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The Video History of Our Times: 1941. Norwalk Conn: Easton Press Video, 1988.

VIDEO VHS IN FINE condition with plastic case. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious people. In your Video History of 1941, you will see the following events that shaped that historic year: AMERICA CELEBRATES NEW YEAR The nation welcomes in 1941 with all the traditional festivities. FDR ASKS FOR WAR AID--President Roosevelt delivers an address to the 77th Congress in which he states that increased taxes will be necessary to finance aid to the free nations fighting aggression in Europe. LEND-LEASE BILL IS PASSED--Weeks of bitter debate have preceded the passing of the bill, and Senators from both sides state views. DUKE OF WINDSOR ATTENDS AIR SHOW--England's former monarch flies in from the Bahamas as a special guest at the All-American Air Maneuvers. FASHIONS AT THE TRACK--Models wearing the latest designer styles see jockey Eddie Arcaro win a race at Belmont Park. NEW YORK'S HARVEST MOON BALL--Madison Square Garden hosts the event of the year for couples dedicated to dancing. BOSTON WINS ICE HOCKEY CUP--In the final game of the Stanley Cup play-offs, the Boston Bruins defeat Detroit 3-1, and become the first team in history to win the trophy in four straight games. GENERAL DE GAULLE INSPECTS WARSHIPS--The commander reviews units of France's fleet that escaped German capture to continue the fight against the Nazis. WOMEN ENTER DEFENSE WORK--The U.S. begins teaching young women to take over jobs in defense plants formerly handled by men who have been drafted into the armed services. SEATTLE HOLDS "BLACK-OUT" TESTS--Seattle becomes the first U.S. city to hold a full-scale trial of wartime "black-out" regulations. It is an exercise to insure U.S. preparedness in the face of the world situation. INDO-CHINA BOWS TO JAPAN--Under pressure from Japan, a truce is signed in the conflict between Thailand and French Indo-China which requires France to cede valuable sections of land to Thailand. NATIONAL DEFENSE PLANTS HUMMING--Bombers for Britain and for U.S. National Defense are rolling off the assembly lines at the Glenn Martin plant in Baltimore. Production of the new B-26 bombers is in full swing. U.S. TROOPS TO NEWFOUNDLAND--American forces arrive at the snowy base which is the critical gateway from Europe, and platoons of ski troops embark on defense training. BRITISH TAKE LIBYAN STRONGHOLD--The British score a victory over the Italians in Libya as mechanized forces go into action after an R.A.F. bombardment and conquer a key port. U.S. TO GUARD GREENLAND--Signing of an agreement between the U.S. and Danish Minister Kauffmann is a vital step in hemisphere defense. Kauffmann states his conviction that the treaty will stand despite Nazi-inspired threats from occupied Denmark. BASEBALL SEASON OPENS--President Roosevelt throws out the first ball and is an enthusiastic spectator despite the fact that the home team Washington Senators bow to the New York Yankees 3-0. HANK GREENBERG OFF TO ARMY--The big Detroit Tigers outfielder slams two home runs in his last game before answering his Selective Service call. GIRLS RESPOND TO "DANCE DRAFT"--Uncle Sam's appeal for pretty federal employees to enroll as dance partners for nearby Army camps is met with enthusiasm. GAS MASK DRILL--Civilian workers at the Washington Navy Yard are now required to carry gas masks with them on the job, and go through a drill on correct procedure at the sound of a "raid" alarm. At Fort Ord, California, both human troops and their horses wear gas masks during maneuvers conducted in clouds of gas and smoke as part of training. U.S. PARACHUTE TROOPS TRAIN--The 501st Parachute Battalion makes a mass jump with 70 men bailing out of six transport planes to practice their skills in this new branch of modem warfare. EX-KING CAROL REACHES SAFETY--The former Romanian monarch, who ruled for 10 years before abdicating in 1940, arrives in Bermuda with Madame Lupescu enroute to seek refuge in South America. JACK BENNY GETS 10 YEAR AWARD--Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and dummy "Charlie McCarthy" are among the screen and radio notables on hand to celebrate the