Search Results: Military History from The Book Shed

Crown Point, NY: Penfield Foundation, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/no jacket. Lighest wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, no jacket, previous owner's bookplate, name crossed out, else clean and unmarked. First edition/printing stated, no others noted. The 5th NY Volunteer Cavalry, Company H was organized in Crown Point, NY at the very start of the Civil War. Penfield's diary was kept during the years 1863-1864 covering his service primarily in the Shenendoah Valley and later imprisonment. He was captured during the pursuit of rebel troops after Gettysburg. Following capture Penfield was held in various Confederate prisons. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Engelwood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Light shelf wear to the book and jacket, spine sunned,,top edge dusty,else clean and unmarked.. First printing, full number line.From the flap: "This is a fascinating account of one of the great, tragic dramas of recent years that reached across an ocean and touched all Americans, whatever their beliefs about the Vietnam war." Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Miami Beach : Army Air Forces Technical Training Command Basic Training Center No. 4. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Siegel, Leo (Dink); Elderman, Gene; Hoffmann, Arnold . cover rubbed, corner curl. A magazine for the personnel of an Army Air Forces training center in Miami Beach during WWII. Vol. 1, No. 1 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stapled. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Arno Press, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and priced jacket. General Donn Albert Starry (May 31, 1925 – August 26, 2011) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC) from 1977 to 1981; and as Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED) from 1981 to 1983. A West Oint graduate in the class of 1948, he commanded the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in the Vietnam War and led its attack into Cambodia in May 1970. On May 5, 1970, Starry was wounded by a North Vietnamese grenade that also wounded future Army General Frederick Franks, Jr. His awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with "V" device, the Soldier's Medal, the Purple Heart, the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the… Read More

Washington DC: Depts. Army/Air Force , 1990. Paperback. Very Good. light wear to the book, clean and unmarked. Staplebound with hole punches. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good+. Signed, first printing. Lightest wear to the book and jacket which is rubbed. Clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. Signed by the author. By the foremost historian of Vermont's leading role in the Civil War. Grant's Overland Campaign of 1864 and the part played by the Vermont regiments. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good+. lightest wear to the book and jacket which s rubbed. By the foremost historian of Vermont's leading role in the Civil War. First printing, full number line. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Jewish Publication Society, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Second printing. Light shelf wear to the book; more to the tips, corners, and edges of the rubbed jacket which has two closed tears. Abraham Rabinovich recounts in great detai the critical battle for Jeruslem in the first days of the Six Day War. Based on interviews with 300 participants. "The line between civilian and soldier faded as husbands donned uniforms, children dug trenches, and wives sewed sandbags. It was a memorable period of utter unity."--from the flap. Rabinovich is a historian and journalist who has published several books on recent Jewish history. Before becoming a writer full-time, he was employed as a staff journalist for Newsday and the Jerusalem Post. He is a graduate of Brooklyn College and a veteran of the United States Army.Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a… Read More

Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1882. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/no jacket, as issued. First edition of 1882. Wear to tips, corners and edges, some dampstaining to lower corners of pages 149-468 which does affect a word or two of text in several pages,else clean and unmarked, binding quite tight. Urban was a member of the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry. In brown, black and gilt stamped boards. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

New York: McDowell, Oblensky, 1960. Revised. Hardcover. Good/good. light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, some sunning to the top edge of the covers, jacket is rubbed, chipped at corners and spine and along top edge of the rear panel, clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. The military exploits of a renowned and controversial military leaders. Forrest was one of the ablest Confederate cavalry commanders. His life after the war became one of contradictions, first as a founding member of the Ku Klux Klan which was disbanded at his direction. Late in life he spoke out for racial harmony and equality earning the criticism of his former fellow soldiers. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New Rochelle: Arlington House, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Shelf wear to the book and jacket, top edge spotted else clean and unmarked; jacket rubbed, a few closed tears, spine is sunned, small chips at tips. Contrary to the modern view of the Mexican War which is blamed on American imperialism the book "finds correctly that Mexican politicians provoked war with the United States, a war they thought they could win...sound in its conclusions, extremely readable and based on solid sources." From the review in the Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association at the time of publication. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

