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AT CLOSE QUARTERS : PT BOATS IN WW2 1962

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Know Your PT Boat (First Edition): SKU #: 028046 Title: Know Your PT Boat (First Edition) Description: Paperback. Illustrated cover. Photo of Lt. John F. Kennedy and crewmen aboard PT-109 in 1943 (on rear cover). 38pp. Illustrated. No

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LET'S GO CANADA 1942 original recruitment poster Eveleigh WWII MILITARY vintage: Title: LET'S GO CANADA 1942 original recruitment poster Eveleigh WWII MILITARY vintage Description: LET'S GO ... CANADA recruitment poster by Henry Eveleigh, 1942 Size 24.5 by 36.5" Folds. Otherwise v

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WWII AMERICAN POSTER REMEMBER ME? I'M STILL FIGHTING YOU! ANTI-JAPANESE original: WWII AMERICAN POSTER: REMEMBER ME? I'M STILL FIGHTING YOU! 100% original authenticity guaranteed Size 28.5 by 40" Folds, with some repaired tears at the fols 2022 Reserve: $360.00 Shipping: Do

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1927 1st ed Hemingway Men without Women Ernest WWI: 1927 1st ed Hemingway Men without Women Ernest World War I Europe Bull Fighting “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” ― Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway was one of the most prolific Amer

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1855 1ed Life of PT Barnum & Bailey Circus: 1855 1ed Life of PT Barnum & Bailey Circus Autobiography Jenny Lind Tom Thumb Phineas Taylor Barnum is remembered primarily for the founding of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, but he was also a writer,

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Two (2) Antique French WWI Illustration Books: L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919 Vol I & II. Containing photographic documented history during World War I. Including many color reproductions, as well as a summary text constituting a true summary of h

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1871 PT Barnum Autobiography Struggles & Triumphs: 1871 PT Barnum Autobiography Struggles & Triumphs Circus Illustrated Jenny Lind Phineas Taylor Barnum is remembered primarily for the founding of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, but he was also a writer

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US WWI POSTER UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN 1918 original: Size 20 by 30" Very good condition, except SOME DAMAGE TO THE LOWER LEFT MARGIN, VISIBLE ON THE PHOTO Reserve: $175.00 Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $25.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S. In

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1943 US WWII RED CROSS RECRUITING POSTER JOIN ARMY: 20 x 28 inches Very good condition. Reserve: $175.00 Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $25.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S. International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination.

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1943 US WWII POSTER JOIN US CADET NURSE CORPS original: 20 x 28 inches Folds. Very good condition. There is a library stamp on the backside "Ricker library. University of Illinois" Reserve: $175.00 Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $25.00 to anywhere within

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World War II Buy the American Goods She Needs Poster: World War II Propaganda poster, reads "Buy the American Goods She Needs", with nice color and graphics. Poster measures 13 1/2" x 11". Frame measures 15" x 13".

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Douglas MacArthur "Reminiscences" Signed Limited Edition of his Autobiography.: Douglas MacArthur "Reminiscences" Signed Limited Edition of his Autobiography. World War II five-star General Douglas MacArthur signed, limited edition of his autobiography "Reminiscences", beautifull

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AT CLOSE QUARTERS : PT BOATS IN WW2 1962

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AT CLOSE QUARTERS : PT BOATS IN US NAVY WW2 by Capt. Robert Bulkley Jr, 1962, Washington DC, Government Printing Office (GPO), first ed, b&w photos, 574pp, Index. Acomprehensive history of the Naval use of smaller quicker heavily armed Patrol Boats fighting and baiting enemy ships while at war. Box 2

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