Shipping is extra.
THE STORY OF D-DAY, 1977, Cornerstone of Freedom, xlib, HB, Children's
Press, $6
EXCAPE FROM WARSAW, Scholastic pb, $1
LETTERS TO RIFKA, Rifka's family had to leave her behind....during WWII,
Puffin, ages 8-12, $2
THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC, Jane Yolen, pb, vg cond, name on edges of book
(see when closed), Jewish book award, historical fiction about Hannah ini
a Jewish village during Nazi-occupied days in Poland, $4
THE TIBBETS STORY, Paul Tibbets, The Pilot of Enola Gay tells his own
true story, actual account of the Hiroshima mission 1981, 316 yellowing
pp, pb, $5
BATTLEGROUND, THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II, Collier, hb, xlib,
1965, 240 pp, history for young readers of an Army that fought
desperately and gallantly to gain time, grew in strength and numbers as
it foungt, and emerged after 4 years of war as the most powerful fighting
force ever assembled. $8
OKINAWA, THE LAST ORDEAL, Werstein, hb, xlib, 1968, 178 pp, $8
AMERICAN HEROES ALL, "Stories of our servicemen in action from the
American Revolution to Korea", xlib, hb, dj, 302 pp, selected by Albert
Tibbets, Little, Brown, 1966 first edition, $15
GENERAL PATTON, THE LAST CAVALIER, Lives to Remember series,
Mellor,1971, hb, Putnam, 192 pp, hb, xilb, good cond, "This is the
life story of a young boy who dreamed of becoming a general--and did.
An inspired leader in both world wars. " $14
ARMY LEADERS OF WORLD WAR II, Sweeney, A FIRST BOOK, hb with dj, 1984, 82
pp, exc cond, xlib,Brief biographies of five outstanding military leaders
of World War II: George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas
MacArthur, Henry H. Arnold, and George S. Patton, Jr. Illustrated with
several black and white photos, $8
ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, with an intro by Eleanor
Roosevelt and a new afterword setting Anne Frank's experiences in
their historical context, older pb, 1973, yellowing pp, names inside
cover, $3
THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, ANNE FRANK, new translation edited by Otto
Frank and Miriam Pressler, The definitive edition, 335 pp, 1995, pb,
xlib, $4
BLOOD AND GUTS, THE TRUE STORY OF GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON, USA, by
Devaney, hb, Messner biography of "the controversial commander of the
Third Army in World War II. " 96 pp, photographs, 1982, $5
CAST A GIANT SHADOW, THE STORY OF MICKEY MARCUS, A SOLDIER FOR ALL
HUMANITY, Berkman, hb, dj, 1972, the Jewish Publication society, this
biography is of a military hero buried at West Point and involved in
battle in Jerusalem, He was a colonel in the U.S. Army, who lost his
life in the battle for Jerusalem during Israel's War of Independence.
$8
ROOSEVELT AND THE AMERICANS AT WAR, World War II Biographies series,
hb, 1990, 62 pp, Gloucester Press, xlib, exc cond, $5
DANIEL'S STORY, Carol Matas, pb, 1993, 136 pp, historical fiction
about a boy and his family, forced out of their home into a
concentration camp, published in conjunction wth the US Holocaust
Memorial Museum, Scholastic, exc cond, $5
THE BEST FROM YANK, THE ARMY WEEKLY, selected by the editors of Yank,
the World Publishing Company, large hb, 1945, This anthology was
written by and for enlisted men, not for civilians, so it is from a
different perspective, geographically almost every part of the world
where US soldiers were stationed is represented. It includes war
reports, fiction, humor, poems, mail, cartoons and photographs, 304
pp, exc cond, $28
THE LAST NINE DAYS OF THE BISMARCK, Forester, illus with maps, 1959
HB, xlib, vg cond, written as historical fiction, telling the story of
this great Battleship's sinking and the days prior to that within the
known facts, "The true story of Hitler"s mightest battleship, how it
was hunted, fought and destroyed in the crucial battle of the
Atlantic.." 138 pp, $9
EXPLORING THE BISMARCK, Ballard, 8 x 10 Time Quest book, The real life
quest to find Hitler's greatest battleship, exc cond, 1991, "recreates
the sea battle that sank the German battleship Bismarck in WWII and
recounts how the shipwreck was discovered in 1989" , ''$6
