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Hey, Mac, Where Ya Been? Living Memories of the U.S. Marines in the Korean War
by Henry Berry
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0312017723
- ISBN 13
- 9780312017729
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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NZ$20.21NZ$14.14
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1988 St. Martin's Press, New York. 1988. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. Book is tight square, and unmarked; former owner blind stamp on half title page. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumping to head and heel of spine; small smudge on text fore edge. DJ: VG; tip wear and small missing piece on front at fold; chipping to fold edges and spine head and foot. Gray boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine. 330 pp. In this vivid, candid, and often stirring oral of the Korean War, the toughest fighters of all, members of the US Marines, recount their experiences from the first amphibious landings at Pusan to the signing of the armistice. A very presentable copy in Brodart mylar.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002162
- Title
- Hey, Mac, Where Ya Been? Living Memories of the U.S. Marines in the Korean War
- Author
- Henry Berry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0312017723
- ISBN 13
- 9780312017729
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- KOREAN WAR, TED WILLIAMS, US MARINES, USMC, PUSAN LANDINGS, AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS IN KOREA, CHINESE TROOPS, ARMISTICE, PEACE TREATY, NORTH RED CHINA, SOUTH INCHON, CHOSIN RESERVOIR, MASH, MOBILE HOSPITAL UNITS.
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- Memoirs;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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