| gamers@pipeline.com 2006-08-05, 7:48 pm |
| It's time to make some room so I'm liquidating a bunch of vintage
war-related hardcovers and softcovers. These items cover a whole range
of military activity. Some of these books are over 50 years old! ALL
of these books are complete and readable. Let's call them "reader's
copies" so we don't fight over condition (although many are in much
better condition than that).
This is NOTan auction. Just looking for fair and reasonable offers.
WIll sell one, a bunch or ALL! (I'll also consider trades for any
complete wargame and/or Euro style game.)
The books are divided into hardcover and softcover sections and
further divided into era And now for the books!
HARDCOVERS WITHOUT DUST JACKETS ( Any exceptions are clearly marked.)
WORLD WAR II AND THE COLD WAR
AirWar by Edward Jablonski (1971) - Actually TWO volumes in one:
Terror from the Sky and Tragic Victories. Terror from the Sky traces
the rise of the Luftwaffe through the Battle of Britain and the London
Blitz. Tragic Victories covers the Flying Tigers. the Doolittle raid,
Midway and more. With photos.
American Warplanes by Elizabeth Mallett Conger - Contemporary
volume, published in 1943, about the Army and Navy airplanes fighting
against the enemy. Lots of photos.
Brave Men by Ernie Pyle (1944) - Figthting on the front lines as
only the great journalist, Ernie Pyle, could tell it.
Brave Men by Ernie Pyle (1944) - Figthting on the front lines as
only the great journalist, Ernie Pyle, could tell it. WITH dustjacket.
Mustang at War by Roger A. Freeman (1974) - An appraisal of and
tribute to the Mustang, the "best all around fighter of the Second
World War". Lots of photos.
The Techniques of Communism by Louis F. Budenz (1954) - Written
during the Red Scare of the 1950s. All you ever wanted to know about
the subversive ways of Communism.
Up Front by Bill Maudlin (1945) - No one captured the life of the
American GI like Mauldlin in this classic volujme illustrated with
lots of the famous Maudllin drawings.
MODERN
Delta Force by Col. Charles A. Beckwith (1983) - The US
Counter-Terrorist Unit and the Iran Hostage Rescue Mission. WITH
dustjacket.
Dictionary of Weapons and Military Terms by John Quick (1973) -
Large hardcover covering all phases of military weaponry and strategy.
Lots of photos too!
Helicopters and VTOL Aircraft by John W.R. Taylor - Profusely
illustrated volume, WITH dustjacket, on all types of vertical take off
and landing craft.
The US War Machine: An Encyclopedia of American Military Equipment
and Strategy edited by Ray Bonds (deluxe hardcover WITH dustjacket,
1983) - Everything you ever wanted to know about America's military
might. LOTS of photos and 95% of them in FULL COLOR!
The following books are all PAPERBACKS (& A MAGAZINE)
ANCIENT
Samurai Armies 1550-1615 - Osprey Men-At-Arms Series, 1979. The
definitive look at the Samurai warrior. Lots of pictures, many in FULL
COLOR!
CIVIL WAR
Spies for the Blue and Gray: The Perilous World of Espionage During
the Civil War by Harnett T. Kane (this book has taken a few "hits",
still complete and readable, 1954) - TRUE accounts of espionage and
the cloak and dagger agents who operated for the Blue and the Gray.
Terrible Swift Sword by Bruce Catton (1967) - Classic. Part of
Catton's Centennial History of the Civil War. Includes maps!
WORLD WAR II
Battle for Britain: End of the Third Reich - Ballantines
Illustrated History of World War II, Battle Book No.l 6 (1979) - Lots
of photos!
MISC.
Air Classics - Volume 14 Number 11 (November, 1978) - Magazine
devoted to airplanes and aerial warfare.
The Conduct of War 1789-1961 by Maj. Gen. J.F. C. Fuller - A study
by the well known military historian on the impact of the French,
Industrial and Russian Revolutions on war and its conduct.
Jane's Pocket Book of Major Warships (1979) - Definitive volume
covering the world of warships from all countries. Includes
battleships, destroyers, frigates, you name it!
Jane's Pocket Book of Naval Armament (1976) - All you ever need to
know about submarine launched ballistic missiles, surface to air
weapons systems, anti-submarine weapons and more! Lots of photos!
Strategy by B.H. Liddell-Hart (1967) - The classic book on military
strategy.
If you have any questions regarding any of these items, please ask.
I'm looking to move these so don't hesitate to make your fair and
reasonable offer. And thanks for looking!
--
Herb
gamers@pipeline.com
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