Alistair Horne; Moshe Dayan - The Easton Press – The Leather-Bound Library of Military History - 3 Volumes: A Savage War of Peace, - 1965-1996

A fine three-volume selection from the prestigious Leather-Bound Library of Military History published by The Easton Press (Norwalk, Connecticut).

1) Alistair Horne – A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962 (Easton Press edition, 1992; dark green full leather). Widely regarded as the definitive English-language history of the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962). Award-winning historian Alistair Horne chronicles the brutal seven-year decolonization conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN), exploring its political, military, and human toll, the fall of the French Fourth Republic, and the return of Charles de Gaulle.

2) Alistair Horne – The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870–71 (Easton Press edition, 1996; reddish-brown full leather). A vivid, richly detailed account of one of the most dramatic episodes in modern French history. Drawing extensively on eyewitness accounts, diaries, and contemporary sources, Horne examines the Franco-Prussian War, the grueling Prussian siege of Paris, and the bloody rise and suppression of the Paris Commune.

3) Moshe Dayan – Diary of the Sinai Campaign (Easton Press edition, 1993; burgundy/dark brown full leather).
A firsthand military and political account of the 1956 Suez-Sinai Campaign written by Major-General Moshe Dayan, who served as Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and commanded the operation in the field. Dayan details the strategic background, rapid armored and paratrooper advances across the Sinai Peninsula, and the diplomatic aftermath.

All three volumes are bound in genuine full leather with rich 22kt gold-stamped cover designs, hubbed spines, all edges gilt, moiré fabric endpapers, and bound-in satin ribbon markers.

Printed on archival-quality acid-neutral paper, each volume includes its original unused Easton Press bookplate loosely laid in on the front endpaper, as well as the original Collector’s Notes leaflet.

In near-fine / unread condition. The leather bindings are clean, bright, and supple with sharp gilt stamping. The gilt page edges remain bright with only minimal, negligible handling traces.

Category: Books – History / Military History (Fine Bindings / Collector's Editions)

1. A Savage War of Peace (Alistair Horne, 1992)
Weight: approx. 1.15 kg
Dimensions: approx. 23.5 × 15.5 × 4.2 cm
Page count: 606 pages (illustrated)

2. The Fall of Paris (Alistair Horne, 1996)
Weight: approx. 0.95 kg
Dimensions: approx. 23.5 × 15.5 × 3.5 cm
Page count: 458 pages (illustrated)

3. Diary of the Sinai Campaign (Moshe Dayan, 1993)
Weight: approx. 0.70 kg
Dimensions: approx. 22.5 × 15.0 × 2.5 cm
Page count: 236 pages (illustrated with maps and photographs)

(Total combined weight of the 3 volumes: approx. 2.80 kg)