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Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean hardcover first edition in clean original jacket. Dark blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 432 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Nearly 145,000 Americans served in the U.S. Naval Armed Guard in World War II protecting merchant ships and their precious cargoes in the deadly Murmansk Run, the U-boat-infested waters of the Atlantic, the fiercely contested Mediterranean, and the hazardous Pacific and Indian oceans. Here is the story of how these o-called stepchildren of the U.S. Navy helped get desperately needed supplies to their destinations despite horrendous conditions and frequent enemy engagement..

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very clean first edition, first printing (with complete number line) in clean unclipped dust jacket. Navy blue cloth boards with red lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages are clean. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black & white photographs, maps. 234 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Drawing on "Bowfin's" records, reports and interviews with ex-crew members, Hoyt vividly depicts the human drama of life aboard this remarkable ship during World War II. Challenging submarine-chasing destroyers, tracking convoys, dodging patrol ships laden with depth-charges--the Bowfin knifed its way through a multitude of dangers, sinking 176,000 tons of Japanese shipping, including forty merchant ships and six warships..

Edinburgh and London: Mainstream Publishing, 2014. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very clean hardcover first edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean black cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, all pages are clean. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs. 271 pages with Bibliography. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Autobiography of a fascinating man who wasthe first Allied officerto enter Bergen-Belsen--the concentration camp that would reveal the horrors of the Holocaust to the world. Randall was one of that league of extraordinary gentlemen handpicked for suicidally dangerous missions behind enemy lines in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany throughout World War II. Here is his story..

New York: William Morrow & Company, 2016. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine stated first edition, first printing (with complete number line on copyright page) in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean black boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean gray endpapers No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with glossy black and white photographs. 306 pages with Index. Clean jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Amazing memoir by one of the few survivors onboard the USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack..

London: Jonathan Cape, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine first edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean unfaded navy blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. 223 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. This book explores the remaking of British society in the aftermath of WWII--in the home, at work and in the social services, in the high endeavors, such as the national Health service, and in the shadowy underworld of the Black Market..

New York: Harper Collins, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First U.S. Edition.. Stated First U.S. Edition (and first printing, with complete number line) in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean green paper-covered boards with black cloth spine, silver lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean, with clean map-illustrated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs. 381 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An intimate portrait of one of the most brilliant, enigmatic, and controversial general of World War II..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Second Edition.. Clean hardcover book in original unclipped dust jacket. Clean red cloth boards with black lettering on cover, black title box with gold lettering on spine. Some fading to edges. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Pages and edges are clean. Foreword by the author. 459 pages with Index. Clean photo-illustrated dust jacket has edge and corner chipping, is not price clipped (3.00 on front inside flap); enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A complete story of Mussolini and Fascism, told for the first time in English..

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Fine stated First Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean gray boards with black spine, crisp white lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean map-illustrated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs, maps. 387 pages + "About the Author." Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A startling new look at the events that set the stage for World War II..

New York: Greenwich House, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Very clean hardcover book and dust jacket. Book size approx. 9" x 11". Red paper-covered boards with black cloth spine, unchipped gold lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with more than 150 black-and-white photographs, cartoons and line drawings. With foreword by Ambassador Franklin S. Forsberg, former Commanding Officer of "Yank. 264 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

Troy, Michigan: Sabre Press, 1994. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. Fine First Edition association copy (inscribed and signed by Gordon and Margaret Van Wylen to friends Frank and Rosa Rhodes). Several articles about the book laid in. Very clean map-illustrated cover - no chipping, creasing or wear. Binding is tight, pages and edges are clean and bright. Illustrated with photographs. Preface by Gordon J. Van Wylen. 252 pages. Sworn enemies who worked against each other during harrowing naval operations in World War II discover friendship and peace working together in modern times..

