The Third Marine Division
Washington, DC: Infantry Journal Press, 1948. First Edition. Approx. 400, profusely illus., color frontis, color maps, fr bd weak, tear at title page hinge, pencil underlining & notes on several pages. More
Washington, DC: Infantry Journal Press, 1948. First Edition. Approx. 400, profusely illus., color frontis, color maps, fr bd weak, tear at title page hinge, pencil underlining & notes on several pages. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1970. First Edition. 368, illus., endppr maps, maps, apps, biblio, index, DJ somewhat soiled & some wear along top & bottom edges, 1st 10 pgs creased. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1970. First Edition. 368, illus., endpaper maps, maps, appendices, bibliography, index, library stamps, pocket, & due slip, small rough spots ins boards. More
Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1976. 93, wraps, footnotes, figures, tables, appendix, some wear to edges of covers and spine. More
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, c1976. First Printing. 23 cm, 93, wraps, footnotes, references, some wear and soiling to covers. Foreword by Kermit Gordon. More
Washington DC: Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center, 1995. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. viii, 49, [3] pages. Illustrated cover. Frontis and other illustrations. Index of authors. This is Naval History Bibliographies, No. 4. Compliments card from the Director of Naval History, William S. Dudley laid in. The purpose of this publication is to encourage understanding and further study of events associated with the rebirth of the American Navy in the 1790s. In comprehending the significance of this milestone in our naval history, one needs to remember that the United States Navy traces its beginnings to the Continental Navy that was established in 1775 at the outset of the American Revolution. Following the winning of American independence, however, our nation elected to have no navy for a period of almost ten years. America's founding fathers included provisions for a navy in the new federal constitution of 1789. But steps to create that service did not occur until the mid-1790s, when America's thriving overseas shipping and trade became targets of attacks and interference. President Washington and Congress recognized the need to restore American defenses at sea. The nation's experiment in doing without a naval force in the years following the American Revolution proved to be entirely unsatisfactory. We learned in this period that the United States needed a navy capable of defending American interests on the high seas. Michael J. Crawford, who heads the Naval Historical Center's Early History Branch, and his associate, Christine F. Hughes, deserve praise for the fine scholarship reflected in this volume. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1955. 414, illus., maps (8 large maps at end of vol. missing), charts, tables, bibliographical note, glossary, index. More
Quantico, VA: Marine Corps Museum, c. 1967. 37, wraps, frontis illus., chronology, appendix, slight wear to covers. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1968. 945, illus., maps, color fold-out maps at end of volume, appendices, index, boards and spine stained and scuffed. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1999. First Printing. 422, illus., index. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1999. First Printing. Hardcover. 422, illus., index, some creasing to top and bottom DJ edges. John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman and politician. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Before joining NASA, Glenn was a distinguished fighter pilot in World War II, China and Korea. He shot down three MiG-15s, and was awarded six Distinguished Flying Crosses and eighteen Air Medals. In 1957, he made the first supersonic transcontinental flight across the United States. His on-board camera took the first continuous, panoramic photograph of the United States. He was one of the Mercury Seven, military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA as the nation's first astronauts. On February 20, 1962, Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, and the fifth person and third American in space. He received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1962, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Glenn was first elected to the Senate in 1974 and served for 24 years, until January 1999. In 1998, while still a sitting senator, Glenn flew on Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-95 mission, making him, at age 77, the oldest person to fly in space and the only person to fly in both the Mercury and the Space Shuttle programs. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1999. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. x, 422 pages. Illustrations. Index. Slight creasing to top and bottom DJ edges. Slight edge soiling. John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a Democratic United States Senator from Ohio. Before joining NASA, Glenn was a distinguished fighter pilot in World War II, the Chinese Civil War and the Korean War. He shot down three MiG-15s, and was awarded six Distinguished Flying Crosses and eighteen Air Medals. In 1957, he made the first supersonic transcontinental flight across the United States. His on-board camera took the first continuous, panoramic photograph of the United States. He was one of the Mercury Seven, military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA as the nation's first astronauts. On February 20, 1962, Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, the third American and fifth person in history to be in space. He received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Glenn was elected to the Senate in 1974 and served for 24 years, until January 1999. Aged 77, Glenn flew on Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-95 mission, making him the oldest person to enter Earth orbit, and the only person to fly in both the Mercury and the Space Shuttle programs. More
New York, N.Y. Jove Books, March 1988. Jove Edition [Stated], Special Action Photo Edition [Stated], First printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. x, [6], 281, [5] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Index. Some wear and sticker residue. Includes Guide to Abbreviation; 63 black and white maps; Prologue; Part 1: Before; Part 2: The First Day; Part III: The Second Day; Part IV: The Third Day; Part V: The Last Day. Also includes 2 appendixes: A Word About Organization; and Medal of Honor Recipients. Navy admirals assured Marine commanders that heavy bombardments would pound the Japanese to coral dust. But tidal conditions had been miscalculated, and Marines without combat experience waded 500 years through knee-deep water into withering enemy gunfire. This is the gripping and explosive story of how the Marines triumphed against impossible odds. Coauthor John E. Lane, a young Marine bugler who stormed the blood-soaked beach, relives with others those first days of intense fighting that changed the course of the war. Eric M. Hammel (June 29, 1946 – August 25, 2020) was a military historian, with a focus on the military campaigns of the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific War, and other military action in World War II as well as military conflicts including the Vietnam War and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Hammel wrote a series of books about World War II Flying Aces but his most influential book was The Root: The Marines in Beirut, August 1982-February 1984 on the subject of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings. John E. Lane was born June 12, 1926. He held a master's degree from Columbia University. During the war, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, as a rifleman, runner, and radioman. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1954. 188, illus., fold-out maps at rear of vol., appendices, bibliography, index, edges of spine worn. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1954. Hardcover. 188 pages, illus., fold-out maps at rear of vol., appendices, bibliography, index, edges of spine worn, rough spot at rear. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1952. 220, illus., fold-out maps, biblio, apps, index, top and bottom edges of spine & corners of bds worn, inscribed by both authors. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1952. 220, illus., fold-out maps, biblio, apps, index, bds sl scuffed & edges of sp worn, ink name ins fr bd, discolor ins bds, lib # sp. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1958. 26 cm, 439, v.1 only of 5-vol. set, illus., maps (some fold-out, color), footnotes, biblio notes, index, usual lib markings, spine faded. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1958. 26 cm, 439, v.1 only of 5-vol. set, illus., maps (some fold-out, color), footnotes, bibliographical notes, index, boards somewhat scuffed. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1975. 89, wraps, illus., maps, notes, bibliography, index, lower corner p. 77 to rear cover creased. More
Greenwich, CT: Brompton, 1990. Third Printing. 192, glossary, index, some edge wear. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1955. 332, illus., maps at end of vol., appendices, bibliography, index, edges of spine worn, discoloration inside front board. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1955. 332, illus., maps at end of vol., apps, biblio, index, edges of spine worn & torn, sl discoloration & ink name inside fr board. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1955. 332, illus., maps at end of vol., apps, biblio, index, rough sp ins fr bd, worn & tears, bds scuffed & plastic coating ripped. More
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1966. Reprint Edition. 332 + maps, illus., maps in separate vol. at end, color endpaper maps, appendices, bibliography, index, spine faded, few library marks. More