The War with Germany: A Statistical Summary
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1919. Hard Cover.
Former high school library copy - usual marks. Boards soiled.
154 pp. A statistical overview of the American effort in the Great War.
World War I
The Western Front 1914-1918
London: Almark, 1974. Trade Paperback.
Faint edge wear.
80 pp. From rear cover: "As we approach the 60th anniversary of the commencement of the greatest blood-bath in the history of man, a resurgence of interest is inevitable. This book should appeal to those who have little time for the military.....
The Eye in the Door
. Plume, 1995. Trade Paperback.
Faint edge wear.
It is the spring of 1918, and Britain is faced with the possibility of defeat by Germany. A beleaguered government and a vengeful public target two groups as scapegoats: pacifists and homosexuals. Many are jailed, others lead dangerous double lives, the "the.....
Make the Kaiser Dance
New York: Doubleday, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Signed by author with inscription. Jacket edges rubbed with some tears along front jacket flap edge, small stain on page ridge.
xxiii, 455 pp. Living memories of a forgotten war. The American experience in World War I. Illustrated.
To Verdun from the Somme: An Anglo American Glimpse of the Great Advance
London and New York: John Lane, 1917. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover.
Fifth edition. No jacket. Stain on boards.
xx, 142 pp. With an introduction by James M. Beck. A personal narrative of World War I.
Uncle Sam Wants You: World War I and the Making of the Modern American Citizen
New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. An exceptional copy.
334 pp. Based on a rich array of sources that capture the voices of both political leaders and ordinary Americans, Uncle Sam Wants You offers a vivid and provocative new interpretation of American political history.....
The Canadian Corps in World War I (Men-at-Arms Series, No. 439)
New York: Osprey, 2007. Embleton, Gerry. First Edition. Soft Cover.
First edition. Minor general wear.
48 pp. This book describes the organization, lists the units and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the four Canadian divisions which earned an elite reputation on the Western Front in 1915-18. Canada's 600,000 troops.....
Treading the Winepress
New York: A.L. Burt, 1925. Reissue. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Spine lightly toned, small stain on top page ridge.
394 pp. SYNOPSIS: "Patriotic adventure tales about young men and women who defend Christian virtue and the British Empire against the tyranny of German militarism in World War I. Set along.....
BE2 in Action (Aircraft No. 123)
Carrollton, TX: Squadron / Signal Publications, 1992. Stapled Binding.
An exceptional copy.
50 pp. Built and operated in large numbers by the British Royal Flying Corps during WWI. Used as fighters, reconnaissance aircraft, artillery spotters & bombers. Over 100 photos, 40 detail drawings, 2 pages of scale drawings, 13 full-color.....
Flying in Flanders
New York: Ace Books, 1971. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback.
First edition. Minor general wear.
253 pp. Belgium's balloon-busting ace recounts his 37 victories.
Mata Hari: Courtesan and Spy
New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1930. Photoplay Edition. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Ink name on front paste-down endpaper, light general wear.
xi, 312 pp. Photoplay edition with stills from film starring Greta Garbo. "”I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win." - Mata.....
The Armies of Industry: Our Nation's Manufacture of Munitions for a World in Arms, 1917-1918, in Two Volumes (How America Went To War, Volumes 4 and 5 of 6)
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1921. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First editions. No jacket. Minor general wear.
xxiii, 382; 384-738 pp. Volumes 4 and 5 of 6. Illustrated with photographs from the collections of the War and Navy Departments. CONTENTS: Introduction; Preface; War Department Organization; The Ordinance Problem; Gun Production;.....
Demobilization: Our Industrial and Military Demobilization After the Armistice, 1918-1920 (How America Went To War, Volume 6)
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1921. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket. Top board corners bumped, tissue guard creased.
xi, 333 pp. Volume 6 of 6. Illustrated with photographs from the collections of the War and Navy Departments. CONTENTS: Halt!; The A.E.F. Embarks; The Transatlantic Ferry; Ebb Tide;.....
