Search Results: World War 1 from JB Books

London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1997. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. An interesting study of the pivotal and final year of 1918 during World War One, the great German offensive, the Allied counter-offensives, the surprising results of all, and the armistice signing resultant thereto. Softcover, maps, illustrations, notes, appendix, bibliography, indexed, 208pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Fawcett Crest, 1975. Ex-Library. Very Good-. Soft cover. Later Printing. The classic pacifist novel by the German-Jewish writer, of ordinary German troops fighting a seemingly pointless war on the 'Western Front' in France during World War One, highly condemnatory of war and fighting and the sending of mere boys to die in the false names of patriotism, honor, and heroism. Translated from the German by A. W. Wheen. Softcover, 256pp., book shows light general wear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Washington D.C.: Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1959. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. The standard US Army history of America's military conflicts, as taught at West Point and other academies to officers and cadets, from the early 17th century pre-Revolutionary period of early American colonial times, the Indian wars, the conflict with Britain during the Revolution and in 1812, the wars with Mexico and Spain, both World Wars, through to the end of the 1950-53 Korean War and some years beyond, including many minor and little-known wars and 'police actions', the text accompanied by forty-five very finely produced detailed maps, data compilations, etc. Hardcover, contains illustrations, maps, tables, indexed, 558pp. A very nice copy, binding firm, pagination clean and bright, appears unread and unused. Rare, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

L. H. Walter, 1919. Book. Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. The post-WW1 paean to victory and American idealism in the 1914-1918 'war to end war', consisting of a history of the war and US involvement, anecdotal stories from the battlefield, all mostly written by US General John J. Pershing; contains numerous glossy b/w illustrations, maps. Hardcover, 514pp., binding mostly firm but starting to come loose, boards clear and unfaded, light edgewear to boards, pagaination mostly clear and unblemished. A nice copy of a very rare collectible. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1944. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. The first biography published of the American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, with much attention given to his family and early military career, thence his various officer assignments up through to the period just prior to the June 1944 'D-Day' landings. Edition and printing not given. Hardcover, contains illustrations, document reproductions, 278pp. A nice copy, binding firm and pagination clean and bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Book. Good-. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A standard, mainstream history of the two World Wars and the interwar period in Europe. Hardcover, contains maps, bibliography, 700pp., some pages show underlinings, boards show a couple of small fraying marks. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

McLean: EPM Publications, Inc., 1980. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. A close, informative study of the development of American military air power from the early 1900s through to the modern period - especially focusing on the leaders and aeronatucial pioneers who build up and transformed it, under the impetus of needs derived from major conflicts America involved itself in. Large-format softcover, contains illustrations, notes, bibliography, indexed, 531pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Leipzig und Berlin: Verlag von U. Anton & Co., 1917. Book. Illus. by Gottfried Bachem. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. 'The Pilot of Ypres: A Story From the Great World War'. Novel of a German Luftwaffe pilot who fought in the Ypres battles of World War 1. Text in Gothic German throughout. Hardcover, illustrations, 211pp., boards show slight discoloration to edges, a few tiny bumps to corners, interior pagination clean and bright. A nice copy. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers / Peoples Book Club, 1944. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. BCE. Early wartime biography of American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the titular Allied military commander during World War 2, canvassing his life and career as US Army officer up through the 1944 D-Day landings. Has much information on his experiences during World War 1 and the interwar period, and the planning for major WW2 operations such as 'Operation Torch', the June 1944 invasion of Europe, and other major events. Hardcover, contains illustrations, maps, indexed, 258pp. A very nice copy, binding firm and pagination clean and bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Colorado Springs: Ralph Myles Publisher, Inc., 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (thus).. First Printing of the First Ralph Myles Edition. A scholarly analysis of the 'war guilt' imposed on Imperial Germany during and following World War 1 in the form of a bold analysis of Professor B. E. Schmitt's published work on that subject and analysis of other sources, the author positing that Germany does not bear anywhere near solitary blame for the outbreak of war, but was merely dishonstly scapegoated by the victor powers and their 'court historians'. With a wonderful foreword by Harry Elmer Barnes and an introduction by Henry M. Adams. Hardcover, 236pp. A beautiful copy, unused and unread. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. An exciting novel set in east Africa during World War One, of a German officer leading his small army of German troops and natives to tie down massive British forces - but his struggle complicated by his love for a beautiful American woman. Hardcover with dust jacket, map, 400pp., d.j. shows mild general edgewear wth several closed coener tears. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1955. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. First Printing of the First Edition (stated). A detailed biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower and his brothers, providing much information on their family background and upbringing, education, careers, and contributions to American history. Hardcover, contains numerous b/w illustrations 331pp. A very nice copy. Rare, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edison: Castle Books, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. A military study of small gunboats, their personnel, armament, and tactics, and the various conflicts they were used in throughout history, discussing 'Gunboat Diplomacy' and the conflicts from 1824 through 1949 in China, the Crimea, the Mississippi during the American Civil War, the Persian Gulf, East Africa, and many other areas and wars. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, illustrations, bibliography, indexed, 224pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hannover: Adolf Sponbolz Verlag, 1939. Book. Good-. Hardcover. First Edition.. Published in Germany during the Nazi era, a memoir of German naval operations during the First World War, with many rare photos of ships, personnel, sea battles, etc. German text throughout. Hardcover, illustrations, 160pp., boards show mild general wear, spine lean. interior pagination clean and bright throughout but with some light browning to page edges. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Colorado Springs: Ralph Myles Publisher, Inc., 1968. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An affectionate tribute to the most outstanding revisionist writer of the 20th century who prolifically authored so many historical essays, books, and critiques on history and society, economics, and so much more, especially pertaining to the origins of World Wars 1 and 2, the pernicious dual influences of communism and capitalism, the FDR presidency, the Cold War, 'history' as distorted by politicized writers with their own agendas, much more, presented in a series of essays authored by friends, contemporaries and fellow writers, editors, and others, discussing his life, accomplishments, and the times and events he lived through and tried to properly chronicle. A large, heavy hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, personalia and bibliography, index, 884pp. A beautiful, mint copy, unused and unread, the jacket nicely encased in an acid-free… Read More

