Search Results: World War II from Conover Books

Tokyo and Palo Alto: Kodansha International Ltd., 1972. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, no dj, spine is faded, some shelf wear, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a nice used first edition (stated)! Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 281 historical pages of text and 32 wonderful pages of historic black and white photographs! "Japan has risen in little more than a quarter century from conditions of devastation, impoverishment, and demoralization at the end of World War Ii to be the third largest economic unit in the world. It is expanding economically at an unparalleled rate and is bursting with excitement and vigor. Japan's growth has been so explosive that it has commonly been dubbed a miracle. It is, of course, no miracle but something much more significant ---- an indication of human possibilities on the one hand and a harbinger of new looming world problems on the other." ---- from the… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. Hint of edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, light chipping at the top and base of the spine, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, former owners embossed library label is on the ffep, overall a very crisp and clean first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 221 very clean, unmarked and uncreased historical pages of text and 8 wonderful pages of black and white photographs! "There were great battles fought in World War II, which made headlines in every Allied newspaper, battles that still echo in the annals of courage----Dunkirk, St.-Lo, the Battle of the Bulge----yet there are stories of heroism still untold.". First Edition / First Printing. Red Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Office of the Chief of Military History Department of the Army , 1960. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, some light outer page edge soil, overall a very crisp and clean first edition! 660 very clean, unmarked and uncreased historical pages! Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and a gilt American eagle symbol on the front cover! "The relationship of events in time is the essence of history. Chronology: 1941-1945 establishes the sequence of events from the time the first bombs dropped on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 until the instrument of surrender was signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945. The other volumes in the series UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II rcount in detil the various aspects of a complex global war----individual campaigns, grand strategy, logistics, support, and so forth. In this volume the reader can see the events of the war day by day in their sequence… Read More

Davidson, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Warren Pub, 2004. A very crisp and clean signed first edition; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Signed by the author on the title page! Very very rare and hard-to-find signed title! Black and white pictorial wrapper with purple and black lettering. 324 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print signed first edition! "Libby Chitwood Appel has produced for our enjoyment an endearing memoir of her life and times as a Red Cross worker during World War II. A childhood admirer of Florence Nightingale, her dreams of extending warmth, sympathy, and brief touches of home were finally realized in the war canteens from Washington D.C. to filed stations in the jungles of India and a city club in Karachi.". Signed by Author(s). First Edition / First Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hendersonville, North Carolina: Boyd-Madison Publishing, Inc., 1996. A very crisp and clean signed first edition (stated), almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Signed, inscribed, and dated by the author on the title page! Color pictorial blue and white wrapper with black, red, and white lettering. 269 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages of text and 8 wonderful pages of historic black and white photographs! "'There are about five different things I should be doing right now, but my heart tells me to lay aside the business of war and write to the sweetest girl in the world. I'll be out of the Army some day, but I'll always be in love with you.' These sentences from one of the 523 letters Betty received from her soldier-sweetheart-husband-to-be during WWII.............". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition / First Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

LA Mesa, California, U.S.A.: Pertinent Pubns, 1992. A very crisp and clean signed first edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Inscribed by the author on the ffep! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 297 very fine, unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "Hitler's Secret Ally, Switzerland is a well documented history book that embodies the pulse-pounding excitement of spy-thriller, which in part it is. It also depicts an explosive inside view of the financial intrigue that permeated the Swiss banking network on their money laundering services they provided the Third Reich. Defined in detail are the evil machinations of the Swiss government in their cruel treatment of the poor wretches that attempted to escape the horrors of Hitler's holocaust. In complete indifference to the will of their strongly pro-Allied constituency, the wartime Swiss Federal Council made every meaningful decision in favor of the Nazis. They justly deserved the… Read More

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1943. Minor edge and corner wear, scuffed and scratched, corners are bumped and rubbed, some shelf wear, school stamp on the inner front cover, liquid stain on the ffep and on the inner front cover (only pages affected), overall a very clean used first Harper's Modern Classics edition! Very very rare and hard to find title! Blue cloth with yellow lettering on the front board and spine. 355 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! Extremely scarce! "I Wanted Wings is more than the story of a youth who yearned to fly, and how he achieved his goal; it is the chronicle of a man whose desire for freedom of flight ended in self-mastery. Had the experience of the author in conquering the air been unique, this would not, perhaps, be significant. But the point is that his account is chiefly the report of less articulate thousands of Flying Cadets who have discovered in the Air Corps schools exactly what he did: achievement, honor, and… Read More

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Northwestern Univ Pr, 1998. A hint of edge wear, former owner's name in ink in the upper corner of the title page, overall a very crisp and clean signed first edition (second printing)! Signed by the author on the half-title page! Black and white pictorial wrapper with white and black lettering. 355 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "Born into a middle-calss Jewish family in 1922, Lala Weintraub grew up in Lvov, Poland. Her parents were assimilated Jews, and the family lived in a religiously and ethnically mixed neighborhood. When the Nazis came, Lala ---- who had blond hair and blue eyes ---- survived by convincing them she was a Christian. This book tells her remarkable story. Lala's Story begins with the 1945 liberation of Katowice, the Polish town where she was living. In the days that followed, Lala's mood swung between euphoria and despair. Believing her entire family to be dead, and having lived under an assumed identity for so long,… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1988. very crisp and clean used first edition, almost new and unread condition! dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 315 very fine historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs!. First Edition. Green Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Germany: Wartberg Verlag, 2004. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Black and white pictorial boards with white lettering. 64 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! Text is in German. "Die letzten Marztage des Jahres 1945 und die kommenden Monate zahlen zu den bewegendsten Epochen der Stadtgeschichte. Der braune Terror lebte cin letztes Mal auf. Erbittert kampften die ,,Linientreuen" gegen die Befreiung der Stadt von Unrecht und Barbarei, Gegen ihren Widerstand brachten die Amerikaner demokratisches Leben zuruck, vom GroBteil der Bevolkerung misstrauisch und angstlich beobachtet........". First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.

