Bougainville and the Northern Solomons by Major John N. Rentz 1948 Historical section Division of Public Information Headquarters U.S Marine Coprs. Condition is used with wear from age and use to edges and corners of the dust jacket including tearing along the edges.
Battery Press reprint edition 387 pages. 54 photos/drawings.
Coral comes high (Battery Press elite unit series) by George P. Hunt; Alexander A. Vandegrift May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less
The way of the Eagle by Charles J. Biddle. Battery Press reprint edition:1990. 297 pages. 26 photos/drawings. Trim Size: 5 1/2″ by 8 1/2″ hardcover ISBN: 152-0 Summary:A reprint of this excellent memoir by an American pilot who flew with the French 73 Escadrille and Lafayette Escadrille. A rare and genuine classic of air combat reportage-the exciting battle memoirs of an American Ace in the first World War. In this long-out-of-print true adventure book, one of our first flying aces recreates the spectacle and the drama of flights into glory with the famed Escadrille Lafayette . Long before the U.S. entered the war, a small group of daredevil Americans went overseas to join France’s desperate struggle by flying the flimsy warplanes of those heroic days. Among that dedicated band was Charles J. Biddle, who became one of our first aces and rose to the rank of major by the war’s end. He later commander the U.S. 13th Aero Sq. and the 4th Pursuit Group.
The way of the Eagle by Charles J. Biddle. Battery Press reprint edition:1990. 297 pages. 26 photos/drawings. Trim Size: 5 1/2″ by 8 1/2″ hardcover ISBN: 152-0 Summary:A reprint of this excellent memoir by an American pilot who flew with the French 73 Escadrille and Lafayette Escadrille. A rare and genuine classic of air combat reportage-the exciting battle memoirs of an American Ace in the first World War. In this long-out-of-print true adventure book, one of our first flying aces recreates the spectacle and the drama of flights into glory with the famed Escadrille Lafayette . Long before the U.S. entered the war, a small group of daredevil Americans went overseas to join France’s desperate struggle by flying the flimsy warplanes of those heroic days. Among that dedicated band was Charles J. Biddle, who became one of our first aces and rose to the rank of major by the war’s end. He later commander the U.S. 13th Aero Sq. and the 4th Pursuit Group.
THE NAVY EVERYWHERE – THE ROYAL NAVY IN OVERSEAS OPERATIONS 1914-1918.BATTERY PRESS R/PCONRAD CATO2002 new copy, hard bound edition, 5 ½ x 8 ½, 308 pages, 10 maps. —————This is the first in a new series ultra short run reprints of classics of 19th and 20th Century military operations. Only 200 copies of each book will be printed, so if you have an interest, please do not delay as we will not reprint these titles after the first run is sold out. ————-Originally published by E.P. Dutton in New York in 1919, the NAVY EVERYWHERE gives an account of the varied operations of Britain’s Royal Navy in the little known campaigns around the world during the Great War 1914-1918. 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THE NAVY EVERYWHERE – THE ROYAL NAVY IN OVERSEAS OPERATIONS 1914-1918.BATTERY PRESS R/PCONRAD CATO2002 new copy, hard bound edition, 5 ½ x 8 ½, 308 pages, 10 maps. —————This is the first in a new series ultra short run reprints of classics of 19th and 20th Century military operations. Only 200 copies of each book will be printed, so if you have an interest, please do not delay as we will not reprint these titles after the first run is sold out. ————-Originally published by E.P. Dutton in New York in 1919, the NAVY EVERYWHERE gives an account of the varied operations of Britain’s Royal Navy in the little known campaigns around the world during the Great War 1914-1918. There are chapters on operations in East Africa, including Dar-es-Salaam and the search for the German cruiser KONIGSBERG, operations in West Africa in the conquest of the German colony of Cameroon, operations in Serbia in the Balkans ( including attacks on Austro-Hungarian river gunboats on the Danube ), Kite Balloon ships off Gallipoli & East Africa, operations in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea Patrols, and Royal Navy Armored Cars in Romania. New Terms 2018 ************************************************************ THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US – WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS. COMBINED POSTAGE- with Ebay’s new system, many of you cannot ask for an invoice. Be assured, if you must pay for a number of separate titles, we will always refund all overpays on combined postage when processing the order INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE NOTICE ! 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Report on the Russian Army and its Compaigns in Turkey 1877-1878 by V. F. Greene. Battery Press reprint edition 1996. 520 pages. 26 photos/drawings. Trim Size: 6″ by 9″ hardcover ISBN: 252-7 Summary:Greene was the official U.S. observer with the Russian Army during the Russo-Turkish was of 1877-1878. Included in the book is an English translation of the Austrian handbook on the Russian Army.
Marine Aviation in the Philippines by Charles W. Boggs, Jr. Battery Press reprint edition:1991 184 pages. 53 photos/drawings. 13 maps. Trim Size: 8 1/2″ by 11″ hardcover with dustjacket ISBN: 168-7 Summary:Originally published in 1951 by the USMC Historical Branch as an official campaign history. This is an account of the little known operations in the close support role of the 1st Marine Air Wing in the Philippines 1944-45. They played a key role at Leyte and went on to provide support for th Army on Luzon, Zamboanaga, Jolo, Malabang, the Southern Visayas and the Sulu Archi
Offered is Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918 Volume V by Brigadier Sir James E. Edmonds. Battery Press reprint edition:1993 760 pages. 42 maps. Trim Size: 5 1/2″ y 8 1/2″ hardcover ISBN: 192-X Summary:Originally published in 1947 as part of the British official history set for ground operations in World War I, this volume chronicles the final operations of the war from 26 Sept. to 11 Nov. 1918. Included are the battles of the final advance to victory incl the breaking of the Hindenburg line, Ypres 1918, Canal de Nord, St. Quentin canal, Cambrai 1918, pursuit to the Selle, Courtrai, Sambre, Schelde and more.