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THE AMERICAN WAR 1812-1814. Katcher.
The bitter fighting when British burned the White House and stormed New Orleans. Black-and-white and color illustrations, 4 pages, full of detail. By the Osprey Military Men-at-Arms series
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-85045-197-3. Order #: STAC3732 paper$12.95.

 

 

DARK SUN: the making of the hydrogen bomb--paper. by Richard Rhodes.
Definitive, often shocking, story of the politics and science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and birth of the Cold War. Based om files in both the United States and the Soviet Union, this history discloses how and why the United States decided to create the bomb that would dominate world politics for over 40 years. Extensive notes, photographs, 731 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-82414-0. 1995. Order #: SISC8812 paper $16.00.

DARK SUN: the making of the hydrogen bomb--cloth. Rhodes.
Definitive, often shocking, story of the politics and science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and birth of the Cold War. Based om files in both the United States and the Soviet Union, this history discloses how and why the United States decided to create the bomb that would dominate world politics for over 40 years. Extensive notes, photographs, 731 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-80400-X. 1995.Order #: SISC6083 cloth $32.50.

 

 

THE GOOD SERVANT: making peace with the Bomb at Los Alamos. by Janet Bailey.
Roles of this scientific community in making nuclear weapons and peacetime research. How these products have been and could be used in war and how they have also helped reduce the chance of war, even perhaps causing the end of the Cold War. Behind-the-scenes look at the labs and scientists involved in this work, including those in Russia. 188 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-80939-7. 1995. Order #: SISC6103 cloth $22.00.

 

 

GUNS ACROSS THE LOXAHATCHEE: remembering the Seminole Wars. by Richard J. Procyk.
An archaeological investigation of Seminole War sites in Florida, with a special focus on the Battle of Loxahatchee, January 24, 1838. Recounts the 42-year struggle (1817-1858) for control of Florida between U.S. armed forces and Red and Black Seminole warriors. Three wars were fought during this conflict, with the longest and bloodiest being the Second War (1835-1842) in which a series of pitched battles culminated in the Battle of Loxahatchee on the Loxahatchee River in northern Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida. Photographs, maps, bibliography, 178 pages.
Inventory = 1.  ISBN: 978-1-886104-34-4. 1999. Order #: MISC2396 paper $19.95.

 

IT HAPPENED IN NEVADA. by Elizabeth Gibson.
Fascinating stories about thirty events that helped make Nevada what it is today, including little-known episodes that shaped the Silver State's colorful history. Join "Pony Bob" on  his daring ride, learn of filming of an early motion picture, hear of Elvis Presley's strange wedding, read of Mark Twain's early newspaper career, train and bank robberies and more. 142 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-1-56044-944-7. Order #: GLPE5760 paper $14.95.

 

HILL OF SACRIFICE: the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. by Doug Carlson.
History and significance of this Hawaiian hillside from times of legend when used for sacrifice to Polynesian gods and as place to incinerate bodies of violators of ancient codes to its present use as a military graveyard for servicemen and women killed in action in the Pacific region as well as a record of some 30,000 whose remains were never recovered. Includes chronology of development of site. Color photos, map, 64 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89610-085-5. 1982. Order #: ISHE3024 paper$6.95.

 

THE MAKING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB. by Richard Rhodes.
Complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the 1900s discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan. Beginning as an interesting speculative problem in physics, the effort grew into the Manhattan Project and then rapidly into the bomb itself, produced by scientists known only to their peers but to assume notoriety and controversy. Photographs, 886 pages, bibliography and index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-81378-5. 1986. Order #: SISC6151 paper $16.00.

 

MOUNTAINEER BATTLEWAGON: U. S. S. West Virginia (BB-48). by Myron J. Smith Jr.
History from construction in 1923 to sinking in Pearl Harbor at start of World War II, salvage and rebuilding to again battle in the Pacific 1944-45 until scrapped in 1961. Includes account of predecessor ship. 48 large-format pages, 55 photos.
Inventory = Check stock. ISBN: 0-933126-16-6. Order #: PIHI2253 paper$9.95.

