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Muriel Duckworth : A Very Active Pacifist : A Biography. First Edition. Signed by Duckworth

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Fernwood Publishing: 1996

Seller ID: 25162

ISBN: 1895686687

(DUCKWORTH, Muriel). KERANS, Marion Douglas. Muriel Duckworth : A Very Active Pacifist : A Biography. Halifax : Fernwood Publishing, (1996). First Edition. Pp [1]-239,(1). With over 50 b&w photos and a few other illustrations. 8vo (152 x 228 mm), photo-illustrated green card covers, with purple lettering to covers & spine.

Muriel Helen Duckworth, C.M., O.N.S., née Ball (b. October 31, 1908, Austin, Quebec - d. August 22, 2009, Magog, Quebec).

A biography of the pioneering feminist, social worker, peace activist, and Halifax fixture.

Events in the Li...
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My Father, My Son. US book club in dj

By: ZUMWALT, Elmo, Jr. and III PEKKANEN, John

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Macmillan, 1986,:

Seller ID: 21489

ZUMWALT, Admiral Elmo, Jr. and Lieutenant Elmo ZUMWALT III. My Father, My Son. With John Pekkanen. N.Y./L.: Macmillan, (1986). Book Club Edition. Pp 224. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth spine. "...together they tell their own unforgettable story of Vietnam and its aftermath." - from the dj. Vg in slightly chipped dj. 16.00
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My Lucky Life : In War, Revolution, Peace and Diplomacy. First Edition in dustjacket.

By: FALLE, Sam CARRICK, Roger, Sir

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Book Guild, Lewes, Sussex, 1996, ISBN:1857761219: 1996

Seller ID: 77473

ISBN: 1857761219

FALLE, Sam. My Lucky Life : In War, Revolution, Peace and Diplomacy . Foreword by Sir Roger Carrick. (Lewes, Sussex): The Book Guild, Ltd., (1996). First Printing. Pp. [i]-xv,(1),[1]-211,(1), + 8 p. of plates. Illustrated. 8vo, black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "When Sam Falle joined the Royal Navy and fell in love with a Danish girl in the 1930s, his life was plain sailing. But then his ship was sunk during World War II by the Japanese Navy, who rescued him and treated him on board with great chivalry. Thereafter, he became a Japanese prisoner-of-war. Finally released at the end of th...
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Naval Academy Illustrated History of the United States Navy. First Edition in dustjacket

By: POTTER, E.B.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York, 1971, ISBN:0883651963:

Seller ID: 17889

POTTER, E.B. The Naval Academy Illustrated History of the United States Navy. New York : Thomas Y. Crowell Co., (1971). First Printing. Pp 299. Illustrated. 4to, black cloth. "This is an authoritative history of American sea power from the War for Independence to the war in Southeast Asia, with morethan 230 illustrations of naval engagements and heroic fighting men and th eir ships." - from the dj. Very good in nicked dustjacket. 30.00
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Navy Seals: A History Part II: The Vietnam Years. 1st US in dj

By: DOCKERY, Kevin BRUTSMAN, Bud)

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Berkley Books, 2002, ISBN:0425183483:

Seller ID: 68499

DOCKERY, Kevin. Navy Seals: A History Part II: The Vietnam Years. From interviews by Bud Brutsman. NY: Berkley Books, (2002). First Edition. Pp. 339. Illustrated. 8vo, grey paper covered boards, black cloth spine with red titles. Assisted by exclusive eye-witness accounts, the book documents the story of the US Navy's elite fighting force, the SEALS. Vg in dj. 17.00
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New Horizons : The Opportunity and the Challenge Facing the Navy

By: UHLIG, Frank, Mr. Naval War College Review, Feb 1971)

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Naval War College, Newport, RI, 1971,:

Seller ID: 67028

UHLIG, Frank, Mr. "New Horizons : The Opportunity and the Challenge Facing the Navy" . An article in Naval War College Review, volume 23, number 6, February 1971, pp. 21-24. Newport, RI: Naval War College, 1971. Pp. (2),1-93,(1). Illustrated. Double column. 8vo, illustrated white card covers. Also includes: Vice-Admiral Richard C. Colbert's "Challenge!", Neil Sheehan's "The Role of the Press", Louis F. E. Goldie and Charles H. Stockton's "International Law and the World Community - the Meaning of Words, the Nature of Things, and the Face of the International Order&#...
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New Pioneers : Ethnicity and the Vietnamese Refugees in Nova Scotia. First Edition.

By: BOYD, Mary Ethnic Heritage Series Vol. 03

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Saint Mary's University, International Education Centre, Halifax, NS, 1980,:

Seller ID: 4735

BOYD, Mary. The New Pioneers : Ethnicity and the Vietnamese Refugees in Nova Scotia. (Halifax, Nova Scotia : Saint Mary's University, International Education Centre, n.d. [1980?]. First Edition. Pp (8),1-39,(1). Map, tables. 8vo, stapled blue card covers. Vol.III in the Ethnic Heritage Series. Contents : The Boat PeopIe - Historical Background - The Colonial Period - EthnoLinguistic Origins - Ethnic Differences: Vietnamese and Ethnic Chinese - C anadian Refugee and Humanitarian Programs - Ethnicity and Language Learning- Refugees in Halifax: A Sampling - Orientation - From Refugee to Citizen. ...
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New Pioneers : Ethnicity and the Vietnamese Refugees in Nova Scotia. First Edition.

