Search Results: War from Bytown Bookery

Greenhill Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1853672467 . Green hardcovers / gilt titles to the spine. First Edition. A Fine+ book a solid binding, pages are bright & unmarked. There is a small name of the previous owner on the front free end paper and a name plate on the back of it. The DJ is in Near Fine condition. A black & white photo / illustration section. Notes and indexed. "Based on the memoirs, letters and journals of the participants, this is the tragic and horrifying story of the retreat from Moscow as told by the men who survived. Paul Britten Austin has produced a modern epic from the words of heroes long gone." ; 9.51 X 6.41 X 1.71 inches; 488 pages; Box 6 .

Spellmount Publishers Ltd. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. 1st Edition. Paperback. 0946771626 . Blue hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. A tightly bound book with bright, unmarked pages. The previous owner's name plate to the front free end paper. The DJ is clipped and in Very Good++ condition. Illustrations (some color) , maps, portraits (some color) . Contents: The opening moves -- The battles of the frontiers -- The battle for Belgium -- The allied retreat -- The Marne -- The Battle of the Aisne -- "The race to the sea." ; 8.43 X 5.85 X 0.73 inches; 184 pages; Box 12 .

London, England: Buchan & Enright. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0907675387 . Black hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. First Edition. In Near Fine condition, a solid binding, pages are bright & unmarked. The DJ is unclipped and also in Near Fine condition. ; B&W Photographs; 9.21 X 6.14 X 0.87 inches; 192 pages; Box 6 .

London, England: Pimlico. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2002. Trade Paperback. 0712671544 . Trade Paperback in wonderful condition, tiny bit of upturn on the front corners, clean, and tightly bound. "Although numerous studies focus on the origins, course, and consequences of World War I, few examine the process of how the war ended. Dallas, an independent scholar living in France and author of 1815: Roads to Waterloo, analyzes how peace broke out in 1918. The strength of Dallas's narration is that he compares events and people in Berlin, Paris, London, Washington, DC, and Moscow. By analyzing how the ceasefire was arranged, who the major participants were, and how the general population learned about the armistice, we gain insight into the lingering bitterness of the peace and interwar years. "; War and Peace; 2.05 x 9.06 x 6.06 Inches; 616 pages .

New York: Oxford University Press, USA. Very Good+. 1992. Trade paperback. 0195076060 . Trade Paperback. Very Good++ with light cover wear. "McPherson offers s series of thoughtful and engaging essays on aspects of Lincoln and the war that have rarely been discussed in depth. McPherson looks closley at the President's role as Commander-in-Chief of the Union forces, showing how Lincoln forged a national military strategy for victory, and explores the importance of Lincoln's great rhetorical skills." ; 0.39 x 7.8 x 5.35 Inches; 192 pages .

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Stackpole Company. Very Good. 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Linen grey boards, black titles to the front cover and spine. In Very Good+ condition, pages are tightly bound, clean& unmarked, there is some spine end bumping. The DJ is Very Good with spine sunning, cover scuffing and edgewear. Frontispiece of Major Marcus a. Reno, maps to the front free end papers. One pull-out map of Custer's route. Exhibits & index. "Vivid and revealing testimony of participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn, "Custer's Last Fight". ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 303 pages; Box 4 .

Readers Union / Jonathan Cape. Very Good+. 1952. Hardcover. Black hardcovers with silver titles to the cover and spine. In Very Good+ condition with a solid binding and a clean & unmarked interior. Light wear to the spine ends and corners. "The story of Richard Cantwell, a war-ravaged American colonel stationed in Italy at the close of the Second World War, and his love for a young Italian countess." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 182 pages .

The Free Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1985. Paperback. 0029303702 . Trade Paperback. This copy is in very good ++ condition with a solid binding and a bright & unmarked interior. Scuffing to the covers with light edgewear. " Drawing on recently declassified Pentagon files and other official documents, the author concludes that gross ignorance of Vietnamese society, language, and culture, and a dogged Can-Do attitude in the field, prevented American advisory forces from realistically appraising either the viability of the South Vietnamese army or the soundness of the government it supported. Maps, footnotes, table, charts, bibliographical note, & indexed. ; B&W Photographs; 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 Inches; 391 pages .

UBC Press. Very Good. 2014. Hardcover. 0774827459 . Pictorial hardcovers in Fine condition with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked interior. Black & white illustrations and photographs through the book. "Before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, he made a last-minute change -- a paragraph authorising the army to recruit black soldiers. Over the next two years, approximately 180,000 soldiers and 18,000 sailors joined the cause. Several thousand came from Canada, the terminus of the Underground Railroad. What compelled these young men to leave the comfort and safety of home to face death on the battlefield, loss of income for their families, and legal sanctions for participating in a foreign war? Drawing on newspapers, autobiographies, and military and census records, Richard Reid pieces together a portrait of a group of men who served the Union in disparate ways - as soldiers, sailors, or doctors - but who all believed that the principles of liberty,… Read More

Rococo Group. Near Fine. 1990. Paperback. An oversize Trade Paperback in Near Fine condition. The binding is tight and the pages are bright & unmarked. Light cover scuffing and spine end bumping. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 369 pages; Box 13 .