 

THE NATURE OF WAR. by John Keegan & Joseph Darracott.
Notes that throughout human history war engagements have been endless, punctuated occasionally by brief periods of peace. This volume presents the eternal sequence of the stages of war--from peace to outbreak, through campaigns, battles, sieges, invasions, retreats, Armageddon and the return to peace from surrender and aftermath. Eight chapters lead through the actual course of a war, presenting the sequence both as a historical account and with artistic renderings from a variety of periods and cultures. Color and black-and-white drawings and paintings, many historical, 276 extra-large-format pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-03-057777-2. 1981. Order #: HORW3395 cloth w/dust jacket $37.50.

U.S. ARMY UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT, 1889. Quartermaster General of the Army. Foreword by Jerome A. Greene, retired National Park Service historian..
Includes clothing, tents, flags, bugle, broom, more. Marked a milestone in the development of standards and specifications for military clothing and equipment. A valuable reference for articles used by the army during the Indian wars and of special interest to collectors, historians, archaeologists, curators, and antique dealers. 385 pages, with detailed line drawings of virtually every item of uniform and equipment issued, including mosquito bars and tent stoves to overalls for mounted men and uniform coat buttons.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8032-9552-9. 1986. This copy has light staining and bending on upper right corner of most pages. Order #: UNNE6525 paper$14.95.

 

U.S. ARMY UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT, 1889. Quartermaster General of the Army. Foreword by Jerome A. Greene, retired National Park Service historian.
Includes clothing, tents, flags, bugle, broom, more. Marked a milestone in the development of standards and specifications for military clothing and equipment. A valuable reference for articles used by the army during the Indian wars and of special interest to collectors, historians, archaeologists, curators, and antique dealers. 385 pages, with detailed line drawings of virtually every item of uniform and equipment issued, including mosquito bars and tent stoves to overalls for mounted men and uniform coat buttons.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8032-9552-9. 1986. Same as above but no staining or bending. Order #: UNNE6525 paper$14.95.

US INFANTRY EQUIPMENTS 1775-1910. Katcher.
Uniform dress, arms, gear used by soldiers as America developed. Color and b/w illustrations,  48 pages.
Inventory = 3.  ISBN: 0-85045-936-2. Order #: STAC4098 paper$12.95.

 

 

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Revolutionary War

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COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK (VA): the story behind the scenery. Haskett.
First English colony in America--Virginia's Jamestown--and Yorktown Battlefield site where Britain surrendered. Color photos, 48 large-format pages.

Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-88714-044-0. 1990. First printing. Order #: KCPU8720 paper$11.95.

 

 

 

DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. by Colonel Joseph B. Mitchell.
A popular work that creates concisely and dramatically the important battles, sieges, and campaigns of America's war for independence--from Lexington to final battle at Yorktown: Progress of the war, military tactics, with maps that show troop deployments, moves of the armies, and strategies of the commanders.
Inventory = 64.  ISBN:0-89176-039-3. Order #: MOCK4672 paper$2.75.

 

 

 

THE FORGING OF THE UNION: 1781-1789. Morris.
History of years from the winning of independence to creation of the federal government. 430 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-06-015733-X. Order #: HARO9546 cloth $22.95.

 

 

 

FORT MCHENRY NATIONAL MONUMENT AND HISTORIC SITE (MD). by Harold I. Lessom and George McKenzie.
History of this MD fort that defended Baltimore from British attack during War of 1812, including 1814 bombardment which inspired Francis Scott Key to write Star Spangled Banner. Details the movement of ships and soldiers in the attempt to invade the city and the American response to repel them. Includes actions by individual commanders and describes the nature of warfare at that time. Historical drawings, maps, 40 pages. National Park Service Historical Handbook #5.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 024-005-00191-3. 1961. Order #:USGB2443 paper $4.25.

