| gamers@pipeline.com 2006-09-06, 11:41 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 NOT an 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 - looking for Svea Rike, a
game on Swedish history and warfare, in particular.)
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) - Fighting on the front lines as only
the great journalist, Ernie Pyle, could tell it.
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 Mauldin (1945) - No one captured the life of the
American GI like Mauldin in this classic volume illustrated with lots
of the famous Mauldin 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!
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
Back Home by Bill Mauldin, 1948 - Life for American GIs after World
War II. Lots of great Mauldin drawings.
Battle for Britain: End of the Third Reich - Ballantine's Illustrated
History of World War II (1979) - Lots of photos!
Defense Will Not Win the War by Lt. Col. W.F. Kernan, US Army - First
paperback printing, 1942. Contemporary analysis of WWII as it
happened!
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 by the respected military historian.
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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