Olson Michael Keith (16 results)

Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Condition: Very Good. Olson, Steven (illustrator). Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Condition: Good. Olson, Marlene (illustrator). Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. with Photographs (illustrator). VG++/VG. Hardcover with dust jacket. B.O.M.C. Light edgewear and dust jacket has number 1/2" tears on covers with some light creasing. . Nice solid copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Marlene Olson (maps) and Tom Heffron (Cover) (illustrator). Presumed First Edition, First printing. 336 pages. List of Maps. Illustrations. Appendices: The Crew. USS Dale World War II Battle Stars, Chronology: November 1941 to October 1945, and Task Force Assignments. Notes. Glossary of U.S. Navy Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Slang. Bibliography. Index. This book had gotten wet and there is mildew residue on DJ (outside and inside), covers, and some pages. Some page rippling. A completely readable copy, but far from a showpiece. Olson's Tales from a Tin Can: The U.S.S. Dale from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay, is an homage to his father, Robert "Pat" Olson, who served on the U.S.S. Dale for three years following the attack on Pearl Harbor. In researching the project, Olson intertwined material gleaned from a series of oral histories produced by crew members with information from the ship's log and other data he considered likely to give readers an accurate historical perspective. A reviewer for Publishers Weekly called Olson's effort "an impressive accomplishment, bringing vividly to life the actions of a single warship that fought across half the world." Booklist contributor Roland Green considered the book "a sound addition to World War II naval literature." When asked what first got him interested in writing, Olson told CA: "The desire to entertain and inform, which I saw, at a very early age, as a way of earning one's way in the world." Olson cited authors Ernest Hemingway and Robert A. Heinlein, NBC, and "all things ancient China," as influences on his work. He described his writing process as "The War of the Worlds: three a.m. to seven a.m." What was life like on a destroyer during World War II? Find out by reading Michael Keith Olson's superb telling of tales of the war in the Pacific as seen from the deck of a very lucky tin can . The son of a former Dale crewman, Olson interviewed 44 veterans and delved deeply into official documents to give this book the air of authenticity that puts the reader in the heart of the action. Tales from a Tin Can is the first oral history of one combat ship's adventures, sometimes comic, sometimes mundane, sometimes heart wrenching, over the entire course of America's involvement in the Pacific. An impressive accomplishment and highly recommended. This fascinating book captures not only the furious clashes with the Japanese but also the humdrum days in-between and the heart-stopping encounters with typhoons that could be as lethal as any engagement with the enemy. Anyone interested in stories from World War II will find this well-illustrated account of the naval campaign in the Pacific fascinating. Looking up from his newspaper from where he sat on the deck of the destroyer USS Dale, Harold Reichert could see the pilot plain as day--the leather helmet with chin strap, the goggles, and then the red rising sun painted on the planes fuselage. "I saw the torpedo drop and watched as it ran up on the old Utah." It was daybreak at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the beginning of the war, and the Dale was there; she would serve until the end, when the atomic bombs were dropped and Japan surrendered. In the words of those who manned her, the Dale's war comes vividly to life in this first oral history of a combat ship from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay. From carrier raids on Midway, Guadalcanal, and the Solomons to the bombarding of Saipan and Guam in the capture of the Marianas, from the Aleutians in the far north to strikes on Tokyo and Kobe, Tales from a Tin Can recreates the action aboard the Dale, and conveys as never before the true grit of wartime on a destroyer.

Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 336pp. Illustrations, maps. Fine/fine. Tight, perfectly pristine first edition.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Large book, quality dark blue cloth, very bright silver lettering on spine, 336 pages including glossy photo section. DJ glossy beneath mylar of attacking ships, red at bottom front and spine, photo of sailor at top back. DJ has very light crease at top front and back edges. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Slightly Frayed DJ. First Edition. 336pp Illus "The USS Dale from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay." Small moisture marks at bottom of covers; one corner bumped.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Hamlin, Louise; Leites, Susan (illustrator). 1st Edition. ISSN# 0895-4054. Has some minor staining to bottom of cover and a few pages. From the collection of New York poet, Tom Savage and may contain minor markings. We may request additional charges for international shipping, based on actual costs.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Olson, Marlene (illustrator). 356 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.89 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Larger, sturdy book, quality dark blue cloth covers, very bright silver lettering on spine, 336 pages including appendices with the names of the crew, battle stars, chronology, assignments and glossary, a glossy photo section and maps throughout. DJ glossy beneath mylar, red border at bottom front that is lightly faded at spine bottom, photos of warships and smoke clouds on front and spine, a photo of sailor at top back, with praise. DJ and book, both As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Inscribed by author. Also signed by Pat Olson? Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 8 vo, 336 pp. Blue grey boards, silver title spine only. Corners sharp, binding solid and square, lightly read. SIGNED by author and his father, Robert "Pat" Olson, Machinist Mate, on title page. Copyrighted 2007, "First Published 2007." Presumed First Edition, First Printing. DUST JACKET is not clipped, (US$ 24.95), not chips no tears. A collectible copy. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Hamlin, Louise; Leites, Susan (illustrator). 1st Edition. ISSN# 0895-4054. From the collection of New York poet, Tom Savage and may contain minor markings. We may request additional charges for international shipping, based on actual costs.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: New.