 

 

GUILFORD COURTHOUSE NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, North Carolina. by Courtland T. Reid.
Battle of Guilford Courthouse (1781)--beginning of end of Revolutionary War. Although a British victory, their win left them so weak they lost the overall campaign to defeat the Americans. Includes events leading up to this battle, officers, uniforms of the soldiers and militia. Maps show battle lines and points of interest. Maps, drawings, historical photographs, suggested readings, 44 pages.
Inventory = 2.  ISBN: 024-005-0019-4. 1961. smudge on lower front cover. Order #: USGB2362 paper $4.75.

 

 

INDEPENDENCE: a guide to Independence National Historical Park. by Richard B. Morris.
National Park Service Handbook #115 to Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. Role of Independence Hall as site where American government was formed. History of the Constitution, Philadelphia as capital of the United States, history of the Liberty Bell (which is on site), related historic sites nearby including the house where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.. Color illustrations, 64 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 024-005-00830-6. 1982. Order #: USGB2447 paper $4.95.

 

MORRISTOWN: A History and Guide. by George F. Scheer and Russell F. Weigley.
National Park Service Handbook # 120. This historical area preserves the 1777 and 1779-80 sites of the winter encampments of General George Washington's Continental Army at Morristown, New Jersey. Artifacts from the time are described, the harsh winter conditions explained when shelter and clothing were minimal, as well as food--with mutinies of the soldiers as a result. Color illustrations, 112 pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-912627-21-2. 1983. Order #: USGB2460 paper$7.95.

 

PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE: discovering Independence National Historical Park. by Shirley Milgrim.
Traces the history of Philadelphia to become the leading metropolis of Colonial America and the capitol of the United States from 1790 to 1800.Details the stories of the buildings and sites of the park and its region, including Carpenters' Hall, Christ Church and Cemetery, Franklin Court, First Bank of the United States, Friends' Meeting House, Philadelphia Exchange, and more. Drawings,,127 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-85699-101-5. 1974. Order #:CHAT3364 cloth $7.95.

 

 

THE PELICAN GUIDE TO HISTORIC HOMES AND SITES OF REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA, Vol. 1: New England. by Adelaide Hechtlinger.
Covers Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut from the standpoint of history of the states, cities, and landmarks dating from the Revolutionary epoch. For instance, there is the Paul Revere House, the Boston Light, the John Paul Jones House, Faneuil Hall, and more. Photos, 128 pages, index.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-88289-090-5. 1976. Covers with small stains. Order #: PELI2814 paper $7.95.

 

A SPY IN OLD WEST POINT. by Anne Emery.
Children's story set in time of American Revolution. Set along the Hudson River of New York, young Jock Fraser is a member of a militia as America fights Great Britain for independence and comes to admire positive qualities of a spy even as he maintains loyalty to his new country. Illustrated with drawings, 191 pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN:0-528-87648-1. 1974. Order #: RAMC3952 paper$4.95.

 

THE STORY OF THE LIBERTY BELL. by Natalie Miller.
Children's history of America's famed freedom symbol--idea for the bell and getting it made in England and then at length installed in the Philadelphia State House, secreted away during the War for Independence, then reinstalled and rung until it cracked (the second time, after repair). In this history the bell became a symbol of American freedom and has gone on tour throughout the United States now to be seen again at Independence National Historic Park in Pennsylvania. Illustrated, 30 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-516-44622-3. Order #: CHIL2067 paper $3.95.

 

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Civil War
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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ARMIES: (4) state troops. by Philip Katcher and Ron Volstad.
Uniform dress and equipment that identified state-raised troops from North and South. Color and black-and-white illustrations, full of detail.  48 pages. By the Osprey Military Men-at-Arms series.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-85045-747-5. Order #: STAC9138 paper $12.95.

