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Abel

Abel

by Bernikow, Louise

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Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. introduction by Burt Silverman, and index. The text is illustrated with 8 pages of black-and-white photography and illustrations of Rudolph Abel, between the years 1954-1957. Black textured coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Red coloured tint to the top text block edge. Photographic dustwrapper, with red and white background with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. On the rear dust wrapper panel is the author and Burt Silverman. The story of the activities and trial of Colonel Rudolph Abel, whose real name was Vilyam Genrikhovich Fischer, who at the time of his arrest was one of the highest ranking Russian agents ever to be captured in America. He was eventually traded for captured U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers and slid into anonymity and myth. The man who gave the introduction to the book, Burt Silverman, was is his friend for more than… Read More
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The Berlin Blockade

The Berlin Blockade

by Tusa, Ann & John

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9780340416075
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0340416076
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Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. XIV, 450pp., last 5 blank, forward by authors, list of illustrations, sources, references and index. Within the text there are 27 black and white photographs and one double page map, showing the Berlin blockade. Black coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Bumping to the top front corner of the book and there is faint browning to the top paper edge. Photographic dustwrapper showing montage of photographs of the Berlin airlift, with black writing on the front panel and grey and white on the spine. Faint crinkling to the top dustwrapper edge and there is a stain visible on the verso on the lower front panel closest to the spine. Some rubbing to the top rear spine gutter edge. A history of the Berlin airlift 1948-1949, when the Russians decided to starve Berlin into submission. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity… Read More
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Beyond the Cold War

Beyond the Cold War

by Thomson, E.P

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Third Impression
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Paperback
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9780850362862
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0850362865
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Merlin Press Jointly with End, London, 1982. Third Impression. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Good/No Dust Jacket. 36 pages, author's note. Photographic front cover, showing American and Russian soldiers shaking hands, against a blue background with red, black and white writing to the front panel. Rubbing and creasing to the book corners. The edges of the book have become slightly warm. Rubbing, light chipping and fading to the back strip area. The panels have become slightly faded and marked. In 1981 the author was asked to deliver the Dimbleby Lecture, but due to perceived sensitivity of the lecture the BBC cancelled the broadcasting of the lecture. This booklet is not the actual lecture that he was going to give for the BBC but a corrected and extended to version which was delivered at Worcester City Guildhall on November 26, 1981. In the lecture Mr Thomson " ... is questioning the fundamental condition of contemporary life, the Cold War and the adversary posture of the two… Read More
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The Bomb and the Computer; Wargaming from Ancient Chinese Mapboard To Atomic Computer

The Bomb and the Computer; Wargaming from Ancient Chinese Mapboard To Atomic Computer

by Wilson, Andrew

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Delacorte Press, New York, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. introduction by author, index of names, index of games. Black coloured endpapers. Yellow cloth covers with three red bombs embossed on the front panel of and red coloured titles to the spine. Top corners of the book are bumped and shelf wear evident to the bottom edges. Browning and scuffing to the top paper edge. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a line illustration of a bomb against the red background, with yellow, black and white Colin titles to front panel and black and white coloured titles to the spine. The dustwrapper is rubbed and faded, particularly front panel and spine. The top and bottom edges are chipped and creased particularly on the corners and the top and bottom of the spine. The author explains how a stratagem used by the Prussian Army -- the war-game -- has been used to promulgate effects of nuclear war. This is the First USA Edition. Size: 8vo - over… Read More
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The Enemy at His Back

The Enemy at His Back

by Brown, Elizabeth Churchill

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Free Enterprise Publication/the Bookmailer, New York, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Poor. XXII, 234 pages., foreword by Senator William F. Knowland, acknowledgements, introduction by author, appendix and bibliography. One quarter black cloth binding with three-quarter mottled grey/green board, with silver writing on the spine. Shelf wear evident to the bottom edges of the book and corners are slightly bumped. Dust marks to the top paper edge and browning to the rest. Plain text dust wrapper, with grey background and blue writing on the front panel and spine. Back panel and lower 1/3 of spine are completely missing, remaining dustwrapper in protective library sleeving. Remaining dust wrapper is rubbed and faded, particularly on the spine. Creasing and chipping to the top and bottom and edges of dust wrapper. A look at American foreign policy during the 1950s Cold War era. Incorporating "McCarthyism", Communist propaganda ect. This is the… Read More
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The Lost Footsteps

The Lost Footsteps

by Craciunas, Silviu

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Collins and Harvill Press, London, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. forward by Salvador De Madariaga. Illustrated endpapers, showing a map of Romania and its environs along with routes taken by the author. Red coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the spine. Plain text dust wrapper, with grey and white coloured background with black, red and purple coloured titles to the front panel and spine. The reminiscences of a man who was caught up in the early stages of the Cold War and of his clandestine flight from Romania in 1949 slight spotting of the top edge of the text block, illustrated dust jacket has a small stain at the top of the rear panel, and is price clipped. No other damage. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 318, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History -- Prisoner- of- War;… Read More
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Mayday; Eisenhower, Khrushchev and the U-2 Affair

