De Shazer: The Doolitttle Raider Who Turned Missionary de Watson, Charles Hoyt - 1950

The Light and Life Press, 1950. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Light and Life Press, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950. First Edition. 181 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Loss and pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Textblock is shaky.

Winona Lake: The Light and Life Press, 1951. Third printing. 12mo (19.5cm). Red cloth, stamped in gilt; 181,[1]pp; black and white plates. A sturdy copy, lightly rubbed, spine gently sunned, light spotting to edges of textblock and endleaves, else clean: Very Good. DeShazer served in the U.S. military during WWII and participated in the Doolittle Rair on Tokyo. He was held as a Japanese prisoner of war, during which time he converted to Christianity from atheism. After the end of the war, he spent three decades as a missionary in Japan, even converting Mitsuo Fuchida, the Japanese captain who led the attack on Pearl Harbor; he too became a missionary. #61883.

Library ID on spine, else no other library distinctions, pocket removed, scar remains, else contents appear as unread & unblemished in maroon cloth covered boards, gold gilt, displaying minimal surface/edge/wear, as shown. DJ flap information laid in.
The gripping story of Sergeant Jacob DeShezer, one of General Doolittle's flyers who bombed Tokyo, was forced down over Japanese occupied China, spent 40 months in prison, was condemned to death & later reprieved by Emperor Hirohito, was converted in prison & after the war returned to his captors with the gospel of the love of Christ.
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Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.