By: BOYD, Mary Ethnic Heritage Series Vol. 03

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Saint Mary's University, International Education Centre, Halifax, NS, 1980,:

Seller ID: 112541

Northern Route : An Ethnography of Refugee Experiences

By: GILAD, Lisa Nfld Social and Economic Studies 39

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Institute of Social and Economic Research, St. John's, 1990, ISBN:091966668X:

Seller ID: 27008

GILAD, Lisa. The Northern Route: An Ethnography of Refugee Experiences. St.John's : Institute of Social and Economic Research, Memorial University of Newfoundland, (1990). Pp (10),[ix]xi,(7),[1]-369,(3). Illustrated. Diagrams, tables. 8vo, card covers with red spine. No.39 in the Social and EconomicStudies series. "The Northern Route explores the refugee experience of peo ple from El Salvador, Iran, Vietnam, Cuba, Czechoslovakia and Poland. First, there is the process of becoming a refugee, seeking asylum, and waiting for resettlement. Then there is the aftermath of the arrival and the pro...
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On the Russian Front in World War I : Memoirs of an American War Correspondent. First Edition in dustjacket

By: WASHBURN, Stanley

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Robert Speller and Sons, Publishers, Inc., New York, New York, 1982, ISBN:0831501391:

Seller ID: 113528

WASHBURN, Stanley. On the Russian Front in World War I : Memoirs of an American War Correspondent. New York, New York : Robert Speller and Sons, Publishers, Inc., (1982). First Edition. Pp (16),1-332. Illusrated. Index. 8vo, maroon cloth, silver lettering to front board and spine. The date on the copyright page was printed as 1981, but corrected in pen to 1982, since the publication date on the Review Copy slip is listed as March 20, 1982. "This is the story of how one man, the correspondent of The Times of London from 1914 to 1917, developed an editorial influence which moulded the policy...
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One Hell of a Ride : Inside and Armored Cavalry Task Force in Vietnam.

By: HAPONSKI, William C, Colonel (Ret.).

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Booksurge, 2009, ISBN:9781439244364:

Seller ID: 93529

HAPONSKI, William C, Colonel (Ret.). One Hell of a Ride : Inside and Armored Cavalry Task Force in Vietnam. N.pl.: (Booksurge, 2009). Pp [i]-xix,(5),1-535,(3). Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated green card covers. A narrative of combat north of Saigon. One Hell of a Ride explores early French involvementin Indochina to 1956, American forces 1965-1970, Task Force Haponski in bo th pacification and violent combat 1969, and Vietnamese battles to 1975. Very good. 35.00
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Papa Bravo Romeo. pbk

By: GOLDSMITH, Wynn

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Ballantine, 2001,:

Seller ID: 38350

GOLDSMITH, Wynn. Papa Bravo Romeo : U.S. Navy Patrol Boats at War in Vietnam. NY: Ballantine Books, (2001). Pp 285, [8] pp plates. 12mo, ill. card covers. A first-hand account of "river rat" combat in the Mekong delta. Vg. 7.00
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Partners Nevertheless : Canadian-American Relations in the Twentieth Century.

By: HILLMER, Norman, editor. New Canadian Readings.

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Copp Clark Pitman Ltd., Toronto, 1989, ISBN:0773049134:

Seller ID: 108265

HILLMER, Norman, editor. Partners Nevertheless : Canadian-American Relations in the Twentieth Century. Toronto : Copp Clark Pitman Ltd., (1989). Pp (2), [iii]-xii,[1]-299,(1). 8vo, illustrated red card covers. New Canadian Readings series. Contents: Section I. Overviews ; Gordon T. Stewart, "America's Canadian Policy" ; John English and Norman Hillmer, "Canada's American Alliance" ; Robert Bothwell and John Kirton, "A Sweet Little Country"; J.L. Granatstein, "Freer Trade and Politics ; Section 2. Government Policy ; W.L.M. King, "The Ogdensburg Agreement, 1940&#...
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Peace Research : The Canaadian Publication of Peace Studies. Vol. 16, No. 2, May 1984

By: NAIDU, M.V. (ed.)

