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LINCOLN'S NAVY: THE SHIPS, MEN AND ORGANIZATION 1861-65
Written by Donald L. Canney.
Stock no. 1828188
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Companion volume to the highly acclaimed 'Nelson's Navy' and 'The Confederate Navy'. Large format. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0851776698. Minor fading to base of spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has a scuff to both fold edges, rear panel is lightly browned and has previous bookseller's price label, lightly scuffed.

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THE GETTYSBURG COMPANION: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS BATTLE
Written by Mark Adkin.
Stock no. 1828175
Published by Aurum Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to the armies, their weapons, equipment and tactics, the plans and problems of the rival commanders, not only during the three-day battle but before and afterwards, and a detailed study of the ground over which the battle was fought. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781845133412. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine else a lovely copy.

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THE SACRIFICIAL YEARS
Written by Walt Whitman; John Harmon McElroy.
Stock no. 1827478
Published by David R. Godine. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Chronicle of Walt Whitman's Experiences in the Civil War. Edited & with an introduction by John Harmon McElroy. Dark pink cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1567920799. Possible fading to front panel and spine of dustwrapper (not obvious).

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PICKETT'S CHARGE: THE LAST ATTACK AT GETTYSBURG
Written by Earl J. Hess.
Stock no. 1826455
Published by University Of North Carolina Press. Circa 2001. Very good condition.

Definitive history of the most famous military action of the American Civil War. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9780807871294. Covers lightly rubbed at corners. Text block just a little grubby. Else contents clean.

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TENNESSEE'S WAR 1861-1865 DESCRIBED BY PARTICIPANTS
Written by Stanley F. Horn.
Stock no. 1826163
Published by Tennessee University Press. 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Compiled and edited by Stanley F. Horn, longtime student of the Civil War in Tennessee. Firsthand impressions made by the war on observant individuals - civilian, military, and political; men and women; Northerners and Southerners. Green cloth boards, black title block with gilt title to spine, gilt vignette to front. Maps to endpapers. ISBN: 0874020190. Fifth printing. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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THE SWORD OF FREEDOM
Written by Charles Gilson. Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1324666
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

A tale of the English Revolution. Brown pictorial coth with gilt titles. 6 colour plates. xi + 420 pages. Spine bumped. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked showing webbing beneath. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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UNIT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
Written by Richard J. Zimmermann.
Stock no. 1823526
Published by Rafm Co. Inc.. 2nd 1986. Very good condition.

Second Edition. Blue pictorial cardwraps. 72 pages. ISBN: 0920727077. Covers lightly rubbed. A few minor marks to text block. Contents clean.

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THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR AT SEA
Written by Adrian English.
Stock no. 1322639
Published by Partizan Press. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781858186535. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Some slight rubbing to wrapper edges.

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CAVALRY OF THE HEARTLAND: THE MOUNTED FORCES OF THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE
Written by Edward G. Longacre.
Stock no. 1823480
Published by Westholme Publishing. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author chronicles the army's top generals failing to recognize the battle-winning potential of their cavalry and instead sending them off on sideshow operations rather than deploy them consistently to assist the main body's efforts. Based on a wide array of research materials including the unpublished writings of more than 300 officers and enlisted men. Black paper spine with gilt title, grey paper boards. ISBN: 9781594160981. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and scuffed to rear panel.

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WAR ALONG THE BAYOUS THE 1864 RED RIVER CAMPAIGN IN LOUISIANA
Written by William Riley Brooksher.
Stock no. 1322540
Published by Brassey's. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The compelling story of the largest military operation west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 287 pages. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 1574881396. Minimal bumping to spine.

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KICK THE DEAD LION: A CASEBOOK OF THE CUSTER BATTLE
Written by Charles G. Du Bois.
Stock no. 2136595
Published by Upton & Sons. 1st thus 1987. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Very dark blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Originally published in soft-cover in 1954, this updated version of Du Bois' brilliant essay is offered to a new generation. ISBN: 0912783095. Wrapper spine is faded.

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