New York: Harper, [c1953]. First American Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 272, illus., index, pencil erasure residue on front endpaper. More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1973. Hardcover. 382, illus., map, notes, index, small stains to fore-edge, DJ worn and soiled: small tears, small pieces missing. More

New York: Random House, 1962. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. viii, 407, [1] pages. Endpaper maps. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Biographical indexes. Roster. Index. DJ is price clipped. DJ has some wear and soiling. Name in ink on fep. Carroll Stewart was a military man who made a career as a reporter and journalist. . Stewart served with Kuroki in World War II. Dugan and Stewart's book Ploesti: The Great Ground-Air Battle of August has been called the definitive history of one of the greatest aviation battles in history; the book has been translated into at least 4 languages. James Dugan (May 7, 1912 – June 3, 1967) was a historian, editor and magazine article writer. During WWII he traveled to England with the Office of War Information. He was promoted to rank of corporal in medical corps at Fort Hancock, N.J. Dugan supervised French, German, Spanish and Russian classes for soldiers. Dugan also worked as a war correspondent in the European Theater. He served with the Army Air Corps during WWII. Dugan had a long-lasting connection with Jacques Cousteau. Dugan first met Cousteau in 1944 during the liberation of France. Much of his writing in the 1950s and 1960s concerns underwater exploration with Captain Jacques Cousteau. Dugan received the Grand Prix, Cannes International Film Festival award for the documentary The Silent World in 1956. He was also part of the team that produced the Academy Award-winning documentaries The Silent World (1956) and World Without Sun (1964). More