Search Results: HISTORY AND POLITICS, MILITARY from Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)

1915: The Death of Innocence, MacDonald, Lyn, Cowley, Robert (foreword). Published by Henry Holt, U.S.A., 1994. First Edition/First printing. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 625 pages including photos, maps, bibliography and index. Blue cloth spine, black boards, gilt spine titles. Unclipped jacket in fine condition; volume in unread condition; tiny glue mark free endpaper; no other markings. From the dust jacket, "By concentrating on the minutiae of life in the trenches, the daily battles with cold and damp, the endless scrounging for food, the frantic improvisation required to carry out impossible orders, McDonalds manages to convey the sheer craziness of the nightmare. Some of it was simply too fantastic to be real. McDonalds frames her extraordinary selection of personal accounts with historical narrative. She is not an AJP Taylor, carrying political or philosophical baggage. Her strength lies in attention to detail." - (The Sunday Times, London).

1918 War and Peace, Dallas, Gregor. Published by John Murray, London, 2000, First Edition. 8vo 9" - 10" tall; xxiv, 616pp., 60 photographs, 5 maps, list of illustrations, chronology, notes & references, general bibliography, index. Black boards with silver spine titles. Volume in new condition; unclipped dustjacket has light edge ruffling. A history that traces the transition from war to peace across Europe after World War I. It follows the movement of armies over the northern plains, their collapse, their demobilization, and the effect this had on the material life of people. The book examines these dramatic events from the perspective of five capitals: Berlin, Paris, London, Moscow and Washington.;Dallas argues that the start of peace is more complex and fascinating than the start of war, for it sets the habits and builds the patterns of life for generations to come. This text weaves politics, ideas, social life, fears, aspirations and harsh realities into a reconstruction of life experienced at a… Read More

Alaska, 1899, Copper River Exploring Expedition, Abercrombie, Captain W. R., Washington, Government Printing Office, 1900. Senate Document No 306 56th Congress 1st Session. First Edition. 169 pages followed by 168 full halftone photo plates and attached folding map. Half leather over black boards, banded spine with gilt titles; all edges speckled light red; marbled green endpapers with reinforced red hinges. Boards have rubbing to leather with a crack to upper joint line. Map is clean, crisp and white with a small repairable tear to bottom panel outside left margin. Binding tight; contents in pristine condition and appear unread.
In 1989, Capt. W. R. Abercrombie, Second United States Infantry was commanded to lead an expedition to "open up a military road to Copper Center, and from the last-named point by the most direct and practicable route to Eagle City. …. This expedition will cover as much territory as possible, and will collect and incorporate in the reports all information that may lie… Read More

Album Of The Damned: Snapshots From The Third Reich, Garson, Paul. Published by Academy Chicago Publishers, Chicago, 2008, First Edition. Black boards with gilt front board and spine titles. Un clipped dust jacket. In beautiful condition; one tiny bump to back board bottom edge otherwise as new.

All the Drowned Sailors, Lech, Raymond B. Published by Stein and Day, New York, 1992. Black boards, gilt front and spine titles. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 242 pages. Photographs, maps, appendices, bibliography, index.Volume is in fine condition. Clipped dustjacket has rubbing to edges, one small closed tear and yellowing inside spine. From the dust jacket: "The never-before-told story of what was America's greatest wartime sea disaster; of what really happened to the Indianapolis and her crew; why she should never have been sunk in the first place; why the U. S. Navy left her crew drifting in shark-infested waters for four days even though they knew she was missing; and, after heads were accidentally seen bobbing in the water, why the Navy began a massive cover-up that lasted for over thirty years. "

Allied Combat Medals of World War 2; Volume 1: Britain, the Commonwealth and Western European Nations, Ailsby, Christopher. Published by Patrick Stephens Limited, London, 1989. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 248pp. Black & white and color photographs, indices. Volume is in fine condition with light shelf wear to dustjacket.
Examining the criteria for each award, with details of constructions, citations and even the presentation boxes or packets, this volume covers those combat decorations presented to Allied Service personnel during World War II. It covers Britain, the Commonwealth and Western European nations.

Anthem for Doomed Youth: Poets of the Great War, Lyn Macdonald. Published by The Folio Society, 2000. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 270pp. Green cloth with black photographic image, gilt spine titles. Printed on green pages with back and green illustrations; photographic endpapers. In fine, unread condition; lacks slipcase. This is a collection of verse written during World War One, divided thematically.

The Armada 400th Anniversary Edition, Mattingly, Garrett. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1959 BOMC. Quarter brown cloth over blue boards, gilt spine titles, illustrated endpapers. 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 443 pages including color and black and white plates, notes and index. Inked name to half title and otherwise volume and unclipped jacket in fine condition. "On the four hundredth anniversary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, here, in a new deluxe illustrated edition, is Garrett Mattingly's Pulitzer Prize-winning work, The Armada, which has been hailed as 'an historical masterpiece' (New York Times)."

Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945, Hastings, Max. Published by Knopf, 2004. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 586 pp. with photos, maps, notes and, index. Quarter brown over crimson boards, gilt titles. Contents are in fine condition; a few water drops to front board, unclipped jacket has very light shelf wear.

At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting the Great War, 1914-1916, Cook, Tim. Published by Viking Canada, Toronto, 2007. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., 600 pp. with photographs, maps, endnotes and index. Grey boards with red gilt titles front and spine; red endpapers. Light outer edge dusting and otherwise in fine condition without marks, tears or folds; unclipped dustjacket in like fine condition.

