Twentieth Century Warfare: How Modern Battles Are Won and Lost
New York: Dutton, 1940. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 205, bibliography, index, boards worn and soiled. More
New York: Dutton, 1940. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 205, bibliography, index, boards worn and soiled. More
London: J. Murray, 1916. 19 cm, 183, illus., boards worn, library sticker, some foxing. More
Aldershot, England: Gale & Polden, Ltd., 1927. First? Edition. First? Printing. 69, wraps, illus., some wear and soiling to covers. More
Munchen [Munich]: J. F. Lehmanns, 1958. 2. start uberarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage [English Translation: 2nd revised and expanded edition]. Hardcover. 239, [1] pages. With 76 illustrations. Text is in German. DJ has some wear and tear. Slightly cocked. It has sections on Infantry Weapons, Artillery, Panzers, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Special Weapons, and information on important research areas in Germany. This work contains information and drawings of the V-1 and V-2 weapons and is famous for a short discussion of Flying Saucer research. Mr. Lusar served was a major in the German Army during World War II. His engineering career took him to many foreign countries, including the Soviet Union. Since 1945 he has devoted himself to the study and analysis of German naval history and kindred subjects. Wunderwaffe is German for "wonder-weapon" and was a term assigned during World War II by Nazi Germany's propaganda ministry to some revolutionary "superweapons". Most of these weapons however remained prototypes, which either never reached the combat theater, or if they did, were too late or in too insignificant numbers to have a military effect. The advanced weapons under development generally required lengthy periods of design work and testing, and there was no realistic prospect of the German military being able to field them before the end of the war. When some advanced designs, such as the Panther tank and Type XXI submarine, were rushed into production, their performance proved disappointing to the German military and leadership due to inadequate pre-production testing or poorly planned construction processes. However, a few weapons proved to be successful and have had a large influence in post-war designs. More
Topeka, KS: The Boys' Chronicle, n.d. 210, illus., map, roster, most pages have darkened somewhat, some soiling to boards and spine, Dornbusch #1173. More
Philadelphia, PA: Running Press Book Publishers, 1997. Reprint. Second printing. Trade paperback. 128 p. Illustrations. Fold-out map at front. More
Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1962. Reprint (originally published in 1949). Wraps. [4],92 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Tables. Glossary. Selected bibliography. Cover has some wear and soiling. National Park Service Interpretive Series History No. 3. Topics covered include the era of artillery, gunpowder, the characteristics of cannon, projectiles, tools, and the practice of gunnery. Technical Review by Harold L. Peterson. Albert C. Manucy (1910–1997) was an author, historian and a Fulbright Scholar who specialized in Spanish Colonial Florida and the architecture of St. Augustine, Florida. Mr. Manucy worked for the National Park Service for 33 years. He wrote on many subjects, including two books on St. Augustine. After graduation, Manucy worked for the National Park Service. He first worked on a WPA research project on Fort Jefferson National Monument in Key West, Florida. He was one of the first historians of the National Park Service and would become an authority on the history of Spanish Florida; in particular, the Castillo de San Marcos in his hometown. More
San Rafael, California: Presidio Press, 1979. Third Edition [Fully Revised]. Trade paperback. 157, [3] pages. Illustrations. Tables. This was first published as Weapons Technology 1975 with a second edition under that title in 1978. Includes Introduction, as well as sections on Naval Weapons, Army Weapons, Air Force Weapons, and General (including information on the US/USSR Strategic Nuclear Position, Electronic Warfare, Military Communications, and Future Trends. This book concentrates on modern, current systems. The aim is to give the reader sufficient information to enable understanding of the subject, but with the minimum of highly technical jargon. However, performance details are included whenever appropriate, and lists of both NATO and Soviet missiles in use will be found in their appropriate sections. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1967. Hardcover. 408, illus., maps, index, bookplate ins front board, boards spotted & stained, DJ worn & soiled: small tears, small pieces missing, large tear front DJ. Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall (July 18, 1900 – December 17, 1977) was a chief U.S. Army combat historian during World War II and the Korean War. Known professionally as S. L. A. Marshall, and nicknamed "Slam" (the combination of all four of his initials), he authored some 30 books about warfare, including Pork Chop Hill: The American Fighting Man in Action. During World War II, Marshall became an official Army combat historian, and came to know many of the war's best-known Allied commanders. He conducted hundreds of interviews of both enlisted men and officers regarding their combat experiences, and was an early proponent of oral history techniques. In particular, Marshall favored the group interview, where he would gather surviving members of a front line unit together and debrief them on their combat experiences of a day or two before. More