comedian's 10th anniversary as a broadcast star. BRITAIN BATTLES ON MANY FRONTS; CITIZENS APPLAUD CHURCHILL--The tiny island fortress of Malta undergoes an intense bombing raid for the 234th time as Hitler seeks to conquer Britain's key to the Mediterranean. At Cape Matapan off Greece, the H.M.S. Warspite refuels after taking part in a naval battle that sank or crippled much of Italy's fleet. In North Africa, British troops drive through Eritrea to capture Cheren, taking hundreds of Italian prisoners. Back in London, Prime Minister Winston Churchill is cheered by the people. JAPAN HIT BY REPRISALS--A crisis looms in the Pacific. With Japan in almost complete control of French Indo-China and threatening Singapore, economic retaliation comes from the U.S. and Britain, and the Dutch ban oil exports to Japan in the face of Japanese troop movements in the East Indies. TOP NAZI FLEES TO BRITAIN--A bizarre event occurs when high-ranking Nazi Rudolf Hess is taken prisoner in Scotland after landing from a solo flight from Germany. Hess has been prominent in Hitler's cabinet and his action mystifies the world. AMERICA SHOWS ITS STRENGTH--The U.S. Army puts on a spectacular demonstration of preparedness, with 45,000 troops passing in review. NEW SUBMARINE LAUNCHED--The U.S.S. Drum is christened at Portsmouth Navy Yard, the latest addition to the expanding undersea defense armada. WHIRLA WAY WINS TRIPLE CROWN--The famous horse gains admission to racing's Hall of Fame by adding the Belmont stakes to his victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. BRITISH SINK THE BISMARCK--On-the-spot film shows the chase and destruction of the long-sought-after Nazi battleship, and records the victory celebrations aboard the British ships involved. ETHIOPIA'S EMPEROR REINSTATED--After a 6-year exile forced by Italy's invasion of his country, Emperor Haile Selassie returns to his throne, with British forces now reinforcing his Ethiopian troops to help him keep his country. MOVIE STAR WINS BOAT RACE--Popular young Robert Stack pilots his speedboat to a record run at the Long Beach Regatta. FLYING CIRCUS DELIGHTS CROWDS--Howard Hutton offers hedge-hopping planes. stunt flying and other aerial thrills in his . Air Circus." NAZIS INVADE RUSSIA--In a startling about-face, Nazi Germany turns on her former ally. The Soviet Union, making a massive land-air attack along a 2,000 mile front. Russia mobilizes its forces, and the Soviet envoy in the U.S. warns Germany that it will regret this move. SECOND DRAFT LOTTERY HELD--A number is drawn from a fishbowl to determine the sequence in which the 750,000 young men who reached the age of 21 since the last draft will be called into the U.S. armed services. LOUIS RETAINS BOXING TITLE--Another young hopeful, Billy Conn, challenges world heavyweight champion Joe Louis and fails to unseat the master of the K.O. TUNNEY TRAINS NAVY RECRUITS--Now a Lieutenant Commander, the former boxing champion Gene Tunney is conducting a physical fitness program that is increasing stamina and endurance of thousands of young recruits. FLYING CADETS GET WINGS--The Air Force commissions 87 new second lieutenants. THE SIEGE OF TOBRUK--British and Australian forces continue to fight off Axis attacks on the strategic Libyan outpost. JAPANESE ATTACK PEARL HARBOR; U.S. AND JAPAN AT WAR IN PACIFIC --On December 7, 1941, without warning, and while their envoys are at a peace conference in Washington, the Japanese bomb the U.S. base at Diamond Head in Hawaii, causing severe loss of lives and property. All U.S. forces in the Pacific are mobilized, and the entire American nation unites in resolve to fight the aggressor and achieve ultimate victory. AMERICA ON THE ALERT--Around the country, preparedness plans are checked. In New York, Times Square is cleared of all traffic and pedestrians on a busy day in an air-raid warning test. On the West Coast, loyal U.S.-born Japanese-Americans attest to their allegiance, and coast cities take precautions against possible air attacks. The U.S. is now a nation at war. Video condition: Fine

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Rense, Paige (editor). Architectural Digest 2/04 BEFORE & AFTER Issue. Los Angeles, Ca: Conde Nast Publications, 2004.

