Isbn: 9781882810413 - Nothing Friendly in the Vicinity: My Patrols on the Uss "guardfish" in Wwii (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Conner served as a Radar Technician, and weaves a compelling tale of his service in the Pacific Theater against the Japanese. Includes a description of the friendly fire sinking of t5he USS Extractor, which the skipper of the Guardfish mistook for a Japanese submarine. viii+230 pages, b/w photos, drawings, index. Previous owner's name sticker on leaf before title page, otherwise would be fine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First. very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. (w/dj)A clean tightly bound hardcover copy. Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the dust jacket and lightly bumped corners. A really nice copy overall.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by author on front free end page in black pen, signature only. First edition stated with complete number line. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 Book; binding tight, boards straight and clean; mild bump to fore edge else text free of marks, appears barely read. Dust jacket has minor bumping to bottom spine with small mild impression to top front cover by spine. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Several photographs. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Illustrations. Maps. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. From an obituary on the author posted on-line: "He worked as a microwave tube engineer at Hughes Aircraft in Fullerton, CA and Varian Associates in Palo Alto, CA for thirty-nine years and was a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he wrote Nothing Friendly in the Vicinity: My Patrols on the Submarine USS Guardfish during WWII." From Wikipedia: "USS Guardfish (SS-217), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the voracious green and silvery fish with elongated pike-like body and long narrow jaws. Guardfish was commissioned at New London, Conn., 8 May 1942, Lt. Comdr. Thomas B. Klakring in command. Guardfish departed Midway 8 May 1945 on her 12th and last war patrol, and was assigned lifeguard station for the ever-increasing air attacks on the Japanese mainland. The veteran submarine served with the training command after the war and was decommissioned 25 May 1946." Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Nice inscription on fep. Book related small printed card laid in. First edition. First Edition [stated]. First printing [stated].…