AN ALBUM OF WORLD WAR II HOME FRONTS, by Don Lawson, 8 x 10 hb, xlib,
1980, "discusses the lives, attitudes, and homes of the Germans,
French, British, Soviets, Americans, and Japanese during WWII" many
full page photographs in black and white,cover edges are worn but
inside is in exc cond, $8
THE BRACELET, Yoshiko Uchida, 8 x 8, exc cond, 1993, this book tells
the story of a little Japanese girl who is removed from her home with
her family during World War II and sent to a Japanese concentration
camp in the US simply because they were Japanese Americans. $5
DANGEROUS JOURNEY, Laszlo Hamori, translated from the Swedish by
Annabelle MacMillan, "the story of Latsi's terrifying flight from a
polic state," 190 yellowing pp, 1972 Scholastic pb, $4
SECRET MISSIONS, FOUR TRUE LIFE STORIES, Levine, They risked their
lives for what they believed in, secret and dangerous missions because
it was the right thing to do, 1988, 116 pp, pb, $3
BATTLE IN THE ARCTIC SEAS, THE STORY OF CONVOY PQ17, Taylor, hb,
dj, "Describes the disastrous voyage from Iceland to Russia of the
supply laden Allied convoy during the summer of 1942" ,1976, 151 pp,
xlib, exc cond, $5
SO YOUNG TO DIE, THE STORY OF HANNAH SENESH, by Ransom, Scholastic
Biography of a Hungarian Jewish heroine in WWII,rl 5, 152 pp, many b &
w photos,1993,$1
LYDIA, QUEEN OF PALESTINE, Uri Orlev, story of a girl during WWII ,
born in Bucharest, who goes to Palestine, based on the life of Israeli
poet Arianna Haran, Houghton Mifflin, 1993, hb with mylar dj, xlib,
exc cond, $5
D-DAY, A Sentinel book, 8 x8 hb by Tudor Edwards, xlib, "Moving account
of the D-Day invasion. Each of the beach and airborne landings is
recreated, and illustrated throughout with maps and with photographs
taken by army cameramen and by the soldiers themselves. Wayland
Publishers " 1977, $20
CHUCK YEAGER, THE MAN WHO BROKE THE SOUND BARRIER, hb, by Levinson, a
science biography, 1988, dj, xlib, exc cond, "a biography of the Air
Force test pilot who in 1947 was the first man to fly faster than the
speed of sound." 132 pp, $8
BASHER FIVE-TWO, The True Story of F-16 Fighter Pilot Captain Scott
O'Grady, rl. 4.7, Yearling Books, an ALA quick pick, ''$2
CHARLES de GAULLE, DEFENDER OF FRANCE, GARRARD, hb with mylar dj,
xlib, by Epstein, biography, 1973, 175 pp, vg cond, $8
THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO, a Random House Wartime Book, 1943,
photographs, 221 pp, maps on inside cover pages back and front, "
Captain Ted W. Lawson tells his story as a participant of the bombing
of Japan (also known as the Doolittle raid) and the days of adventure
that followed in China. Edited by Robert Considine. The basis for the
1944 MGM motion picture adaptation," cover edges dirty with wear,
inside vg- clean and tight, $8
A note about LANDMARKS: Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are
accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 8-16 year old range.
These living histories were written by award-winning authors ( written by
noted authors (including several literary award recipients) or by men and
women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950"s
and 1960"s and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear
photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading
and collecting.
HAWAII, GEM OF THE PACIFIC, Landmark, hb, picture cover, "An account of
the beautiful islands, from their early primitive kingdoms to their
modern status", 1954, very good cond, xlib, $9
FROM PEARL HARBOR TO OKINAWA, Landmark #94, The War in the Pacific
1941-1945, hb, xlib, some scribbles on cover, but strong and tight
binding, $10
BATTLE FOR THE ATLANTIC, Landmark HB, #87, exc cond, DJ, yellow boards
with wreath and title, privately owned, maps by Richard Edes Harrison,
author: Jay Williams, $20
GUADALCANAL DIARY, LANDMARK #55, Tregaskis, " a stirring chapter in
American history by a correspondent who landed on Guadalcanal with the
first detachment of United States Marines in World War II", 1955, 180
pp, xlib hb with mylar dj, last page removed by library(not any of the
story), vg cond, $15
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