A Bridge Too Far
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. First Printing. 670, illus., endpaper maps, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn and small tears, large tear in rear DJ. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. First Printing. 670, illus., endpaper maps, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn and small tears, large tear in rear DJ. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. Book Club Edition. 670, illus., endpaper maps, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn and discolored: small tears. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. Book Club Edition. 571, illus., color endpaper maps, appendix, bibliography, index, some warping to text, DJ worn and stained: small tears. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. Second Printing. 571, illus., color endpaper maps, appendix, bibliography, index, DJ worn along edges and small tears. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. Book Club Edition. 571, illus., color endpaper maps, appendix, bibliography, index, DJ worn along edges and stained. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. Second Printing. 571, illus., color endpaper maps, app, biblio, index, DJ somewhat worn & sm tears: tear in fr repaired w/ tape, lg tears rear DJ. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First Printing. 571, illus., color endpaper maps, app, biblio, index, erased pencil notes & paper clip mark on title pg, DJ edges worn: sm tears. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First Printing. 571, illus., color endpaper maps, appendix, bibliography, index, some edge soiling, DJ flaps cut off & taped inside front flyleaf. More
New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 1987. Later printing. Trade paperback. 350, [2] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Cover has slight wear. Ex-library with usual library markings. Some markings blacked out. Bottom corners of some pages creased. Cornelius Ryan (5 June 1920 – 23 November 1974) was an Irish journalist and author mainly known for his writings on military history, especially his World War II books: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974). On a trip to Normandy in 1949 Ryan became interested in telling a more complete story of Operation Overlord than had been produced to date. He began compiling information and conducting over 1000 interviews as he gathered stories from both the Allies and the Germans, as well as the French civilians. In 1956 he began to write down his World War II notes for The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day, which tells the story of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, published three years later in 1959. It was an instant success, and Ryan helped in the writing of the screenplay for the 1962 film of the same name. Darryl F. Zanuck paid the author US $175,000 for the screen rights to the book. More
New York: Fawcett Publications, Inc. [A Crest Reprint], 1962. Fifth printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. 288 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. A Note on Casualties. Bibliography. Index. Text slightly darkened. Cover has some wear and soiling. Cornelius Ryan (5 June 1920 – 23 November 1974) was an Irish journalist and author mainly known for his writings on popular military history, especially his World War II books: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974). On a trip to Normandy in 1949 Ryan became interested in telling a more complete story of Operation Overlord than had been produced to date. He began compiling information and conducting over 1000 interviews as he gathered stories from both the Allies and the Germans, as well as the French civilians. In 1956 he began to write down his World War II notes for The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day, which tells the story of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, published three years later in 1959. It was an instant success. His next work was The Last Battle (1966), about the Battle of Berlin. The book contains detailed accounts from all perspectives: civilian, American, British, Russian and German. It deals with the fraught military and political situation in the spring of 1945, when the forces of the western allies and the Soviet Union contended for the chance to liberate Berlin and to carve up the remains of Germany. This work was followed by A Bridge Too Far (1974), which tells the story of Operation Market Garden, the ill-fated assault by allied airborne forces on the Netherlands culminating in the Battle of Arnhem. This work was made into a major 1977 film of the same name. More
London: William Kimber, 1952. Third Edition. 207, illus., endpaper maps, some foxing to fore-edge and text, boards and spine somewhat soiled and stained. More
Washington, DC: Infantry Journal Press, 1946. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Quarto, 151, [1] pages, Illustrations. Color endpaper maps. Maps. Roster. Some discoloration inside boards. Some foxing to fore-edge, boards and spine faded and discolored. Some wear to board edges. Major Orville C. Shirey was an Army intelligence officer assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. At the end of the war a Captain he worked as assistant to the editor of the Infantry Journal, now Army magazine, where he edited more than 50 books, all histories of World War II units. His book Americans: The Story of the 442d Combat Team, was first published in Italy in 1945. The following year an expanded version was released in the United States by Infantry Journal Press. This book is still cited as a reference for researchers. "In the truest sense of the word," he writes of his book, "this is not a history. We have not sufficient perspective in time to evaluate carefully and fully the contribution of the 442d Combat Team.... Neither have we sufficient written data to insure the absolute accuracy of many minute details in the battle reports which make up a large part of this volume." In a review provided by Battery they say of the book: "Major Shirey is too modest. This is a thoughtful, engaging unit history. He is careful not to claim too much, but makes it abundantly clear that these men were determined to fight -- and if necessary die -- for the right to be considered simply Americans. Shirey's record of their sacrifices and accomplishments shows how well they succeeded." He received the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Unit Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge and Medaglia al Valore Militare (Italian). More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1948. Second Printing. 