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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harpertorch, 2001. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Sailing across the Pacific, the battle-scarred heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis had just delivered a secret cargo that would trigger the end of World War II. Heading westward , she was sunk by a Japanese submarine. In twelve minutes, some 300 men went down with her. More than 900 others spent four horrific days and five nights in the ocean with no water to drink, savaged by a pitiless sun and swarms of sharks. Incredibly, no one knew they were there until a Navy patrol plane accidentally discovered them. In the end, only 316 crewmen survived. How could this have happened -- and why? This updated edition of Abandon Ship!, with a new introduction and afterword by Peter Maas, supplies the chilling answer. A harrowing account of military malfeasance and human tragedy, Abandon Ship! also scrutinizes the role of the U.S. Navy in the disaster, especially the… Read More

New York, Ny: American Heritage, 1966. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This book is the largest, most inclusive single volume picture history of the war ever published. Here the sweep, drama and the tragedy of the war that involved 56 nations are covered with the immediacy and impact that only great pictures can evoke. The vast story unfolds in hundreds upon hundreds of carefully selected picture s and their succinct captions. In planes and foxholes, desert and jungle, on ships and beaches, the constant focus is on the people involved -- leaders, fighters, and victims. (illustrated with 720 pictures -- 92 in color). 640 pages total. Top & bottom of spine & 4 outside corners bumped & rubbed. Bottom edges rubbed. Inside 2nd page at top inside has 2" tear at seam..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1980. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0553138065. True Story. A Bantam War Book. When Ensign Iliff David Richardson, U.S.N., came to the island of Leyte in the Philippines, he had already earned a Silver Star for valor action. But now he was to play the greatest role of his military career. Chief of staff to a ragged guerrilla army of courageous men and women, he lived among them and fought beside them, establishing a vital radio network which became MacArthur's light back to Leyte, while helping keep the savage Japanese conquerors at bay. This is Ri chardson's own story, as told through Ira Wolfert - one of the most dramatic chapters of heartbreak and heroism in the annals of World War II. Book is in nice shape, a light crease on the bottom of t h e front cover and the back cover. ligth rubbing in a couple spots on the edges of cover..

New York, NY: Curtis Books, 1963. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Vintage. Collectible. Red gilt edges. Cover is light green with soldiers running through the water off boats. "By the end of 1943 the Allied campaign in Italy had become a stalemate as German forces stopped the Allied advance cold at Cassino. In a country where the fighting front could be no longer than the eighty-mile width of the Italian peninsula, in a region where rugged mountains impeded maneuvers and favored the defense, in an effort where Allied resources were sharply restricted and winter was looming, prospects for a swift and decisive victory were slim. Battling their way up the Italian mainland promised to be a slow and bloody affair." "In January 1944 the Allies, prodded by an eager Churchill, decided to circumvent the Germans' frontal opposition by making an amphibious landing at Anzio, a small town about an hour's drive from Rome. The resulting four-month… Read More

New York,NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1970. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Incredible story -and even more incredible aftermath of the top secret mission to save London, and possibly New York from Ge rman rockets. The near-suicide mission resulted in supreme heroism (it cost the life of Joe Kennedy, Jr.) - and consequences no one could have forseen. The top & bottom of the back cover outside corners are slightly bumped. The jacket is rubbed quite a bit on the top & bottom of the spine with a 1/2" tear on the back top corner. The jacket back cover 2 outside corners are bumped. All 4 outside c or ners of the jacket are slightly rubbed and the edge of the spine has some rubbing too..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1983. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fifty years after the attack that plunged America into World War II, At Dawn We Slept remains the greatest account of Pearl Harbor ever written. This gripping study scrupulously reconstructs the Japanese attack, from its conception (less than a year before the actual raid) to its lightning execution; and it reveals the true reason for the American debacle: the insurmountable disbelief in the Japanese threat that kept America from heeding advance warnings and caused leaders to ignore evidence submitted by our own intelligence sources. Based on thirty-seven years of intense research and countless interviews, and incorporating previously untranslated documents, At Dawn We Slept is history with the dramatic sweep of a martial epic. At Dawn We Slept tells the complete tale of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor from its inception through its completion, and the aftermath for both sides… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1990. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Collectible. 300 pages. "You can feel yourself in the forest, surrounded by trees - and by death.(Whiting has a superior knack for being able to tell the tale of war from the eyes and minds of the combat soldiers in the field." - Maj. Michael Kirtland. The worst disaster for American Forces during World War II; the Americans were rolling to Victory and the Germans were waiting in the Hurtgen Forest, or as it became known as "The Green Hell". The horror and bloodshed of this six month long hellish experience led to American Forces suffering a 90% casualty rate. It was the fall of 1944. The Americans were driving the Germans back, and the high command tasted victory. Then, in a small dark forest on the Belgian-German border, an extraordinary tragedy unfolded. One by one, American infantry battalions were fed into a fight against entrenched… Read More

