Gentlemen of War: The Amazing Story of Captain Karl von Muller and the S.M.S. Emden
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1984. First U.S. Edition. First Printing. 205, illus., endpaper maps, note on sources, index, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1984. First U.S. Edition. First Printing. 205, illus., endpaper maps, note on sources, index, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
Cambridge: P. Stephens, 1984. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 111, illus., slight wear and soiling to DJ. More
New York, N.Y. The Century Co., 1917. Presumed First Edition, First Printing Thus. Hardcover. vii, [1], 202, [2] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Spine frayed at top. Includes Preface, as well as chapters on Our First Success; An Eventful Night; The Sinking of the Transport; Rich Spoils; The Witch-Kettle; A Day of Terror; A Lively Chase; The British Bull-Dog; and Homeward Bound! The author held the rank of Captain-Lieutenant, and was the Commander of U-202. His bestselling book was Kriegstagebuch U 202 (published 1916), translated by Barry Domvile as U boat 202. (The title “U 202” was fictional; a German submarine with this name did not exist). The book was one of the most widely spread works of German World War I literature. More
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. First Printing. 336, illus., source notes, appendix, index, slight wear to DJ edges, book cocked. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xiii, [3], 336 pages. Illustrations. Source Notes. Appendix. Index. Slight wear to DJ edges. Some slight edge soiling. Signed by the author. Douglas C. Waller is an author, lecturer, and former correspondent for Time magazine and Newsweek. Waller describes himself as a veteran correspondent, author and lecturer. From 1994 to 2007, Waller served in TIME Magazine's Washington Bureau, where he covered foreign affairs as a diplomatic correspondent. He came to TIME in 1994 from Newsweek, where he reported on major military conflicts. Waller joined Newsweek in 1988, after serving as a legislative assistant on the staffs of Senator William Proxmire and Representative Edward J. Markey. More
Washington DC: Air Force History and Museums Program in association with Air University Press, 2000. The Korean War Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Edition. Wraps. iv, [2], 100, [2] pages. Illustrations. Glossary. Cover has minor wear and soiling. This is part of The U.S. Air Force in Korea series. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Korean War, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Historian commissioned the Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA), Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, to compile this chronology of significant events of USAF military operations in the Korean theater. The chronology points out the relationship of these operations to the land battle, naval operations, and important political and diplomatic events. It also identifies such USAF historical firsts as the first all-jet air battle, the introduction of new weapons systems, and the initiation of tactics, techniques, or procedures that had a major impact on later air operations. The chronology identifies important people, including key commanders, recipients of the Medal of Honor, and aces. More
New York, N.Y. Hastings House, 1971. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [4], 220 pages. Illustrations. Footnote. Pencil erasure residue on fep. Ink notation on front DJ flap. DJ has some wear and soiling. The days of speakeasies and bathtub gin on land were called "Rummie Days" at sea. Smugglers were fattening on the thirst of a Dry country, and the Coast Guard, with recommissioned destroyers and fast "picket boats," was engaged in a naval war. What began as a merry game of cops and robbers was later played for keeps when the syndicates moved in. This book shows the broad scale of an era in American history, when an attempt to enforce an exaggerated idea of morality caused corruption and carnage. More
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1986. First Printing. 24 cm, 333, illus. More
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1986. 24 cm, 333, illus., pencil erasure on front endpaper, ink number on rear endpaper. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. 364, illus., endpaper maps, appendices, glossary, boards scuffed, crease in first 50 pp. (approx. ). More
Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2002. 2nd Da Capo Edition. 329, wraps, illus., maps, appendices, glossary. Foreword by Captain Edward L. Beach. Reprint of the First Edition originally published by Henry Hold and Company, Inc., in New York in 1969. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1966. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 133, illus., facsim., slight edge soiled, minor wear and soiling to boards. More
New York: Penguin Books, 1944. Mass market paperback. Pocket paperback, 116 pages, wraps, cover scuffed, some page discoloration. A Fighting Forces Penguin special, complete and unabridged. The story of the Philippine campaign as told by four officers of the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3. John D. Bulkeley, their commander, was awarded the Medal of Honor for that action--and recruited John F. Kennedy to PT boat service. The book, which was a best-seller and excerpted in Reader's Digest and Life, is noted for its verisimilitude in its depiction of naval combat. The author, renowned in his own right, was the son of William Allen White. William Lindsay White (June 17, 1900 – July 26, 1973) was an American journalist, foreign correspondent, and writer. He succeeded his father as editor and publisher of the Emporia Gazette in 1944. Among White's most noteworthy books are They Were Expendable and Lost Boundaries, which was adapted into the film Lost Boundaries. White worked for the Washington Post in 1935 and for Fortune magazine in 1937. In 1939 he became a war correspondent for the Columbia Broadcasting System and a consortium of 40 newspapers. The National Headliners Club awarded him its prize for best European broadcast of the year for his editorial "The Last Christmas Tree" from the Mannerheim Line in Finland in 1940. He reported from London in 1940-41 for the North American Newspaper Association and Readers Digest. In 1942 he became Roving Editor for Readers Digest. More