The Road to France: I. The Transportation of Troops and Military Supplies, 1917-1918 (How America Went To War, Volume 2)
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1921. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket. Minor general wear.
xv, 307 pp. Volume 2 of 6. Illustrated with photographs from the collections of the War and Navy Departments. CONTENTS: The Land: Preface; A Contrast; The Start of the Vanguard; Mobilizing Regulars and.....
In the World War
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1920. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition (C-V code). No jacket. Spine lightly toned, bookplate on front paste-down endpaper, half inch tear along edge of second blank.
387 pp. Blue boards with gilt titles on spine and on front board. "War memoirs by Ottokar.....
Deeds of a Great Railway: A Record of the Enterprise and Achievements of the London and North-Western Railway Company during the Great War, with Illustrations
London: John Murray, 1920. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Lightly rubbed with minor loss of spine gilt.
xvi, 214 pp. 8vo. An account of the London and North-Western Railway during World War I. This railroad was, in the late 19th century, the largest joint stock company in the world.....
Military Planning and National Policy: German Overtures to Two World Wars (The Harmon Memorial Lectures in Military History, Number 27)
Washington: United States Air Force Academy, 1984. Stapled Binding.
Edges slightly faded.
26 pp. Military lecture focused on Germany's tactics in World Wars I & II, published by the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Three Soldiers (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books ML 205)
New York: The Modern Library, 1932. Hard Cover.
1944-53 printing, Toledano 205.1, binding/jacket style 8h, 365 titles on verso, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Quarter-inch tear along bottom edge of front jacket panel, jacket price clipped.
ix, 471 pp. "Three Soldiers is a 1921 novel by American writer and critic John.....
The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol; or, Striking the First Blow at the German Fleet
New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1915. Hard Cover.
No jacket, spine lightly toned, ink name and date on front endpaper.
235 pp. "Two young officers serving with England's naval forces battle renegade allies and members of the German fleet in the Pacific, Mediterranean, and Atlantic during World War I."
The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol; or, Striking the First Blow at the German Fleet
New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1915. Brown, Howard; Davis, J. Watson. Hard Cover.
Rear jacket panel lists through book 10 (Victorious Fleets). Jacket edges rubbed with a couple chips and tears. Pencil name on front free endpaper.
235 pp. Jacket art by Howard Brown, frontispiece by J. Watson Davis. "Two.....
Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I
New York: Touchstone, 2002. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
1st printing. Remainder mark, page ridge soiled.
xiv, 353 pp. 8vo. Includes 16 maps and a section of black & white photographs. A full account of the American involvement in World War I, by the former U.S. Army officer and son of.....
Eye-Deep in Hell: Trench Warfare in World War I
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989. 4th Printing. Trade Paperback.
4th printing. Minor wear to corners.
215 pp. Millions of men lived in the trenches during World War I. More than six million died there. In Eye-Deep in Hell, the author explores this unique and terrifying world—the rituals of.....
Wars of the 20th Century: World War I, World War ll, The Korean War, The Vietnam War, The Middle East Wars
Greenwich: Longmeadow Press / Bison Books, 1985. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
3" tear on rear jacket panel.
Includes color and b&w photographs. This guide to the major global wars of the 20th century is loaded with battle maps, photographs, and essays on the conflicts.
At the Front with Three Armies: My Adventures in the Great War
London: Andrew Melrose, Ltd / Butler & Tanner Frome and London, 1914. Hard Cover.
3 inch cut on front free endpaper, light smudge on rear board, spine and edges faded, edges lightly foxed. Mary Parke Foster's copy, with her bookplate on front endpaper. Foster was the 3rd President General of.....
Aircraft Versus Aircraft: The Illustrated Story of Fighter Pilot Combat from 1914 to the Present Day
London: Chancellor Press, 2001. Reissue. Large Hardcover.
Reissue. Jacket faintly rubbed.
200 pp. Includes strategy and tactics in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Falklands and the Gulf.