The Good Fight
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1946. 336, illus., color frontis illus., endpaper maps, index, pages slightly darkened, small pieces missing at spine. More
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1946. 336, illus., color frontis illus., endpaper maps, index, pages slightly darkened, small pieces missing at spine. More
Chicago: Sunoco [Sun Oil Company] [but copyright is held by the Rand McNally Company), 1942. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Single sheet, printed on both sides. Map is approximately 20 inches by 27 inches (some bibliographic information states 19 3/4 x 26 3/4" (folds to 5x9")), printed in color on both sides. Each side has several maps in color. Map is undated but this map was done early in the war as the Philippines are still in U.S. hands. Some tearing at fold creases. Pinholes noted. The front side as a panel with the title of Lowell Thomas' War Map of the World and an illustration of Mr. Thomas with an NBC microphone. Approximately two thirds of the sheet is a Map of the Far East and a notation that 'certain vital military installations have been omitted from this map'. Area occupied or controlled by the Allies or the Axis have different shadings. Some Allied, Axis and neutral bases are indicated. The bottom portion of the sheet is a Map of Southern Europe the Mediterranean Area and the Near East with similar shading and indicators. The other side has three maps. The first, taking up approximately half the sheet is entitled War Map of Atlantic Ocean Area, Eurasia ad Africa. There is a border between that and the lower maps with legend/key information. The main lower portion is a map entitled War Map of Pacific Ocean and Far East. At the lower right corner is a map depicting the world time zones. The two large maps on this side have a scale of one inch to 660 miles. Sunoco ranked 39th among U. S. corporations in the value of World War II contracts. The oil industry became interested in road maps, enticing Americans to use more gasoline. In 1920, Rand McNally began publishing road maps for Oil Companies, to be freely distributed at gas stations. More
Poughkeepsie, NY: George Rees [privately printed], 1982. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 60 pages plus covers. Covers illustrated. Illustrations (including one double color illustration at center--pages 29-32 disbound but present). Cover has some wear and soiling. Signed by the author on the title page. Hand written note paperclipped to cover which reads "Doc Two years hence, I should have this updated to include the last 18 years of its existence, GR". Ink notation on rear cover. An approximately 1.5 inch tear at the top of pages 51/2 (no impact on text). This history has been written to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the fist commissoning of the U. S. S. Sproston DD-577, May 19, 1943. Rees was the founder and President of the Sproston Reunion Group from 1982 to 1999. He was a graduate of the University of Miami (BA), Wager College (MA) and held a Ph.D. from New York University. He retired from IBM. He was the author of two books chronicling the history of the Sproston from 1943 to 1968. He was actively involved in contacting shipmates who had served on the ship. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1952. 186, illus., fold-out maps, bibliography, chronology, appendices, index, ink name ins fr bd, spine chipped & repaired w/ tape. More
New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc, 1953. 313, frontis illus., some foxing to fore-edge, DJ worn and soiled: small tears, small pieces missing. More
New York: Random House, 1945. First Printing. 244, some weakness to boards, bookplate, some spotting on front board, some wear to board and spine edges. More
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Dundurn Press, 2019. Second Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. 316, [4] pages. Illustrations. Signed by the author on the title page. Includes foreword by Dr. Ok Pannenborg; Introduction; Beginnings: Heileybury, Ontario, Canada, 1987; Endings: Papau New Guinea, Tanzania, Bhutan, and A Global Reflection; Acknowledgments; Appendix 1: A White Mud Letter to a Dear Friend; Appendix 2: Timeline of Missions; Appendix 3: Coda--Where Are We Now? Also includes Notes, Image Credits, and Index. Recounting medical missions in one-third of the forty-five countries in which she has worked for the past thirty years in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific, Dr. Gretchen Roedde shares the grim reality of world politics and bureaucratic red tape on the front lines as a doctor in mother-and-child health and HIV/AIDS. Remote communities in Canada often suffer from a lack medical resources, making illness and injury even more complicated and difficult than it would otherwise be. It's an issue that became a driving force in physician Gretchen Roedde's life. Witnessing the strength of northern communities as they rallied around those in need, she found ways to combine her expertise with those community efforts, in order to better healthcare outcomes for people in northern and remote areas of Ontario. Gretchen Roedde, assistant professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, has been a physician since 1978. Working with Indigenous and marginalized communities, she practices near Lake Temiskaming. She has also worked as a public health doctor in the developing world, specializing in mother-and-child health and HIV/AIDS. More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1945. Revised & Enl. Edition. 199, illus., maps, text somewhat darkened & some foxing, boards scuffed, spine stained, some wear to edges of boards & spine. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1943. 323, illus., slight discoloration inside boards and flyleaves, DJ worn and stained: small tears, small pieces missing. