HIGGINS, DAVID R.

The Roer River Battles Germany's Stand at the Westwall 1944-45

Philadelphia, PA: Casemate Publishers, 2010. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1935149296. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "During World War II, Operation Grenade was the crossing of the Roer river between Roermond and Düren by the U. S. Ninth Army, commanded by Lieutenant General William Hood Simpson, in February 1945, which marked the beginning of the Allied invasion of Germany. On 9 February, the U. S. Ninth Army—operating under Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group since the Battle of the Bulge—was to cross the Roer and link up with the Canadian First Army, under Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar, coming from the Nijmegen area of the Netherlands in Operation Veritable, which had started at 05: 00 on 8 February. However, once the Canadians had advanced, the Germans opened the sluice gates of upstream dams (Rur Dam and Urft Dam). This stopped the Americans from crossing as planned. It had been anticipated that the Germans would try to do this, and that General Omar Bradley's U. S. 12th Army Group could capture them in time to stop the flooding. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41379

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 1935149296 World War II David R. Higgins Westwall Roer River Battle

HINCKLEY, TED C.

War, Wings, and a Western Youth 1925-1945

Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, Inc, 1996. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1571970096. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has two small edge tears to the top front panel. "Ted C. Hinckley was born in New York City in 1925 and received his public school education in Pasadena, CA. He fought with the United States Navy’s Torpedo Squadron 6 during World War II. Hinckley received his BA from Claremont McKenna College, graduating in its first four-year class in 1950. While there he married Scripps student Caryl Chesmore to whom he remained happily devoted for over fifty years. Hinckley later received a BS from Northwest Missouri State University and then an MA from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Hinckley was awarded a PhD in History from Indiana University in 1961. Hinckley taught History at San Jose State University for thirty-one years. During and after his tenure at the university, Hinckley traveled the globe with teaching assignments in Europe, Latin America, Alaska, Micronesia, and as a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Gadja Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Hinckley and his wife happily retired to Lake Whatcom near Bellingham, WA. During his retirement, he spent many years as a shipboard history teacher with United States Navy's PACE program. Among Hinckley's publications are diverse anthologies and three scholarly volumes on America's nineteenth century Alaskan frontier. He also wrote many scripts and screenplays, as well as a children’s book." (archives West). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 39044

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 1571970096 World War II Ted C. Hinckley Biography Aviation World war II

HOGG, IAN V.

Barrage the Guns in Action

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0345021126. Trade PB. B&W Photographs; This is a trade sized papeback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The bottom front spine joint has a small edge tear, along with some wrinkling / bumping. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good .

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Book number: 49588

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0345021126 World War II Ian V. Hogg Military Guns Ballantine's Illustrated History Of World War II

HOGG, IAN V.

The Guns 1939-45

New York, NY: Ballantine, 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0345019067. Textbook. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 49528

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0345019067 World War II Ian V. Hogg Artillery Weapons Of War Ballantine's Illustrated History Of World War II

HOLMES, RICHARD

Bir Hakim Desert Citadel

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0345024052. Trade PB. B&W Photographs; This is a trade sized papeback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning bumping and wear to the spine ends and bottom edge of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Battle of Bir Hakeim took place at Bir Hakeim, an oasis in the Libyan desert south and west of Tobruk, during the Battle of Gazala (26 May – 21 June 1942). The 1st Free French Brigade under Général de brigade Marie-Pierre Kœnig defended the position from 26 May – 11 June against Axis forces of Panzerarmee Afrika commanded by Generaloberst Erwin Rommel. The Panzerarmee captured Tobruk ten days later. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 49587

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0345024052 World War II Richard Holmes Desert Warfare Ballantine's Illustrated History Of The Violent Century Bir Hacheim

HYNES, SAMUEL

Flights of Passage Reflections of a World War II Aviator

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 087021215X. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Samuel Hynes was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Minnesota and Columbia University. Hynes served as a Marine Corps pilot from 1943 until 1946 and in 1952 and 1953. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He discussed his experiences as a pilot in the documentary series The War by Ken Burns (2007). Burns interviewed Hynes again for The Vietnam War (2017) , where Hynes discussed his experiences at Northwestern University during its anti-Vietnam War protests. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 42677

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 087021215X World War II Samuel Hynes Naval Aviators The Navy Aviation Planes Bombers Bomber Pilots

JONES, DAVID & PETER NUNAN

U.S. Subs Down Under Brisbane 1942-1945

Annapolis, MD: Naval Inst Pr, 2004. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1591146445. B&W Illustrations & Charts; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 49756

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 1591146445 World War II David Jones Peter Nunan Submarines Australia

JOY, DEAN P.

