Kenney General George C (23 results)

Condition: As New. 2nd edition. Kenney gives an insightful look at the life and times of Richard and his comrades; it has been said that Dick was one of the General's favorite "boys". 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 " 141 pages. Stiff paperback covers, many b/w illustrations.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. overseas or priority orders may have to be folded for shipment; stapled wraps; 88 clean, unmarked pages; covers have some rubbing and closed tears.includes items by/about: World War II Life Goes Browsing in a Second Hand shop(Reed's White Elephant Shop in Milford, New hampshire); ; Betty Hutton, Jitterbug Girl in Moies; Tom Lea Hotos of officers on the USS Hornet; Robert Coughlin (Jack & Heintz); al Schmidt Close-up; house of Organ Mourns Its Head; Etc. Lt. General George C. Kenney on Cover (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 312 pp. Original blue paper covered boards w/ gilt title on red cloth spine. Binding very bright and clean. DJ lightly soiled w/ approx. 1/4" closed tear from bottom edge of front panel. Illust. w/ color illustrations, b/w photos and maps. Contents very nice. John Preston (Color Illustrations)/Graham Birdsall (Maps) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardback; very good in scratched dustjacket.; A history of the the Fifth Air Force which served in the Pacific during the Second World War. Illustrated with wartime b/w photographs. With four pages of colour aircraft profiles by John Preston.; 312 pages.…

~Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Second Edition. A crisp clean tight copy appearing unread.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This scarce copy of "Dick Bong Ace of Aces" is a mid-20th-century Popular Library paperback by General George C. Kenney that recounts the wartime career and legend of Major Richard I. Bong, America's top World War II fighter ace; the edition contains a narrative opening describing Bong's early reputation and selection for combat, publication colophon and dedication material, dramatic fighter-plane cover art and back-cover synopsis celebrating his victories and honors. This first printing paperback was never reprinted. Paperback edition. 127 pages. Dimensions: 4" by 7". Published by Popular Library, New York. 1st printing, 1962. Multi-Color binding. Cover defect(s): Some fading. Some chipping. Slight corner/edge damage. Some staining/marking/writing/stickers. Page defect(s): Tight text block/binding Some page yellowing. 0.5 Pound Media Shipping Rate with Multiple Product Orders. (Min Shipping Rate 1 Pound per Order). Order More and SAVE! Genre(s): World War 2 / Aircraft / Pacific Theater / Historical Combat. (B125).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 1st printing ; viii, 312 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm OCLC 3001974 ISBN: 9780715377505, 0715377507 LCCN 77074293LC D790 .B473 Dewey 940.5426 ; grey and red boards, in pictorial dustjacket ; Contents: The turning point -- Sea of blood -- Leaps and bounds in New Guinea -- Knocking out Rabaul -- Finale in New Guinea -- Return to the Philippines -- End of an Empire ; Copy of Lt. Col. Charles Oliver Fikes (1935-2020), who served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years, at first as an aviation cadet in B-47s at Chennault AFB in 1955, and later as a B-52 pilot. He retired as a Lt. Colonel, and began a career with Eastern Airlines. He retired from Eastern in 1985. ; FINE/FINE. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). Book.…

