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"L" CO 2D BN 1ST INF. TR REG. T.C. 1 Camp Pendleton, Calif, 11 July 1953 A black and white panoramic photo, 24.5 inches wide and 9 inches high. This picture has been stored "rolled up," so it doesn't want to lay flat. There are two brown stains on the right side, otherwise it is in good condition. United States Marine Corps USMC. $50

10374 Boardman, Robert Unforgettable Men in Unforgettable Times Winepress Publishing Fine. 1998 paperback, signed by the author, with 267 pages, b&w photos and illustrations. WW2, Vietnam, USMC, United States Marine Corps. WW2, Vietnam, USMC, United States Marine Corps $16

10856 Cotton, James V. A Few of the Few Good Men Self-Published Very good. Lower corner of the front cover has a faint crease. 1995 paperback, signed by the author, with 97 pages and b&w photos. Autobiography, WW2, USMC, James V. Cotton. Served in the South Pacific. WW2, USMC, United States Marine Corp, James V. Cotton. South Pacific. $20

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4275 Boyington, Gregory "Pappy" Baa Baa Black Sheep Bantam Books 1977 paperback edition with 374 pages. Good with shelf wear and a 1/4 rip in the cover,small folded edge on the front cover as well. WW2, WWII, Aviation, Boyington, USMC, South Pacific, POW. Prisoner of war. $5

5608 Boyington, Gregory "Pappy" Baa Baa Black Sheep Bantam Books 1977 paperback edition with 374 pages. Good with light shelf wear and soiling. WW2, WWII, Aviation, Boyington, USMC, South Pacific, POW. Prisoner of war. $5

4031 Broyles, William Jr. Brothers in Arms A Journey From War To Peace Alfred A. Knopf 1986 first edition with 284 pages and source notes. End paper maps. Good in a fair to good dust wrapper. Front free end paper has the corner clipped. Vietnam, Vietnam War, A USMC Lieut. in the war visits Vietnam 15 years later. $13

6209 Harrington, Joseph D. Yankee Samurai Pettigrew Enterprises 1979 book club edition with 276 pages, b&w photos and an index. Very good. No dust wrapper. WW2, WWII, "The secret role of Nisei in America's Pacific Victory". The largely untold story of the Nissei translaters, working at the front and other locations. The author is fond of Macarthur and not fond of the USMC. Japan $10

3468 Hoyt, Edwin P. Guadalcanal Stein and Day 1981 bookclub edition with 304 pages, b&w photos and an index. Very good in a fair to good dust wrapper. WWII, WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, USMC, etc. $10

9396 Kelly, Mary Pat Good To Go" The Rescue Of Scott O'Grady From Bosnia Naval Institute Press 1996 first printing with 355 pages, b&w photos and appendicies. Good to very good. Faint shelf wear on the bottom of the spine. Owner embossing stamp on 3 pages in front, 3 pages in back, the turkey. In a good dust wrapper. Bosnian Serbs, Aviation rescue, USMC, Scott O'Grady. ISBN 1-55750-459-8 Bosnian Serbs, Aviation rescue, USMC, Scott O'Grady. ISBN 1-55750-459-8 $14

848 Manchester, William Goodbye Darkness, A Memoir of the Pacific War Little, Brown and Company 1980 first edition with 401 pages, b&w photos, end paper maps. Good to very good with minor cover stains. No dust wrapper. WW2 in the Pacific Island Hopping Campaign. USMC. Pacific , South Seas. A staff sargeant in the USMC during the war. $10

6541 Manchester, William Goodbye, Darkness A Memoir of the Pacific War Little, Brown and Company 1980 Book of the Month with 401 pages, b&w photos and endpaper maps Very good in a good dust wrapper. WW2, WWII, USMC, South Pacific, Autobiography $10

7086 Marine Corps Institute Automotive Power Trains Marine Barracks 1983 8.5 X 11 inch paperback with several pages and b&w photos. Good with light shelf wear and soiling, creasing on the covers. Automotive, USMC, United States Marine Corps, training manual. $16

5871 Merillat, Herbert Christian Guadalcanal Remembered Dodd, Meaad & Company 1982 book club edition with 298 pages, b&w photos, bibliography, index and maps. Very good in a good dust wrapper. Guadalcanal, WW2, WWII, Solomons, USMC, United States Marine Corps. $10

