ b/w photos and maps.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good+. Illus. by Richard Edes Harrison (Maps). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Combat Forces Press, 1954. 471pp incl index. Full gray cloth, blue, red, and black stamped letters, "Old Ironsides" emblem patch stamped in black, yellow, red, and blue on front cover (approx 2½ x 3 inches); touch of edge wear, else near fine. Contents fine. Half-tone illus, plentiful. Pictorial dj; spine top chipped, spine and panels lightly toned & dusted, spine lightly faded, else good. During WWII, the 1st Armored Division spent the war battling the Germans in North Africa and the Italian campaigns. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bastogne: Nuts Museum (No Date) 96 pp. Original blue wraps, lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Light foxing to endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1975. 144pp. Black paper boards; fine. Past owner wrote name, address, and the day's weather report for July 25, 1978 on front endpaper; else contents fine. Half-tone illus and a few line maps. Pictorial dj; lightly toned, else very good. The battles between the British navy vs the Italian fleet and Axis aircraft in the Gulf of Sirte in the Mediterranean Sea during relief operations to Malta in Dec 1941 and March 1942.. First American Edition. Paper Boards. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Stein and Day, 1967. 254pp incl index. ¼ yellow cloth backed gray paper boards; cover edges lightly faded, else near fine. Pages lightly age-toned, past owner's name address neatly stamped on the front endpaper, else contents near fine. A few full page half-tone illus. Printed/pictorial dj; lightly toned and edge worn, short closed tear on lower spine, else good. The story of Operation Market Garden at Arnhem during WWII, "A Bridge Too Far." Here, the British paratroopers landed amidst two SS Panzer divisions and other German units. The British 1st Airborne Division was nearly wiped out: half killed or wounded, and most of the others captured. . First American Edition. Quarter Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

The Royal Regiment of Canada Association, 1962. 704 pp. Original blue cloth covers, lightly soiled and rubbed. Spine ends bumped. Illust. w/ color and b/w plates and fold-out maps. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by W. R. Bennett (Maps). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.