U.S.A.: The Military Book Club, 1995. Minor edge and corner wear, gently scuffed and scratched, lower corner of the rear of the wrapper is lightly creased, some light shelf wear, overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black illustrated wrapper with white and red lettering. 315 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "WWII was the most destructive war in the history of the world. Each of the 26 major nations that participated in the fighting expended vast resources to train, equip, transport and supply its troops in battle. How were the forces of these nations organized? Which countries deployed the most divisions? How and when were soldiers moved from one area of conflict to another? These are questions military historians and researchers have asked for decades, and yet the answers have been exceedingly difficult to track down.until now. World War II: The Encyclopedia of Facts and Figures, by noted historian John Ellis, provides military buffs and researchers with an impressive… Read More

New York, New York: Jove Books, 1978. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is creased as well as the upper corner of the rear of the wrapper; pages are beginning to tone; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Color illustrated wrapper with blue and black lettering. 224 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages of text and 16 wonderful pages of historic black and white photographs and illustrations! "General George S. Patton said it: 'There has never been such a superb fighting organization as the 4th Armored Division.' And after the Battle of Singling, the crossing of the Meuse, the fight for Metz, there were few who would dispute it. But these were not superment who powered Patton's tanks through the German lines. They were ordinary G.I.s like Nat Frankel, a tank commander, whose everyday heroism helped lead the Allies to victory..........". First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over… Read More

New York: Ace Books, 1942. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is lightly creased as well as the rear of the wrapper, pages are toning, some light shelf wear, overall a clean used first edition! Black and white pictorial wrapper with yellow and black lettering. 223 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "The Lexington was something more than a ship in the years before the war. When she was lost hundreds of men throughot the services mourned her passing as they would a dear friend. Many of our Navy fliers, and many of our admirals and senior officers received their initial training in sea-air operations aboard her....." ---- from the Preface.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2004. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Gray cloth with black lettering on the spine and front board. Decorative endpapers. 475 historical and informative pages! "Tank and mechanized forces spearhead Red Army operations from the gates of Stalingrad to the center of Berlin. This new book profiles Six Soviet commanders who rose to lead six tank armies created by the Red Army on the eastern front during the Second World War............". First Edition. Gray Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Chelsea Manor, Michigan, U.S.A.: Stein & Day Pub, 1983. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, edges are toning, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, former owners embossed library label is on the ffep, overall a very crisp and clean first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 212 very clean, unmarked and uncreased historical pages of text and 16 historical pages of black and white photographs! "The last stand of Hitler's most able general----in Normandy, and against the Fuehrer himself.". First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.S.A.: Merle Armitage, 1945. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean limited edition signed first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Red cloth with gilt lettering and illustration on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. "Two thousand copies of this Limited Edition, designed by Merle Armitage, have been printed by the Standard Printing Company. The text is set in 12 point Caledonia type, and printed on Lexicon Antique book paper. The maps, title page eagle and chapter head decorations were painted and drawn by P. G. Napolitano. This is copy No. 1321." 282 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! A fold-out map is in the rear of the book between pages 272 and 273. Mapped endpapers. Extremely scarce and out-of-print signed first edition! "World War Ii will be recorded as… Read More

Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Peterson House, 2002. Hint of edge wear to the dj, gently scuffed, former owner's name and address are written in ink on the ffep, overall a very crisp and clean signed first edition, gift quality! Inscribed and dated by the author on the title page! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 287 very clean, unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations and photographs and 8 wonderful pages of historical full-color photographs and illustrations! "The stories in this book explore an expansive picture of World War II, but more importantly, show the human side of the war through the eyes of men and women who experienced World War II firsthand. Their stories, written and told by them, recreate the tragedy of war so that the reader can relate to, and relive, the actual events as they happened. The author experienced WWII on the homefront during his childhood, which has led him to a lifelong interest… Read More

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1968. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, former owners embossed library label is on the ffep, overall a very crisp and clean first American edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 416 very clean, unmarked and uncreased historical pages of text and 32 wonderful pages of historical black and white photographs! "Here in one volume is a generous selection of personal experience, written by those who were there, of the terror, humor and heroism of the war at sea, 1939-1945. The distinguished contributors include: Winston Churchill, John Masefield, Nicholas Monsarrat, C. S. Forester, Dorothy L. Sayers.". First Thus. Blue Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1970. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, some light shelf wear, overall a nice used first American edition! Brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 339 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages of text and 16 wonderful pages of historic black and white photographs! "World War II produced an abundance of eyewitness literature, and in this volume, Ronald Lewin has done a magnificent job of selecting and editing the best of what has been written about the land battles and campaigns of the British Army from 1939 to 1945.". First American Edition. Brown Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.