The Navy's First Commander
Providence, RI: Providence Inst for Savings, 1932. First? Edition. First? Printing. 12, wraps, illus., some wear and soiling. More
Providence, RI: Providence Inst for Savings, 1932. First? Edition. First? Printing. 12, wraps, illus., some wear and soiling. More
Providence, RI: Providence Inst for Savings, 1933. First? Edition. First? Printing. 12, wraps, illus., some wear and soiling. More
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1959. First Edition. 459, illus., several ink corrections to text, slight weakness to bds, DJ quite worn & pieces missing. Inscribed by the author. More
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1959. First Edition. 459, illus., usual library markings, boards weak, DJ worn, scuffed, soiled, and creased, board and spine edges worn. More
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1959. First Edition. 459, illus., pencil notations inside rear flyleaf, some soiling to fore-edge, some wear to board & spine edges, rear bd scratched. More
New York: Hawthorn Books, [1970]. First Printing. 24 cm, 690, illus., bibliography, index, DJ worn, torn, and soiled, front DJ flap price clipped. More
New York: Scribner, 1956. 32 cm, approx. 925, illus., maps, some wear and soiling to boards, ink notation on half-title. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. Book Club Edition (presumed). Hardcover. 350, [2] pages. Color endpaper maps. Footnotes. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Cornelius Ryan (5 June 1920 – 23 November 1974) was an Irish journalist and author mainly known for his writings on military history, especially his World War II books: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day, The Last Battle, and A Bridge Too Far. On a trip to Normandy in 1949 Ryan became interested in telling a more complete story of Operation Overlord than had been produced to date. He began compiling information and conducting over 1000 interviews as he gathered stories from both the Allies and the Germans, as well as the French civilians. In 1956 he began to write The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day, which tells the story of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, published in 1959. It was an instant success, and Ryan helped in the writing of the screenplay for the 1962 film of the same name. Darryl F. Zanuck paid the author US $175,000 for the screen rights to the book. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. Book Club Edition (per DJ). Also listed as 14th printing. Hardcover. 350, [2] pages. Color endpaper maps. Footnotes. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. Cornelius Ryan (5 June 1920 – 23 November 1974) was a journalist and author mainly known for his writings on military history, especially his World War II books: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day, The Last Battle, and A Bridge Too Far. On a trip to Normandy in 1949 Ryan became interested in telling a more complete story of Operation Overlord than had been produced to date. He began compiling information and conducting over 1000 interviews as he gathered stories from both the Allies and the Germans, as well as the French civilians. In 1956 he began to write The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day, which tells the story of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, published in 1959. It was an instant success, and Ryan helped in the writing of the screenplay for the 1962 film of the same name. Darryl F. Zanuck paid the author US $175,000 for the screen rights to the book. More
Champaign, IL: Marlow Books, 1993. Second Edition. First Printing. 596, illus., notes, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn and soiled: edge tears/chips. More
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. First Edition. First Printing. 596, illus., notes, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn and creased: small edge chips. More
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 418 pages. Some wear and small chips to dust jacket edges. Includes a Preface, 12 black and white maps in the text, and 39 black and white photographs in the text. Epilogue, Source Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Chapters include From Earliest Times to the Indochina War; The Indochina War, 1946-54; The Advisory Period, 1954-64; The Readiness of the Navy for Limited War; The Tonkin Gulf--Beyond the Point of No Return; 1965--The Origins of Market Time and Game Warden; The Building of Naval Forces Vietnam, 1966-67; The Air War--Clipping the Wings of Eagles; Tet,1968; Sea Lords; ACTOV; Giant Slingshot and Barrier Reef; Saigon, Reductio ad Absurdum; Sea Float/Solid Anchor; The Naval War in the North; A Boy Named Chou; Ready Deck; The Forest of Assassins; A Swift Boat Officer's War; Breezy Cove; The Unraveling; The Navy's Helping Hand; and End Game. Schreadley is a retired Navy commander and former executive editor of a newspaper. Filled with authoritative detail and firsthand immediacy, this book is the only single-volume history available of the U.S. Navy's twenty-five-year involvement in Vietnam. It examines naval air, surface, coastal, riverine, and special forces operations at every level. Based largely on interviews with participants and supported by official records, this account chronicles and analyzes all components of the navy's twenty-five year involvement in Vietnam. More
New York, N.Y. Pinnacle Books, Inc., 1976. Second printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. [8], 277, [3] pages. Red stamp on bottom edge. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some page discoloration. This is an original Pinnacle Books edition, published for the first time anywhere. Includes Preface (The Pearl Harbor Cover-Up); Introduction; 15 Chapters, and a Postscript, as well as 2 appendixes. An incredible expose' of gross negligence and political stupidity...and the unknown beginnings of our entry into World War II. This is a story of diplomatic subtleties, international espionage and intrigue, sabotage, stupidity, deceit, and such criminal activities as rewritten cables, destroyed despatches, mutilated records, and "reorganized" files. It is a story that rewrites a tragic page in our history books. Frank Schuler was a former diplomat and Japanese expert. Robert Lowell Moore Jr. (October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008), known as Robin, was an American writer who wrote The Green Berets, The Pearl Harbor Cover-up, The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy, and with Xaviera Hollander and Yvonne Dunleavy, The Happy Hooker: My Own Story. Moore also co-authored the lyrics for the "Ballad of the Green Berets", which was one of the major hit songs of 1966. The song was also featured in the 1968 film The Green Berets, based on Moore's book, which starred John Wayne. His last book, Wars of the Green Berets, co-authored with Col. Mike 'Doc' Lennon, was released in June 2007. At the time of his death, Moore was residing near Fort Campbell home of the 5th Special Forces Group; he was working on his memoirs and three other books. More
