"A Careless Word ... a Needless Sinking " A History of the Staggering Losses Suffered by the U. S. Merchant Marine, Both in Ships and Personnel, During World War II
by Moore, Capt. Arthur
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About This Item
E-267: American Merchant Marine Museum, 1990. Very Good. 1983. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by American Merchant Marine Museum, King's Point, NY. 1984. 560 pgs. Signed and inscribed by the author on the FFEP. 2nd Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is chipped to top edge of the DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The first documented account under one cover of the catastrophic losses suffered by the American flag Merchant Fleet during WW II. EB; 11.0 X 8.8 X 2.0 inches; 552 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Title
- "A Careless Word ... a Needless Sinking " A History of the Staggering Losses Suffered by the U. S. Merchant Marine, Both in Ships and Personnel, During World War II
- Author
- Moore, Capt. Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- American Merchant Marine Museum, 1990
- Place of Publication
- E-267
- Date Published
- 1983
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