 

 

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ARMIES: (5) volunteer militia. Katcher.
Uniform dress and equipment that identified individually formed regiments from North and South. Color and b/w illustrations,  48 pages. By the Osprey Military Men-at-Arms series
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-85045-853-6. Order #: STAC1025 paper$12.95.

 

 

 

ANDERSONVILLE: the story behind the scenery (GA). by Michael Alan Marsh.
Visit this most infamous Civil War prison camp.  Features a walk-through visit to the Prisoner of War Museum, honoring all American prisoners of war. 9x12, 48 pages, 78 color photos, 2 maps.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-88714-209-5. 2000. Order #: KCPU8250 paper $11.95

 

 

 

ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD. by Frederick Tilberg.
National Park Service  Historical Handbook #31; Shrines and memorials and historic Civil War battle at Sharpsburg, Maryland, "bloodiest day of Civil War" with 23,000 casualties. Covers strategies and maneuvers of Lee, the Confederate commander, and of McClellan of the Union, battles, daybreak strikes. The battle had no clear victor but did serve to stop Lee's march to the north. Illustrated, 64pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 024-005-00892-6. 1980. Order #: USGB2255 paper$4.95.

 

 

ARLINGTON HOUSE: the Robert E. Lee Memorial. by National Park Service.
Story of home of Civil War leader which sits on a bluff overlooking the Potomac River and Washington, D.C. and of Lee himself. How this West Point graduate (for three years its superintendent) and Army officer followed his loyalties to Virginia as it seceded from the Union to become the leader of the Confederate Army--and of the house's subsequent uses by Union forces with the Lee family's loss, regain, and eventual sale of the property, now adjacent to a national cemetery. Details the layout of the house and its grounds, slaves and slave quarters, furnishings, gardens. Associated sites are also described. Timeline of Lee's life is included. Illustrations include drawings, photographs, and maps in black-and-white and color, some historical. 48pages.National Park Service Handbook #133.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-912627-23-9. 1985. Order #: USGB8814 paper $4.95.

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Katcher.
Men-at-Arms Series. Color illustrations, 48 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-85045-208-2. Order #: STAC6524 paper$12.95.

 

 

ASSAULT AND LOGISTICS: Union Army coastal and river operations, 1861-1866. by Charles Dana Gibson with E. Kay Gibson.
Role of naval steamboats, including merchant vessels in Civil War. Explores how more than 3,500 merchant vessels were employed by the Union Army as primary transportation and in cooperation with the nation's rail systems. Major campaigns could not have been undertaken without the steamboat, including the Peninsular Campaign in 1862, the taking of Vicksburg in 1863 and the Petersburg Campaign of 1864-165 as well as others. Volume 2 of the Army's Navy Series. 35 illustrations,  16 maps, ship lists. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-9608996-3-4. 1995. Order #: MISC6603 cloth w/dust cover $45.00.

 

 

CAMPAIGN FOR PETERSBURG: Petersburg National Battlefield. by Richard Wayne Lykes.
National Park Service Handbook # 134. Battle late in Civil War that lasted 10 months, trench warfare and tunneling and the explosion that created a crater, fortifications and equipment, dwindling of supplies for the Confederate troops an as a result their many defections, strategies of the opposing Union and Confederate forces, and final outcome that also caused the Southern capital at Richmond to fall and end the war. Maps and historical photographs., 80 pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 024-005-00979-5. 1985. Order #: USGB2256 paper$5.95.

 

CIVIL WAR PARKS: the story behind the scenery. Davis.
Overview of war through capsule descriptions of 26 battle parks. 71 color photos, 64 large-format pages.
Inventory = 76. ISBN: 0-916122-95-6. 1984. Order #: KCPU0713 paper$8.95.

 

 

 

CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS: their expectations and their experiences. by Reid Mitchell.
Human detail about the war from the common soldiers who fought it--from inexperienced volunteers to hardened veterans, drawn from unpublished letters and diaries. Men on both sides--Union and Confederate--shared misconceptions about their enemy. Both sides went to war to save their ways of life, convinced they fought a savage foe. Yet meeting face-to-face forced them to reexamine. 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index..
Inventory = 2. ISBN:0-671-68641-0. Order #: SISC3257 paper$9.95.