71st Naval Construction Battalion, c1945. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Book of Memoirs for the Members of the 71st U.S. Naval Construction Battalion. Illustrated endpapers. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Tears to a few pages. First hand account of this battalion's service in the Pacific theatre during World War II. When WWII broke out the Seabees did not exist. The logistics of a two-ocean war was a major concern. Rear Admiral Moreell completely understood the issues at hand. What needed to be done was build staging bases and create a military construction force to do build them to take the war to the enemy. The concept of Naval Construction Battalions had been developing in the 1930s. The onset of war clarified the need to be able to develop advance bases to project American power. The solution was to tap the United States vast pool of skilled labor. Put it in uniform to build anything, anywhere under any conditions and get the Marine Corps to train them. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1934. First? Edition. First? Printing. 275, illus., boards somewhat worn and soiled, a few small dings to boards, some foxing to text, some edge soiling. More
New York: New American Library, 2005. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. [10], 260, [2] pages. Insribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads For Linda--Many thanks for the hospitality. Sarah Smiley. Chapters include I Think Melanie Is Trying to Save Me; That's Illegal or Something, Isn't It?; I Should Probably Call My Parents; A Woman with Jumper Cables; I Think Psychologists Call That Transference; You're Not Supposed to Feel Good About Yourself; I Guess You Could Say I Know My &%S@ Now; Your Doctor Calls You by Your First Name?; God Is Great, God Is Good; Let Us Thank Him...; The Girl in a Cowgirl Shirt and Flip-Flops; Take a Number and Sit Down; Did I Say It Was a Stray Cat?; Something Has Happened; You'll Do the Right Thing; Thank You For Calling Me Mrs. Smiley; This Is It, Ladies. The author is the wife of a Navy flight instructor, a mother and one of the nation's leading advocates for military families. The daughter of an Admiral, she has been a Navy dependent for nearly thirty years. In 1999, Sarah was a typical bride-to-be, flustered with wedding details. Then the groom called. “I don't want you to panic, but I might not be able to come to our wedding....” So began Sarah Smiley's life as a military wife. Sarah knew better than anyone that weddings and funerals—even childbirth!—take a backseat to Uncle Sam. But just as the nationally syndicated columnist was getting comfortable with the military wife's routine, her husband was sent away for an unexpected deployment. What followed was a test of strength and wit. From getting locked out of the house in pajamas to wrestling with the temptation of infidelity, Sarah exposes it with candor, heart and humor. More
New York, N.Y. New American Library, 2005. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [10], 260, [2] pages. Includes Prologue and Acknowledgments. Chapters include I Think Melanie Is Trying to Save Me; That's Illegal or Something, Isn't It?; I Should Probably Call My Parents; A woman with Jumper Cables; I Think Psychologists Call That Transference; You're Not Supposed to Feel Good About Yourself; I Guess You Could Say I Know My &%S@ Now; Your Doctor Calls You by Your First Name?; God Is Great, God Is Good; Let Us Thank Him...; The Girl in a Cowgirl Shirt and Flip-Flops; Take a Number and Sit Down; Did I Say It Was a Stray Cat?; Something Has Happened; You'll Do the Right Thing; Thank You For Calling Me Mrs. Smiley; This Is It, Ladies. The author is the wife of a Navy flight instructor, the mother of two young boys, and one of the nation's leading advocates for military families. The daughter of an Admiral, she has been a Navy dependent for nearly thirty years. In 1999, Sarah was a typical bride-to-be, flustered with wedding details. Then the groom called. “I don't want you to panic, but I might not be able to come to our wedding....” So began Sarah Smiley's life as a military wife. As a former Navy brat herself, Sarah knew better than anyone that weddings and funerals—even childbirth!—take a backseat to Uncle Sam. But just as the young, nationally syndicated columnist was getting comfortable with the military wife's routine, her husband was sent away for an unexpected deployment. What followed was a test of strength and wit. From getting locked out of the house in pajamas to wrestling with the temptation of infidelity, Sarah exposes it all with candor, heart—and humor. More
Secaucus, NJ: Blue & Grey Press, n.d. Reprint Edition. 530, appendices, charts, index, text has darkened, DJ edges worn: small tears, small pieces missing. More
Tucson, AZ: The Patrice Press, 2001. First Edition. Presumed First Printing. Hardcover. 163 pages. Illus., appendices, bibliography, index, some DJ wear/soiling: tears at top of DJ spine. Signed by H. Alice Wood Bulkeley. More
Tucson, AZ: The Patrice Press, 2001. First Edition. Presumed First Printing. Hardcover. 163 pages. Illus., bibliography, index. DJ worn, torn, creased, & pcs missing. Signed by H. Alice Wood Bulkeley. More
Berkeley, CA: University of CA Press, 1975. 433, illus., endpaper maps, notes, bibliographical note, index, DJ worn along edges and small tears. More
Berkeley, CA: University of CA Press, 1975. 433, illus., endpaper maps, notes, bibliographical note, index, some wear to DJ edges, rear DJ somewhat scuffed & sticker residue. More
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1962. First Printing. 139, glossary, index, usual library markings, some damp stains at bottom edge (no pgs stuck), DJ in plastic sleeve & pasted to bds. More
Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute, [1968]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 221, illus., endpaper maps, notes, index, DJ somewhat worn and soiled. More
Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, 1978. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 194, wraps, illus., covers somewhat soiled with sticker residue. More