New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. First Printing. Hardcover. 351 pages. Illus., maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Signed by both authors on title page. More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. First Printing. 351, illus., maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, usual library markings, rear flyleaf has been removedDJ in plastic sleeve. This book details the U.S. plans to invade Japan at the end of the Second World War. The authors contend that the Japanese were not planning on surrendering, and were only forced to do so by the American use of atomic weapons. More

Place_Pub: Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, Inc., 1991. First Edition. First Printing. 240, wraps, color illus., index, rear cover creased CNN coverage from the invasion of Kuwait to the day of victory and beyond. This chronicle of the first Gulf War begins with a historic overview of the troubled Middle East, the Iraqi arms buildup, and the escalation of tension, and continues through the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, United Nations sanctions, stalemate, ultimatum, air and ground wars, coalition victory, cease-fire, and beyond. More

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982. Second Edition. Second Printing. 16 x 25 cm, 610, illus., bibliography, index, some wear and soiling to DJ, edges soiled. More

Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1963. Revised printing, 1964. Hardcover. xiii, 286p., ill., 26 cm. Index. More

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2013. Nineteenth Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 9.25 inches by 12.25 inches. viii, 676, [2] pages. Illustrations. Technical Data. Appendixes: A: Navy Force Levels, 1945-2010; B: Navy Shipbuilding Programs, Fiscal Years 1947-2012; C: University National Oceanographic Laboratory System; D: DARPA Naval Programs; and E: Ship Memorials and Museums. Addenda. General Index. Ship Index. This updated, 19th edition of this classic work meets the high expectations and exacting standards of those who rely on this volume to stay information and to make related policy, force level, technological, and weapons decisions related to the U.S. Navy. Norman Polmar is a prominent author specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence areas. He has led major projects for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy, and foreign governments. His professional expertise has served three Secretaries of the U.S. Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations. He is credited with 50 published books, including eight previous editions of Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet and four editions of Guide to the Soviet Navy. Polmar writes a column for Proceedings and was editor of the United States and several other sections of the annual publications of Jane's Fighting Ships. In 2019, the Naval Historical Foundation awarded Polmar the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award. More

Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Co., 2001. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. x, 278 pages. Glossary. Illustrations. Map. Notes. Appendixes (A: U-2 Variants; B: U-2 Serials; C: U-2 Characteristics; D: U-2 Detachments and Operation Locations. Index. The inner workings and heavily censored history of Lockheed's dynamic U-2 spyplane are revealed in this informative design, development and operational history from 1954. Covers U-2 missions from aircraft carriers, today's flights over the Balkans and Iraq, and NASA's U-2 involvement. Norman Polmar is a prominent author specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence areas. He has led major projects for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy, and foreign governments. His professional expertise has served three Secretaries of the U.S. Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations. He is credited with 50 published books, including nine previous editions of Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet and four editions of Guide to the Soviet Navy. Polmar writes a column for Proceedings and was editor of the United States and several other sections of the annual publications of Jane's Fighting Ships. In 2019, the Naval Historical Foundation awarded Polmar the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award. More

New York: Crane, Russak & Company, 1975. 164, illus., charts, appendices, glossary of terms, index, red marks on boards. More

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xxiv, [2], 384, [6] pages. Foreword by Tom Clancy. Glossary. Technical Notes. Maps. Illustrations. Appendix A-D. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Inscribed on the half-title page by Polmar. The inscription reads Inscribed for Tom and Scottie Allen--May our grandchildren learn of war only from history books. Love, Norman Polmar. [This is believed to be the Thomas Allen who is the co-author, with Norman Polmar, of World War II, 1941-1945, an encyclopedia of the war; Spy Book, The Encyclopedia of Espionage; Code-name Downfall, the plan to invade Japan; Rickover, Controversy and Genius; and Merchants of Treason, a study of spies of the 1980s, which Tom Clancy said “should be required reading for every security officer in the United States.”] Norman Polmar is a prominent author specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence areas. He has led major projects for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy, and foreign governments. His professional expertise has served three Secretaries of the U.S. Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations. He is credited with 50 published books, including eight previous editions of Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet and four editions of Guide to the Soviet Navy. Polmar writes a column for Proceedings and was editor of the United States and several other sections of the annual publications of Jane's Fighting Ships. In 2019, the Naval Historical Foundation awarded Polmar the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award. More

New York: Random House, c1997. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 633, illus., usual library markings, weakness to front board, small tear and loss on dedication page. More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976. Updated Edition. 27 cm, 373, illus., glossary, front DJ flap price clipped. More

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1991. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. xv, [3], 370, [4] p. Illustrations. Glossary. Bibliography. General Index. Ship and Class Name Index. More

Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday, 1969. First edition. First edition stated. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches viii, [4],788 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Plans. Portraits. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Author-Collaborator Biographies. DJ is worn, torn, soiled, and heavily chipped/portions missing. History Of Military Aircraft Carriers And Their Use In Wartime. Most of the narrative addresses the Second World War. However there is also pertinent information and discussion on the Korean War, war of national liberation (Indochina/VIetnam), and other situations such as the Suez Canal Crisis Of 1956, etc. Norman Polmar is a prominent author specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence areas. He has led major projects for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy, and foreign governments. His professional expertise has served three Secretaries of the U.S. Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations. He is credited with 50 published books, including nine previous editions of Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet and four editions of Guide to the Soviet Navy. Polmar writes a column for Proceedings and was editor of the United States and several other sections of the annual publications of Jane's Fighting Ships. In 2019, the Naval Historical Foundation awarded Polmar the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award. More