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ESSEX-CLASS CARRIERS (WARSHIP DESIGN HISTORIES)
Written by Alan Raven.
Stock no. 1830009
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Of all the vessels that helped win the war in the Pacific, U.S. warship the Essex-class aircraft carriers made some of the most significant contributions. In postwar years, these carriers underwent a continual series of modernizations that allowed them to effectively participate in both the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, some folding. 191 pages. ISBN: 0870210211. Old price-label to front flap of dustwrapper else a lovely copy!

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AMERICAN BOMBER AIRCRAFT VOL. II: BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS
Written by John M. Campbell.
Stock no. 1828680
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Schiffer Military History Book. The famed B-29 Superfortress is presented in this collection of World War II and Korean War era photographs. Title to book cover is 'Boeing B-29 Superfortress'. Beige cloth boards, dark brown titles. Marbled endpapers. B/w photos and a few colour. 263 pages. ISBN: 0764302728. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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AMERICAN AFVS OF WORLD WAR II (ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES OF THE WORLD VOLUME 4)
Written by Duncan Crow.
Stock no. 1828501
Published by Profile Publications. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The development, production, and use of American AFVs from 1919 through World War II - on to the Korean War and the U.S. tanks of the 1950s. Black cloth spine with gilt title. Yellow & black mottled boards. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 0853830037. Light crinkling to front endpaper. Text block slightly grubby. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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SAMURAI INVASION: JAPAN'S KOREAN WAR 1592-98
Written by Stephen Turnbull.
Stock no. 1828140
Published by Cassell & Co.. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A lively account of the two sixteenth-century Japanese invasions of Korea, untold before in such detail, and a vital period in the history of samurai culture. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0304359483. Rear panel of dustwrapper slightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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SECRECY AND THE MEDIA: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM'S D-NOTICE SYSTEM
Written by Nicholas Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1827481
Published by Routledge. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The development of the D-Notice system, which regulates the UK media's publication of British national security secrets. Black cloth boards, silver titles. ISBN: 9780415453752. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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CITIZEN AIRMEN A HISTORY OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE 1946-1994
Written by Gerald T. Cantwell.
Stock no. 2131361
Published by Air Force History & Museums Program. Circa 1997. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth boards; silver title to spine. B/w photos. Looks at the U.S Air Force Reserves. ISBN: 0160492696. Wrapper is edge-creased with 1" closed tear.

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THE HILL WARS OF THE KOREAN CONFLICT
Written by Paul M. Edwards.
Stock no. 1816835
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc.. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

A Dictionary of Hills, Outposts and Other Sites of Military Action. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. 267 pages including index. ISBN: 9780786420988.

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SOUTH TO THE NAKTONG, NORTH TO THE YALU (JUNE - NOVEMBER 1950)
Written by Roy E. Appleman.
Stock no. 1606360
Published by Office Of The Chief Of Military History. 1975. Good condition.

United States Army in the Korean War. B/w photos and maps. Folding maps. Spine bumped and a little faded. Map 2 is MISSING from the collection of maps at rear. Pocket holding map at rear is torn. Foxing and browning to textblock. Last few pages are creased at edges. Contents generally clean and bright.

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ON TO THE YALU
Written by Edwin P. Hoyt.
Stock no. 574700
Published by Military Heritage Press. 1988. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Inchon Landing in the Korean War. B/w photos. ISBN: 0880291907. Wrapper edge-chipped with slight loss and internally repaired with tape.

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