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History: World War II/Holocaust | - 11 items found in your search |
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Bill, George J.; Billy, Christine M.. Merchant Mariners at War: An Oral History of World War II *** Signed ***
Gainesville, FL University Press of Florida 2008 0813032466 / 9780813032467 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
First printing. Foreward by James C. Bradford and Gene Allen Smith. Quarterbound in light blue cloth and dark blue boards, black spine lettering; blue endpapers. 322 pages. B&W illustrations. Appendices, Bibliography, Index. Originally formed as a private for-profit enterprise, the merchant mariners were pressed into wartime duties when the United States joined the Allied forces in battle. They became an integral part of fighting the war as they braved blockades, torpedoes, and bombings to deliver vital war materiel. This collection of interviews with 59 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Graduates who served during WW II provides a seldom-seen perspective on the war's maritime history as well as startling accounts of privation and brave endurance by these young officers. This copy very interestingly bears the following author inscription: "To Dr. Gary A. Lombardo, Many thanks for your steadfast interest in my work. Enjoy the reading! George J. Billy. " Dr. Lombardo is Professor of Maritime Business and former Asst. Academic Dean at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Book is in fine condition in an equally fine dust jacket, now protected in an archival cover.
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65.00 USD
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Cole, H.M.. The Lorraine Campaign
Wash, D.C. Historical Division, Department of the Army 1950 First Edition Hard Cover Fine No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Fifth volume in the "United States Army in World War II" series and the first volume in the subseries "The European Theater of Operations." Green cloth with red band, gilt lettering, and U.S. Seal stamped on front cover. xxi, 657 pages. Numerous fold-out maps and illustrations, with a large fold-out map in back pocket. Index. In addition to the detailed account of each phase of the operation, the volume includes the Third Army Staff Roster as of 1 Sept. 1944; Glossary; Table of Equivalent Ranks; Basic Military Map Symbols; Biographical Note. ~~ Book is in excellent condition; only minor rubbing wear at heel of spine and corners, text block age toned; interior paging is clean and unmarked and all maps present. Please see bookseller photo. This is very large, heavy volume weighing 5 pounds.
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52.00 USD
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Hale, Edwin R. W.; Turner, John Frayn. The Yanks Are Coming
New York Midas Books/Hippocrene Books 1983 0882547267 / 9780882547268 First U.S. Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition, assumed first printing. The English edition (Midas Books) and American edition(Hippocrene Books) were published simultaneously, and the copyright page contains information for both editions. Both are out of print. This copy is the U.S. edition, since it states 'New York' on the title page. Black binding with gilt spine lettering. 210 pages. 20 plates of B & W photographic illustrations. Book is fine, clean, straight, appears unread. Dust jacket is also fine, with both American and UK prices showing on flap. ~~This book chronicles the experiences of the first GIs to arrive in Britain in January 1942, researched through interviews and their personal letters. Edwin Hale served in the British Royal Air Force during WWII, and conceived the idea for this book at that time. Years later he sought out the ex-GIs by advertising in newspapers throughout the U.S., and received an avalanche of mail, eventually resulting in this book, which is a compilation of their narratives. An interesting and collectible piece of history with a personal perspective. In archival cover.
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25.00 USD
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Mordecai Richler (Editor). Writers on World War II: An Anthology
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1991 0394572580 / 9780394572581 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition, so stated on copyright page, first printing. Book is fine--clean, square, sharp-cornered. Dust jacket is fine. Very mild edgewear only at top of spine, remarkable for a book this age. A beautiful copy.
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20.00 USD
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Morse, Arthur D.. While Six Million Died: A Chronicle of American Apathy
New York Hart Pub Co 1968 0805501703 / 9780805501704 Trade Paperback Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
420 pages. The story behind the deliberate obstruction placed in the way of attempts to save the Jewish people from Hitler's "final solution," with detailed documentation from worldwide interviews with participants, research in archives around the world, as well as classified and official papers that had never been published before Morse's exhaustive study. No single volume has documented this dark period in its historical relationship to America as thoroughly and passionately. Book is in fine condition, tight, appears unread.
