American men who fought the Korean War, detailing their exploits in the air as well as their lives on the ground. Young and innocent, they arrive in a place they have barely ever heard of, on a ship massive enough to carry planes and helicopters. They prepare for the rituals of war countless men before them have endured, and face the same fears.
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American men who fought the Korean War, detailing their exploits in the air as well as their lives on the ground. Young and innocent, they arrive in a place they have barely ever heard of, on a ship massive enough to carry planes and helicopters. They prepare for the rituals of war countless men before them have endured, and face the same fears.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Described on the jacket as the book of the film and featuring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly on the back panel in a clinch, this is in fact the 3rd UK impression from Secker with a new jacket; 12mo, 136pp, a little dusty with a previous owner's book plate on the fr pastedown o/w VG Copy in dust-soiled DJ faded and grubby at spine and with some shallow chipping here and there; uncommon.
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Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. 146 p. 24 cm. Book Condition: good. Reading copy. Tape, creases on cover. Rubbing around cover edged. Yellowing at edges, but Clean interior pages. Tight binding.
I enjoy the subject, navy air, but the book's language was awkward and stilted. Years ago I read Tales of the South Pacific, which preceded Toko-Ri, and liked it very much. Maybe I have changed and not Michener.