Washington, DC: Infantry Journal/Penguin Books, 1944. First Edition thus, presumed first printing thus. Wraps. 116 pages , wraps, covers worn and soiled. "A Fighting Forces-Special Edition" published by Infantry Journal and Penguin. The story of the Philippine campaign as told by four officers of the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3. John D. Bulkeley, their commander, was awarded the Medal of Honor for that action--and recruited John F. Kennedy to PT boat service. The book, which was a bestseller and excerpted in Reader's Digest and Life, is noted for its verisimilitude in its depiction of naval combat. The author, renowned in his own right, was the son of William Allen White. William Lindsay White (June 17, 1900 – July 26, 1973) was an American journalist, foreign correspondent, and writer. He succeeded his father as editor and publisher of the Emporia Gazette in 1944. Among White's most noteworthy books are They Were Expendable and Lost Boundaries, which was adapted into the film Lost Boundaries. White worked for the Washington Post in 1935 and for Fortune magazine in 1937. In 1939 he became a war correspondent for the Columbia Broadcasting System and a consortium of 40 newspapers. The National Headliners Club awarded him its prize for best European broadcast of the year for his editorial "The Last Christmas Tree" from the Mannerheim Line in Finland in 1940. He reported from London in 1940-41 for the North American Newspaper Association and Readers Digest. In 1942 he became Roving Editor for Readers Digest. More
New York: Coward-McCann, [1970, c1969]. First American Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 433, illus., footnotes, bibliography, usual library markings, boards somewhat worn and soiled, text clean. More
London: Arrow Books, 1972. Fifth impression [stated]. Mass market paperback. 512 pages. Illustrations. Index. Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Cover worn, soiled, and torn at top of spine. John Pratt, pen name John Winton (3 May 1931 in London – 27 April 2001) was an English author and obituarist, following a career in the Royal Navy in which he rose to Lieutenant-Commander. He was born in London and served in the Korean War and during the Suez Crisis. Whilst still in the Navy, he wrote the comic novel We Joined the Navy, featuring the character of "The Artful Bodger". Several other novels, and a number of non-fiction works on naval subjects, followed, including a biography of Admiral John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe. Pratt also served for 14 years as an obituarist for The Daily Telegraph. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [1942]. First Edition. First? Printing. 21 cm, 231, illus., diagrams, bibliography, index, front DJ flap price clipped, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York, NY: Frederick A. Praeger, 1966. Presumed First U. S. Edition, First printing [Advance reading copy/review slip laid in]. Hardcover. 254, [2] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Spine printing faded. This book is a historical survey of the Russian Navy, from 1703 through 1965. Includes Maps, Introduction, Acknowledgments and Index. Chapters include Into the Baltic (1703-1725), Into the Black Sea (1695-1738, The Battle for the Baltic (1725-1761), The First Russian Armada (1796-1774), Wars on Two Fronts: The Black Sea and the Baltic (1787-1791); War against--and for--Napoleon, Part 1: The Baltic (1795-1814); Wars against--and for--Napoleon;, Part 2: The Mediterranean (1798-1808); Navarino (1827); The Crimean War (1853-1856); The First Torpedo War (1876-1877); Course for Port Arthur (1904); Course for Vladivostock (1905); Tsushima (1905); "The Old Corruptive Influences" (1905-1914); The Baltic and the Black Sea (1914-1917); The Revolution (1917-1921); Launching the Red Fleet (1921-1941); Second World War (1941-1945), The Past Twenty Years (1945-1965). More
London: Fontana, 1992. First Paperbk Printing. Pocket paperbk, 360, wraps, illus., maps, index, slight darkening to text, some wear and creasing to covers. More
London: The Institute of Navigation and Hollis and Carter, 1978. Fourth Revised Edition. Third printing. Hardcover. xiv, 280, [2] pages. Illustrations. Figures. Charts, Appendices (Echo Recognition Table, Marine Radar Performance Specification, 1968, Some Constants, Formulae and Useful data, Useful Test Equipment, A Short Glossary of Terms). Index. DJ, price clipped, soiled and edges worn with small tears. Some cocked. This book had been completely revised and brought up to date from the previous edition. The principal technical subjects introduced into this book deals with True Motion, electronic markers, transistors, the universally adopted slotted waveguide aerial and some plotting facilities. More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1978. Fifth Revised Edition. Hardcover. 332 pages. Illustrations. Figures. Charts, Appendices. Glossary. Index. Small scratches to fore-edge. DJ soiled and edges worn with small tears. The Institute of Navigation (ION) is a non-profit professional organization advancing the art and science of positioning, navigation and timing. It was founded in 1945 and serves communities interested in navigation and positioning on land, air, sea and space. It is a worldwide organization with members in more than 50 countries. As of 2014, the ION has approximately 2,800 members. During World War II, the field of navigation experienced "dramatic developments [during] a period of fast-moving changes... People recognized the need for an organization to provide a forum for discussion [of the] various aspects of navigation." Dr. Samuel Herrick, assistant professor of astronomy at UCLA, proposed an institute for navigation. Dr. Herrick envisioned a research center and publication of a journal. On June 25, 1945, the Institute of Navigation was founded at an organizational meeting held at UCLA. The Institute's journal, NAVIGATION, was first published in March 1946. In 1961, aviator Dot Lemon became the ION's first woman president. More
Munchen [Munich]: Sudwest Verlag, 1967. siebte durchgesehene auflage [Seventh printing?]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 7.5 inches by 10.75 inches. Text is in German, 604, [2] pages. Illustrations. Maps. DJ has wear, tears, soiling, and chips. Kurt Zentner (born January 27, 1903, † June 1974) was a German editor and publicist. In the period of National Socialism, he was from 1933 to 1937 chief of the service and picture editor of the Berlin Illustrirten Zeitung, designed a special issue for the 1936 Olympic Games and conceived 1938, the magazine Der Stern. It is regarded as a model of the new magazine Stern founded by Henri Nannen after the Second World War - from the logo to the design of the title pages with high-quality photographs of female models to topic compositions. After 1945 he was known for his journalistic work on the history of the "Third Reich" and the Second World War. In the early 1950s, he also worked for Henri Nannen's new magazine Stern and represented this provisionally in the second half of 1951 as editor-in-chief. More
Leipzig: Abel & Muller, [1937]. 21 cm, 74, illus., inscription on front endpaper, boards worn and soiled. Inscribed by the author. Text is in German Gothic script. More