Search Results: History - World from Blue & Grey Book Shoppe

From the front dust jacket flap: "Inside the Third Reich is the memoirs of Albert Speer, a key member of Hitler's Nazi Germany. As Minister of Armaments and War Production, Speer had an active, far-reaching role in keeping the Nazi war machine well oiled and in motion. A strong supporter of Hitler, as well as his friend, Speer faced a searing moral crisis at the end of World War II when he learned the true enormity of the war crimes of the Nazi party. Inside the Third Reich is Speer's honest and thoughtful attempt to understand how intelligent, well-educated, decent people became a willing part of the Third Reich."There are two sections of black & white photos.Book - Very Good- condition. Previous owner's name in ink on endpaper. Pages are tanned with darker edges. Pages are free of marks, binding is good.Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. Jacket is enclosed in clear protective cover, but there is slight soiling, rubbing, and a tiny bit of edge wear.Please use photos as part of the description.527… Read More

From Wikipedia: "King Leopold's Soliloquy is a 1905 pamphlet by American author Mark Twain. Its subject is King Leopold's rule over the Congo Free State. A work of political satire harshly condemnatory of his actions, it ostensibly recounts a fictional monologue of Leopold II speaking in his own defense."
There are a few black & white illustrations and a few black & white photographs. Stated Second Edition.
Fair condition overall for a paperback book published in 1905. Cover is in poor condition - there is some soiling, plus many chips, tears, creases, and the front cover is loose. The pages have some light soiling, some edge/corner wear, but the text is clean. Photographs are on smoother paper and are in good condition. the page binding is in good condition. Overall, a good reading copy.
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56 pages.

From front dust jacket flap: ""Skewering the nonsense we were all taught about the world's revolutions, religions, heroes, and inventors, Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of World History takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of history from the Trojan War to World War II. In between are the awful human stories behind the rise and fall of the greatest heroes and scoundrels who ever lived." "Mr. Shenkman raises - and answers - the questions you had always wanted to ask your history teacher but never dared to. He also explains who has mangled history and why."Book condition: Fine. Clean and Very Tight, I doubt this book was ever read.Dust Jacket condition: Very Good. Slight rubbing/bumping , very minimal edge/corner wear. Please see photos.301 pages including index.

From back cover: "Castles are crumbly and romantic. They still hint at an age more colorful and gallant than our own, but are often debunked by boring people who like to run on about drafts and grumble that the latrines did not work. Joseph and Frances Gies offer a book that helps set the record straight - and keeps the romance too.""The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books." - Time Black and white photos and illustrations. Very Good condition. Front and back covers have a few barely noticeable "dents". Very minimal edge and corner wear. The back bottom corner does show a tiny pit of wear. Text is clean and binding is tight. Spine is not cracked. Please use photos as part of the description.272 pages including Bibliography and Index.

From back cover: "This book by Peter Connolly is a reconstruction of life in Judea and Galilee at the time of Jesus of Nazareth. The political background - the reign of Herod the Great, through the uprising against the Romans, to the crushing of Jewish resistance at Masada - forms the plan of the book. Everyday life, the complexity of religion, the geography of the land, military, domestic and religious architecture and the role of the archaeologist, are its theme."Condition: Very Good. Very minimal wear to front and back covers EXCEPT some wear to bottom spine and slight wear to corners. Closed book page edges have a few very light stains that do not affect the pages. Otherwise pages are clean and tight. Please see photos.96 pages including Index.

From back cover: "It takes ten billion years for the ideal planet to form, three billion more for the right conditions to emerge before it finally happens: mankind begins. In an epic overview of the human race, this fast paced story of all of us is history like you've never read it before.

Some topics: surviving the Ice Age, surviving the plague, the fall of the Aztec Empire, mastering flight, Industrial Revolution, and more.

Fine condition. Very minimal wear. Only flaw noted was a vertical soft crease close to the edge of the first page. Clean and tight.
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437 pages including Photo Credits

From dust jacket front flap: "This richly illustrated book offers a concise overview of the historical background to Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series, a straightforward exploration of what daily life in Nelson's navy was really like for everyone from the captain to the rawest recruit." Lots of photos and illustrations with text. Book - Fine condition. Clean and tight.Dust Jacket - Fine condition. No visible wear. Please see photos. 95 pages including Index.