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), map illus. endpapers, viii + 133 pp. Very Good, with neat bookplate and light speckling to edges; in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with light edgewear. From dust jacket: Four-star General Kenney pays a remarkable tribute to a remarkable man in this biography. Colonel Paul Irvin ("Pappy") Gunn met a tragic death in an airplane accident in the Philippines on October 11, 1957. Believing that our country owes a debt to a great character, a superb aviator, and a devoted American that has never been paid, General Kenney has written this story in the hope that it will help discharge a part of that debt. General Kenney's own words serve better than any others to describe this book: "This is the story of an extraordinary character. He was one of the great heroes of the Southwest Pacific in World War II, a mechanical genius, and one of the finest storytellers I have ever known. His deeds were real. His stories were often fantasies but they will be told and retold as long as any of his comrades-in-arms are still alive and then will be handed down to succeeding generations of airmen. Pappy Gunn is already a legendary figure." The saga of Pappy Gunn contains a welath of stories. Spectacular things happened to this spectacular person. As the author points out, "He lived, died, and was even buried differently from other people." Faithfully, but with humor and warmth and understanding, General Kenney has constructed the life story, the saga, of his friend, Pappy Gunn. Aviation, Pilot Biography, American BIography, Military History, Southwest Pacific Arena, South Pacific, World War II, WWII, Second World War. bxsli.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good, tight, clean condition. First printing. Edge worn jacket in mylar cover. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1960. 1st Edition. Very Good - Near Fine hardback book. No dust jacket. A square, tight and clean copy. Light bump to spine tail and one corner. 116pp. Sm 8vo. (Rr).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. First Day Cover for honoring Dwight Eisenhower, postmarked 1972. SIGNED by General George C. Kenney, WWII Air Force General and Commander of Allied Forces in SW Pacific area. Later became the first commander of SAC. age toning. SIGNED.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Octavo. 133 pages. Hardcover with a yellow, blue and grey dust jacket, now in mylar. The jacket has a blue "Signed" label taped to the inside of the mylar at the foot of the spine. The jacket shows some rubbing and wear, especially along the top edge of the front panel. The jacket also has some foxing. Jacket not price-clipped. Map endpapers showing the southwest Pacific area. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the author on the half title, "To All Simon with best regards. You have already hear some of these stories. Here are the rest. / George C. Kenney / Gen. U.S.A.F." Stated First Edition. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. This fair ex-library hardcover book in a poor dust jacket is the stated 1960 Second Printing from Duell, Sloan and Pearce. As an ex-library copy it has all the expected library markings. The pages are complete, unmarked (excepting a library stamp in the bottom margin of page 49), and securely bound. The baby blue cloth hard board covers and spine have minor scuffing at the spine's tail, and top edge rubbing. The jacket is seriously edge bumped, torn (several missing pieces), and creased; yet, only mildly rubbed. Ships by the next day.…

Hardcover. Condition: fair to good. Second Printing. 264 pages. Illus., some soiling inside front board and flyleaf, spotting on fore-edge, front cover and spine stained, spine edges worn. Some wear to board corners. Signed by the author. General Kenney first met General MacArthur when the former was a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps and MacArthur was already a General. During WWII General Kenney ran the Allied Air Forces in the South West Pacific and commanded the U. S. Fifth Air Force. General Kenney also had the opportunity to serve with General MacArthur during the Korean police action.…

hardcover. Condition: Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED on half title page by General George C. Kenney and warmly inscribed by the General to Jack Warner. Tight, clean and crisp. A hint of light shelf wear, otherwise an excellent copy of the First Printing of the First Edition with dustjacket now protected in a new Mylar cover. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. Signed.…

8vo., Second Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates, fore-edges lightly spotted; black cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in red, red endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the first edition of 1960. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.…

Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Good to Very Good. Reprint. This lovely 1961 reprint of Dick Bong Ace of Aces by General George C Kenney is housed in its original black dustjacket featuring a black and white photograph of Bong Bound in black buckram with red ink lettering to the spine this hardback book has 116 pages of text supplemented by stunning contemporary black and white photographs Within these pages the reader is treated to the inspiring story of a boy from Poplar Wisconsin who became the the ruler of the air from New Guinea to the Philippines the bravest of the brave and the ace of acesThis copy is in very good condition though the edges of the dustjacket are bumped and thus can only be described as good the book itself has been remarkably well preserved and remains clean and readable Dick Bong Ace of Aces is looking for a new home and would make for the perfect gift for any aviation enthusiast. book.…

21 x 15. Second printing. 133 Seiten. Hardcover mit Original-Schutzumschlag. Umschlag mit leichten Randläsuren, sonst guter Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 400.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Printing. (1948) 193 pp. Original tan cloth covers, lightly soiled. Spine ends a bit bumped. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. Illust. w/ 17 color and 89 sepia paintings reconstruced from actual photographs. Contents nice. Staff Sgt. Robert A. Laessig (Paintings) (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG blue cloth octavo hardcover in a VG minus priced and fully intact dj with moderate general wear. 8vo. 133pp. Rubbed at points. Text clean and free of any extraneous markings. Stated first edition. Priced $3.50 on dj Mapped eps. Nice copy scarce military.…

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book has bumped corners, modest wear to corners and head and heel of spine. Dj has price clipped, modest wear. What makes this book of interest is that it is inscribed by the Author a former 4 Star General to Mrs. A. I. Dupont. Signed by Author(s). Book. …