JB Books (37 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good-. Later Printing. The classic pacifist novel by the German-Jewish writer, of ordinary German troops fighting a seemingly pointless war on the 'Western Front' in France during World War One, highly condemnatory of war and fighting and the sending of mere boys to die in the false names of patriotism, honor, and heroism. Translated from the German by A. W. Wheen. Softcover, 256pp., book shows light general wear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Seller Inventory # 00014121

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. BCE. A sympathetic biography of the last years of US President Woodrow Wilson's life, his strong feelings against the post-war 1919 'revenge' treaty of Versailles, his struggle to bring America into the League of Nations, his warnings of a second world war, his health problems, much more; contains glossy illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 307pp., d.j. shows light browning along spine and top of flaps, light edgewear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00002951

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. BCE. Early wartime biography of American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the titular Allied military commander during World War 2, canvassing his life and career as US Army officer up through the 1944 D-Day landings. Has much information on his experiences during World War 1 and the interwar period, and the planning for major WW2 operations such as 'Operation Torch', the June 1944 invasion of Europe, and other major events. Hardcover, contains illustrations, maps, indexed, 258pp. A very nice copy, binding firm and pagination clean and bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00005879

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The classic, pathbreaking study of the World War 1 1915 torpedo'ing and sinking by Germany of the passenger liner 'Lusitania'. Author clearly demonstrates that the ship was carrying contraband munitions and was thus a legitimate military target for Germany, and that the passengers had been amply warned of combatant status beforehand. Author also details the propaganda 'spin' on the event as taken by Britain, and the post-war coverup. Hardcover, 295pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Owner Stamp.

Seller Inventory # 00121

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Paperback Edition. An interesting study of the pivotal and final year of 1918 during World War One, the great German offensive, the Allied counter-offensives, the surprising results of all, and the armistice signing resultant thereto. Softcover, maps, illustrations, notes, appendix, bibliography, indexed, 208pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00012342

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. First Edition (?). The classic work on military strategy, the author presenting his views that air power and air technology is the critical component in modern warfare, espeically the use of strategic bombing, surveying the history of aerial warfare, specific usages of bombing techniques during the 20th century European world wars and elsewhere, and related matters; contains glossy b/w illustrations. Edition and printing not given. Hardcover with dust jacket, 354pp., d.j. shows considerable general edgewear with foxing and chipping along spine, staining to rear flap, and small tears; jacket encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Owner Signature.

Seller Inventory # 00004641

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. BCE. Stated as First Edition and with First Printing indicator, but has blind stamp and no price displayed on jacket. A well-written, objective account of the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's 1923 'putsch' attempt in Munich, Germany, to seize control of the Bavarian government, initially successful but later put down. Has much interesting information on the various personalities involved and on Germany's post-WW1 'Weimar' historical background. Hardcover with dust jacket, 385pp., d.j. shows one small corner chip to rear panel. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00006721

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition (stated). FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). An examination of the history, establishment, and growth and development of the US 'intelligence community'; and how it exists within and without America's democratic society; contains illustrations, notes and sources, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 265pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00000771

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. BCE. The history of the development and use of the submarine weapon throughout history, especially as used to great effectiveness in both World Wars but also as major 'Cold War' weapons of deterrence, discussing the evolving technology, the torpedos and other weapons on board, propulsion systems, crews and leadership, naval strategy and tactics, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, indexed, 256pp., d.j. shows very light edgewear. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00010390

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition (stated). An exciting novel set in east Africa during World War One, of a German officer leading his small army of German troops and natives to tie down massive British forces - but his struggle complicated by his love for a beautiful American woman. Hardcover with dust jacket, map, 400pp., d.j. shows mild general edgewear wth several closed coener tears. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00010479

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Seventh Printing. A biography of the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II, detailing his family background, his direction of the Russian role in World War I and his rule of Russia until his abdication, his captivity under the Bolsheviks and his and his family's deaths at their hands in 1918. Translated from the Russian by MarianSchwartz. Has much hitherto unknown information about the details of the murders, who was responsible for ordering them, the political coverups that followed them, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains geneological tables, maps, illustrations, document reproductions, bibliography, indexed, 462pp., remainders marks. A nice copy overall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00015648

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Published with Dust Jacket. First Edition. The US President presents his arguments to the American Congress justifying his bringing America into war with Imperial Germany - and thus converting the European conflict into 'World War 1' - surveying the European situation and the politics and the militarism of the time accompanied by the worsening of international relations. Includes America's official declaration of war. Hardcover, 78pp., binding firm, pagination mostly clean and bright but some few pages showing smudges or light soiling, boards show very light edgewear and light soiling. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00004835

Hard Cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Third Printing. A complete and detailed history of the German fighting man from the early eighteenth century through to the end of World War Two, discussing training, equipment, vehicles, innovations of all kinds, leadership through various periods, the political imperatives, ideology, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, sources, indexed, 237pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00013716

Hard Cover. Condition: Good-. No Jacket. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A standard, mainstream history of the two World Wars and the interwar period in Europe. Hardcover, contains maps, bibliography, 700pp., some pages show underlinings, boards show a couple of small fraying marks. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00014616

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. The first biography published of the American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, with much attention given to his family and early military career, thence his various officer assignments up through to the period just prior to the June 1944 'D-Day' landings. Edition and printing not given. Hardcover, contains illustrations, document reproductions, 278pp. A nice copy, binding firm and pagination clean and bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00005880

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition (stated). First Printing of the First Edition (stated). A detailed biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower and his brothers, providing much information on their family background and upbringing, education, careers, and contributions to American history. Hardcover, contains numerous b/w illustrations 331pp. A very nice copy. Rare, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00005895