 

#CIVIL WAR WOMEN. McSherry et. al.
Civil War seen through women's eyes by Alcott, Chopin, Welty, other great women writers. 175 pages.
Inventory = Check stock. ISBN:0-671-70248-3. Order #: SISC5827 paper$10.00.

COLONIAL KITCHEN HERBS AND REMEDIES: garden and kitchen secrets from early America. by Ferne Shelton.
As the early ships from Europe landed along the Atlantic coast, colonists brought their cherished seeds and plants because of virtues attributed to them in Old World medicine and cooking. Many plants indicated their usefulness to health by some aspect such as color, texture, or shape and some were named for their uses, such as " heal-all", "heartsease", "liverwort", etc. Dandelion wine was thought good for a blood tonic and the liver and kidneys, honeysuckle tea helped coughs, chest issues and nerves being "good for twitches". Chapters include Beverages and Wines, Herbs in Cooking, Useful Weeds, Household Ointments and Salves, Early Tobacco Mixtures, Lucky Charms. There was also Mary's Magic Foot tonic "to maketh the feet nimble and pains go away."  Recipes, sketch drawings, 24 pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: None. 1972. Order #: HUTC2832 paper $3.95.

COLONIAL TREASURE COOKBOOK: special time-tested recipes from early America. by Ferne Shelton.
Hardy settlers along the Atlantic coast brought their food customs and family recipes from many different lands. Colonists provided fruits, meats, vegetables, and learned to use native foods. There were herbs from fancy flavors, beverages, and remedies. The kitchen became the heart of every home. Try crystallized orange peels, southern mint julep, dandelion wine, hopping john New Year's Day good luck dish, Brunswick stew, scalloped oysters, grandmothers molasses cookies, rum tum pie, and many more. Drawings, 24 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1970. Order #: HUTC2835 paper $3.95.

 

FROM ASHBY TO ANDERSONVILLE: the Civil War diary and reminiscences of Private George A. Hitchcock, 21st Massachusetts Infantry. by Ronald Watson with foreword by Edwin C. Bearss.
A Union soldier's epic tale of his experiences fighting in the American Civil War and of his capture and imprisonment at the Confederate prisoner of war camp where there were at times 40,000 suffering soldiers. Of the 109 others who joined the Union army from Ashby, Massachusetts, 18 did not return. Based largely on dated diary entries. Photographs, drawings by the author, chapter notes, 397 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-8828-1018-X. 1997. Order #: MISC2753 cloth $24.95.

 

GETTYSBURG: the story behind the scenery (PA). Davis.
Battle, landscape, reunions of soldiers of both sides, meanings. 46 color photos, 48 large-format pages. 1983.
Inventory = 6. ISBN: 0-916122-89-1 1983. Order #: KCPU4041 paper$8.95.

 

 

 

THE GOVERNMENT'S WAR POWERS under the Constitution of the United States. by William Whiting.
An analysis of the government's legal powers to fight subversion, treason, and civil war.368 pages.
Inventory = 4.  ISBN: 87380-073-7. 1971. Order #: RIGR3409 cloth $10.00.

 

 

JOHN BROWN: the thundering voice of Jehovah, a pictorial heritage. by Stan Cohen.
Revisit the raid on the Harpers Ferry arsenal and the fiery abolitionist who led it. 8-1/2x11", 196 pages, 270 photos, maps & drawings.
Inventory = 1. Out of print; we have 1 copy left. ISBN: 1-57510-055-X. 2001.Order #: PIHI2790 paper$14.95.

