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The Gathering Storm, the first edition of the first volume of Churchill's history of the Second World War, inscribed and dated to his first cousin Clare Sheridan, "the nearest thing to a sister that Winston ever had." by Winston S. Churchill - 1948

by Winston S. Churchill

The Gathering Storm, the first edition of the first volume of Churchill's history of the Second World War, inscribed and dated to his first cousin Clare Sheridan, "the nearest thing to a sister that Winston ever had." by Winston S. Churchill - 1948

The Gathering Storm, the first edition of the first volume of Churchill's history of the Second World War, inscribed and dated to his first cousin Clare Sheridan, "the nearest thing to a sister that Winston ever had."

by Winston S. Churchill

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1948. First edition, first printing. This first edition of the first volume of The Second World War is inscribed and dated less than a month after publication to Churchill's first cousin Clare Sheridan, "the nearest thing to a sister that Winston ever had." The unusually personal inscription inked in black in six lines on the first free endpaper reads: "From | Winston | to | Clare | Jul 17 | 1948". The inscription date is 26 days after publication, two and a half months before publication of the British first edition. Clare Consuelo Frewen Sheridan (1885-1970) was an accomplished sculptress and writer. Strong-willed, restless, fiercely independent, and intellectually curious, Clare shared many characteristics with her famous cousin, but lived a hedonistic, promiscuous life that was both financially and socially turbulent. Her cousin Winston was a presence throughout that life, as she was in his. Clare was the middle of three children born to Winston's Aunt Clara Jerome Frewen (1851-1935) and Moreton Frewen (the famously slipshod editor of Winston's first book). Clare was the only girl among the eight children born to the three famous Jerome sisters. In Clare's childhood, cousin Winston was already a formidable presence. "Winston was a large schoolboy when I was still in the nursery... He filled me with awe." (Nuda Veritas, Clare Sheridan, p.14) Clare married Wilfred Sheridan in 1910. When their second daughter, born in 1913, died in her first year, "Clare was devastated and began her first attempts at sculpture to escape her grief." (Fortune's Daughters, p.302) Their only son Richard was born on 20 September 1915 and Wilfred was killed a few days later leading his men at the Battle of Loos. (FD, p.303) Winston wrote to Clare: "I know there is nothing I can write can ease a single throb of your immense sorrow, or soothe a moment of your loss. In the face of this terrible event I feel by how fond I am of you, how we have always been friends since you were a little tot... (Letter of 3 October 1915) Wilfred's death both devastated and released Clare; for the rest of her life she would make her living sculpting and writing. Clare and Winston's relationship was tested by her Bolshevik sympathies in the early 1920s, but endured. At the height of the war in 1942, Clare sculpted Winston. "...she came to him in the morning while he was still in bed... in the underground shelter, which had become the night-time annexe of the Prime Minister's residence... Clare grew frustrated trying to capture him, as he refused to keep still or to give up his cigar... but one morning managed to seize a few uninterrupted hours and finished the piece." (FD, p.378) Bronze versions of Clare's bust of Winston reside at Blenheim Palace, Chartwell, Harrow School, and Hastings Town Hall. Clare wrote to Winston later that year: "You have pulled us through the dark tunnel into the light of dawn!" (8 November 1942 Letter from Clare to Winston) The Second World War was published in six volumes between 1948 and 1953. This copy of The Gathering Storm is distinguished by the presence of all first edition points, including yellow-orange topstain, red and yellow head and foot bands, publication date at the foot of the title page, and absence of a Book-of-the-Month Club indentation on the lower rear cover. Condition is very good overall. The binding remains tight and square with sharp corners, showing mild spine toning and modest wear, mostly confined to the spine ends and corners. The contents remain internally bright with no evident spotting or any previous ownership marks other than the author's inscription on the first free endpaper, which remains clear and distinct. We note a little browning to the pastedowns and minor shelf soiling to the bottom edge. Bibliographic reference: Cohen A240.1(I).a, Woods/ICS A123(aa), Langworth p.258