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Third Printing. A history of the main lines of development of Russian history and society since 1900, with emphasis placed on the outstanding events of World War 1, the abdication of the Tsar, the Russian revolution of 1917 and the takeover of Russia by the Bolsheviks in 1918, Soviet society in the interwar period under Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin, the devastating Nazi German invasion of 1941 which very nearly toppled the communist regime, the 'Cold War', much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, glossy illustrations, bibliography, appendices, indexed, 576pp. A very nice copy. Very rare in this edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00006072

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The memoirs of a member of a Jewish family that once thrived in Central Europe, but which disappeared from that region during and after the turbulent times of the twentieth century - some perishing in the world wars or in the Holocaust, others emigrating to Israel or the United States, still others unaccounted for. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains map, geneological chart, illustrations, 266pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00010345

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Paperback Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. A close, informative study of the development of American military air power from the early 1900s through to the modern period - especially focusing on the leaders and aeronatucial pioneers who build up and transformed it, under the impetus of needs derived from major conflicts America involved itself in. Large-format softcover, contains illustrations, notes, bibliography, indexed, 531pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00012261

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition (stated). FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. Another in this fine series on twentieth century warfare by Ballantine, this a biography of General Douglas MacArthur and his military service in both world wars, his personal attachment to the Philippines and the Filipino people, his various military campaigns fighting the Japanese over those islands, his postwar rule of Japan, much more. Softcover, contains illustrations, maps, bibliography, 160pp. A nice copy, highly collectible as part of this published series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00014271

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. Biography of Edward Vernon Rickenbacker, 'Ace of Aces' American World War 1 aviator, highly decorated war hero, who spent as much time working on cars as with aircraft, providing much information on his World War 1 career, and his subsequent life as an auto mechanic and race car driver, as well as celebrated owner of the Indianapolis Speedway; contains notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 366pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00004266

Hard Cover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A symposium of essays by many leading historians and revisionists surveying the first four decades of world history of the past century, with a particular focus on geopolitics, politicians, abuse of power, and other sorry events and trends that have resulted in various bloody wars across the globe and had already begun a second major world war. Authors suggest possible solutions to the mess and advocate a new system of international relations, new and better diplomatic oversight mechanisms, and other ideas. Hardcover, indexed, 572pp., boards show mild general wear, loss to one corner, pagination shows pencilled underlinings. A good reading and working copy. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00008220

Hard Cover. Condition: Good-. No Jacket. First Edition. Published in Germany during the Nazi era, a memoir of German naval operations during the First World War, with many rare photos of ships, personnel, sea battles, etc. German text throughout. Hardcover, illustrations, 160pp., boards show mild general wear, spine lean. interior pagination clean and bright throughout but with some light browning to page edges. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00010828

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A masterful evocation of Vienna in the immediate period prior ot the outbreak of the First World War, it being visited or inhabited by so many then youthful personalities who became gigantic influences upon history: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Sigmund Freud, Leon Trotsky, Josip Broz 'Tito', and many others, the city and its social and political atmosphere acting as a 'volcano of the twentieth century Zeitgeist' and 'laboratory of the apocalypse'. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, glossy illustrations, source references, bibliography, indexed, 385pp. A nice copy, the d.j. neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00012867

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. A military study of small gunboats, their personnel, armament, and tactics, and the various conflicts they were used in throughout history, discussing 'Gunboat Diplomacy' and the conflicts from 1824 through 1949 in China, the Crimea, the Mississippi during the American Civil War, the Persian Gulf, East Africa, and many other areas and wars. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, illustrations, bibliography, indexed, 224pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00012956

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Pamela Mara (illustrator). First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A woman's nostalgic memoirs of growing up in England's countryside during the pre-World War One period, describing how her family acquiring a donkey trap for transportation enabled her to travel and explore, her first employment as a servant, her first love during the war, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, 160pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00014103

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair-. Anton Heinen (illustrator). First Edition. Published during wartime Nazi Germany, a history of the German people from about 500 A.D. through to 1944, surveying the political and geographic unification of the nation, as well as its major events throughout European history and into the period of World War One, the interwar period, and World War 2, authored from a National Socialist point of view and intended for upper level German students of that period. Edition and printing not given, presumed First. Test in German throughout. Softcover, contains illustrations, color maps, charts, covers show mild general wear and soiling to card covers, binding still mostly firm but with spine lean. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00011604

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The unusual story of a Jewish girl in Palestine spying for the British against Turkey during World War One, her death when discovered, the vengeance wreaked against her killers - and the fascinating aspects in this case of supernatural influences, betrayal, lust for money, deception, the difficult relations of Arabs and Jews living together, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains 388pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00015357

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A fine collection of speeches and addresses, tributes, and issued documents, by and about Sir Winston Churchill as delivered in the American Congress over many years. Hardcover, illustrations, document reproductions, 245pp. A very nice copy. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00016200

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. The standard US Army history of America's military conflicts, as taught at West Point and other academies to officers and cadets, from the early 17th century pre-Revolutionary period of early American colonial times, the Indian wars, the conflict with Britain during the Revolution and in 1812, the wars with Mexico and Spain, both World Wars, through to the end of the 1950-53 Korean War and some years beyond, including many minor and little-known wars and 'police actions', the text accompanied by forty-five very finely produced detailed maps, data compilations, etc. Hardcover, contains illustrations, maps, tables, indexed, 558pp. A very nice copy, binding firm, pagination clean and bright, appears unread and unused. Rare, especially in this condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 00006196