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Operation Keelhaul: The Story of Forced Repatriation from 1944 to the Present by Epstein, Julius

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Operation Keelhaul: The Story of Forced Repatriation from 1944 to the Present by Epstein, Julius

Operation Keelhaul: The Story of Forced Repatriation from 1944 to the Present

by Epstein, Julius

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Old Greenwich CT, The Devin Adair Company, 1974, hardcover, xiv-255 pp, Second Printing stated, Very Good in Good+ dustjacket. Straight and firmly bound, small stain to textblock fore-edge and rear endpaper, previous owner's name to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge nicks, closed tear to bottom edge of front panel, small interior tape repairs, foxing to flap folds, light spots to front and rear panels, spine darkened, in new Brodart sleeve. The surprisingly little-known story of numerous Russian and Eastern European POWs, defectors, and escapees who were repatriated to the Soviet Union against their will by the American and European governments in contravention of international law at the end of WWII. Illustrated with 16 black-&-white plates. Six Appendices from Original Sources plus Footnotes, Bibliography, and Index. Introduction by Bertram D. Wolfe. ISBN 9780815964070
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  • Keywords Civil Rights; Forced repatriation; Political Science; Repatriation; World War, 1939-1945

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Dramas of the Revolution
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Dramas of the Revolution

by Shatrov, Mikhail

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Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1990, hardcover, 400 pp, Edition not stated, No previous English-language editions or printings noted, Very Good+ in Good dustjacket, Signed and dated by the Author in the year of publication on the front endpaper, three tiny spots to front endpaper as well, small ink stamp and light dampstain to rear pastedown. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge bumps, dampstain to rear panel and flap, in new Brodart sleeve. Five plays by the Russian dramatist focused on Lenin's role in organizing the Communist Party network, leading the Russian Revolution, and the formation of the Soviet Union. Shatrov's plays about Lenin became the most frequently staged plays in all of the USSR during the reign of Leonid Brezhnev. Contents include five plays: Bolsheviks, The Brest Peace, Blue Horses on Red Grass, Thus Shall We Conquer!, and Onwards...Onwards...Onwards!, as well as an interview with the author 'History is a Factual Drama' and an afterword by Dr. Yuri Sharapov:… Read More
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A Fence Away From Freedom: Japanese Americans and World War II
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A Fence Away From Freedom: Japanese Americans and World War II

by Levine, Ellen

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New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995, hardcover, x-260 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light scratches, in new Brodart sleeve. The award-winning author of Freedom's Children helps recount the stories of a number of young Japanese Americans whose lives and families were changed forever when the attack on Pearl Harbor prompted FDR to sign an executive order forcing their evacuation and imprisonment. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs. Appended: Glossary, Chronology, Acronyms, Camp Sites, Who's Who, Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780399226380
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The Guns of Normandy: A Soldier's Eye View, France 1944
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The Guns of Normandy: A Soldier's Eye View, France 1944

by Blackburn, George G.

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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1995, hardcover, xxiii-511 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Very Good in Fine dustjacket, Signed by the Author with no personal inscription on the title page. Clean and firmly bound, slight spine lean, former owner's address label to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight rubs, slight corner bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. Illustrated with 16 pages of black-&-white plates and three maps. Appended: One of Four Allied Armies in Normandy, Record Rates of Shell Consumption, A Comparison of Tanks and Their Performance, Index. Mapped endpapers. ISBN 9780771015007
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The War in Clare 1911-1921 Personal Memoirs of the Irish War of Independence

The War in Clare 1911-1921 Personal Memoirs of the Irish War of Independence

by Brennan, Michael

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Dublin, Four Courts Press/Irish Academic Press, 1980, hardcover, 112 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, very slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The personal memoirs of an Irish Republican soldier from his swearing in at the age of fifteen in 1911, through his rise in the ranks to Chief of Staff of the Irish Army, to the truce and treaty of 1921. Mapped endpapers. Index appended. ISBN 9780906127261
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The General Theory of Law

The General Theory of Law

by Jawitsch, L.S.