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Prime Minister Churchill's Address to the Italian People December 23rd 1940 together with the...
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Winnipeg: Universal Life Assurance and Annuity Company, 1940. 1st Edition. Paperback. This is an exceedingly rare wartime speech pamphlet featuring Churchill's Address to the Italian People of 23rd December 1940. Broadcasting from the Cabinet War Rooms, Churchill sought to assure the Italians of Britain's historic friendship with Italy and place blame for the conflict on Mussolini. Churchill's speech is published here with two others - King George VI's Christmas Day Message of 25th December 1940 and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King's Christmas Day message to the Canadian Army. This speech pamphlet is unusual in several respects - its publication, its survival, and its superlative condition. Per Churchill Bibliographer Ronald Cohen (pages 530-532) the publisher - Universal Life Assurance and Annuity Company - was in business from 1902 to 1942. In an exuberant surge of patriotism, the company published over 40 booklets in the "Universal Life for Victory Series", a few of which were speeches… Read More
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Speech by the Prime Minister Mr. Winston Churchill to the Pilgrim Society, March 18, 1941
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New York: The British Library of Information, 1941. First edition, only printing. Leaflet. This is the first edition, only printing, of Churchill's 18 March 1941 address to the Pilgrims Society (erroneously printed as "Pilgrim Society" on the leaflet cover). Founded in 1902, the Pilgrims Society is an Anglo-American organization whose objective is "the encouragement of Anglo-American good fellowship". Churchill addressed the Pilgrims Society on 18 March to welcome the new American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, John. G. Winant, in the wake of the passage of the Lend-Lease Act by the U.S. Congress. "We welcome you here, Mr. Winant, at a moment when the great battle in which your government and nation are deeply interested is developing its full scope and severity... Mr. Winant, you come to us at a grand turning point in the world's history." The folded, four-panel leaflet measures 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.9 cm). Condition is near-fine. The paper is bright with virtually no wear. We note only a… Read More
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Text of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's speech to the Italian People, December 23rd, 1940
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by Winston S. Churchill

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New York: The British Library of Information, 1940. First edition, only printing. Pamphlet. This is the first edition, only printing of Churchill's December 23, 1940 address to the Italian People. The end of 1940 found Britain having escaped the imminent threat of invasion, but nonetheless beleaguered and pinning many hopes on the United States, which was still months away from approving the Lend Lease Act and nearly a year from formally entering the war. "With his thoughts focused on the many dangers in the Aegean and Mediterranean, Churchill broadcast on the evening of December 23 to the Italian People." (Gilbert, Volume VI, p.960). The eight-page, wire-stitched pamphlet measures 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.9 cm). Condition is near-fine. The paper is bright, clean, and crisp showing virtually no wear. The only flaw is a small .25 inch (.64 cm) roughly circular blemish at the upper right edge of the front cover. The pamphlet is protected within a removable, clear, archival mylar sleeve. Churchill… Read More
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The War Speeches of the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill, Volume II
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by Winston S. Churchill

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This is the second volume of the U.S. first "Definitive" edition, only printing of Churchill's war speeches. During his long public life, Winston Churchill played many roles worthy of historical note - member of Parliament for more than half a century, distinguished soldier and war correspondent, author of scores of books, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, Nobel Prize winner. But more than anything else, it was Winston Churchill's leadership during the Second World War that made him a preeminent historical figure. Of Churchill, Edward R. Murrow said: "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle." Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes in both British and U.S. editions. In 1952, during Churchill's second premiership, the British publisher - Cassell - reissued the War Speeches as a new, "Definitive" three-volume British edition. This U.S. edition was issued in… Read More
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The World Crisis: 1916-1918, Part II
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The World Crisis: 1916-1918, Part II

by Winston S. Churchill

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London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1927. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing of the fourth volume of Churchill's monumental history of the First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the “War to end all wars”. The events of these 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is Part II, include Churchill's time at the Front following his political exile and his subsequent return to the Cabinet. hough the U.S. first edition of The World Crisis preceded the British, many consider the British edition aesthetically superior, with its larger volumes and shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the original dust jackets are quite scarce and the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear, the contents prone to spotting and toning. Particularly scarce… Read More
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Prime Minister Churchill's Address to the Italian People December 23rd 1940 together with the...
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Winnipeg: Universal Life Assurance and Annuity Company, 1940. 1st Edition. Paperback. This is an exceedingly rare wartime speech pamphlet featuring Churchill's Address to the Italian People of 23rd December 1940. Broadcasting from the Cabinet War Rooms, Churchill sought to assure the Italians of Britain's historic friendship with Italy and place blame for the conflict on Mussolini. Churchill's speech is published here with two others - King George VI's Christmas Day Message of 25th December 1940 and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King's Christmas Day message to the Canadian Army. This speech pamphlet is unusual in several respects - its publication, its survival, and its superlative condition. Per Churchill Bibliographer Ronald Cohen (pages 530-532) the publisher - Universal Life Assurance and Annuity Company - was in business from 1902 to 1942. In an exuberant surge of patriotism, the company published over 40 booklets in the "Universal Life for Victory Series", a few of which were speeches… Read More
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Text of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's speech to the Italian People, December 23rd, 1940
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New York: The British Library of Information, 1940. First edition, only printing. Pamphlet. This is the first edition, only printing of Churchill's December 23, 1940 address to the Italian People. The end of 1940 found Britain having escaped the imminent threat of invasion, but nonetheless beleaguered and pinning many hopes on the United States, which was still months away from approving the Lend Lease Act and nearly a year from formally entering the war. "With his thoughts focused on the many dangers in the Aegean and Mediterranean, Churchill broadcast on the evening of December 23 to the Italian People." (Gilbert, Volume VI, p.960). The eight-page, wire-stitched pamphlet measures 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.9 cm). Condition is near-fine. The paper is bright, clean, and crisp showing virtually no wear. The only flaw is a small .25 inch (.64 cm) roughly circular blemish at the upper right edge of the front cover. The pamphlet is protected within a removable, clear, archival mylar sleeve. Churchill… Read More
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The War Speeches of the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill, Volume II
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by Winston S. Churchill

