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Okinawa: The Last Battle - The War in the Pacific (United States Army in World War II)

By: Appleman, Roy E.; Burns, James M.; Gugeler, Russell A.; and Stevens, John

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, NY, USA, BBD Special Editions:

Seller ID: WARTWO205

ISBN: 0792458591

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with brown boards and pictorial dust jacket, reprint, undated (circa 1993), 1150gms, 529 pages, blank endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout. Page edges show moderate to heavy discolouration. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.
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Lifelines: Black Families in Chicago (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology)

By: Aschenbrenner, Joyce

Price: $7.50

Publisher: New York, USA, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.: 1975

Seller ID: HISUSA49

ISBN: 0030128269

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

Softcover, reprint, 146pp, 248gms. This book is designed to bring to students in the social sciences insights into the richness and complexity of human life as it is lived in different ways and in different places. Book is in fair condition with moderate to heavy general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. Cover shows light fading, scuffing and general wear to corners and edges, otherwise there are no other pre-loved markings.
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Warriors: Warfare and the Native American Indian

By: Bancroft-Hunt, Norman

Price: $23.00

Publisher: London, England, Salamander Books Ltd: 1995

Seller ID: HISUSA29

ISBN: 0861018214

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover with red boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 1425g, 256pgs, illustrated endpapers. A comprehensive study of the Native American warrior, the ideal of the warrior and attitudes to indigenous warfare on the North American continent. Book is in very good condition with mild general wear and tear. Dust jacket is in good condition with only light shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Pulitzer Prize, The: The Inside Story of America's Most Prestigious Award

By: Bates, J. Douglas

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, USA, A Birch Lane Press Book: 1991

Seller ID: HISUSA5

ISBN: 1559720700

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover with cream brown boards and pictorial dust jacket, First Edition, 600gms, 291 pages, blank endpapers. Here is the first riveting account of the glamour, glory, and political infighting behind America's most valued and honoured award. Book is in very good condition with no to very little general wear and tear, An ex-library book it contains library stamp on some pages and sticker on back cover. Dust jacket is in good condition with no to very little shelf wear, covered in a clear plastic, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Attached picture is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 i...
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Day That Shook the World, The: Understanding September 11th

By: Baxter, Jenny; and Downing, Malcolm (ed)

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Sydney, NSW, Australia, ABC Books: 2001

Seller ID: HISUSA55

ISBN: 0563488026

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Medium softcover, reprint, 224pp, 218gms. Book is in good condition with only minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise there are no other pre-loved markings.
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

By: Biskind, Peter

Price: $9.50

Publisher: London, England, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc: 1998

Seller ID: ENTMOV36

ISBN: 0747544212

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Medium softcover, reprint, 430g, 506pgs. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. There is a medium sized pen inscription from a previous owner on the inside front title page, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Savage Peace: Americans at War in the 1990s

By: Bolger, Daniel P

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Novato, CA, USA, Presidio Press: 1995

Seller ID: WAR16

ISBN: 0891414525

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 846gms, 420 pages. This book tackles the difficult topic of peackeeping. It examines the historical perspective, thepolitical and military context of today's missions, and what all this tells us about the role of America in the future world order. Bolger's insightful, intelligent analysis revelas thereality behind today's shocking media images. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards and dust jacket are also in good condition with only light shelf wear, othe...
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Quest of a Hemisphere (Pro Patria Series)

By: Boyle, Donzella Cross

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Wisconsin, USA, Western Islands: 1970

Seller ID: 001111

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Hardcover, first edition, dust jacket missing, 1270gms, 633 pages. This book is a factual American history written from documents, manuscripts, journals, diaries, letters, newspapers, and rare books in the Library of Congress. Book is in good condition with general age-related wear and tear and mild page discolouration throughout. Dust jacket is missing. Boards are in good condition with only mild shelf wear and have been covered in contact for protection, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65

By: Branch, Taylor

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, NY, USA, Touchstone: 1999

Seller ID: HISUSA51

ISBN: 0684848090

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, first Touchstone edition, 746pp, 1030gms. In the second volume of his 3-part history, , Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise there are no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.
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Island of Hope, Island of Tears

By: Brownstone, David M.; Franck, Irene M.; and Brownstone, Douglass L.

Price: $7.50

Publisher: New York, USA, Penguin Books: 1986

Seller ID: HISUSA44

ISBN: 0140088202

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, reprint, 307pp, 234gms. In their own words, the stories of those who made the great migration through Ellis Island. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration throughout, otherwise there are no other pre-loved markings.
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At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy

By: Bulkley Jr, Captain Robert J.

