Allies, Pearl Harbor to D-Day
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1982. First Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 500, illus., maps, endpaper maps, bibliography, index, usual library markings, a few rough spots inside front flyleaf. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1982. First Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 500, illus., maps, endpaper maps, bibliography, index, usual library markings, a few rough spots inside front flyleaf. More
New York: Random House, 1967. First Printing. 439, reference notes, index, ink name ins fr bd & fr flylf, small ink scribble fr DJ flap, some wear to top & bottom edges of DJ. 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
Washington DC: United States Army, Center Of Military History, 1993. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. xii, 237, [3] pages. Illustrations. Appendixes {Chronology, Glossary, Dictionary of People, Places, and Terms]. Typo on page xii. Announcement of Publication, 4 pages, folded in half and stapled at the upper left corner, printed on one side laid in. A printed "A Book for Review" card, printed on one side, laid in. Cover has wear around the edges. Corners of some early pages slightly bent. Some ink marks and notations present on verso only. Much of the intelligence obtained by the United States during World War II came from intercepting and deciphering the most secret communications of adversaries. Now, much of the story can at last be told. Book includes 16 pages of added pictures plus a complete added personality index of all names mentioned in the text. For forty years, James L. Gilbert served as the military historian responsible for documenting the role played by intelligence in peacetime and war. He is credited with directing the publication of a series of official histories that traced the development of military intelligence. John Patrick Finnegan graduated magna cum laude from Boston College in 1957. After a period of employment with the National Security Agency and military service in the U.S, Army Counter Intelligence Corps, he received a Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Finnegan taught at several American universities and worked as a military historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History. He is the author of Against the Specter of a Dragon: The Campaign Army Lineage Series: Military Intelligence for American Military Preparedness, 1914-1917. More
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 1308 pages, volume 6 only, illus., maps, footnotes, index, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ in plastic sleeve. 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: Gallery Books, c1988. 29 cm, 184, illus. (some color), bookplate, DJ worn, soiled, and some tears. More
Honolulu, HI: Hawaii Pacific University, 2007. Presumed First Edition, First printing this volume. Hardcover. xiii, [1], 488, [4] pages. Maps (39 maps and drawings). Illustrations (118 photos). Notes. Bibliography. Index. Author signed book sticker on front of DJ. Signed with sentiment on fep. Statement reads Pearl Harbor Thanks for visiting the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. Semper Fideles Jerome T. Hagen BGen. USMC (Ret). Jerome T. Hagen graduated from Syracuse University with his Bachelor of Arts degree. Hagen went on to receive his Master’s degree from the University of Michigan. Hagen enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1952. Hagen was deployed to both Korea and Vietnam. Among several decorations, Hagen awarded the Silver Star for actions as a Lieutenant Colonel during the Vietnam War. He flew 483 combat missions in the A-4 “Skyhawk” aircraft. On February 27, 1971, Operation Lam Son 719, Lieutenant Colonel Hagen took off in his A-4 Skyhawk aircraft to provide close air support. Despite the heavy fire, severely restricted area of maneuverability, and the undaunted reality that an extremely heavy volume of North Vietnamese fire was directed right at him, he fearlessly and with precision, targeted several enemy tanks. As a result, the North Vietnamese were forced to abandon two other tanks and cease their attempt to overrun the base. 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
Detroit, MI: Pettgrew Enterprises, Inc., 1979. Third Printing [stated]. Hardcover. 383, [1] pages. Illustrations. Index. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. Former Chief Petty Officer Joseph D. Harrington served in USS Card (CVE-11) during World War II, and in USS Prairie (AD-15) and USS Helena (CA-75) during the Korean Conflict. He has written many articles for national magazines and is a frequent contributor to the Naval Institute Proceedings. This was to be the first of a trilogy on the service rendered by the Nisei in World War II. 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: Avon, 1987. First Avon Printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. [8], 151, [1] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Minor edge wear noted. Edwin Palmer Hoyt (August 5, 1923 – July 29, 2005) was an American writer who specialized in military history. Until 1958, Hoyt worked in news media, after which he produced non-fiction works. Starting in 1958, Hoyt became a full-time writer , and for a few years (1976 to 1980) he served as a part-time lecturer at the University of Hawaii. In the 40 years since his first publication in 1960, he produced nearly 200 published works. While Hoyt wrote about 20 novels (many published under the pseudonyms Christopher Martin and Cabot L. Forbes), the vast majority of his works are biographies and other forms of non-fiction, with a heavy emphasis on World War II military history. More
New York: Paragon House, 1989. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. x, 274, [4] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Edwin Palmer Hoyt (August 5, 1923 – July 29, 2005) was an American writer who specialized in military history. Until 1958, Hoyt worked in news media, after which he produced non-fiction works. In 1943, Hoyt's father was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as the director of the Domestic Branch, Office of War Information. The younger Hoyt served with the Office of War Information during WWII, from 1943 to 1945. In 1945 and 1946, he served as a foreign correspondent for The Denver Post and the United Press. Edwin Hoyt subsequently worked as an ABC broadcaster, covering the 1948 revolution in Czechoslovakia and the Arab-Israeli conflict. In 1957 he was a television producer and writer-director at CBS, and in 1958 he was an assistant publisher of American Heritage magazine in New York. Starting in 1958, Hoyt became a writer full-time. In the 40 years since his first publication in 1960, he produced nearly 200 published works. More
Peterborough, NH: Windy Row Press, 1970. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. 79, [1] p.; 21 cm. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. Book Club Edition. quarto, 364, v.2 only of the 2-vol. Book Club Edition, illus., bibliography, index, stamp inside front flyleaf, DJ somewhat soiled small chips to DJ edges, tears in rear DJ. Outraged Skies traces the early development of the air war in the Pacific; Wings of Fire chronicles the last days of the Third Reich and the collapse of the Japanese Empire. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. First Edition. Quarto, 147, v.3 only of the 4-vol. trade edition, illus., index, DJ somewhat soiled & stained, some wear to DJ spine edges. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1971. First Edition. Fifth Printing. 29 cm, 207, illus. (some color), map, index, DJ worn, torn, and creased. 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