New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1988. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 333 pages. The Phillipines, 1943: In the titanic struggle for the Pacific, no front was more vital to the Allied cause. From Mac Arthur's withdrawal, to the Bataan Death March and the ferocious Japanese occupation, thousands of Americans and Filipinos died. But in the jungles, a few stayed alive to fight again. In this remarka b le military memoir, Ray Hunt tells his own harrowing story of escape, survival and the birth of a guerrila fighting force under his command. Given up for dead by his family, a price put on his head by the Japanese, Hunt lived and fought among heroes and traitors, witnessed the suffering and the courage-and made the hard, painful choices of war as he led his ragtag army against the Japanese in L u zo n. Three years later, as the Allies landed, Hunt and his guerrillas were on the front lines again-leading the charge to give the Phillipines back to her… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0060178191. 1st printing. Bottom of spine book & jacket slightly bumped, otherwise as new. In May 1943, Allied sea and air forces won a stunning, dramatic, and vital victory over the largest and most powerful submarine force ever sent to sea, sinking forty-one German U-boats and damaging thirty-seven others. At U-Boat Headquarte rs in Berlin, despondent naval officers spoke of "Black May." It was a defeat from which the German U-Boats never recovered. This, for the first time, is the story of that victory. Numerous black and white photos..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1996. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0399141901. 1st printing. Bottom of spine is slightly bumped. Both outside top tips of jacket are slightly rubbed. And back t op outside corner of jacket has small crease. Bottom front outside corner of jacket has 1/16" tear. Synopsis: It is April 1943, and Marine aviator Cletus Frade, Army demolitions wizard Anthony Pelosi , and communications expert David Ettinger are thrust again into the lethal nest of intrigue that is wartime Buenos Aires. A clandestine German vessel sets sail to resupply submarines to the Souht At l a ntic. as a massive shippment of money earmarked for a postwas Reich makes its way to South America.and a coup designed to topple the government reaches critical mass..

New York, NY: Dale Books, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 268 pages. True WWII Heroism. On May 3rd, 1945, during the bitter battle for Okinawa, 25 kamikaze planes attacked the ships on radar duty off the island. In a fierce 60 minute battle tow ships were sunk and the USS Aaron Ward was set afire from bow to stern by the 10 kamikaze planes that slammed into her. 80 men were killed and more tha n 150 men were wounded. All 25 kamikaze planes were either crashed or were shot down. This is the incredible but absoutely true account of the bravery and heroism of the men and the ships of the Unit e d States Navy. A black marker line on all three side edges of book. 2 small black marker spots on front cover outside edge. Some light browning of page borders. Spine is nice and tight..

New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A battle to the death in North Africa. In one of the most widely praised war books ever written, Major Robert Crisp, a brave tank warrior, tells the astounding story of the desert war in North Africa: how the plucky and gallant British Desert Army, outnumbered and facing superior arms, outfought the mighty legions of Rommel, and eventually defeated the Desert Fox and his famous Afrika Korps. 233 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom of spine and 4 outside corner tips. A 1" & a 1/4" crease on front cover across the bottom right corner. Discard imprinted on top & bottom gilt with 1.86 stamped on top gilt..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 238 pages. 11 photos. The most fantastic break in World War II, the capture intact of the great Ludendorf bridge across the Rhine saved th ousands of American lives and opened the invasion of Hitler's Germany. The Bridge at Remagen is the full account of the surprise victory that stunned the German army - the dramatic story of a handful of American infantry soldiers and tank troops who boldly accepted a great risk and changed the course of history! Spine and spine front edge is creased. Store stamp on bottom corner of FFep..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1971. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 2nd printing. 464 pages. The true full-length account of espionage and intrigue that led to the attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941. Before the J apanese Commnader signaled "Tora, Tora, Tora".This story had to take place. The Broken Seal. Here is the inside true story behind Pearl Harbor, the dramatic, top-secret story of the hidden war - the war of wits between Amreican and Japanese code breakers - which reached its tragic and historic climax on Dec. 7, 1941! Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside e dges. Spine is creased..

Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-671-68425-6. Setting is France, May, 1944--just one month from D-Day. The allies are trying to discover the gun placements o f the Nazis' Atlantic Wall in order to save lives of the invasion force. The Germans have planned a conference in which Rommel will attend. The allies plan to have a beautiful young woman infiltrate t he conference in order to spy and report the results--but she is disabled and her twin sister is asked to take the assignment. The trouble is that twin sister is not a spy and must be trained to tak e on the identity of her sister in order to complete the mission..

New York, NY: Dell Publishing Co. 1958. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Collectible. Vintage. #C107. From El Alamein to the breaching of the Siegfried Line, here are the major battles, unforgettably recorded by the men who fought them. From the over-all view of grand strategy to the fox-hole view of the individual rifleman, these authoritative accounts recreate with immediacy and in full dimension the historic battle for Europe. "The Chase of the Bismarck; Behind Rommel's Lines; Attack at El Alamein; Raid on Regensburg; The Battle for Cassino; Anzio to rome; Air Drop on Normandy; Omaha Beach; breakout at ST. Lo; The Huertgen Forest; Bastogne; The Capture of remagen Bridge; Smashing the Siegfried Line and other battles. Complete with maps and running commentary. 382 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom of spine and 4 outside corner tips. Spine has a crease down it. Above 'Combat' on front cover there is a few ink intials… Read More

New York,NY: Ballantine Books, 1963. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 5th printing. When Otto Skorzeny, with a handful of German Special Troops, snatched Mussolini from an "impenetrable" mountain prison, he a stounded the world - and gave a striking demonstration of the new warfare which extends beyond the lines of battle, beyond even the "rules of war." "Charles Foley tells here the complete story of Ott o Skorzeny, who was certainly one of the greatest adventurers of World War II. And while the Mussolini episode is the most famous of Skorzeny's exploits it was by no means the most significant milita r i ly or politically. 180 pages. This book is in nice shape. Top & bottom of spine is slightly rubbed along with 2 spots on edge of spine and the top front outside tip of corner. A very light crease on the front cover next to spine and a very ligth crease on the back cover top outside corner. The spine is strong like a new book..

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1973. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 3rd Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Author was nineteen when he made the night jump into Normandy with the 506th Parachute Regiment. Currahee! is his story of the five days and nights of fighting that raged behind the beaches - a young soldier's first exposure to the overwhelming shock of combat, and the only first hand narrative of D-Day by a paratrooper that we are ever likely to have. 189 pages. Some rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine has a crease down it. Multiple creases on the front and rear cover down the length of the book next to spine edge. A 1" crease on front cover across the top right corner. Rear cover has a 3" crease across the bottom left corner. Prev. bookstore stamp on Ffep and 2nd page. Prev. owners initals on FFep. 'R' in ink on front cover..

New York, NY: Zebra Books, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Minute-by-minute, blunder-by-blunder, the icredible inside-story of what really happened at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 - the day of "America's Waterloo." This book outlines the series of mistakes that led to the horrific loss of American life in Pearl Harbor. Eyewitness interviews and extensive research. 8 pages of black-and-white photographs. The cover shows a ship being blown to pieces as 3 Japanese planes fly away. 283 pages. Some light rubbing on front edges of spine and outside edges of front cover. Spine is creased. Original bookstore name & address stamped on FFep..

New York, NY: William Morrow, 2000. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. When Bob Greene went home to central Ohio to be with his dying father, it set off a chain of events that led him to knowing his dad in a way he never had before, thanks to a quiet man who lived just a few miles away and changed the history of the world. In 1945, Paul Tibbets had piloted a plane called Enola Gay to the Japanese city of Hiroshima, where he dropped the atomic bomb. On the morning after the last meal Greene ever ate with his father, he went to meet Tibbets. What developed was an unexpected friendship that allowed Greene to discover things about his father, and his father's generation of soldiers, that he had never fully understood before. 295 pages. Top & bottom of spine bumped on book and jacket. 2" crease on paper on the inside of front cover. Dust jacket 2 top outside corners are bumped and rubbed. Indentations of scratches on front cover of jacket but no… Read More