New York: Time Incorporated, 1982. Time Reading Program Special Edition. Trade paperback. [16], 373, [3] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Maps. Glossary of Main Weapons. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Ink notation inside front cover. Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall (July 18, 1900 – December 17, 1977) was a chief U.S. Army combat historian during World War II and the Korean War. Known professionally as S. L. A. Marshall, and nicknamed "Slam" (the combination of all four of his initials), he authored some 30 books about warfare, including Pork Chop Hill: The American Fighting Man in Action, which was made into a film. During World War II, Marshall was an official Army combat historian, and knew many of the war's best-known Allied commanders. He conducted hundreds of interviews of both enlisted men and officers regarding their combat experiences, and was an early proponent of oral history techniques. Marshall favored the group interview, where he would gather surviving members of a front line unit together and debrief them on their combat experiences of a day or two before. More
New York: Time Incorporated, 1962. Special Edition. Trade paperback. 373, [3] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Maps. Glossary. Index. Front cover separated and taped back to spine. Covers soiled. Time Reading Program Special Edition. Study of the Korean War battle of the Chongchon River. The Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, also known as the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on, was a decisive battle in the Korean War, and it took place from November 25 to December 2, 1950, along the Ch'ongch'on River Valley in the northwestern part of North Korea. In response to the successful Chinese First Phase Campaign against the United Nations (UN) forces, General Douglas MacArthur launched the Home-by-Christmas Offensive to expel the Chinese forces from Korea and to end the war. Anticipating this reaction, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) Commander Peng Dehuai planned a counteroffensive, dubbed the "Second Phase Campaign", against the advancing UN forces. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1961. Third Printing. 280, illus., maps, appendices, chronology, index, small stains ins boards & flyleaves, DJ quite worn: tears, small pieces missing. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1958. First? Printing. 280, illus., maps, appendices, chronology, index, name stamped inside front flyleaf, edges stained, some wear to boards. More
Nashville, TN: The Battery Press, 1958. Reprint Edition. 280, illus., maps, appendices, chronology, index, small stain inside rear flyleaf, small stains on edges. More
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1945. First Edition. 173, illus., glossary, index, pages slightly darkened, boards and spine somewhat soiled, rear board somewhat spotted. More
New York: Plume, 2001. Book Club Edition. 255, some edge wear and scuffing to DJ. More
Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1993. Seventh Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. x, 405, [1] pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Index. Minor cover wear and edge soiling. William Hardy McNeill (October 31, 1917 – July 8, 2016) was a historian and author, noted for his argument that contact and exchange among civilizations is what drives human history forward, first postulated in The Rise of the West (1963). He was the Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Chicago, where he taught from 1947 until his retirement in 1987. In 1947, McNeill began teaching at the University of Chicago, where he remained throughout his teaching career. He chaired the University's Department of History from 1961 to 1967, establishing its international reputation. During his tenure as chair, he recruited Henry Moore to cast a bronze statue called Nuclear Energy commemorating the University of Chicago as the place where the world's first manmade nuclear chain reaction took place in 1942. In 1988 he was a visiting professor at Williams College, where he taught a seminar on The Rise of the West. According to John W. Boyer, the University of Chicago's Dean and a former student of McNeill's, McNeill was "one of the most important historians to teach at the University of Chicago in the twentieth century". From 1971 to 1980, he served as the editor of The Journal of Modern History. His Plagues and Peoples (1976), was an important early contribution to the impact of disease on human history. In 1982, he published The Pursuit of Power, which examined the role of military forces, military technology, and war in human history. More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1942. Second Edition [stated] Third Impression [stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 5.25 inches by 8.25 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. 249, [3] pages. Contains 37 Diagrams. May be missing front end paper as pagination is 'off' by one sheet (two page numbers). Preface; Introduction by Tom Wintringham; Two Doctrines; The Spanish Laboratory; Thrust and Pocket Tactics; Battle on Narrow Fronts; The Air Arm Over Battle; The Panzer Divisions; Panzers at Work; Tactics of Combat Teams; Artillery Decentralized; Principles of Defence; Islands of Resistance; Web Defence; The Counter-Blitz; Appendix 1; Appendix II; Appendix III; and an Index. This copy once belonged to Lt. Edgar T. Martin, Signal Corps who was assigned to the U.S. Embassy in London in June, 1942. Notation of same on half-title page. Ferdinand Otto Miksche was an officer in the Czechoslovakian Army, the British Army, and ultimately the French Army; and was also a prolific author on politico-military subjects. He attended the (Austro-Hungarian) Imperial Military College, and also the LudovMore. More
