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Civil War
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: National Park Service Handbook 31. Narrative that recounts the Civil War Battle between the armies of General Robert E. Lee and Major General George B. McClellan in Western Maryland at Antietam. Item 649. Year/Pages: 1960: 60 p.; ill. revised ed. 1984-repr. Price: $6.00 Appomattox Court House: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center, Division of Publications Description: National Park Service Handbook 160. Tells the story of Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, which ended the Civil War, and the battles fought in the days before it. Also contains essays on events leading up to the Civil War and the implications of Appomattox for the post-Civil War generation, and a tourist's guide to the park. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-067901-X. Year/Pages: 2002: 129 p.; ill.
Price:
$14.50
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH 30-8-1. Army Historical Series. Discusses medical activities in the U.S. Army from the inception of the modern Army Medical Department through the Civil War, with emphasis both on medical service in the far West and on clinical, scientific, and organizational advances. Year/Pages: 1987: 371 p.; ill.
Price:
$26.50
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH Pub 35-1-1. At head of title on title page: Staff Ride Guide. One of a series of "staff ride" booklets about Civil War battlefields. Discusses a battle which took place in Virginia on Oct. 20, 1861. The disastrous defeat of the Union forces resulted in the death of a United States senator, the arrest of a Union general, and the creation of a congressional oversight committee that would keep senior Union commanders looking over their shoulders for the remainder of the war. Includes Selected Biographical Sketches. Year/Pages: 2001: 92 p.; ill.
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$8.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH Pub. 70-24. First in a planned series of military "staff ride brochures." At head of title on title page: Self-Guided Tour. Discusses a Civil War battle which was fought in 1864 in Virginia and won by the Confederate forces. Describes twelve sites which were important to the battle and which may be explored at the site through guided tours. Includes maps and sepia photographs. L.C. card 88-34357. Item 344. Year/Pages: 1988: 60 p.; ill.
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$3.75
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH Pub. 70-26. At head of title: Self-Guided Tour. 3d in a series of booklets on American battlefields intended to help soldiers use the past to enhance their understanding of the United States Army's future. Examines the Battle of Second Manassas in the form of a tour which goes to twelve locations important to aspects of the battle. Stops on the tour have been selected to help the visitor see the battle developing. L.C. card 89-48640. Item 344. Year/Pages: 1990: 76 p.; ill.
Price:
$1.50
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH 70-65. By William T. Bowers, et al. Analyzes the operations of the all black 24th Infantry during the Korean War to determine how well the unit and its associated engineers and artillery performed. Asks whether deficiencies occurred. Seeks their military causes. Looks at how those influences and events intersected with the racial prejudices prevalent in that day. Gives a brief history of the service of black soldiers in the Civil War and World War 1. L.C. card 93-14052. Item 344. Year/Pages: 1996: 312 p.; ill. Price: $4.25 Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: Publication measures 8 x 4 in. folded; 23 x 17 in. unfolded. This folder, organized yearly through maps and chronologies, shows the course of the war from Fort Sumter in 1861 to Appomattox Court House and beyond in 1865. Also describes the two principal theaters in which the major military operations took place: Eastern and Western theaters. At head of folder: Resource Topics for Parklands. Sold in packages of 100 copies only. Year/Pages: 1991: Folder; ill.
Price:
$50.50
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: National Park Handbook 110. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Describes the life and times of Clara Barton. Provides a guide to the Clara Barton National Historic Site and related National Park Service sites. L.C. card 80-607838. Year/Pages: 1998: 80 p.; ill.
Price:
$12.50
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, V. 1, Pt. A, Historical Sketches, Letter A Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: James L. Mooney, editor. Cover title reads: American Naval Fighting Ships. This volume gives historical sketches of ships which have names that begin with A. L.C. card 91-28049. Year/Pages: 1991: 542 p.; ill. Price: $50.50 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, V. 4, L-M Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval History Division Description: Cover title reads: American Naval Fighting Ships. This volume gives historical sketches of ships whose names begin with L and M. Includes appendices on: amphibious warfare ships, aviation auxiliaries, destroyer tenders, ships of the line, classification of naval ships and service craft, and errata to Volume 3. L.C. card 60-60198. Item 399-A. Year/Pages: 1969: 771 p.; ill. 1988-repr.
Price:
$26.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval History Division Description: Edited by James L. Mooney. Volume 6 of an eight volume set. This volume covers ship whose names start with the letters "R" and "S", and in the case of submarines, the "R Boats" and the "S Boats." Appendices provide data on submarine chasers and Eagle boats, two types initially designed for antisubmarine operations in World War 1. L.C. card 60-60198. Item 399-A. Year/Pages: 1976: 777 p.; ill. 1987-repr.