From the back DJ: "Each mystery is spelled out, incorporating possible explanations, further questions, or absolute answers." "It's a must-read for the history buff or the Bible enthusiast!"Book condition - Very Good-. Gift tag taped inside front cover. Otherwise clean and tight. Very minimal edge/corner wear.Dust Jacket condition - Good. Back cover has some "wrinkled" areas, but there is no mildew, mold, or odd smells. Spine has chip-type closed tear that is taped on the inside.Please see photos.287 pages including Index.

From front DJ flap: "Each of this book's six sections, arranged chronologically, opens with a world map that shows developments at various points of the copmass, along with an essay about that was happening and why."
It has a world-wide perspective. Colorful images and lots of information.
Book - Near Fine condition. Beautiful book - Navy over boards with compass design impressed on the front, white text on spine. There is a slight wave to the top and bottom of the pages, but no water stains, so it may just be from the printing.
Dust Jacket - Good+ condition. Colorful, but shows light rubbing and some edge/corner wear. Also a closed tear about an inch long at the top of the front cover.
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Note: this is a large, heavy book.
400 pages including Index.

Per Dust Jacket, this book has "102 designs derived from the art of the past - ranging from ancient Egypt and Classical Greece to The Renaissance, The American Folk Tradition, and Art Nouveau." There are charted designs for needlepoint, tapestry, or cross stitch. Black and white with some color pages.Book condition: Very Good. Red covers with a copper color gilt title and design. Pages are clean and tight. Very minimal edge or corner wear.Dust Jacket condition: Poor. Torn & taped, large creases, and large missing chips, but color is good. 191 pages.

From the front dust jacket: "...now brings together her most provocative, reflective, and illuminating writings on history - essays, reportage, and addresses selected from her work of nearly forty-five years.

Book - Very Good condition. Black cloth covers with gold gilt on front and spine. Only flaw noted was black marker on front end paper. Text is clean and binding is tight. Stated First Edition.
Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. Front cover has some soft creases. There is some edge/corner wear - specially at the top.

306 pages.

From the back cover: "Although the United States is at present still in a class of its own economically and perhaps ever militarily, it cannot avoid confronting the two great tests which challenge the longevity of every major power..."
Can the United States preserve a balance between defense requirements and maintain commitments? Can it preserve technological and economic bases? Inow runs the risk of "imperial overstretch" and must face the...fact that the sum total of its global interests and obligations is larger than its "power to defend them all simultaneously."
Book - Very Good condition. Front gray cover has impressed title in silver gilt. Black spine also has silver gilt title. Pages 251-262 have a soft crease at the bottom corner. Slight wear on bottom edge. Some wear on corners. Good reading copy.
Dust Jacket - Fair condition. Both top and bottom edges have chips and tears.
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677 pages. Heavy book.

"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of three essays, concerned with education and ideal conduct. One essay also covers the role of women, their rights, duties in education, and compassion. John Ruskin was an art critic in Victorian England and an influential figure in the art world.This book includes: Preface, Preface to First Edition, Of Kings' Treasuries, Of Queens' Gardens, and The Mystery of Life and its Arts.Fair condition. Maroon cloth cover. Spine has gilt title, but both cloth and gilt have faded. Both front and back covers have some wear and stains.There are some stains to closed book page edges. Previous owner's name on front end paper, plus a red round sticker. The pages are free of marks, but the paper is very tanned. A couple of pages have come loose from the binding and some of the pages have corner chips. Please see photos.244 pages.

From front inside dust jacket flap: This condensed pocket handbook presents at a glance the great masterpieces of world architecture, vital to an understanding of civilization." More than 700 illustrations and diagrams. This book is a hybrid between paperback and hardback - It has a brown leather look cover over thin boards with gilt lettering, plus a coated dust jacket. Book - Very Good condition. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight. Pages 191/192 has discoloration due to newspaper clipping on "Styles" that was inserted. The clipping is included. Please see photos.Dust Jacket - Fine condition. No visible wear. Price sticker on back. 192 pages including Glossary and Index.

