New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. First Edition (presumed). First Printing. Hardcover. In this innovative book, Alfred W. McCoy takes a new approach to the military and political history of the Philippines. Comparing two generations of graduates from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA)—the classes of 1940 and 1971—McCoy uncovers fundamental..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. First Edition (presumed). First Printing. Hardcover. A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present, paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of Japanese history. It takes students from the days of the shogunate--the feudal overlordship..... More
New York: Verso, 2017. Trade Paperback. More than a hundred years ago, French troops fired the first tear gas grenades at the German enemy. Designed to force people out from cover, tear gas causes tearing and gagging, burning the eyes and skin. Its use has ended in miscarriages, permanent injuries..... More
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1995. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Translated with an introduction by William Rees "Flight to Arras" is a memoir by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Written in 1942, it recounts his role in the French Air Force as pilot of a reconnaissance plane during the Battle of France..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Gun Larson (jacket design). First Edition (stated), Second Printing. Hardcover. From Kirkus (7 Sept 1990): A collection of 12 essays on ""the background, origins, character, and legacy"" of the American Revolution, filled with the grace and insight that has made Bailyn (Adams University..... More
London: Penguin Books, 2017. Reprint. Paperback. A classic of postwar literature, a small masterpiece of humour, humanity and heroism from one of the best Czech writers For twenty-two-year-old Milos, bumbling apprentice at a sleepy Czech railway station, life is full of worries: his burdensome virginity, his love for the..... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II - Weapons Book No 19. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1970. Second Printing. Softcover. Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II, battle book, No 9. More
Washington D.C. The Infantry Journal, Inc., 1945. First Edition (stated). Paperback. Infantry Journal book no. J102 Part of the Fighting Force Series. More
London: Abacus, 2008. Reprint, Fifth Printing. Paperback. More
Perth: Mannwest Pty Ltd / Hesperian Press, 2002. First Edition (presumed). Paperback. From the publisher: Written to commemorate WG Manners & Co’s 100 years in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields, this book is a grand sweep of Australiana and life in Australia’s outback. It charts the Manners’ family history from 1895..... More
London: Osprey Publishing Limited, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. More
Cleveland: Signet Books, 1959. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Signet D1692. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1970. First Printing. Softcover. Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II, battle book, No 17. More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Asia Center, 2005. Jeff Cosloy (jacket design). First Edition (presumed), Fifth Printing. Hardcover. The British opium trade along China’s seacoast has come to symbolize China’s century-long descent into political and social chaos. In the standard historical narrative, opium is the primary medium through which China encountered..... More
London: William Collins, 1944. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. More
New York: Award Books, 1967. First Printing. Paperback. Award Books no. A 226 X K. More
London: Putnam & Co, 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. More
Virginia: Howell Press, 1995. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. When American bombers began crashing under no hostile action over New Guinea during WWII, Imparato and six others were asked to investigate - - in a region inhabited by cannibals. More
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1975. Reprint of 1962 original edition. Hardcover. More
New York: The Viking Press/Compass Books, 1962. Revised Edition. Paperback. Compass Books no. C113. More
New York: A Touchstone Book/Simon and Schuster, 1998. Second Printing. Paperback. Spanning the years 1920 to 1956, this priceless collection shows Hemingway's work as a reporter, from correspondent for the Toronto Star to contributor to Esquire, Colliers, and Look. As fledgling reporter, war correspondent, and seasoned journalist, Hemingway provides access..... More
London: Coronet Books, 1977. Reprint. Paperback. The author's memoir of life in a small Worcestershire village during World War II. More
London: John Murray, 2011. Paperback. When the Taliban took control of Kabul, Kamila Sidiqi and all the women of Kabul saw their lives transformed. Overnight, they were banned from schools and offices and even forbidden from leaving their front doors on their own. The economy collapsed and young men left..... More
Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing, 1993. Reprint. Softcover. More
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