 

 

 

JOHN RANSOM'S ANDERSONVILLE DIARY: life inside the Civil War's most famous prison. by Bruce Catton.
Diary kept by a twenty-year old Union soldier captured by the Confederates and kept as a prisoner of war in the Andersonville prison in Georgia, the worst of the Confederate prison camps. Like may detained there, Ransom's tale brought him near death (and many to it) during a trial of struggle to survive. Includes escape and recapture. His is a testament to an indomitable human spirit and gives a unique viewpoint of the Civil War. Sketches, 299 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-425-1416-2/ 1994. Order #: MISC2711 paper $12.95.

 

HEROINES OF DIXIE: spring of high hopes. by Katharine M. Jones.
In their own words, the story of the Civil War told by the Southern women who lived through it-what life was like in the Confederacy.
Inventory = 2.  ISBN: 0-89176-032-6. 1983. Order #: MOCK4675 paper$2.50.

 

 

SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK (TN). by Albert Dillahunty.
National Park Service Historical Handbook # 10. Story of 2 -day Civil War battle of 1862 which showed Confederates the abilities of the Union Army, doubted before, and led to continued difficulties for the South. The war campaign preliminary to this battle is presented as troops moved into positions and then events of each day are detailed with attacks, stand-offs, retreats, relocations. Roles of leaders is presented, and their tactics and fates. The battle resulted in the two sides reporting 24,000 troops killed, wounded, or missing, a significant portion of both armies lost. Includes guide to and descriptions of battlefield sites and remaining evidence. Presents some of the music and poetry that followed the engagement and observes the nearby national cemetery. Black-and-white photographs, some historical, and maps, 48 pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 024-005-00161-1. 1961. Order #: USGB2330 paper$4.95.

A SOUTHERN WOMAN'S STORY: life in Confederate Richmond. by Phoebe Yates Pember.
A wry and realistic account of work in a Confederate military hospital, 1862-65, in besieged Richmond, VA. Author writes with "merciless realism tempered with humor. She tells  of the scandals, the gossip, the greed, and the selfishness, along with the courage and the needless suffering of the wounded soldiers in that dark age of medicine.147 pages, index.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-89176-024-5. 1984. Order #: MOCK3595 paper $4.95.

 

STONES RIVER--bloody winter in Tennessee. by James Lee McDonough.
Documents Civil War battle at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, that began the last day of 1862 when 10,000 Confederate soldiers streamed into the Federal forces while they were still breakfasting in camp. Despite such a surprise, victory was won by the Union forces and the result was to offset other losses they had had, to discourage Britain and France from intervening for the Confederacy, and to cause dissension in the high command of the South's leaders and to demoralize their rank soldiers. It was one of the significant engagements of this war. Now a National Park Service historic area Drawings, 271 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-87049-301-9. 1980. Order #: UTEN2132 cloth $16.95.

 

#TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD. Catton.
Story of Rebellion, Civil War, and Emancipation. Maps, 572 pages.
Inventory = Check stock. ISBN: 0-671-61933-0 . Order #: SISC9675 paper$5.95.

THEY MET AT GETTYSBURG. Stackpole.
Retelling of battle, first-hand accounts. Photos, maps, 344p.
Inventory = 13. ISBN: 978-0-8117-2089-2.Order #: STAC1382 paper $19.95. Note ISBN.

THEY MET AT GETTYSBURG. Stackpole.
Retelling of battle, first-hand accounts. Photos, maps, 344p.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-0-8117-2089-6. Order #: STAC2387 paper $10.95. Note ISBN.

 

 

 

THIS HALLOWED GROUND. by Bruce Catton.
Lead-up to America's Civil War, causes, start of the conflict, conduct of the war, battles, conclusion by a Pulitzer Prize winning author. An important study not only for its history-story but also because some of the issues that led to the war are still among us and understanding their roots remains important in understanding aspects of present American society. Maps, bibliography, 559 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-63884-X. 1961. Order #: SISC1073 paper$5.95.

 

#VICKSBURG AND THE OPENING OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, 1862-63. National Park Service.
National Park Service Handbook to Vicksburg campaign and siege during Civil War in June 1863, last stronghold in Confederate hands; area guide. Color illustrations, 80 pages.
Inventory = Check stock.  ISBN: 024-005-00976-1. rder #:USGB2332 paper$5.95.