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1943. Hardcover. ciii, [4], 323, [1] pages. Illustrations. Some soiling inside hinges. Ex-library copy with usual library markings. Name in ink inside front board. Boards and spine scuffed, soiled, and worn. Carlos P. Romulo, one of the most decorated Filipinos of all time, told the story of the Filipino-American defense against Japanese invasion and aggression. Because he worked as both MacArthur's aide-de-camp and chief public relations officer, he was privy to what was occurring around the Philippines. The author was a Filipino editor, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and personal aide to General MacArthur. The War Department requested that certain statements be deleted. "The request came to late for the book to be reset. These deletions are indicated by heavy black lines". This printing is a rare example of specific military censorship during the Second World War. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1945. First Edition. 302, bibliography, index, pencil underlining on a few pgs, pencil notes ins rear flylf & bd, DJ quite worn & soiled: sev pcs miss. More
Carlisle Barracks, PA: US Army Military Hist Inst, 1978. 27 cm, 81, wraps, corner crinkled, some cover wear and soiling. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1963. Fourth printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. 270, [2] pages. Wraps. The pages have darkened. Cover has some wear and soiling. Slightly cocked. Sub-Lieutenant Sabur Sakai (25 August 1916 – 22 September 2000) was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Sakai had 28 aerial victories (including shared) by official Japanese records, while his autobiography Samurai!, co-written by Martin Caidin and Fred Saito, claims 64 aerial victories. Such discrepancies are common, and pilots' official scores are often lower than those claimed by the pilots themselves, due to difficulties in providing appropriate witnesses or verifying wreckage, and variations in military reports due to loss or destruction. Sakai visited the US and met many of his former adversaries, including Harold "Lew" Jones, the tail-gunner who had wounded him. Following a US Navy formal dinner in 2000 at Atsugi Naval Air Station where he had been an honored guest, Sakai died of a heart attack at the age of 84. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1978. Later printing. Mass market paperback. Mass Market Paperbook. Somewhat curved. 270, [2] pages. Illustrations. Stamp of previous owner on first page. Martin Caidin (September 14, 1927 – March 24, 1997) was an American author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. Caidin began writing fiction during 1957, and authored more than 50 fiction and nonfiction books, as well as more than 1,000 magazine articles. His best-known novel is Cyborg, which was the basis for The Six Million Dollar Man franchise. He also wrote numerous works of military history, especially concerning aviation. Sub-Lieutenant Sabur Sakai (25 August 1916 – 22 September 2000) was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. In his autobiography Samurai!, co-written by Martin Caidin and Fred Saito, Sakai claims 64 aerial victories. Japanese records listed 28. Such discrepancies are common. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Second Paperback Printing. Paperback. 320 pages, wraps, illus., notes, bibliography, index, some wear to cover edges, sticker residue on rear cover. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. First Edition. First Printing. 335, illus., map, notes, bibliography, index, some wear to top and bottom edges of DJ. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978. 192, illus., maps, appendices, notes, sources, index, edges of boards and spine worn, corners of boards bent. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 2011. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xxix, [1], 446, [4] pages. Maps. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Shaara (born February 21, 1952) is an American novelist and the son of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Shaara. He graduated from Florida State University in 1974 with a degree in Criminology. He wrote Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure, which are the prequel and sequel, respectively, to his father Michael's award-winning novel The Killer Angels. Jeff followed his father's footsteps upon the latter's death, writing historical fiction and documenting the American wars and their most historically relevant characters. In total, Jeff has written fifteen New York Times best-selling novels. Jeff delivered the commencement speech at University of Delaware's 2005 undergraduate ceremony. Jeff has deemed this "one of the most important moments in his life." He completed a trilogy in 2010 about World War II in the European and North African theaters. A fourth World War II novel, titled The Final Storm, covers the end of the war in the Pacific. Shaara has received the W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction from the American Library Association in 2022 for The Eagle's Claw, in 2018 for The Frozen Hours, in 2005 for To The Last Man: A Novel of The First World War, and in 1997 for Gods and Generals. The American Library Association's Reference and Users Services Association recognized The Steel Wave as a 2009 Notable Book. He has also been awarded The Lincoln Forum's "Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement", and the New York Civil War Round Table's "Bell I. Wiley Award" More
Washington, DC: Combat Forces Press, 1952. First Edition. 496 pages, illus., color endpaper maps, appendices, index, spine soiled, pages have darkened with age. More
Washington, DC: Combat Forces Press, 1952. First Edition. 496, illus., maps, color endpaper maps, glossary, appendices, index, spine soiled, name written inside flyleaf, pages have darkened. More
Washington, DC: Combat Forces Press, 1952. First Edition. 496, illus., color endpaper maps, appendices, index, spine soiled, pgs darkened, ink name ins fr bd, bds weak, inscribed by author. More
Washington, DC: Combat Forces Press, 1952. First Edition. 496, illus., color endpaper maps, appendices, index, usual library markings, boards and spine somewhat soiled, pages darkened. More