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Historical periods below are in alphabetical order

THE ALAMO, TEXAN INDEPENDANCE 1836 - 1838, and THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR 1846-1848
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: 1861 - 1865
AMERICAN REVOLUTION: 1775 - 1781
ANCIENTS: Earliest Times to 452 AD
ASIAN WARFARE - From Earliest Times to 1913
COLONIAL PERIOD: 1600 - 1790
FORTIFICATIONS (OSPREY FORTRESS SERIES)
IMPERIAL PERIOD: 1816 - 1913
MEDIEVAL PERIOD: 1067 to 1499
NAPOLEONIC WARS: 1791 - 1815

RAID (OSPREY SERIES)

WORLD WAR 1: 1914 - 1918

WORLD WAR 2: 1931 - 1945

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THE ALAMO, TEXAN INDEPENDENCE 1836-1838, and THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR 1846-1848

1836 UNIFORMS OF THE ALAMO AND THE TEXAS REVOLUTION AND THE MEN WHO WORE THEM 1835-1836.  Bruce Marshall, Schiffer Military History Book, Aglen, PA, 2003.  Summarizes the events of the years 1835-1836 culminating at the Alamo.  Includes 21 full color uniform plates.  Softbound, 11" high x 8-1'2" wide, 79 pages, 2 maps inside end covers.  ISBN 978-07643-1778-1.

$21.00

1835-1836 UNIFORMS OF THE ALAMO AND THE TEXAS REVOLUTION AND THE MEN WHO WORE THEM 1835-1836.  Bruce Marshall,  Schiffer Military History Book, Aglen, PA, 1999.  Historical review of the period's uniforms illustrated with 26 full-color plates amptly described plate-by-plate.  Softbound, 11" high x 8-1'2" wide, 83 pages.  ISBN 978-07643-0682-2. $19.00
1836 THE ALAMO - AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY.  George Nelson (autographed copy), Aldine Press, Dry Frio Canyon, Texas, 1998.  Summarizes the Alamo siege in period photos and images.  Includes several full-color images of various stages in the development of the Alamo especially its 1836 defenses.  Softbound, 11" high x 8-1'2" wide, 105 pages.  ISBN 0-9659159-0-5. $19.00
1846-1848 THE WAR IN MEXICO.  Anton Adams, The Emperor's Press, Chicago, Illinois, 1998.  In depth study of the events that led up to and defined the War with Mexico 1846-1848 and guaranteed Texan statehood.  Includes 16 full color pages of unitofrms and flags.  Detailed orders of battle.  Good narrative, plenty of maps.  Hardbound, 11" high x 8-1'2" wide, 208 pages, extensive bibliography.  ISBN 1-883476-08-9. $27.00
  BLOOD OF NOBLE MEN: THE ALAMO SIEGE & BATTLE, AN ILLUSTRATED CHRONOLOGY.  Alan C. Huffines (autographed copy), illustrated by Gary S. Zaboly, Eakin Press, Austin Texas, 1999.  Begins with short biographies of principal characters in the Alamo drama.  Progresses by chronological dates beginning with 23 February 1836 and continues until Day 13, 6 March 1836.  Profusely illustrated with images and maps.  Hardcover, 11" high x 8-1/2" wide.  ISBN 1-57168-194-9. $29.00

 

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

1863 GETTYSBURG: A BATTLEFIELD ATLAS.  Craig L. Symonds with cartography by William J. Clipson. The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, Baltimore, Maryland, 1992.  A cartographical history of the Gettysburg campaign from early June through mid-July 1863. Includes orders of battle.  Hardbound, 7-1/2" by 11", 103 pages, 24 maps, several b&w imagesISBN 1-887853-16-X

$11.00

 

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

ARW

THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA.  Rupert Furneaux, Stein and Day Publishers, New York, 1983.  Softbound, 303 pages, b & w photos.  Near mint condition, ISBN 0812861256.

$8.00

ARW THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.  Edward E. Curtis, AMS Press, New York, 1969.  The author surveys all of the military components of the British Army in America: administration, recruitment, provisioning, transportation, and details on the organization and uniforms of the regiments.  Hardbound, 5-1/2" x 9", was not sold with an outer cover, 223 pages, no photos but several charts and tables, good listing of regiments and their uniform facings.  Very good condition, Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 73-91297. $14.00
ARW SEPTEMBER 11, 1777 - WAHSINGTON'S DEFEAT AT BRANDYWINE DOOMS PHILADELPHIA.  Bruce E. Mowday, White Maine Books, Shippensburg, PA, 2002.  Hardbound, 225  pages, b & w photos, maps.  Near mint condition, ISBN 1572493283. $19.00
ARW THE NORTH CAROLINA CONTINENTALS.  Hugh F. Rankin,  University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1973.  Hardbound, 428 pages, no photos, maps, or drawings.  Near mint condition, ISBN 0807811448. $22.00
ARW BATTLE TACTICS OF THE AMERICAN REVOULTION, Osprey Elite No.238.  Robbie MacNiven, illustrated by Adam Hook, Osprey Publications, Oxford, Britain, 2021.  Softbound, 64 pages, extensive full-color illustratioins of battle formations supported by b & w photos.  Near mint condition, ISBN 9781472845450. $14.00
 

