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

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

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