Architectural Digest Febrary 2004 2/04, Volume 61, No. 2. 218 pages. The magazine, in illustrated wrappers, is FINE condition. JMVINTAGE specializes in Books, Magazinss and Treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and ..other curious subjects. BEFORE & AFTER ISSUES Articles include: ARCHITECTURAL DIGESTS FIRST AND ONLY DESIGN EXHIBIT BY TOP AD DECORATORS-Designers from the AD 100 Make Raw Spaces with Soaring Views Come Alive at New York's One Central Park at Time Warner Center APARTMENT 73A Text by Stephen Drucker Before Photography by Billy Cunningham After Photography by Scott Frances APARTMENT 73C Text by Judith Thurman Before Photography by Billy Cunningham After Photography by Peter Aaron/Esto; How TO BE YOUR OWN BEST CLIENT Alex Jordan Expresses His Designing Vision in His Chicago Home Interior Design by Alex Jordan of Gregga Jordan Smieszny Text by Susan Sheehan Photography by Tony Soluri; TAILOR-MADE IN MANHATTAN Crisp and Subtle, an East Side Residence Is Transformed Architectural Design by Peter Napolitano Interior Design by Thomas Britt, ASID Text by Wendy Moonan Before Photography by Billy Cunningham After Photography by Scott Frances; YACHTS: STYLEWORTHY IL CIGNO A Luxury Yacht Streamlined Redesign Emphasizes Comfort and Utility Interior Design by Jonathan Reed Text by Michael Peppiatt Before Photography by Daniel Mille After Photography by Ken Hayden; FAMILY- FRIENDLY IN NEW YORK Making an Apartment Workable, Livable and Beautiful Interior Architecture and Design by Shelton, Mindel & Associates Text by Amanda Vaill After Photography by Michael Moran; EASTERN PHILOSOPHY Cultivating a Feel for Asian Art and Antiques in a Park Avenue Apartment Interior Architecture by Kevin Lichten, AIA Interior Design by Sandra Nunnerley, ASID Text by Michael Frank Before Photography by Billy Cunningham After Photography by Durston Saylor; HOTELS: THE ALLUVIAN Southern Hospitality Reinvents Itself in a Mississippi Hotel Interior Architecture and Design by ForrestPerkins Text by ]eff Turrentine After Photography by Langdon Clay; A LEGACY CONTINUES Alexa Hampton Builds on Her Father's Interior Design by Alexa Hampton Text by Steven M. L. Aronson After Photography by Kim Sargent; TRIBECA, OLD AND NEW A New York Loft Evolves with the Neighborhood Around It Interior Architecture and Design by Ike Kligerman Barkley Text by Philip Nobel After Photography by Durston Saylor; IN LIVING COLOR Vibrant Interiors with a Tuscan Accent in California Interior Design by The Wiseman Group Text by Peter Haldeman Before Photography by Jamie Hadley After Photography by Tim Street-Porter; AD SHOPPING: L.A. WOMAN Donna Livingston Discovers a World of Antiques Without Leaving Town Text by Christopher Finch Photography by Jim McHugh; BEFORE & AFTER: FUSION, TEXAS STYLE Global Sensibilities Come Together in a 21st-Century Villa in Austin Architecture by Dick Clark Architecture Interior Design by Emily Summers Design Text by Michael Ennis After Photography by Paul Bardagjy; THE PROFESSIONALS: MARIETTE HIMES GOMEZ A Serious Designer Who Revels in th Demands of Her Work By Nicholas yon Hoffman; DESIGNERS DISCOVER DESIGN Our Editors Present the Design World's Favorite Sources; BEFORE & AFTER: LIGHTNING STRIKE A Gloomy House un the Hudson Undergoes a Dramatic Change Architecture by Timothy Bryant Interior Design by Victoria Hagan Text by Penelope Rowlands Before Photography by Billy Cunningham After Photography by Scott Frances; BEFORE & AFTER: THE BRAZILIAN COURT Glamorous Past Meets Urbane Present at the Classic Palm Beach Landmark Interior Architecture by The Lawrence Group Interior Design by Leslie Schlesinger, ASID Text by John Loring After Photography by Kim Sargent; UNBUILT HOUSES: BEAUTY IN COMPLEXITY An Evocative Design That Is More than a Sum of Its Parts Architecture by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates Text by David De Long; BEFORE & AFTER: SPACE REDEFINED IN MANHATTAN Minimalism Gets a Luxurious Spin in a Renovated Apartment at The Carlyle Interior Architecture and Design by William T Georgis AIA Text by Mildred F. Schmertz Before Photography by Billy Cunningham After Photography by Paul Warchol; ESTATES FOR SALE: EDITORS SELECT PROPERTIES AROUND THE WORLD Costa Rica, Atlanta, Bahamas, Santa Fe, Vermont. Bird Cay, a 130-acre private island in the Bahamas, developed in 1940s by Francis Francis, an heir to the Standard Oil fortune. La Mesita Ranch, Adobe residence designed by John Gaw Meem in the 1920's, outside Santa Fe. 1920's Elegance Revisited in Atlanta, Georgia's capital. The 8-acre Frederick Blaw Homestead, in Montgomery Township, New Jersey, dating back to the late 1700's. Gwathmey Siegel & Associates 1987 six-acre peninsula residence justting out into Lake Champlain, in Shelbourne, Vermont. Villa Hermosa, a colonial-style estaed conceived by local Costa Rican architect Hubert Anderson in Costa Rica's central valley. Paperback condition: Fine

