Combat Command American Aircraft Carriers by Sherman Frederick (10 results)

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Mass market paperback. Condition: Good. Alan McKnight (Maps) and Greg Beecham and Tom Beec (illustrator). First Bantam Edition Printing [stated]. xv, [1], 377, [7] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Tabular information. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Preface by Admiral William Halsey. Some page discoloration. Stamps inside front cover and on first page. Frederick Carl Sherman (May 27, 1888 - July 27, 1957) was a highly decorated admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. He commanded USS Lexington (CV-2) from 1940 until her loss in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Sherman was a three-time recipient of the Navy Cross. Promoted to vice admiral in 1945, he became Commander, United States Fifth Fleet before retiring in 1947. Upon retirement, he was promoted to admiral on the retired list. Sherman wrote Combat Command, a history of the Pacific Theater of World War II, drawing on his personal experiences. Combat Command was published in 1950 by E.P. Dutton Inc, and again by Bantam Books in 1982. A shattered Navy desperately struggles for supremacy of the biggest battlefield of World War II--the Pacific Ocean. Death in the air and blood in the water, that was the war in the Pacific. "Combat Command" covers the entire epic story of the Pacific Campaign: the savage sea battles, the grand strategies, the tragic blunders, and the tremendous sacrifices and individual heroism of our men at war.

Illustr, 8.75 x 6, blue cloth, 427 pp with index, covers worn, hinges loose, contents used with a slight cigarette smoke aroma, former owner's ink name eradicated on front blank, in a tape-repaired, worn, toned dust jacket. FIRST ED.

Condition: Gut. 8°, 427 Seiten, Originalleinen mit illustrierten Originalumschlag dieser mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren und ein Stempel auf Vorsatz sonst guter Zustand - 1950. H1292 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 700.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st edition. 427pp, octavo, b/w figs., hc w/jacket, tight binding, clean throughout, edges of boards are worn, spine ends are worn, toned ffep, heavily worn, torn, and creased jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: fair to poor. First Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 427 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index, boards weak, boards worn & fabric loose, soiled, & stained. Preface by Admiral William Halsey. The author was an Admiral.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Maps and photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 427 pages; 1950 E. P. Dutton. HC 1st edition, stated. Soundly bound and clean in original blue cloth with titles in gilt to spine. Prior owner name penned neatly top edge of front map illustrated endpage. Cloth at spine a litle faded with titles slightly dulled.Light dust soiling to cloth at board edges. Contents neat and unmarked; illustrated with maps and with photos on glossy stock. VG-.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. First. scarce memoir of this American admiral.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. nice copy; few chips to dust jacket; scarce memoir of this American admiral;

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Blue cloth gilt, map endpages. Stated first edition. Signed by Admiral Sherman to the half title page. Spine/edges sunned, corner wear, slight exterior soil. Sound and square. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.