SOUTH CAROLINA'S REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLEFIELDS, A Tour Guide.  R. L. Barbour, Pelican  Publishing Company, Gretna, 2002.  Softbound, 128 pages, extensive b & w maps and photos.  Near mint condition, ISBN 1589800087.

$8.00

 

ANCIENTS: Earliest Times to 452AD (reduced prices)

ANC

THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR 431 - 404 BC.  Osprey Essential Histories Series, Philip de Souza, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, UK, 2002.  The basic history of Sparta versus Athens.  Softbound, excellent like-new condition, 95 pp, 12 color photos, 7 color maps, 1 color schematic, 1 b & w trireme drawing, and additional b&w photos and illustrations.  ISBN 1-84176-357-8

$9.00

ANC

WARFARE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD.  Edited by General Sir John Hackett, illustrated by Peter Connolly, Facts on File, Inc., New York, 1989.  Eleven essays on the Ancients and warfare by noted authors Watkins, Wiseman, Lazenby, Sekunda, Devine, Connolly, Keppie, Dobson, and Tomlin.  Spans the period from ancient beginnings to the Late-Roman Empire.  Hardcover, dust jacket very good condition, overall excellent like-new condition, 256 pages, maps, charts, military formations, good textISBN 0-8160-2459-6

$26.00
ANC THE MAKING OF THE ROMAN ARMY FROM REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE.  Laurence Keppie, Barnes & Noble Books, New York, 1984.  From a small citizen militia in the area of the town of Rome to the efficient large Imperial Army that was stretched to its limits.  Surveys the military history of Rome and how the army grew to meet the demands of empire.  Hardcover, very good condition, 269 pages, illustrated with photos, maps, charts, and good appendix including glossary.  ISBN 1-56619-359-1 $7.00
ANC WARRIORS OF ROME, An Illustrated History of the Roman Legions.  Michael Simkins, illustrated by James Field, Blandford Press, New York 1988.  Hardbound, excellent like-new condition, 160 pages, hundreds of photos, 20 color plates, hundred of photosISBN 0-7137-2001-8 $14.00

 

COLONIAL PERIOD 1600 - 1790

The '45 LIKE HUNGRY WOLVES - CULLODEN MOOR 16 APRIL 1746.  Stuart Reid with color plates by Gerry Embleton, Windrow & Greene, London, 1994.  The complete history of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion's culminating battle at Culloden Moor and major events leading up to it.  Well illustrated with b & w photos, maps, and gorgeous color plates.  Hardbound, large format 9-1/2" wide x 12-1/2" high, excellent to near mint condition, dust jacket excellent condition, 128 pages.  ISBN 1 85915 080 2 $59.00
1642-44 THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR RECREATED IN COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS, Europa Militaria Special No. 4.   Chris Honeywell & Gill Spear, Windrow & Greene, London UK 1993.  Well illustrated mostly with re-enactor photos.  Softbound, 96 pages.  ISBN 0-872004-54-7 $11.00
  ARMIES OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
Ian Heath, Foundry Books Publication, 1997.  Comprehensive review of the armies of the 16th century including notes on firearms, major battles of the period, England 1487-1603, Scotland 1500-1603, Ireland 1487-1603, the United Provinces 1566-1609, the Spanish Netherlands 1556-1609, and an artillery appendix.  ISBN 1-901543-00-5
$23.00

 

FORTIFICATIONS (OSPREY FORTRESS SERIES)

OSF002

HADRIAN'S WALL AD 122 - 410, Osprey Fortress Series OSF002.  

$7.00

OSF003

U-BOAT BASES AND BUNKERS 1941-45, Osprey Fortress Series OSF003.  

$7.00

OSF005

JAPANESE CASTLES 1540-1640 AD, Osprey Fortress Series OSF005.  

$7.00

OSF007

THE LINES OF TORRES VEDRAS 1809-1811, Osprey Fortress Series OSF007.  

$7.00

OSF009

ENGLISH CIVIL WAR FORTICIFATIONS 1642-1651, Osprey Fortress Series No. 9.  

$7.00

OSF011

CRUSADER CASTLES OF THE TEUTONIC KNIGHTS (1) PRUSSIA 1230-1466, Osprey Fortress Series OSF011.  

