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1942-1993 - War-Related General Publications :

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1942-1993 - War-Related General Publications :
Lot of 5 includes: 1) Epic Land Battles by Holmes, Richard. Hardcover, indexed, 256 pages including many maps, photographs, and illustrations. First published by Octopus Books Limited, 1976. This edition published by Peerage Books. Epic battles range from Yorktown (1781) to Gettysburg (1863) to The Ardennes (1944). 2) Lord of the Two Lands by Tarr, Judith. Hardcover, 317 pages. A Tom Doherty Associates Book, New York, 1993. Historical novel covering the rise of Alexander, his challenge to Darius and the Persian Empire, and Egypt's desire to be relieved of Persian rule in 336 B.C. 3) Great Adventures and Explorations, edited by Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Hardcover, indexed, 788 pages including illustrations. Published by Dial Press, New York, 1947. Cover attached to front/back cover, separated from spine. Chapters covered include "The Mediterranean Discovers the Arctic," "The Discovery of the Amazon and the First Crossing of South America," and "The Attainment of the South Pole." 4) War and Remembrance by Wouk, Herman. Hardcover, 1128 pages. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1978. A novel of America at war, from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima. The theme of the novel, summed up by Victor Henry at the Battle of Leyte, was "either war is finished, or we are." 5) On the Road to Civilization: A World History by Heckel, Albert and Sigman, James. Hardcover, indexed, 906 pages. The John C. Winston Company, Los Angeles, 1942. Chapters include "Mankind Reaches the Highroad of Civilization," "The Medieval Church and Medieval Culture," and "New World Powers and Problems."