Satan in Top Hat: The Biography of Franz von Papen
New York: Alliance Book Corporation, c1941. 24 cm, 359, illus., gift inscription on flyleaf. More
New York: Alliance Book Corporation, c1941. 24 cm, 359, illus., gift inscription on flyleaf. More
New York: Hearst's Internat'l Library, 1916. First Edition. 247, illus., damp stains to text (no pages stuck), endpapers wrinkled, ink notation ins front flyleaf, bds somewhat scuffed. More
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2014. First U.S. Edition. Presumed first printing thus. Trade Paperback. 224 pages. Illustrations (photographs, diagrams). Front and back cover have flaps. Includes Foreword, Introduction, Data, Armour, Armament, Fire Control and Radar, Machinery, Refits, Scale Plans, Conclusions, Bibliography, and Index of Ships. This is part of the Warships of the Kriegsmarine series. A short biography of the personality after whom each ship was named is followed by a comprehensive selection of photographs, preference being given to those rarely seen previously or appearing in a publication for the first time. Gerhard Koop served in the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War and then in the postwar Federal German Navy until his retirement in 1981. He was a widely published author on naval technology and maritime historical subjects, as well as translating many English-language navel books into German. Perhaps his greatest achievement was a series of six volume--of which this is one--covering the major surface warships to the wartime German navy. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1967. First American Edition. 255, appendices, sources, notes, index, ink underlining and marginal marks on several pages, DJ & DJ flaps creased vertically. More
Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1985. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 121, wraps, index, some wear and soiling to covers. More
Madison, WI: The University of WI Press, 1968. First Edition. 276, illus., maps, notes, bibliography, index, library bookplate, stamps, & barcode, soiling to a few pgs, sm marker marks fr flyl. More
New York: Biltmore Publishing Co. Inc., 1943. 322, frontis illus., ink name ins fr flylf, pgs sl darkened, DJ brittle and small tears, several pieces missing from DJ. More
New York: Biltmore Publishing Co. Inc., 1943. 322, frontis illus., stamp ins fr flylf, pgs sl darkened, discolor ins bds, pencil notes ins r bd, bds scuffed & soiled. More
London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1942. First? Edition. First? Printing. 63, wraps, footnotes, some page discoloration. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1979. First Edition. 304, illus., endpaper maps, DJ somewhat soiled and some wear along edges. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1979. First Edition. First Printing. 304, illus., endpaper maps, DJ edges somewhat worn and small tears. Inscribed by the author. More
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. First Edition. 320, endpaper maps, index, foxing to fore-edge, DJ somewhat soiled and some edge wear: small tears, small chips missing. More
Hanover: Adolf Sponholtz Verlag, 1936. 95, illus., text somewhat darkened, foxing inside boards and flyleaves and to fore-edge, ink notation inside front flyleaf. More
Cologne: Druckhaus, 1976. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 128, illus., DJ worn and soiled. Foreword by Berndt von Staden, German Ambassador to the U.S. More
Cologne: Druckhaus, 1976. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 128, illus., DJ worn and soiled. Foreword by Berndt von Staden, German Ambassador to the U.S. More
n.p. McNaughton & Gunn, 2004. Revised Edition. 24 cm, 361, illus., slight wear to DJ edges, compliments card from German Information Center laid in. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1934. Second Printing. Hardcover. 329, illus., map, index, slight darkening to text, DJ worn & soiled: several tears/chips, small pieces missing. Excerpt from Kirkus review: " The book opens with Landau's own early life, his training and background for the position he later held. The last part picks up the threads of his personal career, his post-war experiences, two years' romantic interlude with Yvonne, a famous dancer, his trip to Russia and the adventure of the emeralds, his fleeting contracts with post-war secret service activities. The balance of the book -- and the more important part -- is an analysis of the British secret service operations in Belgium and Holland." More
New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1972. First Edition. 269, illus., notes, bibliography, index, DJ slightly soiled, slight wear to top and bottom edges of DJ, ink name on front flyleaf. More
New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1972. Third Printing. Hardcover. ix, [1], 306 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Inde. Small tears along edges of DJ. Small stain on fore-edge. Foreword by William L. Langer. Afterword by Robert G. L. Waite. Walter Charles Langer (February 5, 1899 – July 4, 1981) was an American psychoanalyst who prepared a detailed psychological analysis of Adolf Hitler in 1943. Langer studied psychoanalysis at Harvard University, where he worked as a professor upon completion of his education. Langer was later employed by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), where in 1943 he prepared a psychoanalysis profile of Hitler. In this analysis, Langer accurately predicted that Hitler would commit suicide as the "most plausible outcome", and the possibility of a military coup against Hitler well before the assassination attempt of 1944. Following Langer's analysis and Hitler's subsequent death, Langer turned the report into a book about Adolf Hitler, The Mind of Adolf Hitler: A Secret Wartime Report. This book was Langer's best-known; however, he also wrote the books Psychology and Human Living, A Psychological analysis of Adolf Hitler: His Life and Legend, and Dissecting the Hitler Mind. Langer worked as a psychoanalyst at Harvard University. Following his graduation, Langer was accepted into the American Psychiatric Association (APA). However, Langer was accepted into the APA against common practice as he was the first to be admitted without obtaining an M.D. Despite many controversies, the profile has been influential in the field of profiling political leaders. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First Edition. 523 pages. Maps, footnotes, index, library stamps & barcodes, fr DJ flap pasted inside v.1 front flyleaf (rest of DJ missing). More
Chicago, IL: O'Sullivan Publishing House, 1933. 203, appendix, small stains to margins pp. 6-7, DJ worn & quite stained: small tears, small pieces missing. More
London: Collins, 1974. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 254, illus., maps, some wear and small chip to DJ edges. More
New York: Basic Books, c2003. First Printing. 25 cm, 278, illus., references, index. More
Phoenix Mill, Thrupp, U.K. Sutton Publishing, 1999. First? Edition. First? Printing. 166, index, bibliography, some sticker residue to front DJ. More
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2009. Presumed First U.S. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 448 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. Introduction, Notes, Bibliography, Index, and 12 black and white maps. Topics covered include The Threat; The British; The Civilians; The Leaders; Intelligence; Where and How?; The Defences; The Navy; The Army; The Air Force; The Citizen Soldiers; Working Together; The Threat Resolved; Could It Have Happened? This book focuses on the interval between the beginning of war against Napoleon in May 1803 and his withdrawal from Bologna two and a half years later; and the months after the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk up to September 1940. Identifying striking parallels and key differences in these defining periods, the book outlines strategic and political contexts and examines the climate of fear, suspicion and hostility that fermented at all levels of British society as the specter of invasion loomed; whether in 1805 as Napoleon's Grande Armee massed across the channel, or in 1940, as German preparations for Hitler's Operation Sealion began in earnest. The consequences of a successful invasion in either 1805 or 1940 would have been immeasurable, irrevocably altering the lives of millions. This copiously illustrated study of a people at war and their response to such a grave threat admirably evokes the mood of a past Britain. It also examines the decisive factors that meant the invasion plans were never executed, and--using the evidence available--speculates what would have happened had they been carried out. More