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15.00 USD
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Onoda, Hiroo. No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War
Tokyo Kodansha International Ltd 1974 0870112406 / 9780870112409 First Edition Hardcover Very Good+ Very Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Stated first edition. Translated by Charles S. Terry. Tan cloth with black spine lettering and map endpapers. 219 pages. B&W photographs and illustrations. Book is in very nice condition, clean, tight, lower corners a bit worn, some light foxing on top of text block. Dust jacket shows some wear and head/heel of spine and at flap folds. Original $7.95 price intact. A first-person account of a Japanese army lieutenant who remained at large in the Philippine jungle for thirty years, believing that World War II was still being fought. When he surfaced he became a folk hero in Japan and an example of courage and dedication. In archival cover.
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12.00 USD
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Pitchfork, Graham. Shot Down and On the Run: The RDAF and COmmonwealth Aircrews Who Got Home From Behind Enemy Lines 1940-1945
Toronto Dundurn Group 2003 1550024833 / 9781550024838 First Edition Soft Cover As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First edition, first edition trade paperback. Unread, clean, like new. "This compelling book tells some of the epic stories of the thousands of shot-down airmen, including many Canadians, who got out from behind enemy lines across all theatres of the Second World War. Based on special first-hand interviews and new research . . . many of these accounts have never been published before. This book explores the pivotal role of military intelligence that masterminded the training, support, and organization of escape and evasion; it also features rare photographs of the evaders and their helpers."
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10.00 USD
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Porter, Anna. Kasztner's Train: The True Story of an Unknown Hero of the Holocaust
New York Walker & Co 2008 0802715966 / 9780802715968 First Edition Hard Cover As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
First U.S. edition, first printing with full number line. The meticulously researched and compelling story of unacknowledged hero Rezno Kasztner, who saved the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews, but to this day is seen by many as a Nazi collaborator. An important piece of Holocaust history. This book is a FIRST PRINTING in brand new, mint condition, protected in clear archival jacket.
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23.00 USD
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Pyle, Ernie. Ernie Pyle in England
New York Robert M. McBride & Co. 1941 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good+ Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Stated First Edition. Grey cloth with red lettering and cover illustration, and publisher's original red topstain to textblock. 228 pages. Author's first book. Ernie Pyle was a roving reporter for the Scripps-Howard newspaper and traveled the U.S. extensively. In this book he shares his lengendary humanistic description of England under the German blitzkrieg of WWII. "Ernie Pyle has applied to the beleagured people of England the same scrupulous reporting, the same human understanding, and the same instinctive sense of drama and pathos and humor that have distinguished his other work." --dust jacket. ~~ Book is in very nice condition, binding tight, pages clean, some light age soiling on covers, endpapers darkened. Dust jacket shows considerable wear: several chips, mainly at head/heel of spine and tops/bottoms of flap folds, as well as wear and rubbing along spine and flap folds. Price-clipped.
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28.00 USD
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Sigmund, Anna Maria. Women of the Third Reich
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada NDE Publishing 2000 1553211057 / 9781553211051 First Edition Hard Cover As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
North American English Language Edition. Assumed first printing; no additional printings listed. Red binding with gilt spine lettering. 236 pages. B&W illustrations. References and Sources; Bibliography. In this groundbreaking work, Sigmund examines the official Nazi portrayal of women in the Third Reich, and the real lives of eight women who were a part of the Nazi regime or played a roll in its ascendency. In doing so she attempts to reach past the secrecy and censorship of Hitler's circle. ~~ Book is as new and appears unread, in an equally fine dust jacket, now in a clear archival cover.
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20.00 USD
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Talbott, Hudson. Forging Freedom: A True Story of Heroism During the Holocaust ***SIGNED***
New York G. P. Putnam's Son 2000 0399234349 / 9780399234347 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
First edition, fourth printing. Chronicles the brave exploits of Jaap Penraat, a young Dutch man, who risked his life during World War II to save the lives of over 400 Jews. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by author on title page. Book and dust jacket are in fine conditon, with a small wrinkle and miniscule tear (barely 1/16") at base of spine.
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15.00 USD
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