Santa Monica, California: Santa Monica Press, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Later printing.. Very clean hardcover book and dust jacket. Dark brown paper-covered boards with bright gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean brown endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Well-illustrated with photographs. 334 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A fascinating life story that stretches from boyhood in Nome, Alaska to leading the Tokyo Raid ("Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo") in 1942 and beyond. Written by Doolittle's granddaughter, this is an engrossing tribute to an intelligent, courageous, one-of-a-kind man..

New York: PublicAffairs, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Third Printing.. Third printing of the first edition, SIGNED by the author, in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean light beige boards with brown spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean and bright - no previous owner markings. Signed "Robert Satloff" on title page. 251 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1968. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First American Edition, First printing.. First American Edition in original dust jacket. Very clean yellow cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean. Previous owner name and town, state at top corner of front free endpaper. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and detailed descriptions of World War II planes. 256 pages. Illustrated jacket is clean, not price clipped (3.95 on front inside flap), a few small edge nicks and short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: Steuben Press, 2018. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. Very clean first edition paperback, SIGNED by author. Clean illustrated cover - no fading, chipping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Inscribed and signed by author on title page: "For Ellie and Mark - Hikers & Readers! - Matt." Illustrated with photographs. 358 pages. A son writes the story of his father who was a young American journalist covering the war in Europe during World War II..

New York: Coward McCann, 1968. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. Stated First American Edition in unclipped original dust jacket. Black cloth boards with blind-stamped wolf pawprint on cover, gold lettering on spine. Slightest dust soiling. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean, with bright yellow endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Translated from the German by J. Maxwell Brownjohn. 447 pages. Clean jacket has slight edge wear, some tiny chips at top spine edge; photo and brief bio of author on rear panel; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Scarce novel of one man's heroic struggle against the Nazi blight. The compelling, horrifying chronicle of one town's experience that sums up an entire nation's, it portrays the mortal struggle waged against the ravaging Nazi wolves by one human, resolute man with an indomitable instinct for survival..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. Clean gray cloth boards with red decoration on cover, red lettering and decoration on spine. Hint of very light sunning to board edges. No bumping, no wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Small previous owner ink-stamp of name and address on front fixed endpaper - no other marks. 172 pages..

New York: Atheneum, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. Clean first edition in unclipped dust jacket. Blue/black tweed cloth boards with gold lettering on spine, blind-stamped author initials on cover. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 303 pages + "About the Author." Clean illustrated jacket is not price clipped, unchipped, a few tiny closed edge tears; slight spine fade; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A fast-moving, sharply authentic novel of adventure and character, filled with the smell and grit of the deserts of the Middle East during World War II..

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1973. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Clean hardcover first edition book in unclipped original dust jacket. Clean green cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Map illustrated endpapers; U.S. Naval Institute bookplate on front free endpaper. Pages and edges are clean. Illustrated with photographs. 345 pages with index. Clean beautifully illustrated dust jacket has one-inch closed tear at top spine corner, small v-shaped chip at top rear panel edge; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. True story of a sailing ship that was quickly commissioned as a U.S. Navy ship in 1941. Her mission, on direct instructions from F. D. Roosevelt, was to put to sea on a "defensive information patrol." Admiral Tolley, then Lanikai's commanding officer, surmised her real mission was to provoke the Japanese to sink her, thus triggering U.S. entry… Leer más

New York: Harper & Bothers, 1940. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Stated First Edition. Clean black cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Translated from the French by Denver Lindley. Foreword by the author. 255 pages..

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1949. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 20th printing.. Fine hardcover book, a beautiful copy, SIGNED by author, in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Very clean beige cloth boards with illustration on cover (men in lifeboat at sea), black lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Clean illustrated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Frontispiece glossy photo of the author, and SIGNED in beautiful penmanship by the author on title page: "Best Wishes of James C. Whittaker." All pages are clean and bright. Illustrated with sketches and map by Gary Sheahan; photographic illustrations. Small newspaper article laid in regarding the author's appearance at an assembly. 139 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is not price clipped (2.00 on front inside flap); has a few small shallow edge chips; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..