9410 Muscarella, Anthony Iwo Jima The Young Heroes Castle Books 1989 paperback, inscribed by the author, with 105 pages and photos. Very good. Autobiography, Anthony Muscarella, WW2, WWII, Iwo Jima, USMC. ISBN 0-916693-13-9 Autobiography, Anthony Muscarella, WW2, WWII, Iwo Jima, USMC. ISBN 0-916693-13-9 $20

4301 Petit, Michael Peacekeepers At War A Marine's Account of the Beirut Catastrophe Faber and Faber 1986 book club edition with 213 pages. Fine in a fine dust wrapper. USMC, Beirut, Terrorism, Middle East. $10

3778 Russ, Martin Line of Departure: Tarawa Zebra Books 1980 2nd printing paperback with 201 pages, b&w photos, bibliography and index. Good with yellowing pages. WW2, WWII, Tarawa, USMC $6

6099 Russ, Martin The Last Parallel A Marine's War Journal Rinehart 1957 book of the month club with 333 pages. Very good in a poor to fair dust wrapper. Korea, Korean War, USMC, United States Marine Corps $10

810 Schultz, Duane Wake Island St. Martin's Press 1978 book club edition with 192 pages, b&w photos. Very good in a fair dust wrapper. WW2, USMC, Wake Island, South Seas South Seas $12

8173 Siefring, Thomas A. United States Marines Bison Books Limited 1981 2nd edition 8.5 X 11 inches with 192 pages, photos and an index. Very good. In a fair dust wrapper that is worn and torn. USMC, United States Marine Corps, WW2, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam, History. ISBN 0-86124-038-3 $14

6800 Simmons, Edwin H., Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps The United States Marines The First Two Hundred Years 1775-1975 The Viking Press 1976 bookclub edition with 273 pages, maps and an index. Good with light bumping on the corners. In a good dust wrapper. USMC, United States Marine Corps, WWI, WW2, WWII, etc. $10

3291 Tregaskis, Richard Guadalcanal Diary Random House 1943 bookclub edition with 263 pages, b&w photos and end paper maps. Fair to good with shelf wear and soiling. No dust wrapper. WW2, WWII, USMC, Battle for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. $12

7374 Tregaskis, Richard Guadalcanal Diary Blue Ribbon Books 1943 reprint edition with 263 pages, b&w photos and end paper maps. Fair to good with shelf wear, bumping and soiling. Top and bottom of the spine sun faded. In a poor dust wrapper. WW2, WWII, USMC, Battle for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. $10

987 Vanderbreggen, Cornelius Jr. Letters of a Leatherneck Self Published 1948 first printing with 290 pages. Fair to good. Spine faded a bit, soiling. No dust wrapper. WW2 in the Pacific, Christian USMC officer, Guam, South and Central Pacific. $16

3507 Ward, Joseph T. Dear Mom A Sniper's Vietnam Ivy Books 1991 book club edition with 254 pages and b&w photos. Fine in a very good dust wrapper. Vietnam War, USMC, United States Marine Corps, "In Vietnam's jungle war, only one group of men was feared more than death itself-the Marine Scout Snipers" $12

4087 Wheeler, Richard A Special Valor The U.S. Marines and the Pacific War Harper & Row 1983 first edition with 466 pages, b&w photos, bibliography and an index. Very good in a fair dust wrapper. WW2, WWII, South Pacific, USMC, United States Marine Corps, etc. $14

8161 Whitlow, Captain Robert H., USMCR U.S. Marines In Vietnam The Advisory & Combat Assistance Era 1954-1964 U.S. Marine Corps 1977 8 X 10.5 inches with 190 pages, b&w photos, maps and an index. Very good. Owner's embossing stamp in 2 places inside, a personal ink notation on page 161. Vietnam, USMC, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam War, Aviation $25

6521 Wright, Derrick A Hell of a Way to Die Tarawa Atoll 20-23 November 1943 Windrow & Greene 1996 with 160 pages, b&w photos, maps, index, etc. Fine. Owner's name, address, serial # in ink on the front free endpaper. In a good dust wrapper. USMC, WW2, WWII, Tarawa Atoll. $17