Fighting Ships of World Wars One and Two
New York: Crescent Books, c1976. 31 cm, 255, illus. (some color), maps, diagrams, index. More
New York: Crescent Books, c1976. 31 cm, 255, illus. (some color), maps, diagrams, index. More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1992. First Edition. First Printing. 485, illus., footnotes, appendices, index. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1989. Reprint Edition. 26 cm, 593, illus., fold-out color maps, footnotes, tables, chart, bibliographical note, glossary, index. More
Tokyo, Japan: Takeyama Associates, 1989. 88, wraps, map, text is in Japanese and English. More
New York: William Morrow, 1994. Fifth Printing. Trade paperback. 416, wraps, tables, Timeline. Recommended Reading. Index. Contains more than 300 separate items. The book exposes the dark, irreverent, misunderstood, and often tragicomic aspects of military operations during World War II. James F. Dunnigan (born 8 August 1943) is an author, military-political analyst, Defense and State Department consultant, and wargame designer currently living in New York City. Dunnigan regularly lectures at military and academic institutions, such as the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group, in Newport, Rhode Island. Albert A. Nofi (born January 6, 1944), is an American military historian, defense analyst, and designer of board and computer wargaming systems. In 1999 Nofi became a research analyst with the Center for Naval Analyses, where he worked with game theorist Peter P. Perla. Nofi was the CNA field representative to the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group, in Newport, Rhode Island, from 2001 until mid-2005, before returning to CNA. More
Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute, 1955. Hardcover. 266 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Endpaper maps. Appendices. Index, usual library markings, some soiling inside boards & flyleaves, spine faded. Mitsuo Fuchida (3 December 1902 – 30 May 1976) was a Japanese captain in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service and a bomber aviator in the Japanese navy before and during World War II. He is perhaps best known for leading the first wave of air attacks on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Working under the overall fleet commander, Vice Admiral Ch ichi Nagumo, Fuchida was responsible for the coordination of the entire aerial attack. Masatake Okumiya (July 27, 1909 – February 22, 2007[1][2]) was a historian and lieutenant general in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. In 1937, he participated in the attack on the USS Panay. Okumiya wrote extensively on Japan's role in World War II. He co-wrote Midway: The Battle that Doomed Japan; the Japanese Navy's Story. He co-wrote, with Horikoshi and Caidin, an account of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, titled Zero! More
New York: St. Martin's Press [Thomas Dunne Books], 2008. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xi, [1], 369, [3] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed by Newt on fep to Bob Beckel!!! DJ has some wear and soiling. Some page soiling and rippling. Newton Leroy Gingrich (born Newton Leroy McPherson; June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author from the state of Georgia who served as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented Georgia's 6th congressional district from 1979 until 1999. Gingrich won election to the United States House of Representatives in November 1978, the first Republican in the history of Georgia's 6th congressional district to do so. He served as House Minority Whip, and Speaker of the House. Gingrich was a major leader in the Republican victory in the 1994 congressional election. In 1995, Time named him "Man of the Year". As House Speaker, Gingrich oversaw passage of welfare reform and a capital gains tax cut. The poor showing by Republicans in the 1998 Congressional elections, and pressure from Republican colleagues, resulted in Gingrich's resignation from the speakership on November 6, 1998. Since leaving the House, Gingrich has worked as a political consultant. He has written or co-authored 27 books. More
New York: MetroBooks, 2000. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 10.25 inches by 10.25 inches. Suggested Reading. 128 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Selected Military and Ship Museums. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. This is one of the World War II Chronicles series. World War II was the defining conflict of the twentieth century. This illustrated series, written and edited by esteemed military historians, takes readers back in history to the years between 1939 and 1945, when land, sea, and sky were filled with the sounds of battle as Axis and Allied forces fought on every front. Covering both the details and significance of the events of the war, this series includes numerous illustrations, maps, and photographs. An insightful introduction to each volume by series editor Roger Cirillo places each aspect of the war in context. The authors are writers, researchers, and photographers who specialize in military, transportation, and law enforcement subjects, with more than fifty books to their credit. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947. Second Printing. 310, illus., endpaper maps, index, sticky spot ins fr bd, boards scuffed, stain on front board, some wear to edges of bds & spine. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947. 310, illus., endpaper maps, index, price sticker inside rear board, boards scuffed, edges of boards & spine worn. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947. First Edition. 310, illus., endpaper maps, index, board & spine scuffed, some wear to edges of boards and spine. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1961. Presumed first edition/first printing. This is an original pub. Mass-market paperback. [6], 311, [1] p. Illustrations. Maps. Nomenclature of Japanese Warships. More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1942. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. 416 pages. Oversized book, measuring 12 inches by 8-1 inches, and 8 inches by 12 inches. Cover worn and top part of spine missing. Name of previous owner written in ink inside the front free end paper. Includes Acknowledgments and Introduction. Also includes chapters on World War II Began in Manchuria, 1931; The Black Dragons of Japan; Japan's Plot for Conquest; The Rise of Hitler; The Men Behind Hitler; Nazi Sub-Fuhrers; Mussolini Defies the League and Grabs Ethiopia; Mussolini: Governor by Gag; Hitler Takes the Saar; Hitler Secretly Rearms the Reich, Defies the League; Hitler Grabs the Rhineland; Democracy Fights Back In Spain; Japan Attempts to Swallow All China; The End of Austria; Hitler Defies the World...; Look at the Danger in Which We Stand; Masterminds of Appeasement; The Sinking of the U.S.S. Panay; Hitler Demands Danzig; The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact; The Invasion of Poland; Nineteen Day Blitz; Poland's Exports: Oil and Ham; and much more. Journalist, editor, and author. Henderson is best remembered for his important 1993 collaborative effort with Romare Bearden, A History of African-American Artists. He was a regular contributor to magazines such as Collier's, Readers Digest, and Harper's, writing on everything from jazz to racism in politics. During the 1970s, he edited the Medical Tribune and Hospital Tribune, while working as editor in chief for the World Wide Medical Press. Henderson was also the coauthor of War in Our Time: Beginning with the Invasion of Manchuria by the Japanese (1942) and Your Inner Child of the Past (1963). More
New York: Walker and Company, 1990. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xii, [2], 176, [2] pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. DJ has a corner clipped, but price corner is present. "With Compliments of the Author" slip laid in. Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler, a married couple who have written numerous books together, were drawn to this story of great writers inspiring each other collaboratively. Their most recent novel, In Darkness, Death, won a 2005 Edgar Award. 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
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 269, illus. with 16 pages of plates, references, appendices, index. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1985. Second Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. 596 pages. Co-Author's Notes. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Edwin Thomas Layton (April 7, 1903 – April 12, 1984) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Layton is most noted for his work as an intelligence officer during WWII. Layton was in charge of all intelligence in the Pacific Ocean area. Layton was a champion of using code-breaking information in war planning operations. Layton's book describes how Kimmel and his army counterpart at Pearl Harbor, General Walter C. Short, the commanders there, were scapegoats for failures by higher-ups in Washington, D.C. The late Admiral Layton, who was the fleet intelligence officer for Admiral Nimitz through out World War II, describes the breakdown in the intelligence process prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and shares his experiences witnessing feuding among high-level naval officers in Washington that contributed to Japan's successful attack. Roger Pineau entered the Navy in 1942 and spent most of World War II at the Naval Communications Annex in Washington, where he worked in code-breaking operations. In 1947, he became an assistant to Samuel E. Morrison, a Harvard University historian and Navy rear admiral who wrote the official Navy history of World War II. John Edward Costello (1943-1995) was a British military historian, who wrote about World War I, World War II and the Cold War. He then worked as a director and scriptwriter for the BBC before writing on military history. More