$7.00

OSF012

FORTRESSES OF THE PENINSULAR WAR 1808-1814, Osprey Fortress Series OSF012.  

$7.00

OSF013

NORMAN STONE CASTLES (1) 1066-1216, Osprey Fortress Series OSF013.  

$7.00

OSF014

FORTIFICATIONS IN ESSEX 800-1066, Osprey Fortress Series OSF014.  

$7.00

OSF016

THE FORTIFICATIONS OF MALTA 1530-1945, Osprey Fortress Series OSF016.  

$7.00

OSF018

NORMAN STONE CASTLES (2) EUROPE 950-1204, Osprey Fortress Series OSF018.  

$7.00

OSF027

FRENCH FORTRESSES IN NORTH AMERICA 1535-1763, Osprey Fortress Series OSF027.

$7.00

OSF028

FORTS OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER 1820-1891, Osprey Fortress Series OSF028.

$7.00

OSF049

THE SPANISH MAIN 1492-1800, Osprey Fortress Series OSF049.

$7.00

OSF056

ROME'S SAXON SHORE - COASTAL DEFENSES AD 250 - 500, Osprey Fortress Series OSF056.

$7.00

OSF074

JAPANESE CASTLES 250-1540 AD, Osprey Fortress Series OSF074.

$7.00

 

IMPERIAL PERIOD: 1816 - 1913

SUDAN

WAR ON THE NILE.  Michael Barthorp, Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset, UK, reprinted 1986.  Britain, Egypt, and the Sudan 1882-1898; a good, brief history of the campaigns that featured the Battle of Tel-al-Kabir, the Siege and Relief of Khartoum, and the culminating Battle of Omdurman.   Softbound, 190 pages, 6 maps, hundreds of b & w photos and illustrations, battle honors and medals awarded.   ISBN 0-7137-1858-7.

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INDIA

Armies of the Raj From the Great Indian Mutiny to Independence: 1858-1947.  Byron Farwell, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1989.  From the Great Indian Mutiny to Independence 1858-1947.  Softbound, good condition, 399 pages, $12.00.  ISBN 0-393-30802-2

$8.00

INDIA

THE INDIAN ARMY OF THE EMPRESS 1861-1903.  Alan Harfield, Spellmount, Turnbridge Wells, Kent, UK, First Printing, 1991.  The "Empress" in this case refers to Queen Victoria and the hand of Britain on the rule of India through the fabulous and great Indian Army 1861-1903.  Hardbound, large format, excellent condition, 16 color images of uniforms, 192 pages, maps, orders of battle.  ISBN 0-946771-03-0

$29.00

ZULU

ZULU - ISANDLWANA & ROARKE'S DRIFT 22-23 JANUARY 1879.  Ian Knight with plates by Michael Chappell & Angus McBride, Windrow & Greene, London, 1992.  The complete account of the two battles that electrified the name "Zulu".  A well-written account of the events and actions of two of Britain's most memorable Victorian military actions.  Contains a full history of events leading up to 22 January 1879.  Profusely illustrated with b & w photos and maps.  The color plates are gorgeous.  Hardbound, large format 9-1/2" wide x 12-1/2" high, excellent to near mint condition, dust jacket excellent condition, 136 pages.  ISBN 1 872004 23 7

$59.00

 

MEDIEVAL PERIOD: From 1067 to 1499

1187

HATTIN 1187 - Yann Kervran, Histoire & Collections, 2012.  Men and Battles Series, English Text, 50 pages.  The fall of the first Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.  Softbound, ISBN 978-2-35250-121-3

$12.00

1297-1298 THE BATTLES OF STIRLING BRIDGE & FALKIRK 1297-1298. - Pete Armstrong, Heraldry, Armour, and Knights series.  Brief overview with color shield designs of principal knights.  Softbound, 40 pages.  ISBN 1-902667-00-X $9.00
1300 THE SIEGE OF CAERLAVEROCK CASTLE A.D. 1300. - Pete Armstrong, Heraldry, Armour, and Knights series.  Brief overview with color shield designs of principal knights.  Softbound, 32 pages.  ISBN 1-902667-01-8 $8.00
1314 THE BATTLE OF BANNOCKBURN JUNE 1314. - Pete Armstrong, Heraldry, Armour, and Knights series.  Brief overview with color shield designs of principal knights.  Softbound, 56 pages.  ISBN 1-902667-02-6 $10.00
1332 THE BATTLE OF DUPPLIN MOOR 1332. - Pete Armstrong, Heraldry, Armour, and Knights series.  Brief overview with color shield designs of principal knights.  Softbound, 40 pages.  ISBN 1-902667-03-4 $9.00

 

NAPOLEONIC WARS: 1791 - 1815 (reduced prices)