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Gaulding, Mark (publisher). The Duke & Duchess of Windsor Society Quarterly Journal Issue 2 2003. Palm Desert: Jmvintage, 2003. ISBN: B000H5NYEM

Duke & Duchess of Windsor Society Journal--Back Issue 2 2003. A 24-page four color spiral bound news journal. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor Society is an exclusive Society of individuals interested in Wallis and Edward ("WE"). Membership in this "almost cultish" group allows you to participate by sharing your own WE interest and collection with other like-minded individuals throughout the world. The Society was founded over twenty years ago. This organization is founded upon member participation and interest, which is collectively focused in a quarterly journal. Throughout the years it's members have visited and reported on tours of exclusive WE-sites, such as Frogmore, The Mill, among others. Join us for future exciting visits to Windsor haunts around the world or read about the couple's many contributions to fashion, food, entertainment and design. Perhaps you'll be the one who is reporting! Routine columns in the news journal include: WE: biblio-wise a review of books and other media by members; Ask Wallis a humorous fictional Duchess of Windsor advise column; WE: errata a forum for Windsor truths to report intentional (an otherwise) errors in the media by Society members; WE: le collezioni an interview with and look at the collection of featured Society members; WE: cuisine-wise features recipes or excerpts from books related to the Windsor's and food; WE: Sightings features clippings from members of Duke & Duchess of Windsor sightings in the media (newspapers, magazines, films, books, etc); ebay Auction Sightings a review of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor auction market highlighting specific items; WE: excerpts reviewing Duke & Duchess reminiscenses from books, magazines, etc.; Society member news. This issue includes: Editor's Column, by Mark Gaulding, editor; WE: biblio-wise by Society member Lee Levine-- a review of "Any Human Heart" by William Boyd and "Diana Vreeland" by Eleanor Wright; Wallis & Edward: In Fiction--a review of Wallis & Edward related works of fiction; Eternity by Erna Bringe--The Duchess of Windsor's wedding ring and Calvin Klein's Eeternity fragrance; "Ask Wallis"; WE-errata featuring letter Ms. Caroline Blackwood by Edward Pattillo in response to her book "The Last of the Duchess"; WE objet d'art: HONORA a painter and a Windsor fan--interview with folk artist Honora who paints WE and the pugs. Includes numerous color photographs of the artist's work; Member news: features new members, higlights from upcoming issues; WE: cuisine-wise features excerpt and recipe from "White House Chef" by Francois Rysavy which recounts the chefs meal when the Duke visited the White House; photograph circa 1955 of Wallis at Long Island Society Ball seated with Bill and Babe Paley; WE:excerpts--excerpt from Fred L. Jacob's biography, "Takoffs and Touchdowns: My Sixty Years of Flying." The author recounts a weekend with the Duke & Duchess in Nassau, Bahamas; Color photographs of handwritten Wallis letter and two typewritten letters on various Government House, Nassau, stationery; WE Sightings by Society members includes excerpts from San Francisco Chronicle; London Times; International Express; People Magazine; ebay auction Sightings--a review of recent ebay auction results. BACKISSUE22003 Spiral condition: Fine

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Gaulding, Mark (publisher). The Duke & Duchess of Windsor Historical Society Quarterly Journal Issue 4-2009 (Issue 22) The WINDSOR'S SAN DIEGO CONNECTION. Palm Desert, CA: JMVintage, 2009.

