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This is a photo journal of the guns, Nebelwerter, cars, and tanks of WWII. Photos and captions. Photo credits are in the front of the book.Condition: Fair. This book has water damage on the bottom edge. There are stains and wrinkles; however, many of the photos are still in good condition. Also, there are about 4 pages that stuck and tore off some print. It is a readable book. Please see photos - I've included photos of the worst pages.96 pages.

From the back cover: "At the age of thirteen, Anne Frank went into hiding with her family to escape from the Nazis. For two years, she couldn't go outside or run or shout or laugh too loudly. Instead, she poured her thoughts and feelings into her diary, which is now famous all over the world. This story of her life begins when she was still a carefree girl like any other."

New book in New condition. Clean. Tight.

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64 pages including Timeline

From the front dust jacket flap: "Following the greatest failure of Allied intelligence since Pearl Harbor, on the morning of 16 December 1944, a huge German army of 600,000 men smashed into the American troops who were holding the line in the snowbound hills of the Belgian Ardennes." "A handful of German special forces wearing U.S. uniforms and driving U.S. equipment, operating behind the U.S. lines, caused chaos and havoc." "...nearly turned a German defeat into victory at a time when the Top Brass were predicting it would all be over by Christmas. Book - Very Good condition. Black textured cover with gold gilt on spine. Very light spots on front cover. Black "R" in marker on front end paper and black remainder mark on bottom of closed book pages. Text is clean and binding is tight. Dust Jacket - Very Good condition. Light rubbing/bumping. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Please use photos as part of the description. 196 pages including Index.

This is volume one of The Liberation Trilogy.
From back cover:
The LIBERATION OF EUROPE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE THIRD REICH is an epic story of courage and calamity, of miscalculation and enduring triumph. In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson shows why no modern reader can understand the ultimate victory of the Allied powers without a grasp of the great drama that unfolded in North Africa in 1942 and 1943.
Opening with the daring amphibious invasion in November 1942, An Army at Dawn follow the American and British armies as they fight the French in Morocco and Algeria, and then take on the Germans and Italians in Tunisia. Battle by battle, an inexperienced and often poorly led army gradually becomes a superb fighting force. At the center of the tale are the extraordinary but flawed commanders who come to dominate the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, and Rommel.
Brilliantly researched, rich with new material and surprising insights, Atkinson's vivid… Read More

From back cover: "Firty years after the attack that plunged America into World War II, At Dawn We Slept remains the greatest account of Pearl Harbor ever written." "...it reveals the true reason for the American debacle..." 50th Anniversary Edition. Fair condition. One or two pages prior to Title Page are missing. Covers have some rubbing and bumping. Closed book page edges have a few stains. There is a gray mark on the Contents page. Text is clean. Binding is good. Spine is not creased. Please use photos as part of the description. 889 pages including Index.

From the front dust jacket flap: "The military editor and analyst of the New York Times evaluates eleven crucial battles of the Second World War, analyzing what happened in each and why, as well as the larger results." The author describes the book's purpose: "The eleven selected battles present a cross-section of the world's greatest war - from the Polish campaign, where blitzkrieg was born, to Okinawa, 'the last battle,' where the kamikaze portended the coming menace of the missile."
Book Club Edition.

Book - Very Good- condition. Red cloth cover with gold gilt on front and spine. Clean inside and out. Clean Text. Tight binding. The only problem noted was that the front, printed map, end papers have broken at the spine.
Dust Jacket - Fair condition. Some rubbing and light bumping. Edges have wear with small tears and chips. Largest chip is about 1/2".
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532 pages including Index.

