Shipping is extra.
AMERICAN MILITARY UNIFORMS, 1639-1968, a coloring book by Copeland,
Dover, this is used and has about 2/3 pp if not more, still very useful,
but only $1 with any other book purchase due to partially missing pages.
UNIFORMS OF THE ARMY, by Colonel Robert Rankin, "Fascinating story of
what American soldiers have worn from the Revolution to the present
day.....not only the "how" of Army dress, but also the "why", offering
vivid insights into miltary life through the ages....." 1967, Putnam, 8
x 11, hb, dj, xlib, 126 pp, $19
UNDERWATER WARRIORS, STORY OF THE AMERICAN "FROGMEN",( The SEALS are a
subdivision of the frogmen, or underwater demolition teams), HB, by Erick
Berry, 149 pp, xlib, last blank inside page removed, "The Underwater
Demolition Teams of the U S Navy are the most adventurous and dedicated
group belonging to any armed force in the world and their hard and
strenuous training." , $18
HISTORY OF WARFARE series:
REVOLUTIONARY AND NAPOLEONIC WARS, Sommerville, exc cond, xlib, hb, 8 x
8, Raintree, like new, "Examines the wars fought from the latter 1700s
through the mid 1800s, describing changes in the make-up of the armies,
fighting tactics, and weaponry used." 1999, 80 pp, gorgeous
illustrations and maps, colorful, interesting layout, HISTORY OF WARFARE
series,$10
WARFARE IN THE 18TH CENTURY, Westwell, exc cond, xlib, hb, 8 x 8,
Raintree, like new, 1999, 80 pp,"Presents an overview of the major wars
of the 18th century, an era dominated by conflicts between Europe's
leading powers both on the European continent and overseas in the newly
established colonies." gorgeous illustrations and maps, colorful,
interesting layout,HISTORY OF WARFARE series, $10
WARFARE IN THE 19TH CENTURY, Westwell, exc cond, xlib, hb, 8 x 8,
Raintree, like new,1999, "Surveys the changing nature of warfare in the
latter half of the 19th century, using accounts of various conflicts to
describe advances in communication and transportation, changes in
battlefield tactics and improvements in weaponry." 80 pp, gorgeous
illustrations and maps, colorful, interesting layout, HISTORY OF WARFARE
series,$10
HISTORIC SHIPS AFLOAT, Your guide to 33 American ships you can see- from
Massachusetts to Hawaii, 1967, contents: Ships of Colonization, Fishing
Vessels, Coastal Schooners, Square-rigged Windjammers, Steamers, The
Revolutionary War, The Undeclared War with France and the War of 1812,
the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean
War,167 pp, vg cond, dj, HB, illustrated with photographs and engravings,
$8
SEAFARING WOMEN, hb, dj, xlib, "Scores of little-known but fascinating
mariners, from the 12th century irate princess Alvilda of Sweden to
Lieutenant Junior Grade Beverly Kelly, first woman ever to command a US
Coast Guard cutter...warriors and whalers, traders and seagoing
housewives, privateers and presentday adventureres....through their own
journals and letters women tell us what it was like to raise children-
and pigs and chickens too- on a whaling voyage that might last for
several years..." 246 pp, exc cond, 1982, $12
AMERICAN SAILING SHIPS, DOVER COLORING BOOK, 8 x 11, quality paper,
unused, great teaching tool, 45 pp, $4
MODERN FIGHTERS AND ATTACK AIRCRAFT,An illustrated guide to, by Gunston,
hb, fact-packed descriptions of 60 of the world's most exciting
warplanes, 120 action photographs most in full color, 180 line drawings ,
34 superb color profiles, exc cond, An Arco military book, Prentice Hall,
a Salamander book, $8
THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FIGHTERS, Gunston, xlib, HB,oversized, heavy
book, 9 x 12, 255 pp, front cover has been re-taped onto book but binding
and book itself is tight, 1981, well used but a book full of great
information, color photos, Exeter books, NY, "examines the changes and
improvements of the fighter from the 1930s right up to the present day.
EAch aircraft is discussed individually enabling th ereader to tell at a
glance the aircraft's strengths and weaknesses," 450 illustrations, 180
in color, only $7 because of condition
AIR FORCES OF THE WORLD, AN ILLUSTRATED DIRECTORY OF ALL THE WORLD'S
MILITARY AIR POWERS, Hewish, Sweetman, Wheeler and Gunston, xlib, hb,
mylar dj, front cover almost detached after library repair but rest of
book tight and together, Simon and Schuster, 1979, Salamander Book, 264
pp, comprehensive and authoritative guide to this subject, written by a
team, surveys 125 air forces, region by region and country by country,
from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, details about the composition,
deployment and potential effectiveness of the world's air powers.
technical directory also of the military aircraft, showing the important
characteristics of each model, as well as numerous maps and photographs-
most in full color. only $6 because of condition
THE BATTLES FOR NEW ORLEANS, F. Van Wyck Mason, NorthStar Book, hb, mylar
dj, xlib,vg cond, 1962, last page of index removed by library, 182 pp,
(battle in 1814 between Americans led by Andrew Jackson and the British),
$7
NAVAL BATTLES AND HEROES, American Heritage Junior Library, hb,
illustrated with paintings, prints, drawings, maps and photographs of the
period, 1960, 154 pp, includes the first American Navy, Yorktown to
undeclard war with France, Barbary Pirates, Naval War of 1812, Join the
Navy and see the wrold, heroes of the Blue and Gray, Remember the Maine,
U-boats and submarine chasers, smashing the axis powers,a nd more, $8
HERO OF TWO SEAS, THE STORY OF THOMAS MACDONOUGH, Hero of the US Navy.
"The story comes to us from his own diary and logs and from Navy Dept.
records of American sailors who fought French privateers int he Caribbean
and Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean. ....born in 1783, he became a
midshipman at the age of 17 and trained under some of our greatest sea
captains. His hardearned experiences enabled him later to defeat an
entire British fleet, to help the US win her second War of Independence,
and to become Commodore Thomas Macdonough." 179 pp, xlib, excellent
condition HB, dj, $12
THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND THE AMERICAN MILITARY TRADITION, oversized hb
with dj, 1995, MILITIAMEN, VOLUNTEER, AND PROFESSIONAL by Charles
Gross,Historical Servies Division, National Guard Bureau, beautiful
volume, 234pp, many photographs, citizen-soldiers to 1908, through 1991
and the reserves in the 90s, covers the 20th century, 11 appendixes,only
flaw is the bottom of the front of the dj which has a bend and small
tear, $6
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS, FIRST TO FLY, Haines and Morrill, hb, dj, xlib,
Abingdon Press, 1955, 128 pp, Juvenile biography from the Makers of
America series, $9
AIRPLANES OF THE WORLD 1490 TO 1962, drawings and descriptions of planes
by Douglas Rolfe, historical introductions by Alexis Dawydoff, 1962,
Simon and Schuster, 354 pp, hb, privately owned, "An informative and
illustrated history of aviation, from the beginnings of flight to the
aerospace age, with over 1,250 drawings of civilian and military
aircraft. There is no other book that even remotely compares with it as
an accurate and authoritative record of the development of the airplane.
Long a favorite for every aviation enthusiast and model builder." $20
MIILITARY HISTORY MAGAZINE, 2 issues: June 2003 and August 2003, exc
cond, 82 pp each, (www.thehistorynet.com) , $1 each
EXPLORING THE TITANIC, by Robert Ballard, How the Greatest Ship ever
lost- was found, hb, xlib, 8 x 11, 64 pp, well used, $5
or same book in excellent condition , pb, $5
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