From quotes on the back dust jacket: "Barbara Tuchman's best book...so large in scope, so crammed with information, so clear in exposition, so assured in tone that one is tempted to say it is not a book but an education." - Naomi Bliven, The New Yorker"An extraordinary book about a truly remarkable soldier...real and moving...certainly deserves reading by all Americans." - General James M. GavinFrom the front dust jacket flap: This book "is a brilliant narrative history and superb biography - at once the story of our number-one man in China, the fabulous 'Vinegar Joe,' and of the American relation to China over three decades, from the fall of the Manchu empire to the rise of Mao Tse-tung."Book - Good+ condition. Black cloth over boards with silver gilt on spine. Previous owner's name in ink on page before title page. I noted 3 pages that had small corner creases at the top. Text is clean. Binding is tight. There are black & white photo inserts. Dust Jacket - Good condition. Soft crease at bottom… Read More

From back cover:
The orthodoxy regarding the relationship between politicians and military leaders in wartime democracies contends that politicians should declare a military operation's objectives and then step aside and leave the business of war to the military. In this timely and controversial examination of civilian--military relations, Eliot A. Cohen chips away at this time-honored belief with case studies of statesmen who dared to push, provoke, and even defy their military officers to great effect.
Using the experiences of Abraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau, Winston Churchill, and David Ben-Gurion to build his case, Cohen offers compelling proof that, as Clemenceau put it, "War is too important to be left to the generals." By examining the shared leadership traits of four politicians who triumphed in extraordinarily varied military campaigns, Cohen contends thast active statesmen make the best wartime leaders, pushing their military subordinates to succeed where they might have failed if left… Read More

From front DJ flap: "Well-know motoring writer Andrew Whyte describes the history of 101 famous marques, representing the 101 years of the motor car, from 1885 to 1985 inclusive. All the celebrated names are here: Alfa Romeo, Bentley, Bugatti, Cadillac, Cord, Citroen, Duesenberg, Ferrari, right through to Studebaker, Stutz, Volkswagen, Volvo and Wolseley. In each case the principal cars are featured together with the people behind the marques, the major engineering achievements, interesting facts and figures, mergers and ..."
The author also covers other less well-known companies.

Book - Good condition. Silver Gray paper with black, gray, & white car graphic on the front and black text on spine. Covers have spotting that I'm guessing is due to the glue used. Edges and corners are good EXCEPT bottom edge that has much shelf wear. Text is clean. Binding is good.
Dust Jacket - Good condition. Some stains inside - many line up with the stains on the covers. Also, some of the black ink from the graphic… Read More

From back DJ cover: "Detailed descriptions of each episode in the conflict, from 'Operation Passage to Freedom' to the evacuation of the US embassy in Saigon, are enhanced by the stories of those who witnessed the drama unfold. With hundreds of images and a compelling narrative, The Vietnam War is a stirring record of the suffering, sacrifice, and heroism in the longest American conflict of the 20th century."

Book - Fine condition. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Very Good condition. Front has minimal edge/corner wear, but back has a 1" tear at the corner with a closed chip that has been taped on the inside. There is also a hard crease at the bottom edge on the back.

360 pages including Index.

From back cover: "Vietnam was the first war America lost on the ground. In this illustrated account, historian Nigel Cawthorne traces the conflict from its inception to its traumatic end. He looks at the political events that led to the war and examines its impact upon both the Americans and the Vietnamese, whose battle for the independence of their country was to leave lingering scars upon the American psyche."

Fine condition. Clean. Tight.

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240 pages including Bibliography and Index.

From the Foreword: "The American Revolution, the Bicentennial of which we are celebrating in 1975 and 1976, was an event of utmost significance in the history of both this country and the world. It brought into being a nation, dedicated to the ideals of liberty and justice, that was destined to become, in less than two centuries, the leader of the western world. And it marked the beginning of vast changes..."
Good condition. Front cover has a bit of sticker glue remnant. Back cover has a shipping label from the Department of the Army. Edges have a little wear and corners have more wear. Text is clean and binding is tight. A good reading copy.
257 pages including Index.