Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, 1996 Pentland Press, Raleigh, NC. 1996. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Black boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 165 pp 8vo. This book details historian Ted C. Hinckley's formative years as a Pasadena CA youth followed by wartime duty with the Navy's famed Torpedo Squadron Six. The author tells how prewar America- family, community, nation- so shaped the outlook and attitudes of one young boy that it inevitably resulted in his call to the colors sustaining him in the grueling action-filled struggles against the kamikaze of Okinawa and Japan. A clean pristine copy.

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Librería: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: 004312
Título: War, Wings, and a Western Youth 1925-1945
Autor: Ted C. Hinckley
Formato/Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Estado del libro: Usado - Fine
Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine
Cantidad disponible: 1
Edición: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 1571970096
ISBN 13: 9781571970091
Editorial: Pentland Press
Lugar de publicación: Raleigh, NC
Fecha de publicación: 1996
Tamaño: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Palabras clave: Torpedo Squadron Six, US Naval Aviation, World War II in the Pacific, kamikaze, Battle of Okinawa, Invasion of Japan, military service, Pasadena California, NATTC Memphis, USS Ranger, torpedo bombers, USS Hancock, USS Enterprise, Dauntless Avenger, Great
Catálogos del vendedor: Aviation/Aircraft; Memoirs;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...