Miltary (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Large Paperback. Condition: Fine. Fine condition. Bright and beautiful large paperback. 448 pages. The U. S. army's official pictorial record. Bright and beautiful copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Small quarto. hardcover, VG in blue cloth boards with silver lettering. No dj. 448 pp. including index. Continuously published and copyrighted since 1948 by the Military Service Publishing Company, this gives history of Air Force, lists bases, uniforms, military courtesy, customs, careers, family programs, promotions, leadership, social life and more. Book.

Hard Cover -. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. B/W Photographs (illustrator). Reprint. VG in cloth [light edgewear, corners sl. bumped] 4to small . 3 Volume Set. Volume I: The War Against Germany: Europe and Adjacent Areas; Volume II: The War Against Germany and Italy: The Mediterranean and Adjacent Areas; Volume III: The War Against Japan Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 128 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.45 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 8vo; original blue printed wraps, edge chipping, front wrap detached. pp. 25. Illustratedthroughout. Sold as is. A scarce pamphlet.

4to, pp. [ii] blank, 14, [4] blank; large woodcut arms to title, printed on pale blue paper; contemporary pattern paper wrappers, a.e.g.; a fine copy. First edition of the founding edict of 'Cacciatori Volontari', a light infantry company detached from the regiment, under Ferdinand III. The purpose of this infantry company is to maintain law and order within the city of Livorno. They are strictly organized, divided into six companies and regulated by the head of the government of the city of Livorno. The organisational structure is given, together with their enrolment, uniforms and pay, and their privileges. There was apparently another issue the same year, printed 'presso la societa tipografica', but this appears to be a special printing, on strong light blue paper, and, most unusual for a publication in wrappers, with all edges gilt.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. . SERIES # 10, , Back DJ List thru This Title in Green. HBDJ, 1915, 1ST Edition , 1st ISSUE ), NF+/GOOD-, AS-IS, DJ with some wear, HEAVY Scuff Top Edges Chips , Extremities & along Spine Scuff Chip Affecting Title, and Light FADE, and LIGHT FoX, DJ light Rub, small edge Tears, , Wear Light Soil, Tears Chips Up & Down Spine DJ, Tiny Chips Extremities DJ, Small Brown Stain Back DJ , Beautiful Beige Cloth with Purple Lilacs & Pasted Beautiful Color Picture Inlay on DJ Duplicated, Cover lettered in Black on Spine & Front, Lettered in GREEN on DJ Spine light Soiling Sun, Interior Nice tight Clean light Rub, Wear FoX, 256 pgs + NO ADS in Back , Front DJ few tiny light Stains, otherwise clean. Tears small Chips Edges DJ Back,

Original prospectus for the front wheel tanks designed by J. Walter Christie and built by his Front Drive Motor Company. 12 original silver gelatin photographs, all canvas-backed and all mounted to stubs, There are 6 pairs of photographs that all face each other (tad unusual). All measure 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. Three more photographs of the same vehicle laid in to the rear. In the original binder of flexible black morocco, gilt lettering to the front.The short-lived Hoboken-based Front Drive Motor Company was founded in 1912 by J. Walter Christie, an American inventor and early automotive engineer. Early in his invention of front wheel drive vehicles he was focused on automobile racing. He entered his car at various speedways in the United States, including the Readville Race Track and the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup race. He also He was the first American to compete in the 1907 French Grand Prix: the V4 engine of 19,891 cc that powered his vehicle was the largest ever used in a Grand Prix race. In the same year as the Grand Prix, he was severely injured when his car struck loose debris during a lap at Brunots Island Race Track in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After failing to find a practical use for his patented front-wheel drive system at the early auto-races, Christie realized the technology would likely be a perfect fit for military vehicles and tanks, providing grip and reliability on uneven terrain. Together with the patented "Christie Suspension," his tanks were able to move at greater speeds than most available at the period and included this technology until his death in 1944. He is also credited with the invention of a few other devices, including a flying car and a remote-controlled gun turret.The album chronicles the tanks' capabilities, picturing them moving through deep marshes; over hedgerows and large piles of debris; and along rutted dirt roads. Several of the images highlight the vehicles' suspension components. Several of the images highlight the vehicles' suspension. While the Army never adopted any of his tank designs as standard he is credited with developing a four-wheel-drive truck for General Pershing and his staff in 1916 and for the first amphibious tank, which swam across the Hudson River in 1923. His Christie suspension system was later used for several World War II-era tank designs, most notably the Soviet BT and T-34.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. The collection is entitled: "The SAGA OF MILITARY MAIL" The cancellations include the rare "Fleur De Lis" of France, the Napoleonic Conquest of Chambray, sea and overland mail cancellations from India to England during the Conquest of India, as well as cancellations from the Crimean War. Additionally, there is the first modern stationary minted and cancelled for the use of British forces in India, as well as covers and post cards from WWI Prisoners of War from Russian, Belgium, France, Holland and the United States.