#VIRGINIA COUNTRY'S CIVIL WAR: Vol. II.
Includes articles on Jefferson Davis, Pickett's charge, Lee versus Stuart. Illustrated, 72 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-961072-3-9. 1984. Order #: COPU8381paper $4.95.

A VOICE FROM HARPERS FERRY. by Osborne P. Anderson, a Black revolutionary who was there.
Anderson joined others both Black and white to join John Brown's attempt to start a cause to end slavery and was the only Black combatant to survive the raid. Included essays tell of the cause to be demonstrated by the raid and events leading to it as well as the other raiders and leaders. Explains other early attempts to free slaves. Photographs and drawings, 130 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89567-136-0. 2000. Order #: MISC2755 paper$12.00.

 

 

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Indian Wars

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CUSTER BATTLEFIELD (now Battle of Little Bighorn) NATIONAL MONUMENT. by Robert M. Utley.
National Park Service Handbook #132 to 1876 Sioux War and Battle of Little Big Horn, Wyoming, where Custer was defeated by Teton Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Native Americans. Events leading to the battle, including roles of competing tribes and their alliances, some with the soldiers, and influence of settlers on the conflicts in the region. Pre-battle movements are given, as well as the relocations that occurred during the fight. The story today is known from accounts of those who survived on both sides. (While all those with Custer were killed, there were some in other positions that survived. Story of rescue of these survivors via overland transport to steamboat for a 710-mile ride to Bismark, North Dakota is also told.) Effects of weapons during the battle are considered. Black-and-white and color photographs, drawings, paintings, and maps; 93 pages, index.
Inventory = 19. ISBN: 0-912627-34-4. 1987. Order #: USGB0110 paper $6.95.

ENCYLOPEDIA OF INDIAN WARS: western battles and skirmishes, 1850-1890. by Gregory F. Michno.
A chronological listings of every significant fight between Indians and the U.S. Army, as well as better-known Indian battles with civilians.474 pages, with maps, photographs, and tables give an illuminating portrayal of a violent era and a compelling examination of the machinations of frontier warfare.
Inventory =1. ISBN: -0-87842-468-7. Order #: MOPR1141 cloth$28.00.

 

 

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World War II
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ADMIRAL OF THE HILLS: Chester W. Nimitz. by Frank A. Driskill and Dede W. Casad.
Biography from the Texas hill country of this American naval hero who commanded the Pacific Fleet in World War II, said to be the principal architect of victory in the Pacific: family origins, boyhood, the Steamboat Hotel in Fredericksburg, Texas, early manhood, his wartime involvements, and now his legacy at the Admiral Nimitz State Historical Park in Fredericksburg. Foreword by Douglass Hubbard, park superintendent. 82 photos, 312 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89015-364-7. 1983. Order #: EAKI3778 cloth $14.95.

I SAW STARS. by H. Arthur Lamar.
Some memories of Commander Hal Lamar, Fleet Admiral Nimitz' Flag Lieutenant, 1941-45, mainly about the admiral with lots of personal insights even though during a period of war. Contacts with the Roosevelts and other military leaders are also recounted. From The Admiral Nimitz Foundation of Fredericksburg, Texas. Photos and drawings, some whimsical. 42 pages.
Inventory = 1.  ISBN: None. Order #: MISC3374 paper$3.95.

 

MOUNTAINEER BATTLEWAGON: U. S. S. West Virginia (BB-48). by Myron J. Smith Jr.
History from construction in 1923 to sinking in Pearl Harbor at start of World War II, salvage and rebuilding to again battle in the Pacific 1944-45 until scrapped in 1961. Includes account of predecessor ship. 48 large-format pages, 55 photos.
Inventory = Check stock. ISBN: 0-933126-16-6. Order #: PIHI2253 paper$9.95.

 

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