Flying with the Marine Corps
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
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 Association, Inc., 1974. Wraps. 264 p. Includes illustrations. Some illustrations in color. More
Pleasantville, NY: The Reader's Digest, 1980. Wraps. 234 p. Includes illustrations. Some illustrations in color. More
New York, NY: Walker & Company, 2000. Trade paperback. Glued binding. 96 p. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Ex-library. Usual library markings. Cover has some wear and soiling. 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
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
New York: Longmans, Green and Company [The Ward Ritchie Press], 1940. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. 282, [2] pages. Includes illustrations (some with color). Illustrated on endpaper. Occasional footnotes. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. Foreword by Commander Leland P. Lovette, U.S.N. 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: William Morrow and Company, 1981. Book Club Edition. 269, glossary, bookplate ins fr flylf, clippings pasted ins front & rear bds & rear flylf, DJ soiled & edges worn: sm tears, tape. 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
Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, 1967. First Printing. 117, profusely illus. (some in color), lib stamps, pocket, & due slip, some soiling & minor creasing to text, tape stains ins fly. 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
New York: St. Martin's Press, c1988. First Edition. 22 cm, 264, illus. Foreword by Senator John McCain. More
New York: Orion Books, c1990. First Edition. 24 cm, 248, illus., map, usual library markings. 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: W. Morrow, c1992. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 282, illus., slight wear and sticker residue to DJ. 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
Pensacola, FL: Gold Coast History and Humanities Conference, 1978. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. xvi, 178, [2] pages. Illustrated cover. Illustrations. Maps. Index by Polly Coker. Cover has some wear and soiling. The proceedings are organized into three sections: The Foreign Military, The United States Military, and Military Education on the Gulf Coast. There are articles on the Military Organization of French Colonial Louisiana, on the Militia System of Spanish Louisiana, and on the British Soldier on the Gulf Coast. There are also articles on the United States Marines, Army and Navy on the Gulf Coast, along with a historical sketch of the Naval Air Station Pensacola and the Training and Testing at Elgin Field in World War II. In the last section there is an overview of education and training in the military as well as articles on army developments in training and manpower technologies and Air Force Education and Training. More
Harrisburg, PA: Military Service Publishing, 1955. Third Edition. 608, illus., tables, appendices, glossary, index, boards somewhat scuffed, small white marks rear bd, ink names ins fr bd & flylf. More
New York: Hyperion Press, 1943. 128, profusely illus. (some in color), boards scratched, edges of spine worn. 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, 1960. First Printing. 505, illus., maps (incl. 8 large maps at rear of vol. ), charts, tables, bibliographical note, glossary, index. More