Carter, Ross S. Those Devils in Baggy Pants. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., 1951. 2nd Printing-(2) on last text page. 299 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Few tiny tears to top of spine; spine a bit slanted; Light smudging / small stains to front margins of several pages. Jacket shows considerable wear, tear, & chipping, with some light staining/soil to back panel, and is now housed in a clear Brodart sleeve to prevent further damage. Securely bound; a decent reading copy of this popular first-person account of life amongst the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. $35.00
Cole, Garold L. Civil War Eyewitnesses: An Annotated Bibliography of Books and Articles, 1955 - 1986. University of South Carolina Press, (1988). 351 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Tiny scrape to bottom edge of text block, otherwise both book and jacket are in fine condition. Compiles nearly 1400 diaries, journals, letters, and memoirs written by Civil War soldiers, civilians, and foreign travelers which were published between 1955 and 1986 (many as magazine articles). With descriptive annotations. $25.00
Domschcke, Bernhard ( Edited and Translated by Frederic Trautmann ). Twenty Months in Captivity: Memoirs of a Union Officer in Confederate Prisons. Fairleigh Dickinson / Associated University Presses, 1987. 175 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Book is in very good+ condition. Jacket shows a little wear, with some creasing at top of front panel. Memoirs of a Union Captain who was captured with the 26th Wisconsin Infantry at Gettysburg, subsequently taking the 'customary officers' circuit' through the Confederate prisons at Libby, Danville, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, and Columbia. A former editor of German-language newspapers in Milwaukee, the author demonstrates his reportorial skills in this closely observed, detailed, and colorful account. Originally written and published in German at the time of his release, this edition marks its first appearance in English. $25.00
Hulbert, Simon Bolivar (Compiled and Interpreted by Richard P. Galloway). One Battle Too Many: An American Civil War Chronicle . . . Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., (1987). 348 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Very little wear from handling; close to fine condition. "The Writings of Simon Bolivar Hulbert / Private, Company E / 100th Regiment, New York State Volunteers / 1861 - 1864" -- a chronicle of 145 of this Union Soldier's letters home as well as excerpts from his diary. Provides a first-hand portrayal of "the role and attitudes of the common foot soldier, with interesting and often humorous accounts of camp and prison life" (Hulbert was taken prisoner twice, the second time being confined in the infamous Andersonville prison camp, where he died in August, 1864). $20.00
Hynes, Samuel. The Soldiers' Tale: Bearing Witness to Modern War. Allen Lane/BCE, 1997. 318 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Both book and jacket are in very good+ condition. Merges autobiography, history, and literature to focus on the reality of war for soldiers of the two world wars and Vietnam, and on accounts written by the victims of war. $9.50
MacArthur, Douglas. Reminiscences. McGraw-Hill, 1964. 8vo, 438 pp. Very good in rubbed, edgeworn dustjacket. $11.50
Notehelfer, F. G. American Samurai: Captain L. L. Janes and Japan. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1985. 386 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Publisher's label inside front cover; minor smudging to edges of text block. Jacket spine is faded & a bit smudged; wear & creasing to extremities of jacket. Very good copy overall. Janes, a West Point graduate and Civil War veteran, was hired by a Japanese feudal lord "to prepare young samurai for a new era." Janes added Christian proselytizing to his mission, which was not only against his employer's wishes but also set him at odds with the mainstream missionary community. One of the few Westerners allowed to live in the interior, Janes became known as the "father" of the Kumamoto Band (which became the dominant wing of Japanese Protestantism). A fascinating portrait of this complicated man. The film "The Last Samurai" appears to have been (very) loosely based on Janes' adventures. $60.00
Shilts, Randy. Conduct Unbecoming: Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military, Vietnam to the Persian Gulf. St. Martin's, 1993. First. 24 cm, 784 pp. Very good in very good dustjacket with light crease down front panel. $12.50