336, illus., maps, appendix, bibliography, notes, index, library bookplate & sticker, marker from bookplate transferred fr flylf. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1948. First Edition. 336, illus., maps, appendix, bibliography, notes, index, board corners bent, DJ somewhat soiled: edges worn, small tears. More
Nashville, TN: Aurora Publishers, Inc., 1977. Hardcover. 272 pages. Illus., maps, damp wrinkling inside boards & flyleaves & to some text pages in lower margins (no stains and no pages stuck). More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1950. First Edition. 256, library bookplate & sticker, marker from bookplate transferred to front flyleaf, spine faded & scuffed, library call # on spine. More
Stuttgart, Germany: 60th Infantry, c. 1945. Approx. 125, profusely illus. (some in color), color endpaper illus., map, color fold-out map, soiling to a few pgs, bds somewhat soiled. More
New York: Bramhall House, 1963. 341, illus., app, index, bds (under DJ) spotted, DJ worn: sm tears, sm pieces missing, larger piece missing at top of DJ spine. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1966. First American Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. [16], 692, [26] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Pencil erasure residue on fep. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, GCB (11 July 1890 – 3 June 1967) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. He was a squadron commander in the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War and served in the Royal Air Force during the inter-war years. During the Second World War Tedder directed air operations in the Mediterranean and North Africa, including Operation Crusader in North Africa. Later Tedder took command of Mediterranean Air Command and was closely involved in the planning of the Allied invasion of Sicily and then the Allied invasion of Italy. When the invasion of France came to be planned, Tedder was appointed Deputy Supreme Commander at Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. After the war he served as Chief of the Air Staff, doubled the size of RAF Fighter Command and implemented arrangements for the 1948 Berlin Airlift. More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1984. 589, rear flyleaf cut out, rough spot ins rear bd, DJ pasted ins bds, red "X" ins fr bd, some wear to DJ. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1985. 1st Ballantine Edition. pocket paperbk, 592, wraps, weakness to front cover, top corner p.2 bent, some darkening to text, covers somewhat worn & creased. More
London: Hutchinson of London, 1958. Presumed First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. xiv, 241, [2] pages. Minor wear and soiling to covers. Endpaper maps with color. Acknowledgments, and Author's Foreword. Includes Part One: The Check; Part Two: The Strategic Reverse; and Part Three: The Battle of the Rhineland. Also includes Maps of the Battle of attrition (endpaper). Battle of the Rhineland (endpaper) ; Schmidt (folding); Heinsberg (Blackcock--folding) , and "Veritable (folding) ." Sources. Index. The Full Story of the Savage, Bloody Battle That Smashed the Siegfried Line. R. W. Thompson served in World War II and was promoted to Captain before he was transferred to the Intelligence Corps for training. After his release from the army he traveled extensively as a war correspondent for the Sunday Times. He attended the Nuremberg trials as a reporter. In 1951 he settled in Suffolk to write full time on military subjects. R. W. Thompson saw the Battle For the Rhine happen. In this book, he reveals the doubts of commanders, and the agony and courage of fighting men in the last great battle that annihilated the German Army. More
New York, N.Y. Ballantine Books, Inc., 1959. Presumed First Printing thus. Mass market paperback. 207, [1] pages. Cover very worn and soiled. Page browning noted. First two pages had become separated and were reglued back in. Includes Part One: The Check; Part Two: The Strategic Reverse; and Part Three: The Battle of the Rhineland. Also includes Maps of the Battle of the Rhineland; The Battle for Schmidt; The Battle for the Rhineland; "Blackcock"; and "Veritable." Sources R. W. Thompson served in World War II and was promoted to Captain before he was transferred to the Intelligence Corps for training. After his release from the army he traveled extensively as a war correspondent for the Sunday Times. He attended the Nuremberg trials as a reporter. In 1951 he settled in Suffolk to write full time on military subjects. R. W. Thompson saw the Battle For the Rhine happen. In this book, he reveals the doubts of commanders, and the agony and courage of fighting men in the last great battle that annihilated the German Army. More
New York: Random House, 1966. Third Printing. 622, illus., endpaper maps, notes, index, tear at DJ spine. More
New York: Random House, 1966. Book Club Edition. 630, endpaper maps, notes, index, weakness to front board, rear board partially separated, DJ worn, torn, & pieces missing. More