Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, 1959. First Edition. 251, illus., endpaper maps, roster, index, sm stains to a few pgs, some soiling fore-edge, DJ in plastic sleeve, some DJ edge wear. More

New York: The New American Library, 1959. Second Paperbk Printing. Pocket paperbk, 172, wraps, illus., index, text has darkened, covers slightly soiled, some wear to cover/spine edges. More

New York: Quill, [1987], c1985. 1st Quill Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 588, wraps, illus., footnotes, bookplate residue on front endpaper, crease in rear cover Story of Matthew Ridgway, the development of airborne warfare, and his command of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions in World War II. The emphasis is on the battlefield, including Salerno, Naples, Anzio, Normandy,Market-Garden, Ardennes, and the crossing of the Rhine. More

New York: Berkley Pub. Corp. 1973. Presumed first pbk edition/first printing. Mass-market paperback. 280, [8] p. illus. 18 cm. Illustrations. More

New York: Times Books, 1987. First edition. Stated. Hardcover. xv, 1136 p. Endpaper maps. Maps. Illustrations. Footnotes. Sources. Notes. Index. More

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1975. First/Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. 1072, boxed book, illus., maps, appendices, sources, index, p. 1035 quite wrinkled, a few pages creased, box edges worn. Bookplate inside front board. Clay Blair Jr. (May 1, 1925 – December 16, 1998) was an American journalist and author, best known for his books on military history. He served on the fleet submarine Guardfish (SS-217) in World War II and later became editor-in-chief of The Saturday Evening Post. He assisted General Omar Bradley in the writing of his autobiography, A General's Life. Blair wrote two dozen history books and hundreds of magazine articles. His last book was Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunted, 1942–1945, which followed Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1939–1942. Blair's history of the Korean War The Forgotten War: America in Korea, 1950–1953 is considered one of the definitive historical works on the war. Blair wrote Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan, considered the definitive work on the Pacific submarine war. More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. First Edition. 338, illus., endpaper maps, source notes, index, marker inside front flyleaf, weakness to front board repaired poorly with tape. More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 318, [2] pages. Illus., endpaper maps, source notes, index, DJ somewhat soiled and has tear. Return From the River Kwai tells the harrowing tale of about 2200 of those soldiers who were selected because they were healthier than the others to be sent to Japan for work in the factories there. While en route the ships they sailed on, the Kachidoki Maru and Rakuyo Maru, were torpedoed and sunk by American submarines who weren't aware that they carried human cargo. The men who survived spent as much as a week floating in the ocean before being rescued by those same submarines. This book tells the firsthand accounts of their experiences and the hardships they endured, from the terrible conditions in POW camps and the difficulties of staying afloat and sane in a vast ocean, to the joys of being rescued and returned to society. The Blairs have done a terrific job of putting together the individual accounts and historical documents that form one of the extraordinary stories of surviving the brutal conditions of war. Unpleasant details are not left out either, although they are told with a sense of dignity. Intertwined with the record of the survivors is the story told by the men on the submarines, who played such an important role in rescuing the stranded men. More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 752 pages. Endpaper Maps. Illustrations. Sources. Notes. Index. DJ, has some wear, and is in a plastic sleeve. Price clipped. Inscribed, on fep, by Clair Blair to noted broadcaster Hal Bruno. Clay Blair, Jr. (May 1, 1925 – December 16, 1998) was a historian, known for his books on military history. He served on the fleet submarine Guardfish (SS-217) in World War II and later became editor-in-chief of The Saturday Evening Post. He assisted General Omar Bradley in the writing of his autobiography, A General's Life (1983), published after the general's death. Blair wrote two dozen history books and hundreds of magazine articles. His last book was Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunted, 1942–1945 (1998), which followed Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1939–1942 (1996). Blair's history of the Korean War The Forgotten War: America in Korea, 1950–1953 (1987) is considered one of the definitive historical works on the war. His work was notable for his criticism of American political and military leaders. Blair also wrote extensively on the submarine war of World War II, notably in the bestselling Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan (1975), considered the definitive work on the Pacific submarine war. More