Sixty Days in Combat an Infantryman's Memoir of World War II in Europe

New York: Presidio Press /Random House, 2004. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0891418393. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription by the author, on the front endpaper. This is a larger than trade sized paperback. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 42520

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0891418393 World War II Dean P. Joy Infantry Combat

KEEGAN, JOHN

Barbarossa Invasion of Russia, 1941

New York, NY: Balantine Books, 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0345021118. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping, rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. "The operation, code-named after Frederick I "Barbarossa" ("red beard") , a 12th-century Holy Roman Emperor and Crusader, put into action Nazi Germany's ideological goals of eradicating communism, and conquering the western Soviet Union to repopulate it with Germans. The German Generalplan Ost aimed to use some of the conquered people as forced labour for the Axis war effort while acquiring the oil reserves of the Caucasus as well as the agricultural resources of various Soviet territories, including Ukraine and Byelorussia. Their ultimate goal was to create more Lebensraum (living space) for Germany, and the eventual extermination of the native Slavic peoples by mass deportation to Siberia, Germanisation, enslavement, and genocide." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 48921

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0345021118 World War II John Keegan Russian Front Operation Barbarossa

KERRIGAN, MICHAEL

Enigma Code Breakers - How Breaking the Nazi Code Helped Win World War II

London, England: Amber Books, 2018. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1782746471. B&W and Color Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some rubbing and wear to the top rear spine end.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 50555

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 1782746471 World War II Michael Kerrigan Enigma Machine Code Breaking World History

KINVIG, CLIFFORD

Death Railway

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, Inc, 1973. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0345030621. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The front cover and spine of the book covers have some light fading. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good .

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Book number: 49540

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0345030621 World War II Clifford Kinvig Japanese Aggression Thailand Ballantine's Illustrated History Of The Violent Century

LECH, RAYMOND B.

All the Drowned Sailors

New York: Stein & Day Publishers, 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9999959369. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and rubbing to the edges. "In July 1945, Indianapolis completed a top-secret high-speed trip to deliver parts of Little Boy, the first nuclear weapon ever used in combat, to the United States Army Air Force Base on the island of Tinian, and subsequently departed for the Philippines on training duty. At 0015 on 30 July, the ship was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58, and sank in 12 minutes. Of 1,195 crewmen aboard, approximately 300 went down with the ship. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 40252

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 9999959369 Ships & Sailing Raymond B. Lech The Indianapolis World War II Ship Wrecks Disasters Ships & Sailing

LEE, CLARK

They Call It Pacific - Eye-Witness Story of Our War Against Japan from Bataan to the Solomons

New York, NY: Viking Press, 1943. 4th Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book cover have some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is some light rippling to the pages due to humidity. There is a business sticker adhered to the half title page. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and small chips. "Lee worked through China and Japan for over two years, traveling thousands of miles with the Jap armies. Jap Army officers did not care for his hard-hitting news stories, but they liked him well enough to warn him to get out of Shanghai three weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Lee ended up on Bataan with General MacArthur, and his eyewitness stories were good reporting. He left before Corregidor’s fall “to save my neck. ” He had heard that Don Bell, an American radio commentator, had been tortured and killed by the Japs in Manila, and assumed he would meet the same fate. He also thought that he and TIME’S Melville Jacoby, who was later killed in Australia, might be able to persuade Washington that the Philippines could be saved with some prompt assistance. " (from Time Magazine, May 17, 1943 ). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 49000

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Keywords: World War II Clark Lee Pacific Theatre Bataan

LONG, EVERETT A. & I. SHABALIANA & O. MIKHAYLOVA & TATIANA LONG REZNIK

Cobras over the Tundra

Reno, NV: Arktika Pub, 2001. 2nd Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 0963457810. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription, by the author, on the title page. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The text pages are clean and bright. "The route was developed in 1942 for several reasons. Initially, the 7th Ferrying Group, Ferrying Command, United States Army Air Corps (later Air Transport Command) at Gore Field (Great Falls Municipal Airport) was ordered to organize and develop an air route to send assistance to the Soviet Union through Northern Canada, across Alaska and the Bering Sea to Siberia, and eventually over to the Eastern Front. The US-Canadian Permanent Joint Board on Defense decided in the autumn of 1940 that a string of airports should be constructed at Canadian expense between the city of Edmonton in central Alberta and the Alaska-Yukon border. Late in 1941 the Canadian government reported that rough landing fields had been completed." (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Near Fine .

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Book number: 42925

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0963457810 World War II Everett Long Tatiana Long Alaska-siberia Route 7th Ferrying Group Alaskan Tundra Signed Edition

MACFADDEN PUBLICATIONS, INC.

Liberty (Magazine) Sept. 5, 1942

New York: MacFadden Publications, Inc, 1942. Magazine. B&W and Color Illustrations; The magazine is in Very Good condition and has illustrated paper covers and a stapled spine. The spine ends and corners have some light edge wear , rubbing, and several small nicks and chips missing. The text pages are clean and bright. Articles include: America Fights, World Affairs (by Leonard Engel and A. Leidenfrost) , Henry Ford talks about War - and your Future, Jungle Gold (part I by Oscar Schisgal) , The Wild Party by Charles Bonner, How Long Is a Second by Paul Ernst, Three Strikes by John De Long Leinbach, Night at the Narrows by Arthur Gordon, and more.. Very Good .

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Book number: 36465

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II Macfadden Publications, Inc. Liiberty Magazine Henry Ford