Short Straw: Memoirs of Korea
by Peterson, Bernard W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0963187538
- ISBN 13
- 9780963187536
- Seller
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Bumpass, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A.: Chuckwalla Publishing, 1996. First Printing (Stated). . Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Memoirs of a fighter pilot/forward air controller in the Korean War. Inscribed by author on ffep. 398 pages. Shelf wear to dust jacket. Author was a USMCR WW II vet who flew Corsairs in the Pacific. He volunteered to return to active duty in the Korean War. He served two Korean tours, one as a Corsair pilot and one as a Forward Air Controller. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- Bookseller
- The Aviator's Bookshelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026031
- Title
- Short Straw: Memoirs of Korea
- Author
- Peterson, Bernard W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing (Stated).
- ISBN 10
- 0963187538
- ISBN 13
- 9780963187536
- Publisher
- Chuckwalla Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 398
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- AVIATION MILITARY HISTORY KOREAN WAR USMC BIOGRAPHY PILOT NARRATIVE CORSAIR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation-Korean War; Autographed Books;
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