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Washington, USA, Government Printing Office: 1962

Seller ID: WARSEA14

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Hardcover with blue boards, no dust jacket, first edition, 1230gms, 574 pages. Book is in good condition with moderate general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. There is a bookplate from a previous owner (W. H. Gibbins) is on the inside front endpaper. Boards are in fair to good condition with moderate shelf wear and scuffing to corners and edges. Boards also show rubbing particularly to spine where gold stamping is barely visible. Front board shows a small white sticker, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional post...
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World Transformed, A

By: Bush, George; and Scowcroft, Brent

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, USA, Vintage Books: 1999

Seller ID: POLUSA4

ISBN: 0679752595

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Paperback, First Vintage Books Edition, 550gms, 590 pages. In A World Transformed, Mr Bush and his national security advisor, Brent Scowcroft, provide a fascinating account of a president and an administration faced with unprecedented obstacles and unrivalled opportunities as they forged a foreign policy at the end of the Cold War. Book is in good condition with no general wear and tear, previous bookseller's sticker on front cover, otherwise no other pre-loved marks. Attached picture is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the t...
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Close to Shore: The Extraordinary True Story of the New Jersey Great White Shark Attacks of 1916

By: Capuzzo, Michael

Price: $14.00

Publisher: London, United Kingdom, Headline Book Publishing: 2001

Seller ID: HISUSA17

ISBN: 0747274673

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket, First Edition, 475gms 317 pages, illustrated pictorial endpapers. A lone Great White Shark, driven inshore by freak climatic conditions, began to develop a taste for human flesh, attacking swimmers all along the popular coast between New York and Philadelphia- and even, incredibly, swimming eleven miles inland to devastate a farming community. This was the model for Peter Benchley's bestseller Jaws. Book is in very good condition with very little general wear and tear, page discolouration to page edges. Dust jacket is in good condition wit...
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Between Hope and History: Meeting America's Challenges for the 21st Century

By: Clinton, Bill

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, USA, Random House: 1996

Seller ID: POLUSA1

ISBN: 0812929136

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover with dark blue boards and pictorial dustjacket, first edition, 336gms, 178 pages. In this book, President Bill Clinton offers the American people his vision for the country as it enters the 21st century. It is a distillation of the President's beliefs and reflections based on his experiences over the years. Book is in very good condition with minor general wear and tear. Dust jacket is in very good condition with only mild shelf wear. A small ownership stamp has been covered with texta on the inside front endpaper, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Attached picture is of actual ...
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American Home Front, The: 1941-1942

By: Cooke, Alistair

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, USA, Grove Press: 2006

Seller ID: HISUSA43

ISBN: 0802143326

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, first paperback edition, 327pp, 428gms. This book provides a travelogue of America during the early days of World War II. It offers a fascinating and surprising look at the home front and a portrait, frozen in time, of the American landscape as it once was. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise there are no other pre-loved markings.
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Days of Infamy: MacArthur, Roosevelt, Churchill - The Shocking Truth Revealed

By: Costello, John

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, NY, USA, Pocket Books: 1994

Seller ID: WARTWO36

ISBN: 0671769855

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, first Pocket Books hardcover edition, 796gms, 448 pages, white endpapers. How world leaders and their secret deals and strategic blunders caused disasters at Pearl Harbor and the Philippines. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards and dust jacket are also in good condition with mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World

By: Critser, Greg

Price: $8.50

Publisher: London, England, Penguin Book Group, The: 2004

Seller ID: HEA109

ISBN: 0141015403

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good

Softcover, reprint, 184gms, 232pgs. Big portions and big profits - how America became the land of the fat and how the UK is going the same way. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Fate of a Nation, The: The American Revolution Through Contemporary Eyes

By: Cumming, William P.; And Rankin, Hugh

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, England, Phaidon Press Limited: 1975

Seller ID: HISUSA21

ISBN: 0714816442

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with green boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 1460gms, 352 pages. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout. Dust jacket in in good condition with light shelf wear and discolouration, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Attached picture is of actual book. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title you're looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all!
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Tenting on the Plains (or General Custer in Kansas and Texas)

By: Custer, Elizbeth B.

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press: 1994

Seller ID: BIOUSA124

ISBN: 080612668X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good

Softcover, facsimile reprint, 468g, 403pgs. This book is the second in Elizabeth Custer's trilogy about her life with General Custer and focuses on the period immediately following the Civil War, when the Custers were stationed in Louisiana, Texas and Kansas. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. There is a stamp from the previous owner on the title page and some fading to the spine, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Blood Libel: The Inside Story of General Ariel Sharon's History-Making Suit Against Time Magazine

By: Dan, Uri

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, USA, Simon & Schuster Ltd: 1987

Seller ID: HISUSA4

ISBN: 0671605542

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover with red and tan boards and pictorial dust jacket, First Edition, 475gms, 270 pages, Khaki coloured endpapers. Here, for the first time, is the only inside account of the headline-making, precedent-setting trial in which General Ariel Sharon sued a heretofore sacrosanct bastion of the American press, Time magazine for a "blood libel"- and was vindicated. An ex-library book, book is in very good condition with no to very little general wear ad tear. Dust jacket is in good condition with very mild shelf wear, covered in clear plastic, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Atta...
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Category: American History