Colorado Springs: Ralph Myles Publisher, Inc., 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (thus).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Ralph Myles Edition. A thorough, in-depth scholarly analysis of the origins of the 'Great War' aka World War 1, by the 20th century's greatest revisionist writer, analysing the personalities and institutions of the time, the drift towards war and those who intentionally accelerated same, the writers and intellectuals who bear their own responsibility for this, the role of major powers external to Europe, and much much more. Author presents a solid case that Germany was no more guilty of fomenting the First World War than were France, Britain, Russia, and other nations - but having lost the war was conveniently scapegoated by 'court' historians to the victor powers and others who found this convenient to their own agendas. Hardcover, contains index, publisher's appendix, 423pp. A beautiful copy, unused and unread. Extremely rare. Size: 8vo - over… Read More

New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1994. Book. New. Hardcover. Third Printing. A complete and detailed history of the German fighting man from the early eighteenth century through to the end of World War Two, discussing training, equipment, vehicles, innovations of all kinds, leadership through various periods, the political imperatives, ideology, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, sources, indexed, 237pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gutersloh: C. Bertelsmann Verlag, 1933. Book. Good-. Hardcover. Former Owner Signature. Published during the early Nazi period, a study of the events in the Rurh and Rhineland in the years immediately following Germany's defeat in World War 1 and the French occupations there. Text in German throughout. Hardcover with dust jacket, 422pp., binding firm, interior pagination clean and bright, slight spine lean, d.j. intact but shows several long closed tears alone spine - jacket is now neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, 1992. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Seventh Printing. A biography of the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II, detailing his family background, his direction of the Russian role in World War I and his rule of Russia until his abdication, his captivity under the Bolsheviks and his and his family's deaths at their hands in 1918. Translated from the Russian by MarianSchwartz. Has much hitherto unknown information about the details of the murders, who was responsible for ordering them, the political coverups that followed them, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains geneological tables, maps, illustrations, document reproductions, bibliography, indexed, 462pp., remainders marks. A nice copy overall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Longman, 1972. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. Former Owner Stamp & Signature. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The classic, pathbreaking study of the World War 1 1915 torpedo'ing and sinking by Germany of the passenger liner 'Lusitania'. Author clearly demonstrates that the ship was carrying contraband munitions and was thus a legitimate military target for Germany, and that the passengers had been amply warned of combatant status beforehand. Author also details the propaganda 'spin' on the event as taken by Britain, and the post-war coverup. Hardcover, 295pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.