Books - "history"
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Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, the Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth
Super octavo softcover (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Constable 2019
KEYWORDS: checkpoint charlie east west berlin germany democratic republic federal republic cold war berlin wall espionage history military politics
Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts About the '60s
Octavo softcover (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Summit Books 1990
KEYWORDS: history counterculture the 60s 1960s twentieth century politics culture protest vietnam new left neoconservatism
The Second International 1889-1914
FIRST EDITION, TIDY EX-LIBRARY, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp pattern to front board, patterned eps, 393pp, illus/photos, VG+ (usual but minimal library markings & labels, light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, minimal library labels, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Progress Publishers 1989
KEYWORDS: first edition sociology social science second 2nd international politics history
Paddy Finucane: Fighter Ace
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 219pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, moderate adhesive label residue ro front cover)
PUBLISHER: Crecy Books 1992
KEYWORDS: military history aviation Paddy Finucane raf British royal air force biography memoir fighter pilots
German Fighter Ace Erich Hartmann: The Life Story of the World's Highest Scoring Ace
Quarto, maroon buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black fighter plane illus to front board, marbled eps, illus title page, 296pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to extrems, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1992
KEYWORDS: military history aviation German Germany biography memoir Erich Hartmann fighter pilots luftwaffe
Medieval Castles of Spain
Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 318pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & light fading & soiling to board edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & sl surface loss to covers, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Konemann 1999
KEYWORDS: Spain Spanish castles history medieval architecture buildings Europe
Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella
Super octavo, illus light card covers, black & grey lettering to spine, xviii + 233pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/curling to spine & cover corners, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Viking/Penguin Books 2019
KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Jack Charles Aboriginal culture history Aborigines
Nature Stilled
Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to green spine, patterned eps, 367pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2020
KEYWORDS: Te Papa museum New Zealand Aotearoa natural history collection photos Jane Ussher animals
Folk Tales of New Zealand: The Legends of the Maoris
UNCOMMON, imperial octavo, pink buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 114pp, illus, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light fading to spine, light to moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep)
PUBLISHER: T. S. Denison & Company 1969
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Maori myths legends history culture folk tales folklore lore
The Quest For the Lost Roman Legions: Discovering the Varus Battlefield
Super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xl + 371pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl foxing to page edges & rear eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Savas Beattie 2005
KEYWORDS: ancient Romans Roman history antiquity Varus battlefield archaeology archeology Germania battles Europe European Germany
Jihad: Blood and Slavery: From Muhammad to ISIS
Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 441pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Yuleton Publishers 2018
KEYWORDS: muslim Islam religion history Koran Quran jihad islamic rule sharia law social commentary
Napoleon: Passion, Death and Resurrection, 1815-1840
Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing 2018
KEYWORDS: Napoleon Bonaparte military war history napoleonic wars grande armee biography
The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Vintage Books 1999
KEYWORDS: history US America American war King Philip
Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Basic Books 1999
KEYWORDS: US America American history Alexander Hamilton Aaron Burr duels post-revolution early 19th nineteenth century
The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 2006
KEYWORDS: history war military French Indian US America American colonial north America
Other Paths to Glory
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1990
KEYWORDS: military history ww1 first 1ts world war one 1 i the great war Anthony Price
Gentleman Spymaster: Ho Lt. Col. Tommy 'Tar' Robertson Double-crossed the Nazis
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Methuen 2011
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 Lt Col Tommy Robertson Tar mi5 espionage spies British
Rural Russia Under the Old Regime: A History of the Landlord-Peasant World and a Prologue to the Peasant Revolution of 1917
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) some highlighting to prelims; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1967
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history revolution early 20th twentieth century peasants
Someone Else's War: Mercenaries From 1960 to the Present
Paperback (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2000
KEYWORDS: military war history mercenaries soldiers
Shanghai Conspiracy: The Sorge Spy Ring
TIDY EX-LIBRARY, octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: E. P. Dutton & Company 1952
KEYWORDS: military war history espionage spies Asia China Japan Sorge Spy ring