Search Results: Military History from Bibliope by Calvello Books

San Angelo, TX: Newsfoto Publishing Company. Hardcover. Moderate wear to spine foot, extremely little wear to spine head, barely rubbed corners, else very good+.. Black quarto or small folio; unpaged (approx 150-200 p), b&w illus (some color). Military History; United States. Great photos.

Buenos Aires: Belgrano, N.Y.. First edition, first printing (presumed; no earlier dates or printings stated). Hardcover. Faint brown mark to spine head, mild scuff to top-front corner, light edgewear, else very good. Black half leather duodecimo with blue marbled boards, raised bands, gilt to spine, sewn binding; 156 p. In Spanish. || Only front wrap laid in. || Spanish newsclipping included. || Argentina -- History -- English Invasions, 1806-1807. || Uncommon.

Tokyo: Daito art printing co, 1960. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to boards, edges. Very mild bump to bottom edges of boards. Very mild rubbing to corners, head and foot of spine. Extremely mild fraying to bottom outer corners. Pages clean and binding tight. Very good(+).. Hardcover folio with red cloth padded boards with gilt title on spine. 348 unnumbered pages : chiefly photo illustrations (some color), portraits ; 30 cm. Uncommon. || "The Japanese Kanji style characters appearing in the cover design represent the months which RANGER spent deployed to the Western Pacific on her 1960 cruise."-frony free end paper. || Ranger (Attack aircraft carrier : CVA-61). United States. Navy -- Cruise books.

[Phoenix, Arizona?]: The Book Patch, 2014. Paperback. Fine with very faint edge-wear. Please see photos.. Octavo in tan and green glossy stiff paper wraps; 119 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Signed and insrcribed by the author. Uncommon thus. "Sworn to secrecy for 65 years, John Cardinalli can finally talk about his life as an OSS agent during World War II. Slipping behind enemy lines on dangerous missions, training would-be spies -- it's exciting and way better than a James Bond movie because it's true. Step into the world of a wartime spy and prepare to be amazed." —Publisher. / World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States. World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Europe. Spies -- United States -- Diaries. Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography. Spies -- United States -- Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Service secret -- États-Unis. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Mouvements de résistance -- Europe. Officiers de renseignements -- États-Unis --… Read More

[Washington]: [U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1968. Paperback. Near fine with minor external wear. Please see photos.. Oblong quarto-sized pamphlet in yellow wraps illus in red; 22 unnumbered pages illustrations 21 x 27 cm. World War, 1939-1945. Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943. Battles. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945. Bataille de Tarawa, Kiribati, 1943. Batailles. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Campagnes et batailles. battles. Battles. Military campaigns. Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati) Islands of the Pacific. War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Guam) Tarawa (Kiribati : Atoll) Pacifique, Îles du. Guam -- War in the Pacific National Historical Park. Kiribati. Kiribati -- Tarawa Atoll. Pacific Ocean -- Islands of the Pacific.

Pioneer, Calif: California Traveler, 1975. Hardcover. Fine copy in very good(+) dust jacket; tears to head of spine of DJ and half-inch closed tear along top edge of DJ cover; DJ is lightly soiled; else tight copy; cloth is clean and free of fraying; boards are free of bumps; pages are crisp, clean, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight and square./very good +. Octavo in orange red cloth with gilt titles on spine; 217 p., 21 cm. Inscribed and signed on ffep.

New York: Prentice-Hall, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in very good(+) jacket housed in archival mylar/Very good(+). 265 pages illustrations 22 cm. Nice copy. Numerous b&w photos of historical note. // Memoir. Maritime Histoy. U. S. Coast Guard Cuttetr Modoc (ship); Arctic, Submarine Rescue Icebergs, Rescues, United States. Coast Guard. United States. Coast Guard.

Austin, Tex: Texas Monthly Press, 1982. Hardcover. Fine copy in fine price clipped jacket now housed in archival mylar./Near Fine. Oblong folio in white photo illus jacket; [93] pages: portraits ; 26 cm. Black and white photos of life in the Corps of Cadets. Excellent photojournalism from the late 1970s and early 1980s. An expansion of the photo essay which first appeared in Texas Monthly Texas A & M University ; Higher Education ; Military Training.

Pensacola, Fla: Dept. of Defense]; Navy Department, 1979. Revised. Paperback. Good(+) to very good(-) copy; light wear and soil to wrappers; no major tears and all solidly in one piece; foxing to edges of pages; thought lightly bumped around the edges with a wee bit of wear, pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks; a sturdy, gently loved manual with light to moderate signs of use and age.. 419 pages in various pagings : illustrations ; 26 cm. In English. || Scarce; Series: Rate training manual and nonresident career course NAVEDTRA 10307-D;.

Woodbury, NY: AIP Press, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. Near fine with gentle wear to exterior.. Quarto in yellow wraps; xxxviii, 259p. : illustrations. Introduction by David Cassidy. Series: History of modern physics and astronomy, vol. 1 / World War, 1939-1945 -- Science. Atomic bomb -- Germany. Nuclear physics -- Research -- Germany. Science -- Germany -- History -- 20th century. Atomic bomb -- Germany -- History. Atomic bomb. Nuclear physics -- Research. Science. United States. War Department. Alsos Mission.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1941. Hardcover. Moderate rubbing to boards, edges, corners, and head and foot of spine. Previous owner stamp to inside of front board. Pages clean and binding tight. Good(+) to very good(-).. Hardcover square blue octavo with color illustrated cover. 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm. Illustrated by Rudeen, Herbert, ; illustrator. || Foreword by Lieutenant Colonel Wm. O. Tufts || Series: American patriot's series; Variation: American patriots series. Contents: U. S. Army : Organization ; Corps areas (color map) ; Components ; Units ; Combat arms ; Services ; Insignia of rank ; U. S. cadet uniforms (in color) ; Enlisted men's dress uniform (diagram) ; Hat cords ; Collar insignia ; Specialty marks ; Branch and bureau insignia ; Badges and bars ; Corps and divisional insignia ; Decorations awarded by the War Department ; Educational system -- U. S. Navy : Organization ; The fleet ; U. S. Navy establishments (map) ; Air Force ; U. S. Navy uniforms (in color) ;… Read More

Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 2001. Hardcover. Fine with minor wear & sopiling; and a tiny bump to one board corner. Please see photos. No jacket, presumably as issued.. Quarto in dark blue cloth; xv, 218 pages ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index. Contents: Revolutionary -- Captive -- Mill Prison -- Resistance -- Liberty -- Hell. / Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography. Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography. Sailors -- United States -- Biography. Prisonniers de guerre -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies. Marins -- États-Unis -- Biographies. Military operations, Naval. Prisoners of war. Sailors. Named Person: Russell, William, 1748- Russell, William, 1748- Named Corp: United States. Navy -- Biography. United States. Navy. collective biographies. Biographies. History. Biographies. Biographies. 1775-1783 United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons, British. United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval… Read More

Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin & Cie, 1920. Presumed first ed. ( no earlier dates present). Hardcover. A lovely copy in jacket . Fine / fine but for tiny damp stain to spine region of both, and a wee bit of foxing to fore-edge. Jacket in archival mylar.. Volume 2 only (of 3 volumes:) 146p, illustrations, maps, black and white photographs ; 22 cm.. Printed in the United States. Bound in limp cloth. A lovely copy. Many b&w photos; several maps. Michelin Illustrated Guides to the Battlefields (1914-1918); [series]. ¶ "The Battle of Saint-Mihiel occurred from September 12 to September 15, 1918b in northeastern France and marked the first independent operation of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. Pershing. The battle was part of a larger Allied offensive aimed at reducing the Saint-Mihiel salient, a bulge in the German lines that had existed since the early stages of the war. The AEF, working in concert with French forces, launched a successful attack that eliminated the… Read More

Tihran: Muassasah-i Mutala`at-i Andishah'sazan-i, 2006. Chap-i 1. Paperback. Fine with minor shelf-wear. Pale yellow octavo; 382 p : b&w ill, maps ; 21 cm. In Persian. || United States -- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Balkan Peninsula.

Vista, Ca: Amron International, 2005. Paperback. Near fine. With gift inscription, presumably from an Amron salesperson or staff. Please see photos.. Folio in stuff color illus green wraps; 440p, numerous color photos. Very detailed catalog of military, survivalist and outdoor gear; with emphasis on the first. A high quality production.

Bloomington ; Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Near fine(+), with seven tiny digits (phone number?) in neat ink to rear free endpaper verso in near fine(+) jacket, with minor crinkles to tope rear edge, now housed in archival mylar. Top edge a wee bit spotted / worn./near fine. Quarto in orange-white illus jacket; 419 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 401-406) and index. Contents: The origins. Fortifications and siege machinery ; Treatment of captured cities -- The Middle East. Israel, Mesopotamia, and the Persians ; Treatment of captured cities -- The Greeks. Early sieges through the Peloponnesian War ; Treatment of captured cities ; Dionysius I -- The Macedonians. Philip II and Alexander the Great ; Treatment of captured cities ; Demetrius the Besieger -- The Romans. Early sieges and the Punic Wars ; The age of imperialism ; Treatment of captured cities -- Epilogue. / "This book examines how siege warfare was able to unleash unrestrained… Read More

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1964. Second edition. Paperback. Gentle wear to spine head and foot, small tear to spine head, light soiling to fore-edges, extremely faint soiling to covers, else Very good to very good(+).. White octavo, xi, 473 pages, b&w illustrations, maps (some folded); 24 cm. Sudan; Military education.

New York: Random House, 1979. First edition. Paperback. Fine copy with very faintly bumped lower open corners of wrappers; o/w fine, like new copy with gift inscription on title page; also signed by author on title page; wrappers are clean; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; edges of pages are clean; binding is tight and square.. Octavo in white wrappers; 299 pages, [8] leaves of plates: illustrations; 24 cm. In English. Signed by author on title page.

New Jersey: Avery, 1986. Spiral bound. Mild sunning to spine. Mild soiling to back cover. Else pages clean. Very good.. Plastic spiral bound (white) oblong folio with green cover. 52 pages : maps (color) ; 27 cm x 35 cm. Series: West Point military history series; Variation: West Point military history series. || World War, Historical geography -- 1914-1918 -- Maps.

Greenwich [England]: Conway Maritime Press, 1982. Hardcover. Near fine copy in very good dust jacket. Jacket is rumpled around the edges especially the top edge, but there are no tears or major chips; light to moderate peeling of lamination along top and bottom edges of rear DJ: small toning or liquid stain on DJ at tail of spine; light shelf-rubbing, soil and sunning to white part of rear dust jacket; cloth has only light toning along the edges; else cloth is clean and free of fraying; boards are bump free; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks, creases and most are free of foxing with light foxing to only half-title page and verso ffep; edges are clean with faint foxing; binding is tight and square. A gently used copy./very good. Oblong octavo in grey cloth in blue, grey and white laminated, pictorial jacket; illus.; 127 pp.; 25 x 27 cm. In English. Series: Anatomy of the ship. Volume features: "Full description of the ship, including modifications and appearance changes; pictorial… Read More