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Good. in No jacket. Ex-library hardcover (usual stamps, stickers) in overall clean, sound condition with light wear to blue cloth cover (a few mild scratches); NO dust jacket; interior very good-pages crisp, white, appear unmarked; illustrated with photos, charts, maps (several of these are fold-out, all in very good condition); 297 pgs. including (3) Appendices (Allied Ships Sunk in Operation "Torch" ~ Western Naval Task Force: Expenditure of Ammunition ~ Summary of Beginning Action) and Index; very nice, just no jacket; published by Little, Brown, 1950, An Atlantic Monthly Press Book; "The present volume is numbered II in the series, although the first to appear as it was the first begun..." This Vol. II is a Revised Edition and was published before Vol. I; full title: "History of United States Naval Operations in World War II: Volume II, Operations in North African Waters, October 1942-June 1943" (see picture of my book within this description)
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Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. front end paper taped. 375 p. Includes: illustrations, maps, index. The struggle for Guadalcanal August 1942-February 1943
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Very good condition in fair to good jacket. 369 pages, volume 7 only, illus., maps, fold-out map, footnotes, appendices, index, DJ in plastic sleeve. DJ worn and soiled: small edge tears/chips, two small pieces missing at top edge of front DJ. This volume picks up operations in the Aleutians where they were broken off after the Battle of Midway, and carries them through the capture of Attu and Kiska. The two great amphibious operations covered in this volume are the recovery of the Gilbert Islands and the conquest of the Marshalls.
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Very good. No DJ. Volume XI only. No marks in lightly read book. Top 1/4 " of hardcover spine missing. Hardcover rubbings, top edge wear. B/w photos and maps (1 foldout). 360 pages.
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Very good condition. 373 pages, no dust jacket is present, volume XV only, illustrations (several in color), cumulative errata list, general index to Volumes I-XIV, code names of principal operations covered in these volumes, some scuffing to boards. Reprint of the edition originally published in 1962. Part I is the story of postwar operations of the Navy in the Pacific, including the surrender of the outlying Japanese garrisons, the Navy's share in the occupation of Japan proper, minesweeping approaches to Japanese ports, and Operation Magic Carpet for the return of armed forces to the United States. Part II is a list of all named ships of the U.S. Navy during World War II, together with their dimensions and armament; all types of landing, beaching, and other "lettered" craft; and types of aircraft used by the Navy during the war. Part III is a list of all important errata so far discovered in Volumes I-XIV. Part IV is a General Index to Volumes I-XIV.
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VG+ Book A large, heavy mulit0volume item: Priority or non-U.S. shipping may require extra fees and may not be available. Fifteen hardcover volumes in blue cloth (all but v.10 dark blue; v.10 in light blue), no jackets, all same size 8vos. Includes supplement and general index. Illustrations, maps, index in each volume. Volumes from several printings (10 firsts), but same private collection. All volumes save 10 in consistent with NF to Fine condition with rubbing to spine titles on v.11 only (titles there clearly legible). V.10 in lighter cloth with rubbing to front, sunning to backstrip. Seller's scan shows backstrips typical volume (v.1) and two weakest copies (10 &11). Other scans available on request.
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Fair to good, ex-lib. 5836 total, 15 vols., illus., maps (some color fold-out), tables, ftnotes, index, some soiling to flyleaves, boards scuffed & spotted. Fore-edges somewhat soiled, library stamps, bookplates, and barcodes, some wear to board and spine edges, slight darkening to text, some spine lettering faded. All volumes are First Edition except v.4 and v.5 (Second Printing) and v.15.
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Fair. Size: 18x12x8; 15 volume set. Navy cloth. No dust jackets. Hardcovers. Mixed printings, most are older. Shelf wear. Rubbing. Loss to gilt lettering. Contents: v. 1. The Battle of the Atlantic, September 1939-May 1943. --v. 2. Operations in North African waters, October 1942-June 1943. --v. 3. The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931-April 1942. --v. 4. Coral Sea, Midway and submarine actions, May 1942-August 1942. --v. 5. The struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942-February 1943. --v. 6. Breaking the Bismarcks barrier, 22 July 1942-1 May 1944. --v. 7. Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, June 1942-April 1944. --v. 8. New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944-August 1944. --v. 9. Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, January 1943-June 1944. --v. 10. The Atlantic battle won, May 1943-May 1945. --v. 11. The invasion of France and Germany, 1944-1945. --v. 12. Leyte, June 1944-January 1945. --v. 13. The liberation of the Philippines. --v. 14. Victory in the Pacific, 1945. --v. 15. Supplement and general index. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
I originally read the hardback volume in the 1960s. This one is an updated volume containing the few corrections that needed to be made as research since the original volume was published. Great for those who love and take history seriously.
busterboy
Jul 19, 2007
history of US naval ops WWII
If you are into WWII naval history this is the ultimate along with the other volumes in the series.
gsoko
May 17, 2007
Navel Operations WWII
This is a 15 vol. set of books. Its has always been one of my favorites . Read it as a 10 year old. rereading it at 61 .