London: Blandford Press Ltd., 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light wear to the book and jacket wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket. First published in 1968. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light shelf wear; some wear to tips, corners and edges, price-clipped with bit of pricing visible. "..object lessons for anyone under extraordinary pressure." First printing, full number line. no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. wear to tips, corners and edges of book and price-clipped jacket which is sunned and rubbed. War time experiences of a British conscientious objector. From Wikipedia: 'When the Second World War was declared he registered as a conscientious objector (CO), although he came from a long line of soldier ancestors. His father had served in the First World War, from which he returned wounded, suffering from shell shock and silent about his experiences. As Blishen recalled: "He wasn't sympathetic to pacifists. He felt that if he had fought a war, then I ought to fight a war as well." But having read some of the now-famous books revealing the horrors of the First World War, the younger Blishen realised: "I can't be somebody who does that to someone else." Registering as a CO was an uncomfortable experience: "Everybody was declaring themselves at one counter, and there was this other forlorn counter… Read More

New York: John Lane, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. First edition in dust jacket. Light shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, spot to front board, more wear to the jacket which is rubbed, chipped at front corners, soiled, bookseller's label to front endpaer, else clean and unmarked. First printing, same date, no others noted in book or on jacket. Coningsby Dawson (1883–1959) was an Anglo-American novelist and soldier, (Canadian Field Artillery,) born at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. After moving to America Dawson became a literary advisor to the George H. Doran publishing house. He began his training with the Canadians in 1914 and was at the front for most of two years beginning in 1916. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Washington DC: National Historical Society, 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, no jacket, presentation plate of small town Vermont library, else clean and unmarked. A special commemorative edition of this book first published in 1959. Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, on the island of New Britain, in the country of Papua New Guinea. From Wikipedia: Operation Cartwheel (1943–1944) was a major military strategy for the Allies in the Pacific theater of World War II. Cartwheel was a twin-axis of an advance operation, aimed at militarily neutralizing the major Japanese base at Rabaul. The operation was directed by the Supreme Allied Commander in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA)—General Douglas MacArthur—whose forces advanced along the northeast coast of New Guinea and occupied nearby islands. Allied forces from the Pacific Ocean Areas command—under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz—advanced through the Solomon… Read More

New York: Knopf , 2013. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/near fine. First American edition not a book club edition. As New in all respects cloth bound hardcover in a priced jacket. First printing, no others noted. The New York Times wrote of the book " a highly readable narrative that should — but won’t — be the last word on the subject. " In 2012 Max Hastings, a British historian, journalist and editor known for his writing about the Second World War, won the Pritzker Military Library’s Literature Award. The award which comes with $100,000 is given for lifetime achievement in military writing. Previous winners include James M. McPherson and Rick Atkinson. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

New York: Paragon House, 1986. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Very lightest wear to the book and jacket. First printing. An account of the air campaign that successfully defended the British Isles following the allied evactuation from France at Dunkirk. The heoric actions of an overmatched RAF forestalled an invasion, damaged the war fighting capabilities of the Luftwaffe and made a major contirbution to the ultimate victory. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light shelf wear to the book and jacket, previous owner's lengthy note to the front endpaper and name and date to front free endpaper, a couple of related news articles laid-in with discoloration, else clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. Herbert Feis (1893 – 1972) was an American Historian and economist. He was the Economic Advisor for International Affairs to the U.S. Department of State in the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations. Feis won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1961 for Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference (Princeton University Press, 1960). It features the Potsdam Conference and the origins of the Cold War. The Herbert Feis Prize is awarded annually by the American Historical Association, the pre-eminent professional society of historians, to recognize the recent work of public historians or independent scholars. Most items ship with free delivery… Read More

New York: David McKay Company, 1961. Second printing. Hardcover. Good/good-. Shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and much more to jacket which is chipped at corners and edges with several short tears, price clipped. While an assistant professor of military history at West Point, Lt. Colonel Boatner, a combat veteran of WWII, researched and wrote The Civil War Dictionary it contains "..biographical sketches of Civil War leaders. both military and civilian-- extensive descriptions of all 20 campaigns and entries on lesser battles, engagements and skirmishes-- 120 armies, departments, and districts, as well as such famous smaller units as the Iron Brigade, the 20th Maine, and the Pennsylvania Reserves-- plus naval engagements, weapons, issues and incidents, military terms and definitions, politics, literature, statistics, and specially prepared maps and diagrams." Second printing, full number line. no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic… Read More