n.p. n.p., c. 1943. Quarto, approx. 50, wraps, profusely illus. (many in color), large tears at spine, large pc missing r cover, pgs warped (some pgs stuck). More

Pleasantville, NY: The Reader's Digest, 1980. Wraps. 234 p. Includes illustrations. Some illustrations in color. More

New York, NY: Walker & Company, 2000. Fourth Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. Glued binding. 96 p. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Foreword by Roy O. Hawthorne. Navajo Code Talkers tells the story of this special group, who proved themselves to be among the bravest, most valuable, and most loyal of American soldiers during World War II. On the Pacific front during World War II, strange messages were picked up by American and Japanese forces on land and at sea. The messages were totally unintelligible to everyone except a small select group within the Marine Corps: the Navajo code talkers-a group of Navajos communicating in a code based on the Navajo language. This code, the first unbreakable one in U.S. history, was a key reason that the Allies were able to win in the Pacific. 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

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, c1983. First? Edition. First? Printing. 26 cm, 453, illus., some wear to cover, edges somewhat soiled, DJ somewhat soiled and edges somewhat worn: some tearing. 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

Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1976. 93, wraps, footnotes, figures, tables, appendix, some wear to edges of covers and spine. More

New York: St. Martin's Press, c1988. First Edition. 22 cm, 264, illus. Foreword by Senator John McCain. More

New York: Crescent Books, 1991. Presumed First Edition thus. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Quarto, 128 pages. Profusely illustrated (color). DJ has slight wear and soiling. Roy Braybrook is a highly regarded aviation writer who has worked in the aeronautical business for over thirty years. Having worked for Hawker Siddley Aviation from 1958, he became a full-time aviation writer upon leaving British Aerospace in 1980. Roy Braybrook has authored many titles for Osprey, including Osprey Aerospace: Soviet Combat Aircraft: The Four Generations. More

New York: Berkley Books, c1996. Trade Paperbk Edition. First Printing. 23 cm, 336, wraps, illus., maps. More

New York: Viking Press, 1945. Book Club Edition. 21 cm, 378, DJ fragment present. A Marine's adjustment to civilian life after service in World War II. More

New York: Hyperion Press, 1943. 128, profusely illus. (some in color), boards scratched, edges of spine worn. More

Washington, DC: United States Army, Center of Military History, 1993. Commemorative Edition. Trade paperback. xx, [2], 505 pages, wraps, illus., maps (including 7 color maps in separate map envelope), charts, tables, bibliographical note, glossary, index. Philip A. Crowl (1914-1991) was a military historian who taught at universities and conducted research for the United States government, and also served as an intelligence officer. He earned a doctorate in history from Johns Hopkins University in 1942. He served in the United States Navy, serving from 1942 to 1945 in the Pacific and reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. He was an assistant professor of history from 1945 to 1949. In 1949, Crowl became a civilian historian for the Office of the Chief of Military History of the United States Army in Washington, D.C., and remained in that position until 1957. He then became an intelligence officer for the United States Department of State, serving to 1967. He published many works on military history during this period of his career, including The U.S. Marines and Amphibious War with J. A. Isley (1951), Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls with E. G. Love (1955), and Campaign in the Marianas (1961). He made his last career move in 1973, becoming the Ernest J. King Professor of History and chair of the department of strategy at the U. S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He retired professor emeritus in 1980. More