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Peace Research, c/o Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, 1984,:

Seller ID: 103664

NAIDU, M.V. (ed.). Peace Research : The Canaadian Publication of Peace Studies. Vol. 16, No. 2, May 1984. (Brandon, Manitoba : Peace Research, c/o Brandon University, 1984). Pp 1-72,+ CPREA Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 2 [sic] (4pp) bound in at centre, and Nineteenth Annual Conference of CPREA Programm e (8 pp) laid in at centre. 8vo, blue and white stapled card covers. Contents : On the Creation of a Canadian Peace Research Organization (by M.V. Naidu); "Yellow Rain" in Southeast Asia: U.S. and Canadian Evaluations (by Stephen Salaff); The Vietnam War - A Decade Later: Impact on American ...
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Phases of Subversion: The Castro Drive on Latin America

By: MALLIN, Jay Air University Review, XXV No. 1, November-December 1973

Price: $10.00

Publisher: US GPO, Washington, 1973,:

Seller ID: 67563

MALLIN, Jay. "Phases of Subversion: The Castro Drive on Latin America". An article in Air University Review, Vol. XXV No. 1, November-December 1973, Pp. 54-62. Washington: US GPO, 1973. Pp. 110. Illustrated. Double column. 8vo, blue illustrated card cover. Other articles include: "Reflections on AirPower in the Vietnam War", by Gen. George J. Eade, USAF; "Space Propulsion : Let's Do It Better Electrically", by Maj. Richard S. Baty, USAF; "The Effects of Ionospheric Scintillation on Satellite Communications", by Allen L.Johnson; "Pens to Pierce the Mighty and...
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Pilots : Canadian Stories from the Cockpit. First Edition in dustjacket

By: MELADY, John

Price: $25.00

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, Inc., Toronto, 1989, ISBN:0771058632: 1989

Seller ID: 113654

ISBN: 0771058632

MELADY, John. Pilots : Canadian Stories from the Cockpit. (Toronto) : McClelland & Stewart, Inc., (1989). First Edition. Pp (8),ix-xi,(1),13-269,(3),+ 16 pages of plates. Index. 8vo, blue cloth, black lettering to spine.

John Melady (b. September 12, 1938, Seaforth, Ontario).

"This is the story of flying in Canada - told by the men and women who have lived it, the pilots. The story begins with John McCurdy's history-making flight in the Silver Dart over the frozen shores of Lake Bras d'Or, Baddeck, in 1909, and moves through the years, documenting the landmark f...
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Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia. Hardcover in dustjacket

By: McCOY, Alfred W. with Cathleen B. READ and Leonard P. ADAMS II.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Harper and Row, New York, 1972, ISBN:0060129018:

Seller ID: 97854

McCOY, Alfred W. with Cathleen B. READ and Leonard P. ADAMS II. The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia . New York : Harper and Row, (1972). Book Club Edition. Pp (4),v-xii,(2),1-464,(2) + 24-page photo section. 8vo, rust cloth. "The fabled Golden Triangle, where Laos, Thailand, and Burma meet, long a traditional opium~growing area, now provides 70 percent of the world's illicit supply of heroin. And many elements in the governments of these countries, and in the government of South Vietnam - most of which are supported by U.S. military and financial aid - are deeply (and lucratively) inv...
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Prisoner of War : Six Years in Hanoi.

By: McGRATH, John M., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1975, ISBN:0870215272:

Seller ID: 84638

McGRATH, John M., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy. Prisoner of War : Six Years in Hanoi. (Annapolis, MD) : Naval Institute Press, (copyright 1975). Eighth Printing. Pp [i]-ix,(1),[1]-114,(4). Illustrated. Oblong small 8vo, green cloth, gilt to front board and spine. Very good in spine-sunned dustjacket. 25.00
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Proceedings U.S. Naval Institute. Vol. 114/4/1022, April 1988.

By: United States Naval Institute CUTLER, Thomas J. HOWARD, William E. O'ROURKE, Ronald

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Annapolis, MD, U.S. Naval Institute, 1988,:

Seller ID: 90103

(United States Naval Institute). Proceedings U.S. Naval Institute. Vol. 114/4/1022, April 1988. Annapolis, MD : U.S. Naval Institute, 1988. Pp [1]-144. Illustrated. Double Column. 4to, illustrated wrappers. Contents : Ronald O'Rourke's “The Maritime Strategy and the Next Decade”; William E. Howard III's “Satellites and Naval Warfare” and “Future Satellite Capabilities”; Cmdr. Kendall King's “Stalking the Tactical Continuum”; Pictorial; Vietnam: Two Views (“God Be Here” by Lt. Cmdr. Thomas J. Cutler, and “The Black Ponies” by Lt. Cmdr. Donald B. Sheehan); Lt. Christopher...
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Proceedings U.S. Naval Institute. Vol. 115/4/1034, April 1989.

By: United States Naval Institute WINNEFELD, James A. COYLE, Barry J. BYRON, John L.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Annapolis, MD, U.S. Naval Institute, 1989,:

Seller ID: 90115

(United States Naval Institute). Proceedings U.S. Naval Institute. Vol. 115/4/1034, April 1989. Annapolis, MD : U.S. Naval Institute, 1989. Pp [1]-144. Illustrated. Double Column. 4to, illustrated wrappers. Contents : Rear Admiral James A. Winnefeld's “Avoiding the Convention Arms Control Bottle”; Cmdr. Barry J. Coyle's “Women on the Front Lines”; Carolyn H. Becraft's “Personnel Puzzle”; Richard R. Pariseau and Capt. Lee F. Gunn's “What Quieting Means to the Soviets”; Capt. John L. Byron's “No Quarter for Their Boomers”; “Pictorial”; Cmdr. Richard A. Guido's “Waste No...
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