West Chester, PA: Schiffer Pub, c1990. 29 cm, 139, illus., minor soiling to boards. More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1950. 25 cm, 464, notes, index, DJ soiled: small edge tears/chips, several large pieces missing. More
New York: B. M. Whitlock, c. 1888? Oversized, c. 90 + plates, 2 vols., illus., rear flyleaf v.1 creased, small tears to v.2 portfolio, boards scuffed both vols. & some wear to spine edges. More
Center Line, MI: Ordnance Tank-Automotive Com, c. 1955. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Binder. Ringbound, 19-ring binder with tabbed sections. Illustrations. Binder has wear and soiling. It is hard to estimate a page count, given the use of 3/4 size sheets that overlay diagrams at the bottom of full sheets. There is about .75 inch of material, including stiff card tabs. This publication is For Official Use Only, and was prepared by LaDriere, Inc., Technical Division, Detroit, Michigan under Contract No. DA-20-089-ORD-38778. This is undated, but appears to be circa mid-1950's. This type of information is increasingly scarce. It has a lot of technical data on specific vehicles. This item has specific relevance to military museums, restoration facilities, military equipment collectors, and military technologists. Major General Nelson M. Lynde, Jr. was commanding the command when this was published; he assumed command in 1955. The binder was specially prepared for this publication, with a globe, missile in flight, title, organization, and For Official Use Only marking on front. Staple noted near fore-edge of binder front. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 7 inches by 10.25 inches. xxiv, 245, [3] pages. Frontis map. Note on Sources. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Simon Mark Pepper is emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Liverpool. He is a specialist in late medieval and early modern military architecture. Pepper is professor of architecture at the University of Liverpool. He is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He is a specialist in late medieval and early modern military architecture and has been on the editorial board of Fort: The International Journal of Military Architecture since 1997. Nicholas Adams received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts (NYU). He has taught at Lehigh University, Columbia University, Harvard University and Vassar. He has published widely in the history of architecture from the military architecture of the Italian Renaissance to contemporary American architecture. His books include Firearms and Fortifications. More
Alameda, CA: Spectrum HoloByte, 1989. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. [2], iv, 154 pages. Illustrations. Diagrams. Bibliography. Index. Cover worn, torn, soiled, and scuffed. This is an M1 Abrams Tank Simulation. Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher. The company, founded in 1983 in Boulder, Colorado by Jeff Sauter, Phil Adam and Mike Franklin, was best known for its simulation games, notably the Falcon series of combat flight simulators, and for publishing the first version of Tetris outside the Soviet Union (in 1987, for MS-DOS). Spectrum HoloByte also published games for various home computers and video game consoles. The chairman of Spectrum HoloByte, Gilman Louie, also founded Nexa Corporation, a developer of entertainment software, which went on to merge with Spectrum HoloByte and company President Phil Adam prior to the company's move from Colorado to California. In 1992, HoloByte received an investment from Kleiner Perkins, which let the company repurchase shares formerly owned by Robert Maxwell's companies, ending its ties to their bankruptcies. In December 1993, Spectrum HoloByte merged with MicroProse to form MicroProse Inc. For the following years, games from both companies were published under their respective brands, but in 1996 all titles were consolidated under the MicroProse brand. Hasbro Interactive acquired the merged company in 1998, and what had been Spectrum HoloByte ceased to exist when the development studio in Alameda, California was closed in 1999. More
London: Spring Books, 1971. Third Impression [stated}. Hardcover. 31 cm. 254 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (Over 359 illustrations including 59 in full color). Front hinge sprung. Dudley Bernard Egerton Pope (29 December 1925 – 25 April 1997) was a British writer of both nautical fiction and history, most notable for his Lord Ramage series of historical novels. Greatly inspired by C.S. Forester, Pope was one of the most successful authors to explore the genre of nautical fiction, often compared to Patrick O'Brian. His first book, Flag 4, was published in 1954, followed by several other historical accounts. C. S. Forester, the creator of the famed Horatio Hornblower novels, encouraged Pope to add fiction to his repertoire. In 1965, Ramage appeared, the first of what was to become an 18-novel series. The acclaimed naval historian offers up a richly detailed survey of the development of all sorts of firearms, from small handguns to rifled cannon. More