From back cover: "They were called Easy Company - but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150 percent casualties while liberating Europe - an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Dick Winters was their legendary commander. This is his story - told in his own words for the first time.On D-Day, Winters assumed leadership of the Band of Brothers when their commander was killed...Based on Winters's wartime diary, Beyond Band of Brothers also includes his comrades' untold stories...Neither a protest against nor a glamorization of war, this is a moving memoir..."This book includes a center section of black & white photos.Very Good- condition. Page 67/68 has a hard top corner crease. Pages are clean, binding is tight. There is some edge and corner wear. Please use photos as part of the description.304 pages including Index

From back cover: "African Americans have had a long tradition of serving in the military forces of the United States. None served more proudly and with more dedication than the members of the 9th and 10th Cavalries. Called "Buffalo Soldiers" by Native Americans, the men of these two unites helped shape the American frontier from 1867 to the turn of the century." "...also left a legacy ... World War I, World War II, and the Korean War..."Very Good condition. Previous owner's name in ink inside front cover, otherwise clean and tight. Slight soft bend at top corner. Slight bottom corner wear at bottom corner. Also includes newspaper clippings (both loose and paperclipped). 104 pages including Index.

From back dust jacket flap: "Citizen Soldiers is a biography of the U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations, June 7, 1944, to May 7, 1945. Allied citizen soldiers overcame their fear and inexperience, the mistakes of the High command, and the enemy to win the war. Once again, Stephen E. Ambrose shows that free men fight better than slaves, that the sons of democracy proved to be better soldiers than the sons of Nazi Germany." Includes 3 sections of photographs.Very Good condition. Very minimal edge/corner wear to either book or dust jacket. Top and bottom of closed book pages have a couple light marks. There is a light "stored in a basement" smell, but no evidence of any mildew or damage. Really, this looks like a new book. Please see photos. 512 pages including Index. This is a somewhat heavy book and may require a small amount of additional postage.

From the front DJ flap: "In the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler's war machine, through spectacular acts of sabotage. The guerrilla campaign that followed was every bit as extraordinary as the six men who directed it." Black & white photographs in center. Book - Fine condition. Black paper over boards with white text on spine. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight. Dust Jacket - Near Fine condition. Tiny bit of edge wear. Please use photos as part of the description. 356 pages including Index.

From the inside dust jacket:
The true story that we had been spotted seemed almost certain with the arrival of a floatplane and then four bombers. The planes did not bother us as much as the ear-splitting echo-ranging of the destroyer, the pings blasting through our hull as she closed the range.
"Set all torpedoes on two feet and open the outer doors!" . . . from the Fourth Patrol, Part V.
The hunter has become the hunted, and thus begins the classic dance of death between destroyer and submarine, which may end with a crashing salvo of depth charges or the zing of a 21-inch torpedo. Packed with the danger, tension, and drama of submarine warfare, this scene has been replayed countless times in fact and fiction, but never before with such authentic firsthand detail.
Samuel Eliot Morison called Tang "fabulous." Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, commander of the submarine force in the Pacific during World War II, described her fifth patrol as "one of the great submarine cruises of all time." Richard… Read More

This book basically covers Eisenhower's life from birth to death, from soldier to president. Lots of photos both black & white and color. The American people chose a military man over a politician because of the need for a change. At this time, Grant was the only other non-politician who had been elected to office.

Book - Very Good+ condition. Cover is lightly discolored. Text is clean and binding is tight. I'm not sure this book was ever read.

Dust Jacket - Good+ condition. There is light rubbing/bumping, a few spots on the front, and a few small chips and tears mostly at the corners and spine. Text is clean and binding is tight.
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144 pages.

This book basically covers Eisenhower's life from birth to death, from soldier to president. Lots of photos both black & white and color. The American people chose a military man over a politician because of the need for a change. At this time, Grant was the only other non-politician who had been elected to office.Very Good condition. Cover is discolored around spine and a little at the edges, but otherwise in nice condition. Text is clean and binding is tight. I'm not sure this book was ever read.Please use photos as part of the description. 144 pages.

From the back cover: "The bloodiest battle in the history of warfare, Stalingrad was perhaps the single most important engagement of World War II. A major loss for the Axis powers, the battle for Stalingrad signaled the beginning of the end for the Third Reich of Adolf Hitler." "...Here is the drama, the terror, the horror, and the heroism of the greatest military encounter of our time." - Harrison E. Salisbury Good condition. Soft crease on front cover. Some edge/corner wear. Some rubbing/bumping. Light soiling on closed book page edges. Text is clean and binding is good. Please use photos as part of the description. 455 pages including Index.

