The story of the men in this brave unit who fought, went hungry, froze, and died, a company that took 150% casualties and considered the Purple Heart a badge of office. The HBO miniseries event produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg based on this story. New foreword by the author. Very slight edgewear. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 336 pages; 28239 View More...
The preeminent chronicle of the most important day in the twentierth century reveals how the original plans for invasion were abandoned, and how ordinary soldiers and officers acted on their own initiative. Above all it is the epic story of men at the most demanding moment of their existence, when the horrors, complexities, and triumphs of life are laid bare. Front cover creased, rear cover has small closed tear along foredge, remainder mark. ; Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 655 pages; 19674 View More...
John Beasant recreates the USS John Barry's fateful voyage and death-defying salvage. With help from the mission's survivors, Beasant resolves a 50-year-old mystery: where was the merchant ship taking its precious cargo? Stalin's Silver is as much a sensational account of politics and intrigue between governments during World War II as it is the story of the world's most valuable and mysterious sunken treasure, and the men who recovered it. ; B&W and color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 216 pages; 28286 View More...
A firsthand account of jungle warfare in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. In the enormous literature of the Second World War, there are surprisingly few accounts of fighting in the southwest Pacific, fewer still by common infantrymen. This memoir, written with a simple and direct honesty that is rare indeed, follows a foot soldier?s career from basic training to mustering out. It takes the reader into the jungles and caves of New Guinea and the Philippines during the long campaign to win the war against Japan. From basic training at Camp Roberts through combat, occupation, a... View More...
One of the most original and important books to be written about the war between Japan and the United States. Winner of the 1986 National Book Critics Circle Award. Clean and tight, no writing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 399 pages; 30592 View More...
"An astonishing account of a little-known American effort to save Italy's vast store of priceless monuments and art during World War II. While American warriors were fighting the length of the country, other Americans were courageously working alongside to preserve the irreplaceable best of Italy's Culture. Read it and be proud of those who were on their own front lines of a cruel war" -- Tom Brokaw. Previous owner's name underlined at pages 300-302, with tiny folded pages. Laid in at this spot are magazine articles and newspaper clippings, as well as a printed note from one of his relatives. ... View More...
Containing both American and Japanese photographs, this book is published to mark the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. The text tells the harrowing personal stories of many of the combatants on both sides, and describes the historical circumstances of the attack, the attack itself and the strategic results. The photographs show Pearl Harbour before, during and after the raid, as it looked to the combatants of both sides. The entire dramatic story, told in over 430 thrilling photos. Previous owner's cataloging label neatly taped to spine. ; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 1... View More...
This bookseller's father was among those captured in that ill-fated invasion. Black mark on bottom edge. A brilliant and fascinating account of the second world war and the crucial military decisions of 1943. This controversial book reveals major Allied miscalculations. Grigg analyzes the delay of the second front within the context of the entire war. For instance, the strategy determined at the summit meeting at Casablanca--to invade sicily and Italy, the "soft underbelly" of Europe--resulted in a tremendous waste of time, lives, money, and effort. ISBN 0809073773.; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" -... View More...
Signed by Eugene J. Adams on title page. His Foreword says: when the author of this book died in 1986, this book was not finished. Having worked with Phillip Katz on this book, I felt a deep obligation to bring his work to its final, well-deserved publication. His research uncovered one of the finest collections of photographs of wartime Philippines ever assemble in one book. Some of the photos have never been published. Rear cover has some minor wear and inside, from the free endpaper, appears some faint pencil scribbles. ; B&W Photographs; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 140 pages; 30787; Signed ... View More...
Color frontispiece, black & white watercolors, lithographs and drawings of Hawaii during 1943, with artist's thoughts. Bump to front board. ; Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 13416 View More...