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This is the second volume of the U.S. first "Definitive" edition, only printing of Churchill's war speeches. During his long public life, Winston Churchill played many roles worthy of historical note - member of Parliament for more than half a century, distinguished soldier and war correspondent, author of scores of books, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, Nobel Prize winner. But more than anything else, it was Winston Churchill's leadership during the Second World War that made him a preeminent historical figure. Of Churchill, Edward R. Murrow said: "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle." Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes in both British and U.S. editions. In 1952, during Churchill's second premiership, the British publisher - Cassell - reissued the War Speeches as a new, "Definitive" three-volume British edition. This U.S. edition was issued in… Read More
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My Ally
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My Ally

by Winston Churchill, compiler unknown but possibly Wilhelm Liljencrantz

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The German Government (no publisher indicated), 1940 (n.d.). English-language edition, only printing. Paperback. This is a rare, extremely well-preserved, and fascinating wartime Nazi propaganda piece ridiculing Churchill's wartime alliance of convenience with Stalin. It was produced by the Germans specifically to help recruit captured British soldiers to the Britisher Freikorps, the SS unit made up of British troops. This English language edition was distributed to British POWs. Versions are known in Croatian, French, German, Norwegian, and Swedish, but by far the most important and scarce is the English language version. The format is newspaper cartoons critical of Stalin on each right hand page with notes and Churchill quotes critical of Stalinist Russia on opposing pages. The effect is a stinging contrast between Churchill's wartime alliance of necessity with his long history of ardent anti-communist sentiment. The book measures 8 5/8 x 6 inches, is 110 pages long, and is bound in… Read More
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The World Crisis: 1916-1918, Part II
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by Winston S. Churchill

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London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1927. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing of the fourth volume of Churchill's monumental history of the First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the “War to end all wars”. The events of these 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is Part II, include Churchill's time at the Front following his political exile and his subsequent return to the Cabinet. hough the U.S. first edition of The World Crisis preceded the British, many consider the British edition aesthetically superior, with its larger volumes and shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the original dust jackets are quite scarce and the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear, the contents prone to spotting and toning. Particularly scarce… Read More
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The Grand Alliance (The Second World War) Volume Three

by Winston S. Churchill

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Memories and Adventures
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Memories and Adventures

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The Second World War, Volume 5: Closing the Ring
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The Second World War, Volume 5: Closing the Ring

by Winston S. Churchill, John Keegan

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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Vol. 4: The Great Democracies
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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Vol. 4: The Great Democracies

by Winston S. Churchill

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The Great Republic : A History of America
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The Great Republic : A History of America

by Churchill, Winston S

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The Great Republic : A History of America

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The Making of the Finest Hour, June 18 1940

by Churchill, Winston S

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The Great Republic: A History of America
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The Great Republic: A History of America

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BLOOD, TOIL, TEARS, and SWEAT: The Speeches of Winston Churchill
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BLOOD, TOIL, TEARS, and SWEAT: The Speeches of Winston Churchill

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Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples

by Winston S. Churchill

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Santa Barbara Photographs

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New York: Knopf, 1978. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Jacket woodcut from Rockwell Kent Legacies, cover design by Lidia Ferrera.. This First Edition title translates to "Hare", a story of two young boys surviving in the wild near a concentration camp, and the day everything changes. "As simply and beguilingly told as a fairy tale, this is a novel whose terror belongs to reality-a novel that evokes with extraordinary power the essence, the beauty, of loyalty and commitment tested to the utmost." (from DJ). 5½ x 8". Original black boards over cloth, silver letters to spine, black top edge. Bottom spine slightly bumped, DJ has tiny chips at top & bottom spine and light wear to back, else a near fine dustjacket over a near fine book with Kent's striking woodcut on cover.
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THE ASIATICS
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by Prokosch, Frederic

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New York: Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., 1945. 348 pages, Armed Service edition #764, published in July 1945. During World War II more than seventy American publishers cooperated with the Council on Books in Wartime to distribute books free of charge to American servicemen. The flat oblong paperback books were designed to be easily carried into battle in soldiers' pockets. From September 1943 through June 1947, there were 1,322 titles published in Armed Services Editions. The book offered here is in very good condition: clean and tight, with minor edgewear.. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong 32mo - over 4" - 5" Tall. Book.
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Yank, The Army Weekly; World War II from the guys who brought you victory
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by Colegate, Isabel