New York: Bantam Books [Bantam Air & Space Series], 1991. First Bantam Printing [Stated]. Mass market paperback. xix, [3], 374, [4] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Tabular Information. Slight wear to cover. Masatake Okumiya (July 27, 1909 – February 22, 2007) was a historian and lieutenant general in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Okumiya graduated from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1930. He was commissioned an ensign in April 1932, received his wings in November 1933 as a naval aviator, and was promoted to sub-lieutenant in the same month. In 1937, he participated in the attack on the USS Panay. Promoted to lieutenant-commander in October 1941, Okumiya served throughout World War II, including on the aircraft carrier Ry j and with the 2nd Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During 1942–1943, he served as chief of staff of the 26th Naval Air Squadron, and was appointed to a staff post in August 1944. He was promoted to his final rank of commander in November 1944. At the end of the war, Okumiya was interrogated by Allied intelligence officers, after which he was demobilized. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1981. Seventh Printing [stated]. Hardcover. xvi, 873, [7] pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Maps. Appendices (including Notes, Source Material, Selected Bibliography). Index. Gordon William Prange (July 16, 1910 – May 15, 1980) was the author of several World War II historical manuscripts which were published by his co-workers after his death in 1980. Prange was a professor of history at the University of Maryland from 1937 to 1980 with a break of nine years (1942–1951) of military service in the United States Navy during World War II, and in the postwar military occupation of Japan, when he was the Chief Historian in General Douglas MacArthur's staff. It was during this time that Prange collected material from and interviewed many Japanese military officers, enlisted men, and civilians, with the information later being used in the writing of his books. Several became New York Times bestsellers, including At Dawn We Slept, The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor and Miracle at Midway. Prange's 1963 Tora! Tora! Tora!, published in the November and December issues of Reader's Digest, and later expanded into At Dawn We Slept, portrayed the attack on Pearl Harbor, and is credited as the basis for the screenplay of the film Tora! Tora! Tora!, which was produced in 1970, while Prange took a leave of absence from the University of Maryland to serve as the technical consultant during its filming. His extensive research into the attack on Pearl Harbor was the subject of a Public Broadcasting Service television program in 2000, Prange and Pearl Harbor: A Magnificent Obsession, and was acclaimed "a definitive book on the event" by The Washington Post. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1981. First Printing. 873, illus., maps, appendices, biblio., index, small tears to DJ, very good condition except large erased area to frontis. More
New York: Penguin Books, 1983. Third Penguin Printing. 873, wraps, illus., maps, appendices, bibliography, index, text has darkened, some soiling to covers. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1986. First Printing. 699, illus., map, charts, notes, appendices, bibliography, index, slight soiling & small tears to DJ spine. More
Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1982. First Printing [Stated]. Leatherette. 175, [1] pages. Color endpapers. Maps. Illustrations (some with color). Bibliography. Index. Decorative front cover. This is one of The Epic of Flight series, edited by Jim Hicks. Clark G. Reynolds was the curator of the museum aircraft carrier U.S.S. Yorktown at Patriots Point, South Carolina and had taught at the U.S. Naval Academy. Dr. Clark Gilbert Reynolds, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (December 11, 1939 – December 10, 2005) was an historian of naval warfare, with an interest in the development of U.S. naval aviation. He made contributions to the fields of world history, strategic history, and the history of maritime civilizations. Reynolds went on the Duke University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1964. Reynolds began his career at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1964–1968. He then went to the University of Maine. From 1976 to 1978, he was Professor at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point New York. For most of the decade between 1978 and 1988, he was an independent scholar, working as the curator and historian at the Patriot's Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1988, he was appointed professor of history and served as chairman of the History Department. In 1999, he was appointed Distinguished Professor and served in that capacity until his retirement in 2002. E. T. Wooldridge, Jr, the Curator for Aeronautics at the National Air and Space Museum was a consultant on this volume. He was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and was a fighter pilot aboard several aircraft carriers, including the U.S.S. Independence and the U. S. S. Enterprise. More
New York: W. Funk, Inc., [1942]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 634, diagrams, endpapers discolored, some wear to boards, lettering on boards somewhat faded. More