Assault On The Liberty: The True Story Of The Israeli Attack On An American Intelligence Ship by Ennes Jr., James M - 1979

New York, NY: Random House, 1979 Random House, New York. 1979. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good +; bumping to lower tips; light shelfwear to board bottom edges. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($14.95); bumping to head, tail, and tips; closed tear on top of front panel; light rubbing to panels. Gray paper over boards with cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 299 pp 8vo. In June, 1967, jet aircraft and motor torpedo boats of Israel brutally assaulted an American naval vessel, the USS Liberty, in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea. Thirty-four men died and 172 were wounded. The author was an officer on the bridge when the attack started and subsequently spent many years researching and documenting this meticulous account of the attack and the cover-up that followed. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

New York: Randon House, 1979. 299 pages. Illustrated. Signed and inscribed on the title page as "Jim Ennes". Signed again above the printed name of the author, "James M. Ennes, Jr." Light soiling and foxing along page edges, several tears along the edge of the dust jacket. From the dust jacket: "In June 1967, jet aircraft and motor torpedo boats of Israel brutally assaulted an American naval vessel, the USS Liberty, in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula i n the Mediterranean Sea. The attack was preceded by more than six hours of intense low-level surveillance by Israeli photo-reconnaissance aircraft, which buzzed the intelligence ship thirteen times, sometimes flying as low as 200 feet directly overhead. The carefully orchestrated assault that followed was initiated by high-performance jet aircraft, was followed up by slower and more maneuverable jets carrying napalm, and finally turned over to lethal torpedo boats, which blasted a forty-foot hold in the… Read More

New York: Random House. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1979. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 299 pp. .

Random House, New York. 1979. Hardcover (approx 6.5 x 9.5 inches (17 x 24 cm)), 299 pages. Reprint. Book and dust jacket (dj) are in Good+ condition. Possible ex-library copy, however, there are no external or internal library markings. The possible ex-library assumption is based on fact that the dj is protected in an archival book jacket cover that is taped to the boards at the top/bottom of inside flaps. There is a small, faint blue stain on the bottom of the front pastedown and free page. The dj is not price-clipped, shows price of $13.95. Weight: 720g.

New York: Random House. Hardcover. 1979. 8vo 299pp . Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. B&W Illustrations. Neatly rubber-stamped on front free endpaper: " Compliments of U. S. S. Liberty Veterans Association...". DJ lightly worn .Describes a 1967 incident where jet aircraft and torpedo boats of Israel brutally assaulted American naval vessel USS Liberty .

Random House, 1979-12-12. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

very minor staining to edges ofdj. Book and pages crisp and clean.

Random House. Very Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1979. Hard Cover. 0394505123 (R205) .

NY: RANDOM H0USE. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY RICK AIMETTI "TO LOU & SUE, THANKS FOR REMEMBERING THE LIBERTY & HER CREW." MENDED TEAR TO DJ. . VG+. Hardcover. 1979.