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Good. 565 p. Includes Maps. Index. Chronology. Bibliographical footnotes First Printing 1960-Pages have light age tanning throughout that does not affect legibility. No highlighting, underlining or tears. Foxing with usage wear to edges and corners. Cover has usage wear and bending ti edges. Spine intact with usage wear and chipping. Overall this is a good readable, usable, enjoyable, collectable copy.
Edition:
First Edition [stated], presumed first printing
Publisher:
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Published:
1959
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15802221030
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Good in Good jacket. xiii, [1], 481, [1] pages. Endpaper maps. Maps. Biographies Footnotes. Note. Index. Introduction by Hanson Baldwin. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. Bookplate inside front cover. Hanson Weightman Baldwin (March 22, 1903-November 13, 1991) was the long-time military editor of The New York Times. He won a Pulitzer Prize "for his coverage of the early days of World War II". He authored scores of books on military and defense topics, including: Men and Ships of Steel (1935), We Saw It Happen (1938), The Caissons Roll (1938), What the Citizen Should Know About the Navy (1941), Strategy for Victory (1942), The Navy at War (1943), The Price of Power (1947), Great Mistakes of the War (1949), Sea fights and Shipwrecks (1955), The Great Arms Race (1958), World War I: An Outline History (1962), The New Navy (1964), Battles Lost and Won: Great Campaigns of World War II (1966), Strategy for Tomorrow (1970), The Crucial Years, 1939-1941 (1976), and Tiger Jack (1979). This was prepared by the Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army. Twenty of the most crucial and controversial decisions of World War II are examined by a selected group of professional historians, including Louis Morton, Earl F. Ziemke, Martin Blumenson, Maurice Matloff and Forrest C. Pogue. Decisions include MacArthur's retreat to Bataan in 1941, Hitler's invasion of Denmark and Norway, Eisenhower's decision to halt Allied troops at the Elbe River, and Lucas' bridgehead at Anzio.
Publisher:
Office of the Chief of Military History
Published:
1968
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
10797101819
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine. No Jacket-Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 565 p. Includes index, fold out maps. 20 crucial command decisions that decided the outcome of WWII. With an introduction by Cyril Falls. Nice and clean internally and externally.
Publisher:
United States, Dept. of the Army, Office of the Chief of Military History
Published:
1960
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
13469928911
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Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Usual library markings. Cover has some wear and soiling. viii, 565 p. 20 maps (part fold., part col., 1 in pocket) 24 cm. Footnotes. Chronology. Code Names. Map Symbols. Index. In this U.S. Army produced historical work the authors study specific strategic decisions such as the basic concept of allied strategy in WW II; the German decision to invade Norway and Denmark; Japan's decision for war; the decision to withdraw to Bataan; the decision to invade North Africa; Luzon versus Formosa; and the decision to use the atomic bomb. Among the authors are: Martin Blumenson, Charles MacDonald, Maurice Matloff, Louis Morton, Forrest Pogue, and Earl Ziemke.