Duke & Duchess of Windsor Historical Society Journal--Back Issue 4/2009 (Issue 22). A 80-page four color spiral bound news journal. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor Society is an exclusive Society of individuals interested in Wallis and Edward ("WE"). Membership in this "almost cultish" group allows you to participate by sharing your own WE interest and collection with other like-minded individuals throughout the world. The Society was founded over twenty years ago. This organization is founded upon member participation and interest, which is collectively focused in a quarterly journal. Throughout the years it's members have visited and reported on tours of exclusive WE-sites, such as Frogmore, The Mill, among others. Join us for future exciting visits to Windsor haunts around the world or read about the couple's many contributions to fashion, food, entertainment and design. Perhaps you'll be the one who is reporting! COVER: Photograph of Wallis Spencer by photographer Coronado/San Diego society photographer Lou Bigelow, circa 1920, from the collection of Mark Gaulding. The photo was sold in the Sotheby's 1998 auction of the Windsor's personal possessions. The drawing of the Windsor Cottage at Hotel del Coronado is by Society Member and artist, Sue Brucks. (IN). This issue features: The Windsors I Knew: An American Private Secretary's Personal Account Nassau, Bahamas, 1940-1944 Jean Wallace Drewes was private secretary to the Windsors. She wrote a lengthy manuscript of her time in the Windsors employ. Her eldest son tells us how the job came about for Drewes. Excerpts from Mrs. Drewes manuscript are included here and will be featured in future Society journal issues by Michael Hardcastle-Taylor; San Diego: A Society Introduction to the City: An overview of the history of San Diego and a look at the city today by Mark Gaulding (CA); Wallis Spencer's San Diego: A comprehensive look at the homes that the Spencers lived in during their San Diego residency from November 1917 to late 1920. Includes contemporary and current photos as well as a look at San Diego and Coronado at the time by Mark Gaulding (CA); The Duchess of Windsor, Prince of Wales and The Coronado Legend, Part 2. Dr. Benjamin Sacks investigates the long held legend that Edward Prince of Wales and Wallis Warfield Spencer met originally in 1920 in San Diego when Edward made a two-day visit while on his Australian World Tour. For years, this legend added even more mystery surrounding the Windsors. This two-part article originally appeared in The Journal of San Diego History Fall 1987, Volume 33, Number 4 . It is reprinted with permission of the family of Professor Sacks who passed away last year at the age of 104 by Benjamin Sacks, PhD; Upcoming Auction by UK auctioneer house Gardiner Houlgate in March 2010 of four items which originally were sold in the 1987 Sotheby's Geneva auction of the Jewels for the Duchess of Windsor--Gardiner Houlgate will sell four exquisite items that once belonged to the Duchess of Windsor. The sale is set for Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the Bath Auction Rooms in England; North Island Air Base: Birthplace of Naval Aviation - Wallis's first husband, Lt. Comdr. Earl Winfield Spencer, Jr. can be called the "father" of the Birthplace of Naval Aviation. Spencer was sent in late 1917 to establish a new air base at North Island on the Coronado Peninsula. This is a brief article about Spencer's work as well as an overview of the history of the airbase by Mark Gaulding; The Prince of Wales Visits San Diego: A Study in Perception. This article originally was published in The Journal of San Diego History and is reprinted in its entirety with permission of the author, Richard G. Kurial, PhD. First International Duke & Duchess of Windsor Society Conference, San Diego, October 2009. Featuring Hugo Vickers, Dean James Leo, Richard Rene Silvin, Lena Farugia, J. Scott Watkins. A comprehensive review of the Society's first official conference get together which launches a series of future events over the next decade and beyond; Society sponsors a two-month Duke & Duchess of Windsor Society Exhibition at the Coronado Public Library from October 3 to November 28, 2009 by Mark Gaulding (CA); WE: cuisine-wise Enjoy Wallis's Spencer's very first dinner party menu which she served in San Diego. Recipes from Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking School Cook Book by June Gaulding (CA); Society Member Profile: Jean Braxton (Canada) An interview with Society Member Jean Braxton and photos from some of her Windsor travels; WE: S i g h t i n g s by Society Members; New Members/Member News BACKISSUE42009 Spiral condition: Fine

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