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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1988. 447pp, b&w photographs, 13 maps, bibliography, author's note, index, map (The Western Front -- 1914 with The Schlieffen Plan inset) as endpapers, FINE/NEAR FINE. ** ~Lyn Macdonald continues her history of the First World War with an account of the first months of the fighting, culminating in the first Battle of Ypres. She describes the build-up and the causes of the war, brings to life the spirit of the times, and tells in detail how Britain sent her Expeditionary Force ("The Old Contemptibles") to join the Belgians and the French to fight the Kaiser's army, which had invaded "Gallant Little Belgium". She tells how they fought the Battle of Mons, the first major engagement of the war, how they fought their way back in Flanders to face a gruelling campaign that eventually led to the entrenchment of the opposing forces along the Western Front and the annihilation of the old army. DJ is clean. Text clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1988. 447pp, b&w photographs, 13 maps, bibliography, author's note, index, map (The Western Front -- 1914 with The Schlieffen Plan inset) as endpapers, FINE/NEAR FINE. ** ~Lyn Macdonald continues her history of the First World War with an account of the first months of the fighting, culminating in the first Battle of Ypres. She describes the build-up and the causes of the war, brings to life the spirit of the times, and tells in detail how Britain sent her Expeditionary Force ("The Old Contemptibles") to join the Belgians and the French to fight the Kaiser's army, which had invaded "Gallant Little Belgium". She tells how they fought the Battle of Mons, the first major engagement of the war, how they fought their way back in Flanders to face a gruelling campaign that eventually led to the entrenchment of the opposing forces along the Western Front and the annihilation of the old army. DJ has light wear. Text clean. 1st Printing. Cloth.… Read More

Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. Book has 625 pages. Book has never been cracked open! A stark, brutal, frank, sometimes painfully funny, always human story.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 1994. 625pp. with 73 b/w photographs and illustrations and maps. A highly researched account of the second year of World War I, with many first-hand accounts of the battles of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Loos, and Gallipoli. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 1994. 625pp. with 73 b/w photographs and illustrations and maps. A highly researched account of the second year of World War I, with many first-hand accounts of the battles of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Loos, and Gallipoli. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arms & Armour, 1998. 208pp b&w plates. A little wear on dw edges else very good+ Setting the scene after a year in which continued Allied offensives had failed to achieve a breakthrough, the author discusses how each of the warring parties approached 1918, how the Allies dealt with fresh German offensives, the German attacks and Allied counter-attacks, the first signs of German demoralisation and the ultimate collapse od the German positions along the Western Front. Clean. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indanapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1926. 353pp. Full red cloth, gilt letters; covers and spine. Allenby, best known, as commander in chief of the British forces in Egypt and Palestine during World War I. Unfortunately, there's no index for this work, but there are brief references to T.E. Lawrence of Arabia. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Grub Street the Basement, 1997. 217pp/illus. A complete record of the British two-seater bomber pilot and observer aces, the British two-seater fighter observer aces, and the Belgian, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Russian fighter aces 1914-1918. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Grub Street, 1990. 400pp, 200 b&w photos, map at rear. This massive reference work is the result of 20 years painstaking research and is the definitive record of every British, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, South African and American pilot who became an ace with the Royal Flying Corps (& Royal Air Force) and the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I. The great bulk of the book is devoted to over 800 detailed biographies of individual scout pilots, with introductory notes, in the majority of cases, place and date of birth, previous military service, decorations and post war career. In every case, the biographies include a full list of all claims made, by date, time, type and location, together with the serial and type of scout flown to achieve the claim and a note of the authors's sources. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Grub Street, 1993. 320 pages 200 b/w photos. Essential reference book on German and Austrian Aces of WWI. Over 200 photos. Each biography includes a full list of all claims made, by date, time and location. Clean no marks.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, DC: U S Government Printing Office, 1974. 456pp/illus. As an ensign, Pratt served on the Mayflower during the Spanish-American War; the book contains several references to his service during this war. He did not serve at sea during World War I, but moved into the flag ranks after WWI and retired before Pearl Harbor.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, DC, U.S.A.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. Book has 338 pages with a section of b&w illustrations. More than any other individual, Rear Adm. William A. Moffett shaped naval aviation during its critical formative years in the twenties and early thirties. In this first full biography, William F. Trimble shows that Moffett's remarkabley sophisticated understanding of what later would be called the military-industrial complex laid the groundwork for the force that fought and won World War II in the Pacific.. 1st Printing. Hard Cover/Boards. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Co, 1917. 200pp large octavo with thirty-six full pages of types of aeroplanes and eighty-seven sketches and diagrams, and many advertisments to front. Original cloth gilt. Minimal markings.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Portsmouth, England: Gieves Publishing Company, 1917. 224pp/illus. plus ads. red boards with gilt stamping are scuffed and stained. World War I era training manual intended as an aid to Royal Naval Air Service fliers. Previous owner's name signed on title page. Text clean and tight.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Scranton, PA, U.S.A.: Salem House Publishers, 1988. 685pp illustrated with black & white photographs and line drawings. Putnam Aeronautical Series. Full-length descriptions with photos and three-view line drawings of RAF aircraft.. 8th Ed. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Basic Books, 1968. 251pp/maps. Comprehensive history. Soviet Union-History-Allied intervention, 1918-1920. Soviet Union-History-Revolution, 1917-1920-Participation, Foreign. Light edgewear to dj. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mesa, AZ: American Fighter Aces Association, 1996. 543pp/illus with index. Photos of pilots, planes throughout in black and white with biographies. Bios include pilot's name, date of birth, service history, combat tours, decorations,awards and recognitions, aerial combat history and personal updates. Previous owner's gift inscription inside front cover. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2014. 465pp/illus/maps. a definitive history of the American army's role and performance during the First World War. Drawing from a rich pool of archival sources, Clean no marks.. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Bodley Head, 1972. 645pp w/ fold-out color Tannenburg map in rear. First UK edition - third impression. "This is the work which Solzhenitsyn has described as having long been "the chief artistic design of my life." AUGUST 1914 is the first of a series of interlinked novels whose grand theme is the growing pains of modern Russia. Its first publication is a literary event of world-wide importance. In August 1914 the Russian army, ill-equipped though greatly superior in numbers, in response to the call of the Allies in the West advanced too rapidly into East Prussia and was destroyed by the Germans at Tannenberg. In sixty-odd chapters, most of them covering the eleven fatal days of the campaign, Solzhenitsyn introduces us to a large cast of characters from all walks of life....DJ chipped. Previous owner's bookplate ffep.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good(-). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Crosby Lockwood and Son , 1918. 362pp +128pp ads. Original 1918 edition. Several fold-out line drawings of WWI aircraft. Back cover damp stained. Otherwise clean and tight copy.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.