Price:
$14.00
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, V. 7, T-V Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: James L. Mooney, editor. Cover title reads: American Naval Fighting Ships. This volume gives historical sketches of ships whose names begin with T through V. Includes an appendix on tank landing ships. L.C. card 60-60198. Item 399-A. Year/Pages: 1981: 755 p.; ill. 1991-repr.
Price:
$30.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: National Park Service Handbook 18. Describes Fort Pulaski and the role it played during the Civil War defending the entrance into Savannah harbor. Also includes information on how to reach the fort and other related seacoast fortifications in the National Park Service. Item 648-A. Year/Pages: 1954: 55 p.; ill. 2004-repr.
Price:
$7.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: National Park Service Handbook 127. Describes the Confederate defenses of 1863-65 which kept Federal land and naval forces at bay for 587 days. L.C. card 84-600248. Item 649. Year/Pages: 1984: 64 p.; ill.
Price:
$4.50
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: National Park Service Handbook 35. Describes the historic features to be seen at Fort Union and exposes a cross section of the entire sweep of 19th century history in the Southwest. As a base of operations for both military and civilian ventures in New Mexico for 40 years, 1851 to 1891, Fort Union played a key role in shaping the destiny of the Southwest. Also includes appendix 1: Commanding Officers of Fort Union, 1859-61; Appendix 2: Regiments whose components were assigned to Fort Union. Item 649. Year/Pages: 1962: 72 p.; ill. repr.
Price:
$6.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: National Park Service Handbook 155. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Describes the Civil War battles fought in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area, and the condition of those battlefields today. L.C. card 99-33071. Year/Pages: 2000: 96 p.; ill.
Price:
$12.50
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH Pub. 30-17. Army Historical Series. Traces the history of the United States Signal Corps from its beginnings on the eve of the American Civil War through its participation in the Persian Gulf conflict during the early 1990s. Shows today's signal soldiers where their branch has been and points the way to where it is going. L.C. card 95-2393. Year/Pages: 1996: 484 p.; ill. Price: $16.00 Gettysburg National Military Park Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: Historical Handbook 9. Cover title reads: Gettysburg. Tells the story of the battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Describes the establishment of a cemetery at Gettysburg and the genesis of the Gettysburg Address. Also includes reproductions of 12 battle paintings by F. D. Briscoe. Item 649. Year/Pages: 1962: 64 p.; ill. revised ed. 1992-repr.
Price:
$13.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Office of Publications Description: National Park Service History Series. Tells the story of John Brown's raid on the armory at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in 1859, including events leading up to the raid, and its aftermath. Also contains a brief biography of John Brown, and an eyewitness account of his capture. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003480-9. Item 649. Year/Pages: 1973: 76 p.; ill. 1990-repr.
Price:
$9.50
Lincoln Memorial: A Guide to the Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: National Park Service Handbook 129. Presents a description and history of the monument and a brief biography of the man it commemorates. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003515-5. L.C. card 85-600059. Year/Pages: 1986: 48 p.; ill.
Price:
$5.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: Historical Handbook 33. Cover title reads: Richmond Battlefields. Richmond National Battlefield Park preserves the scenes of some of the great battles that took place in the vicinity of the Confederate capital. The park occupies nearly 800 acres in 10 parcels widely separated along a 57 mile drive. Item 649. Year/Pages: 1961: 46 p.; ill. 2002-repr.
Price:
$5.50
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH Pub. 70-61. Publication measures 9 x 12 in. Editor: General Gordon R. Sullivan. Art Editor: Marylou Gjernes. Consists chiefly of color reproductions from the Army Art Collection. The pictures are organized into geographic categories: The Americas; Europe; The Pacific and Asia; and Africa and the Middle East. Also includes a section on the artists and a brief history of the Army Art Collection. Although a few of the pictures depict the Civil War and World War 1, most of the art shows American soldiers during World War 2 or later wars. L.C. card 94-48597. Year/Pages: 1995: 203 p.; ill.
Price:
$39.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: National Park Service Handbook 156. By Larry Gara, et al. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Describes the many ways that blacks took to escape slavery in the southern United States before the Civil War. L.C card 97-52753. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061685-9. Year/Pages: 1997: 88 p.; ill.
Price:
$10.50
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: Historical narrative on the activities of the U.S.S. Cairo which was sunk in the Yazoo River by a Confederate torpedo in Dec. 1862. Also discusses the thousands of priceless artifacts found within her. Item 648. Year/Pages: 1971: 56 p.; ill. 1985-repr.
Price:
$4.25
Vicksburg and the Opening of the Mississippi River, 1862-63 Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: National Park Service Handbook 137. Describes the 14 month defense of Vicksburg, Mississippi by Confederate forces and the 47 day siege of Vicksburg by Union naval and land forces, which led to the complete opening of the Mississippi River. This publication is based on a previous publication by William C. Everhart. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003517-1. L.C. card 86-749. Item 649. Year/Pages: 1986: 80 p.; ill.
Price:
$8.00
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