Around the World Submerged: The Voyage of the Triton
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962. First Edition. 296, illus., endpaper maps, appendix, DJ somewhat worn/small tears, DJ in plastic sleeve, front DJ flap price clipped. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962. First Edition. 296, illus., endpaper maps, appendix, DJ somewhat worn/small tears, DJ in plastic sleeve, front DJ flap price clipped. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962. Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. xix, [1], 293, [5] pages. Endpaper map. Illustrations. Appendix. Decorative front cover. Ex-library with usual library markings. Small rough spot inside the front board. Large rough spot inside rear flyleaf. Some wear to board & spine edges. Edward Latimer Beach Jr. (April 20, 1918 – December 1, 2002) was a highly decorated United States Navy submarine officer and best-selling author. During World War II, he participated in the Battle of Midway and 12 combat patrols, earning 10 decorations for gallantry, including the Navy Cross. After the war, he commanded the first submerged circumnavigation. Beach's best-selling novel, Run Silent, Run Deep, was made into the 1958 movie by the same name. In March 1947, he was attached to the Atomic Defense Section (OPNAV 36) under Rear Admiral William S. Parsons. He was called to Washington to serve as naval aide to General Omar Bradley, the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in August 1949. From 1953 to 1957, Beach was naval aide to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Beach volunteered to be the coordinator on the White House staff for all plans to protect the president in case of nuclear attack. Since the Secret Service in 1953 did not deem helicopter travel as safe, evacuating the president on short notice was planned by Beach via the Potomac River, several PT boats and a race to meet up with a waiting Navy ship. It was Beach who spearheaded the effort to get First Lady Mamie Eisenhower to christen USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, in 1954. More
New York: Signet, 1953. pocket paperbk, 312, wraps, printing defect--title page through p. 24 missing, extra copy of pp. 289-312 at beginning of book text darkened, covers worn, soiled, and creased, small chips missing at spine. More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1986. First Edition. First Printing. 564, illus., appendix, bibliography, index, slight wear to edges of DJ. More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1986. First Edition. First Printing. 564, illus., appendix, biblio, index, slight wear DJ edges, fr DJ flap creased, some fore-edge soiling. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. First Edition. 312, endpaper maps, roster, ink name and bookplate inside front bd, DJ somewhat scuffed and soiled, small tear in rear DJ. More