Quote from back cover: "This compelling book tells the moving stories of World War II heroines who were never recognized, the nurses of the Army Nurse Corps. They were courageous, tireless, and committed to serving on the front lines of the war. They saved and rebuilt lives, and they gave many of us - including myself - a most valuable gift: hope."
- Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Medal of Honor recipient

Book - Very Good condition. Very minimal edge/corner wear. a couple light stains on the top of the closed book pages. Red remainder mark on the bottom. Text is clean and binding is tight.
Dust Jacket - Light rubbing and bumping to covers. Edges and corners have very little wear EXCEPT at bottom of spine where there is a couple small tears/chips.
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475 pages including Index.

Quote from back of DJ: "David Kennedy's panoramic history of America and the world between 1929 and 1945 is a superb reconstruction of the era that formed our times. Simply put, it is a brilliant narrative and analysis. Anyone who wants to understand our century needs to ready Kennedy's book." - Robert Dallek, author
Lizabeth Cohen, author, says that Kennedy combines a brilliant historian with a great storyteller. "The result is engrossing history, with all the complex characters and suspense of high drama put impressively to the task of demonstrating how a decade and a half of Great Depression and World War have shaped the rest of our century."

Book - Good condition. Blue paper over boards with gold gilt text on spine. Since this is such a thick book, the bottom of the closed book page edges have soiled. Pages 557-572 are rough at the top of the pages - I believe this is due to a page cutting flaw. Text is clean and binding is good.
Dust Jacket - Very Good condition. Light rubbing and bumping. Very… Read More

Quote from back cover: "This superb autobiography by the man Eisenhower called the greatest field general of World War II is full of surprises....Widely remembered as a great but close-mouthed military leader, Bradley is startlingly outspoken in these pages....He is hard on Eisenhower for submitting to British demands during the campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, and for allowing Montgomery...to intimidate him. He paints a vivid portrait of George Patton....Bradley was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Korean War, and his detailed account of MacArthur's high-handed, almost aberrant behavior in November-December, 1950, sheds new light on that contretemps." - Publishers Weekly
Very Good- condition. Covers have some rubbing/bumping and a little edge/corner wear. There is a small random piece of tape on the back cover. Text is clean and binding is tight.
752 pages including Index.

From the back cover: "Chosen by destiny to guide a great nation through one of its most turbulent periods, Harry Truman's no-nonsense manner and controversial governing style earned him the adoration of many and the enmity of countless others. But behind his folksy demeanor was a brilliant manipulator of events - a grand master of the game of international politics who orchestrated the final movements of one great war and conducted America into a second, who stood firm against dictators, zealots and dangerous insubordination within the upper ranks of the U.S. Military. And it was Harry S. Truman who made the most fateful decision of the 20th century - one that changed the course of history and ushered in the Cold War: the use of atomic weapons against the empire of Japan. "Very Good+ condition. Clean and Tight.Please use photos as part of the description. Book includes a black and white photos section.602 pages including Index

From the front dust jacket flap: "Inside the Third Reich is the memoirs of Albert Speer, a key member of Hitler's Nazi Germany. As Minister of Armaments and War Production, Speer had an active, far-reaching role in keeping the Nazi war machine well oiled and in motion. A strong supporter of Hitler, as well as his friend, Speer faced a searing moral crisis at the end of World War II when he learned the true enormity of the war crimes of the Nazi party. Inside the Third Reich is Speer's honest and thoughtful attempt to understand how intelligent, well-educated, decent people became a willing part of the Third Reich."There are two sections of black & white photos.Book - Very Good- condition. Previous owner's name in ink on endpaper. Pages are tanned with darker edges. Pages are free of marks, binding is good.Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. Jacket is enclosed in clear protective cover, but there is slight soiling, rubbing, and a tiny bit of edge wear.Please use photos as part of the description.527… Read More

From the back cover: "December 7, 1941, threw America into the turmoil of war, but the rush to arms was only one side of the story. Now, Paul Casdorph offers a vastly entertaining look at life on the American home front during World War II, from the hysteria that followed Pearl Harbor to the jubilation of VJ day."
Very Good condition. Covers have light bumping and back cover has a soft crease at the top. The closed book edges have some soiling. Inside pages are clean and binding is tight.
276 pages including Index.