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Moscow USSR, Progress Publishers, 1981, hardcover, 293 pp, First edition in English translation, First printing stated, Very Good+ in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine roll, heel of spine lightly bumped. Dustjacket, rubs, light edge nicks, short closed edge tears, sticker lift to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. An overview of the theories of law in the former Soviet Union. Chapter headings include; Class Society and Law, The Essence of Law, Objective Law, Subjective Law (Right), The Execution of Law, Law Breaking.
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Orlando King
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Orlando King

by Colegate, Isabel

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London, The Bodley Head, 1968, hardcover, 204 pp, True First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Tightly bound and clean with no markings, spine a bit cocked, front endpaper corner-clipped, small spots to front board. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, edge nicks, rubs, light scratches, short edge tears carefully repaired on the interior side with archival quality tape, very faint stains to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The popular author's first book in the Orlando Trilogy followed by Orlando at the Brazen Threshold, and Agatha. A modern classic. ISBN 9780370006529
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Dramas of the Revolution
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Dramas of the Revolution

by Shatrov, Mikhail

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Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1990, hardcover, 400 pp, Edition not stated, No previous English-language editions or printings noted, Very Good+ in Good dustjacket, Signed and dated by the Author in the year of publication on the front endpaper, three tiny spots to front endpaper as well, small ink stamp and light dampstain to rear pastedown. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge bumps, dampstain to rear panel and flap, in new Brodart sleeve. Five plays by the Russian dramatist focused on Lenin's role in organizing the Communist Party network, leading the Russian Revolution, and the formation of the Soviet Union. Shatrov's plays about Lenin became the most frequently staged plays in all of the USSR during the reign of Leonid Brezhnev. Contents include five plays: Bolsheviks, The Brest Peace, Blue Horses on Red Grass, Thus Shall We Conquer!, and Onwards...Onwards...Onwards!, as well as an interview with the author 'History is a Factual Drama' and an afterword by Dr. Yuri Sharapov:… Read More
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The Guns of Normandy: A Soldier's Eye View, France 1944
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The Guns of Normandy: A Soldier's Eye View, France 1944

by Blackburn, George G.

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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1995, hardcover, xxiii-511 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Very Good in Fine dustjacket, Signed by the Author with no personal inscription on the title page. Clean and firmly bound, slight spine lean, former owner's address label to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight rubs, slight corner bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. Illustrated with 16 pages of black-&-white plates and three maps. Appended: One of Four Allied Armies in Normandy, Record Rates of Shell Consumption, A Comparison of Tanks and Their Performance, Index. Mapped endpapers. ISBN 9780771015007
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The War in Clare 1911-1921 Personal Memoirs of the Irish War of Independence

The War in Clare 1911-1921 Personal Memoirs of the Irish War of Independence

by Brennan, Michael

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Dublin, Four Courts Press/Irish Academic Press, 1980, hardcover, 112 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, very slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The personal memoirs of an Irish Republican soldier from his swearing in at the age of fifteen in 1911, through his rise in the ranks to Chief of Staff of the Irish Army, to the truce and treaty of 1921. Mapped endpapers. Index appended. ISBN 9780906127261
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The General Theory of Law

The General Theory of Law

by Jawitsch, L.S.

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Moscow USSR, Progress Publishers, 1981, hardcover, 293 pp, First edition in English translation, First printing stated, Very Good+ in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine roll, heel of spine lightly bumped. Dustjacket, rubs, light edge nicks, short closed edge tears, sticker lift to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. An overview of the theories of law in the former Soviet Union. Chapter headings include; Class Society and Law, The Essence of Law, Objective Law, Subjective Law (Right), The Execution of Law, Law Breaking.
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Operation Keelhaul: The Story of Forced Repatriation from 1944 to the Present
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Operation Keelhaul: The Story of Forced Repatriation from 1944 to the Present

by Epstein, Julius

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Old Greenwich CT, The Devin Adair Company, 1974, hardcover, xiv-255 pp, Second Printing stated, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge nicks, tiny edge chip to front flap, darkened area to rear panel, spine slightly faded, in new Brodart sleeve. The surprisingly little-known story of numerous Russian and Eastern European POWs, defectors, and escapees who were repatriated to the Soviet Union against their will by the American and European governments in contravention of international law at the end of WWII. Illustrated with 16 black-&-white plates. Six Appendices from Original Sources plus Footnotes, Bibliography, and Index. Introduction by Bertram D. Wolfe. ISBN 9780815964070
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Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries  Vol....

Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries Vol. II (Froissart's Chronicles)

by Froissart, Sir John

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London: William Smith, 1839. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket (as published). 7" x 10. History from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Volume 2 of 2. Damage to the spine / backstrip and the back board detached though present but page block still tightly bound. Rough cut paper, pages clean throughout. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK, usually within 24 hours. Please call or email with your questions. This could be a good rebinding / restoration project. A heavier book, please enquire about shipping costs to your destination. 7"x10
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Soviet Russia: Promise or Menace?

Soviet Russia: Promise or Menace?

by Petersen, Arnold

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New York: New York Labor News Company, 1939. 12mo (7 1/4 x 5 inches; 183 x 127 mm), 62, [2] pages, in stapled wrappers (soft cover). Attack on Soviet communism by Arnold Petersen, who was a leader of the Socialist Labor Party. The SLP was a bitter foe of the Communists, claiming they had abandoned Marxism. CONDITION: Vertical crease throughout, soiling to wrappers but internally clean and unmarked. Very Good.
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2

by W. B. Dixon

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EUROPEAN SPORTING CARTRIDGES, VOLUME TWO: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN SPORTING CENTERFIRE AMMUNITION FROM 1870 TO 1998Author: Dixon, W.B.Published by Armory Publications, Inc., 2000
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First EditionOUT OF PRINT and SCARCE. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in AS NEW condition still sealed in the Original Publishers Shrink Wrap. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a RARE TITLE.226 pages. 9.25" x 12.25". Hardcover with a Dust Jacket. Volume Two covers all of the European Sporting Cartridges ( other than German and Austrian which are covered in Volume One ), including those from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium. There are also a number of patent drawings and descriptions of ammunition and magazine designs as well as photographs of a number of German-made double rifles and combination guns.
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V Zajetí Slov
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V Zajetí Slov

by apek, Karel

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Prague: Svoboda, 1969. Later Czech edition. Hardcover. Very good -. 209 pp. Octavo. [20.5 cm]. Blue cloth over boards with stamped illustration of eyeglasses, a pipe, and a pen on front cover. Publisher's pink top stain. Original dust jacket is in very good- condition, intact but foxed, toned, and mildly torn at edges and corners. Water damage to bottom portion of back cover, but textblock and dust jacket are unaffected. Written in his mother tongue, apek writes short essays about specific words and their uses and idiocyncracies. The second portion of the book moves into a broader reflection on the use of phrases and idioms and their cultural significance.
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The Polynesian Triangle

The Polynesian Triangle

by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert

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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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Angola Under the Portuguese
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Angola Under the Portuguese: The Myth and the Reality

by Bender, Gerald J

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Berkeley: University of California Press, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. xxvii, 288 pp. Bound in full blue cloth, top edge stained red, in white dust jacket printed in plum. Perspectives on Southern Africa, 23. Includes bibliography and index. Near Fine, rubbing to bottom edge of binding, internally crisp and clean, in Near Fine dust jacket with minor age-toning. Excellent copy.
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Sociologia anarchica

Sociologia anarchica

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Milano: Editrice Moderna, 1947. Third Edition. Printed wrappers. Opere Volume VII. Stain to top edge and to lower corner of text block, old price to back cover. About very good. In the Italian language.; Octavo.
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THE DUTCH BARRIER 1705 - 1719
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THE DUTCH BARRIER 1705 - 1719

by Geikie, Roderick & Montgomery, Isabel A. with Trevelyan, G.M. & Geyl, P

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Cambridge University Press, 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xxi, 418pp, frontispiece map of The Southern Netherlands, 5 Appendices. Bookplate of a former owner on the fep, with his name discretely in ink on the ffep, otherwise a clean, tight copy..
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

by Robert M Edsel

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First edition, first printing hardcover, which is in fine condition. Dust jacket slows slightest shelf wear, and there is some yellowing of the pages around the edges, but the book binding is tight and clean. Signed and inscribed by author. Inscription reads, "To Richard Best Wishes." Book will be bubble wrapped upon shipping.At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: "degenerate" works he despised. In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Monuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments… Read More
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