London, England: Edward Arnold. Near Fine. 1964. Hardcover. B0000CM5YF . Burgundy textured hardcovers in Near Fine condition, gilt titles to the spine. A solid binding with a clean & unmarked interior. Light spine end bumping. ; Maps; 9.10 X 6.10 X 1.50 inches; 467 pages .

Toronto, Ontario: The Musson Book Company. Very Good. 1930. Hardcover. B0000EF7WG . Green Hardcovers, black titles to the cover and spine. First Edition. Light wear to the corners and spine ends, a sound binding with clean & unmarked pages. Illustrated end papers, with a book plate from the previous owner on the front end paper. Also a picture cut out of a magazine of Tomlinson attached to the front paste down." The book is divided into five parts. Part one is the year 1900, part two 1908, part three 1914, part four is titled ‘War! ’, and part five is the years 1916 to 1919. A group of men are followed through the book: the unnamed narrator; Jack and Charley Bolt, and their father ‘Old Bolt’; and Jim Maynard. "; Oblong Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 445 pages; Box 41 .

Curlew Classics. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1968. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. Textured covers, with a sticker scar on the cover, scuffing and edgewear. Previous owner's name written neatly on half title page. Very clean interior. "An American ambassador in Vietnam faces a moral and political crisis when he is placed in the position of having to decide the fate of the country and the life or death of its rulers. "; Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages .

Farrar Straus & Giroux (T). Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0374104174 . Blakc cloth covers with bold gilt titles to the spine. In Very Good++ condition, tightly bound with a bright, unmarked text. Stated First Printing. The DJ is unclipped, glossy with light cover scuffing and edgewear. ; B&W Photographs; 8.30 X 5.80 X 1.10 inches; 332 pages .

London: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1986. Trade Paperback. 0075547953 . Trade paperback, rubbing on covers. Tightly bound copy with highlighting and underlining through the book. "America’s Longest War provides a complete and balanced history of the Vietnam War. It is not mainly a military history, but seeks to integrate military, diplomatic, and political factors in order to clarify America’s involvement and ultimate failure in Vietnam. While it focuses on the American side of the equation, it provides sufficient consideration of the Vietnamese side to make the events comprehensible. "; 316 pages .

Pocket Books, # 550238. Very Good. 1967. Mass Market Paperback. A Very Good Mass Market. Tightly bound, a name on front free end paper, otherwise a clean & unmarked copy. There is cover edgewear and rubbing. "Lucinda Delaney is a southern belle ruled by a vision of life that no longer exists. The Civil War has come and gone and her side has lost, yet she is determined to proceed as if nothing has changed—a denial that stokes the flames of her irrational angers. Despite her returned husband’s devotion, Lucinda is sure he is having an affair with one of their slaves." ; 6.9 X 4.1 X 0.7 inches; 250 pages .

Viking Canada (AHC). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 067087437X . Blue hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine, In Very Good++ condition with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked interior. Light spine end bumping. The DJ is unlcipped, Very Good++ with moderate cover rubbing, unclipped. ; 9.06 X 6.38 X 1.34 inches; 320 pages .

New York: PublicAffairs. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1999. Trade Paperback. 1891620878 . Trade Paperback. This copy is in very good ++ condition, a solid binding and a bright & unmarked interior. Almost in Near Fine conditon but the cover does have some light scuffing and edgewear. "The former Secretary of Defense collaborates with leading scholars from the United States and Vietnam to offer a groundbreaking new study of exactly how the Vietnam War happened--and why it could not be stopped before three million people died. " ; B&W Photographs; 1.3 x 8.94 x 5.75 Inches; 512 pages .

London, England: Ward Lock Limited. Very Good+. 1976. Hardcover. 0706350812 . Illustrated Hardcovers in Very Good+ condition. A solid binding with bright & unmarked pages. Spine end bumping with a small dent to the middle of the back cover spine hinge. "The development of the Great Powers, Denmark and the Netherlands, the Balkan and Danube States, Technological Developments, Submarines, Shipping and Aircraft. " Numerous colorful illustrations through out the book. ; 9.70 X 7.80 X 0.70 inches; 112 pages; Box 34 .

Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Univ of North Carolina Pr. Fine with no dust jacket. 1990. Paperback. 0807818607 . Trade Paperback in Near Fine condition. Very light spine creasing, tightly bound with a bright, unmarked interior. "Combining feminist literary criticism with the emerging field of feminist war theory, this collection explores the role of gender as an organizing principle in the war system and reveals how literature perpetuates the ancient myth of "arms and the man."; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 348 pages .