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London, The Bodley Head, 1968, hardcover, 204 pp, True First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Tightly bound and clean with no markings, spine a bit cocked, front endpaper corner-clipped, small spots to front board. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, edge nicks, rubs, light scratches, short edge tears carefully repaired on the interior side with archival quality tape, very faint stains to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The popular author's first book in the Orlando Trilogy followed by Orlando at the Brazen Threshold, and Agatha. A modern classic. ISBN 9780370006529
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2

by W. B. Dixon

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EUROPEAN SPORTING CARTRIDGES, VOLUME TWO: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN SPORTING CENTERFIRE AMMUNITION FROM 1870 TO 1998Author: Dixon, W.B.Published by Armory Publications, Inc., 2000
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First EditionOUT OF PRINT and SCARCE. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in AS NEW condition still sealed in the Original Publishers Shrink Wrap. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a RARE TITLE.226 pages. 9.25" x 12.25". Hardcover with a Dust Jacket. Volume Two covers all of the European Sporting Cartridges ( other than German and Austrian which are covered in Volume One ), including those from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium. There are also a number of patent drawings and descriptions of ammunition and magazine designs as well as photographs of a number of German-made double rifles and combination guns.
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50 Years Later:  Remains of the Battle of the Bulge

50 Years Later: Remains of the Battle of the Bulge

by Emonts-Pohl, Joseph; Schuren, Hermann-Josef

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Grenz-Echo Verlag. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed.. 1994. Hardcover. 9054330414 . A photoessay on the tank memorials and other military remains of the Battle of the Bulge along the Luxembourg-Belgium border. Many color photos. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 160 pages .
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Die Befreiung 1813 - 1814 - 1815 :
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Die Befreiung 1813 - 1814 - 1815 : Urkunden - Berichte - Briefe mit geschichtlichen Verbindungen

by Klein, Tim

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A 1st ed. good paperback, soiling & other signs of wear on covs. & spine as in image, with stamp fr. end p. & inside of cov. (image_2) "Alfred Rosenberg spende fur die Deutsche Wehrmacht 1939/1941 Gau Danzig" also FON pasted label. 520p. 19x13cm. 500gr. "Die Stempel mit dem Schriftzug: "Alfred-Rosenberg-Spende für die Deutsche Wehrmacht …". Eine kurze Untersuchung nach anderen Belegen und Formen über diesen Stempel ergab, dass solche Stempel auch mit anderen Gaubezeichnungen bekannt sind. Es handelte sich bei diesen Aktionen um deutschlandweite Buchsammlungen, die das Ziel verfolgten, den Soldaten an der Front Bücher zukommen zu lassen.
Durchgeführt wurde die Aktion "Buchspende für die Deutsche Wehrmacht" vom Kriegs-Winterhilfswerk, dem ein Aufruf Rosenbergs voranging. Bis zum Jahr 1940 konnten so 8 ½ Millionen Bücher gesammelt werden. Bis zum Frühjahr 1941 konnten in zwei Sammelaktionen 15 ½ Millionen Bücher an die kämpfende Front verschickt werden . Im Oktober 1941 erfolgte… Read More
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The Damned Engineers: How one battalion of Combat Engineers stalled Hitler's offensive in the...

The Damned Engineers: How one battalion of Combat Engineers stalled Hitler's offensive in the Battle of the Bulge

by Giles, Janice Holt

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0395077443
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Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970, hardcover, xxi-409 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated, Very Good+ in Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end touches, previous owner's embossing to title page. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, small spine-end and corner nicks, wear to folds, short closed edge tears, some discreet tape repairs, in new Brodart sleeve. The definitive account of the participation of the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion at the Battle of the Bulge compiled by the famous Kentucky author from accounts given by her husband, fellow author Henry Giles, and other members of the Battalion who took part. Illustrated with 22 pages of black-&-white plates and 11 maps. Mapped endpapers show the Kampfgruppe Peiper advance route. ISBN 9780395077443
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Schlieffens Vermaechtnis
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Schlieffens Vermaechtnis

by D. Von Zoellner

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Berlin: E. S. Mittler & Sohn, 1938. Orginal Wraps. Octavo. First Thus. Zum 25. Todestage des Generalfeldmarschalls Graf von Schlieffen. Sonderheft der "Militaerwissenschaftlichen Rundschau". 56 pp. Two portraits. The central problem not accurately dealt with in World War I would definitely have to be considered for any invasion friends to the West. Here is the issue published in the Third Reich without explicitly stating the obvious implications for the near future.
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