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, 1998. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xi, [1], 126, [2] pages. Illustrations Pencil notes at rep. This includes a Descriptive List of Illustrations, Foreword, Preface, Historical Overview, Needs and Opportunities for Research and Writing, Select Bibliography of Printed Works (General Works, Background and Preparations, Operations, Special Subjects, and Consequences, Lessons Learned, and Evaluation of the Navy's Performance), and Index of authors. This is Naval History Bibliographies, No. 5. Michael J. Crawford, Ph.D., was the senior historian at the Naval History and Heritage Command and author or editor of books covering the full sweep of American naval history. Mark L. Hayes proudly served in the United States Navy for four years active duty and 20 years as a Naval Historian. Captain Michael Sessions, USNR, as commanding officer of the Center's Reserve Volunteer Training Unit, VTU 0615, prepared the preliminary list of works. John Charles Roach is a Navy artist whose training began with three years of study in Paris at the National Academy of Fine Arts and culminated in a Master’s Degree from the American University. He served in Vietnam and the 7th Fleet as an official Navy Artist to document naval activities in-country and offshore. On active duty in the Naval Reserve he has completed artist assignments depicting the submarine force of the 1980s, Desert Shield and Storm, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Among his private commissions, he designed and sculpted elements of the Navy Memorial in Washington, DC and completed a mural for USS Arizona Visitors Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. More