1813
to
1815

Napoleon - The Last CampaignS 1813-15.  James Lawford, Crown Publishers, New York, 1979.  Napoleon's war of survival after Moscow: his victories, defeats, and final overthrow on the field of Waterloo.  Hardbound, dust jacket worn, large format size, some color but most illustrations and maps in black & white, 160 pages. ISBN 0-517-52634-4

$14.00

NAP

Fields of Fire: Battlefields of the Peninsular War. Ian Fletcher with photographs by Andy Cook, Sarpedon, New York, 1994.Hardbound, excellent condition, dust jacket okay, many illustrations, a few maps, and great photographs, 1746pp. A small book in two parts. Part one reviews Wellington's Peninsular campaign and part two reviews key battles with references to color photos of the scene.  ISBN 1-885119-01-1

$12.00

NAP

The Life and Times of Napoleon.  Paul Hamlyn, Hamlyn Publishing Group, Felltham, Middlesex, revised edition, 1968.  Translation by Arnoldo Mondadori. From the "Portraits of Greatness" series, a colorful survey of "the monster", Napoleon, from his early career to demise.  Hardbound, large format book, dust jacket in fairly good shape, lots of color images, some black & white, 75 pages.  No ISBN

$9.00

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RAID - OSPREY RAID SERIES

1762 HAVANNA 1862 - A FAR-FLUNG GAMBLE. David Greentree, Osprey Publications 2010, 80 pages.  ISBN 978-1-84603-987-4 $9.00
1804 tripoli 1804 - decatur's bold and daring act, the Philadelphia in Tripoli 1804.   Mark Lardas, Osprey Publications, 2011, 80 pages.  ISBN 978-0-84908-374-4 $9.00
1758 OHIO RIVER VALLEY 1758 - fRENCH AND iNDIAN RAIDS. Rene Chartrand, Osprey Publications, 2012, 80 pages.  ISBN 978-1-86908-564-9 $9.00
1859 john brown's raid on harpers ferry 1859. Ron Field, ene Chartrand, Osprey Publications, 2012, 80 pages.  ISBN 978-1-84908-757-5 $9.00
1756 oswego rivier valley 1756, Montcalm's crushing blow. Rene Chartrand, Osprey Publications, 2014, 80 pages.  ISBN 978-1-4728-0330-6 $9.00

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WORLD WAR 1: 1914 - 1918

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WORLD WAR 2: 1931 - 1945

WW2 Artillery at the Golden Gate: The Harbor Defenses of San Francisco in World War II (PHAATG).  Brian B. Chin, Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Inc., Missoula, Montana, 1994.  Softbound, size 8-� x 11, very good condition, 170 pages, over 150 b&w photos and several illustrations. Survey of the emplacements and guns that defended "The City by the Bay".  Includes early 20th Century history leading up to World War II and then examines in detail the system of defenses as they were built.  ISBN 0-929521-85-4 

$14.00

WW2 Enemy on Island. Issue in Doubt: The Capture of Wake Island December 1941.  Stan Cohen, Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Inc., Missoula, Montana, 1983.  Softbound, size 8- 1/2" x 11", very good condition, 106 pages, over 150 b&w photos, illustrations, and maps. Excellent survey of exactly what happened to Wake Island in the early hours of World War II.  Combines good text with illustrations to show the defensive preparations, the defense, and the subsequent fall of Wake Island.  Photos are especially illuminating.  ISBN 0-933126-39-5

$14.00

 

AMERICA AND INDIANS

Earliest  Times to 20th Century INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA.  Geoffrey Turner, Sterling Publishing Co.,New York, 1992.  Surveys the historical development of the North American Indian nations region by region.  Profusely illurstrated with color images.  Softbound, small format 5-1/4" wide x 7-1/2" high, excellent condition, 261 pages.  ISBN 0-8069-8616-6. SOLD AS A SET

$6.00
the american heritage book of indians.   William Brandon, Dell Publishing, 1961.  The pocketbook edition of the Indian societies of North America from earliest times presented Indian group by Indian group.  Softbound pocket book, 384 pages, well-worn.  no ISBN.
Frontier
West
INDIAN FIGHTING ARMY.  Fairfax Downey, Bantam Books,  New York 1963.  An excellent survey of the encounters between native American Indians and the U.S. Army in the dwindling years of the "wild west".  One of my favorite books.  Softbound pocket book, worn but not torn or otherwise damaged.  No ISBN.
Frontier
West
the story of the little big horn.  Colonel W. A. Graham, Collier Books,  New York 1962, 2nd edition.  An early modern telling of the circumstances of the battle of Little Big Horn.  Indian warfare in the West at its best.  Softbound pocket book, worn but not torn or otherwise damaged.  No ISBN.

 

 

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