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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976. First Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 725, illus., front DJ flap price clipped, some wear, soiling and small tears to DJ, pencil erasure on half-title. More
Annapolis, MD: Nautical & Aviation Pub. Co., 1979. Second Edition. Third Printing. 282, maps, notes, index. More
New York: Praeger, [c1966]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 142, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ somewhat soiled, worn, and some tears, erasure residue on front endpaper. More
New York: Praeger, [c1966]. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 142, bibliographical footnotes, appendices, pencil erasure on front endpaper, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears. More
Place_Pub: New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1967. Ninth Printing. 122, wraps, figures, tables, some wear and soiling to covers. Introduction by the translator, Brig. -Gen. Samuel Griffith. More
Place_Pub: New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1965. Sixth Printing. 122, figures, tables, pencil and ink notes inside rear flyleaf, covers worn, soiled, torn, and pieces missing. More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1967. Ninth Printing. Hardcover. [6], 114, [8] pages. Footnotes. Figures. Tables. Appendix. Name of previous owner on fep. Minor page discoloration. Introduction by the translator, Brigadier-General Samuel Griffith. Number 99 in the series Praeger Publications in Russian History and World Communism. Brigadier General Samuel Blair Griffith II (May 31, 1906 – March 27, 1983) was an officer and commander in the United States Marine Corps. Griffith entered the Marines in 1929 after graduating from the United States Naval Academy. He served in and commanded Marine units in the Pacific theater of World War II and retired from service in 1956. After his retirement, Griffith wrote several books and numerous articles on military history and lectured widely. Prior to World War II, he took part in the Second Nicaraguan Campaign, and served in China, Cuba, and England. From 1935 to 1938, he studied the Chinese language while attached to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, where he mastered Chinese. During World War II, following a period observing British commando training in England and Scotland, he returned to the 1st Marine Division and served as executive officer and later commander of the 1st Marine Raiders Battalion on Guadalcanal, and executive officer of the 1st Raider Regiment in operations on New Georgia. He received the Navy Cross on Guadalcanal in September 1942 for "extreme heroism and courageous devotion to duty" during the fighting near the Matanikau River. For his exploits in July in New Georgia, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1962. Second printing [Stated]. Hardcover. The format is approximately 5.5 inches by 8.25 inches. [6], 114, [8] pages. Footnotes. Figures. Tables. Appendix. Name of previous owner on fep. Minor page discoloration. The DJ is worn/torn/chipped. Introduction by the translator, Brigadier-General Samuel Griffith. Number 99 in the series Praeger Publications in Russian History and World Communism. Brigadier General Samuel Blair Griffith II (May 31, 1906 – March 27, 1983) was an officer and commander in the United States Marine Corps. Griffith entered the Marines in 1929 after graduating from the United States Naval Academy. He served in and commanded Marine units in the Pacific theater of World War II and retired from service in 1956. After his retirement, Griffith wrote several books and numerous articles on military history and lectured widely. Prior to World War II, he took part in the Second Nicaraguan Campaign, and served in China, Cuba, and England. From 1935 to 1938, he studied the Chinese language while attached to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, where he mastered Chinese. During World War II, following a period observing British commando training in England and Scotland, he returned to the 1st Marine Division and served as executive officer and later commander of the 1st Marine Raiders Battalion on Guadalcanal, and executive officer of the 1st Raider Regiment in operations on New Georgia. He received the Navy Cross on Guadalcanal in September 1942 for "heroism and courageous devotion to duty" during the fighting near the Matanikau River. For exploits in July in New Georgia, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. More