Mayday; Eisenhower, Khrushchev and the U-2 Affair

by Beschloss, Michael R

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9780060155650
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Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. preface by author, list of illustrations, appendix, acknowledgements, historiographical note, general sources, notes and index. Map illustrated endpapers, showing the flight of Francis Gary Powers, May 1, 1960. The text is illustrated with 24 pages of black-and-white photography between pages 174 and 175. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with silver coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper with red and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. When Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, flying a spyplane, he and his incriminating equipment survived, thus causing one of the pivotal episodes of the Cold War. "The U-2 affair, its origins and its impact on our relations with the Soviets have remained largely a mystery for a quarter of a century. Now Mayday brings us the first full… Read More
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On the Wrong Side; My Life in the KGB

On the Wrong Side; My Life in the KGB

by Levchenko, Stanislav

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Reprint
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9780080344782
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Pergamon - Brassey's International Defense Publishers, Washington -- London, 1988. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. preface by author. Pale grey coloured boards with red coloured titles to the back strip. Bumping to the corners of the book and their remarks on the front and back panel. On the endpapers there are the marks the of where ? glue has been used and there is the remains of the sticker on the free front endpaper, top right-hand corner. Illustrated dustwrapper, with white, yellow and red coloured titles to the front panel and yellow and white coloured titles to the back strip. The front corners of the dustwrapper are chipped and there is chipping to the top and bottom edges, predominantly around the spine region. On the verso of the dustwrapper there is tape (still in situ -- brown packing tape) which is repairing a small hole in the spine, noticeable on the right side. The memoirs of a Soviet spy during the height of the Cold War. second… Read More
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Secret

Secret

by Amrine, Michael

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William Heinemann, Melbourne, Victoria, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Buff coloured endpapers. Black coloured boards with silver writing on spine. Corners of the book are slightly bumped at the bottom and the head and the heel of the spine is soft and bumped. Dust marks to the top paper edge and foxing to all edges. Internal pages are somewhat brown. Dustwrapper, designed by Seymour Stanley, with white and yellow coloured decorations with black background and white spiral with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and spine. The dustwrapper is rubbed and faded and the corners are chipped. Chipping has also occurred to the top and bottom of the spine and to the top and bottom of the back panel. On the verso of the dustwrapper there are foxing marks and grubby marks, and the top edge is slightly creased and there are creases on the front fold over. A novel about men who work on building an atomic bomb and how scientists… Read More
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Strangers on the Bridge: The Case of Colonel Abel

Strangers on the Bridge: The Case of Colonel Abel

by Donovan, James B

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Secker & Warburg, London, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good. foreword by Charles S. Desmond, Chief Judge of the State of New York, index. Text is illustrated with black and white photography, illustrations and facsimile of documents. Black coloured boards with red coloured titles to the back strip the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a bridge, with green and red coloured background with white and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. On February 10th, 1962, two men were exchanged on a bridge in West Berlin. The men were Colonel Rudolph Able -- supreme Soviet spy master, and Francis Gary Powers -- downed U.S U-2 pilot. This is their story, and how the exchange came about. This book is an ex-library book: – Police College Library. Library stamp to the free front endpaper, too numerous pages of the book – right hand side and to the rear free… Read More
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The World of Espionage

The World of Espionage

by Newman, Bernard

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Souvenir Press, London, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. 500 g; 256 pages, last two pages blank, text illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photography. Colour decorated dust jacket. The rear panel of the dust jacket has abrasion with the loss of some of the words describing the author, and evidently this is the author's 110th book. Aside from the usual slide bumping of the tale of the backstrip, and a slight dustiness to the edges of the text block, the book itself is in good order if one overlooks the small bookplate at the top right-hand corner of the front-end page, and the bookseller's sticker at the diagonally opposite corner. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; History -- Canada; Cold War; Inventory No: 0214090. .
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spy: Twenty Years of Secret Service

spy: Twenty Years of Secret Service

by Lonsdale, Gordon

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Neville Spearman, London, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Illustrator: Photographic. 450 g; 218 pages, illustrated with facsimiles of documents, and black-and-white photographs. Photographic illustrated dust jacket. Offset of the front end pages, price clipping of the front fold over, rubbing of the front and rear panels of the jacket, fading of the spine section of the jacket, abrasions from the removal of a sticker or tape from the lower portion of the spine. (There are no indications of the book was a library book inside. This book covers the six years Lonsdale spent in England, the assignments he undertook, the Old Bailey trial, and his years in prison. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Espionage; Cold War; Inventory No: 0222533. .
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