Athene: Goddess of War: The Canadian Women's Army Corps, Their Story. Conrod, W. Hugh. Published by Writing and Editorial Services, Dartmouth, NS, 1983. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 397pp., illustrated, index of names and general index. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles front and spine. Contents in fine, unread condition; unclipped dustjacket has moderate shelf wear.
The Canadian Women's Army Corps was a non-combatant branch of the Canadian Army for women established during World War II to release men from those non-combatant roles in the Canadian armed forces as part of expanding Canada's war effort. Most women served in Canada but some served overseas, most in roles such as secretaries, mechanics, cooks and so on. The CWAC was finally abolished as a separate corps in 1964 when women were fully integrated into the Canadian armed forces.

Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris, Alex Kershaw. Published by Broadway Books, 2016. Card covers. 320pp. with black and white photographs. Light splay to front cover, contents in fine, unmarked condition.

The Battle of Britain: The Jubilee History, Hough, Richard, Richards, Denis. Published by Guild Publishing, London/New York, 1990. 8" x 5". 413 pages including index, black and white photographs, charts and maps. Navy blue cloth boards with silver spine titles and photographic endpapers. Light wear to dustjacket; bump to top edge back board and a few pin prick size white spots front board; toning to the half title page and otherwise fine without marks, tears or folds. A definitive account of the three-month air battle in 1940 between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe. The victory of the Battle of Britain ranks with Marathon and the Marne as a decisive point in history. At the end of June 1940, having overrun much of Western Europe, the Nazi war leaders knew that they had to defeat the Royal Air Force Fighter Command before they could invade the British mainland. Hough and Richards offer insight into how the British laid the groundwork for victory through aircraft research and production, the… Read More

The Battle of France, Six Weeks Which Changed the World, Warner, Philip. Published by Simon & Schuster London 1990. First Edition. 8vo. up to 9½" tall. 275 pages Including appendix, bibliography and index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps. Blue cloth boards with gilt spine titles. Light edge toning and otherwise volume in mint condition; jacket is clipped and otherwise fine. Philip Warner clarifies and personalizes this crucial period of the war, drawing on personal accounts of ordinary people who knew what was happening around them and of those, in authority, who often did not. He discusses the events that characterize this period - how the Allies captured and ignored the detailed plans for the invasion of Belgium and Holland - while the Germans decisively changed their strategy - how the German command halted Guderian's tanks on two occasions because they could not believe their success - unwittingly assisting in the evacuation of Dunkirk; and how the British planned a… Read More

The Battle of Britain: The Greatest Air Battle of World War II, Hough, Richard Alexander; Richards, Denis. Published by WW Norton & Co Inc, New York, London, 1989. First American Edition. , 413 pp. with 20 illustrated plates, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles. Contents are in fine, unread condition with light outer edge dusting. Dustjacket has light wear with a tiny closed tear spine at spine.

Battlefield Walks: The North, David Clark, Sutton Pub Ltd, Gloucestershire, 1999. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 182 pages. Card covers. In fine condition without marks, tears or folds. A collection of walks around the battlefield sites of the North of England. In all 12 walks are presented, each including sketch maps, notes on transport connections and suggestions for further exploration. Famous myths, mysteries and legends associated with the battles are recounted

Battlefield Walks: The South, David Clark, Sutton Pub Ltd, Gloucestershire 1996. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 154 pages. Card covers. In fine condition without marks, tears or folds. A collection of walks around the battlefield sites of the South of England. In all 12 walks are presented, each including sketch maps, notes on transport connections and suggestions for further exploration. Famous myths, mysteries and legends associated with the battles are recounted.

Battlefield Walks: Scotland, David Clark, Sutton Pub Ltd, Gloucestershire, 1997. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 166 pages. Card covers. In fine condition without marks, tears or folds. Twelve walks around Scottish battlefield sites, from Robert the Bruce's victory at Bannockburn in 1314 to the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie's army at Culloden four hundred years later.

Battlefield Walks: Midlands, David Clark, Sutton Pub Ltd, Gloucestershire, 1993. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 177 pages. Card covers. Light crease to front cover and otherwise in fine condition without marks, tears or folds A collection of walks around the battlefield sites of middle England. In all 16 walks are presented, each including sketch maps, notes on transport connections and suggestions for further exploration. Famous myths, mysteries and legends associated with the battles are recounted.

Battleground South Pacific. Adams, Bruce (Photographs) and Howlett, Robert (Text). Published by A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1970. First Edition. pp. 223 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.. Green cloth boards, red spine titles, mapped endpapers. Foreword by Sir Arthur Lee. Illustrated throughout in black and white and color photographs. Volume is in fine condition without marks, tears or folds, boards have very light fading near edges. Unclipped dustjacket has chipping tail and head of spine and light wear. "The Second World War came to the Pacific and shattered a dream. The battling armies created bleak infernos of the jewelled islands and laid them waste. The armies passed but the material remained: aircraft, tanks, cannon, landing craft, warships, beach defenders ... everything that could advance the attack and retard the enemy. Bruce Adams with his camera has caught a hundred moods ...in this decay".. Adams, Bruce (Photographs) and Howlett, Robert (Text). Published by A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1970.… Read More