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11844 D'Argenio, Raymond, LTJG, editor Midway Mediterranean Cruise 1954 Hanson Enterprises 1954 Hardback Good condition with faint spotting on the covers. 9.5 x 10 inches with many b&w photos and illustrations. The1954 "cruise book" for the USN Aircraft carrier, USS Midway, CVA 41. Included is a copy of the ship's paper, "The Midway Current," for July, 1955. USN, United States Navy, CVA 41, USS Midway $150
| Vendor SKU | Author | Title | Publisher | Condition | Description | Keywords(s) | Price | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Anderson, Commander William R. USN | Nautilus 90 North | The World Publishing Company | Very good in a poor dust wrapper. Owner ? inscription on inside of end paper. | 1959 6th printing hardback with b&w photos, 251 pages. | USN, Submarine, Nautilus, submariner | $12 | |
| 11160 | Armbrister, Trevor | A Matter of Accountability The True Story of The Pueblo Affair | Coward-McCann | Good with light shelf wear. In a fair dust wrapper that has chipping along all the edges. | This book has b&w photos and a list of contributors. | USN, USS Pueblo, Naval intelligence, Korea | $20 |  |
| 470 | Coale, Griffith Baily, USN | Victory at Midway | Farrar & Rinehart 1944 with 178 pages, lovely color plates by Combat Artists. 7x10 inches. | Good, remains of tipped in letter in front. Shelf wear, poor dust wrapper. | WW2, USN | WW2, USN | $12 | |
| 4976 | Erickson, Arnold | I Didn't Know It Was Mine | Self | Very good. | 1996 oversized paperback with 302 pages. Signed by the author. , author was a USN pilot, Korea, etc. ISBN 1886698058 | Korea, USN, United States | $18 | |
| 4990 | Exum, Wallace Louis | Battlewagon | Vantage Press 1974 first, inscribed by the author. 179 pages with end paper maps. | Good. Wear top and bottom of the spine, in a good dust wrapper. | Autobiography, William Lewis Exum, WW2, United States Navy | WW2, USN, United States Navy | $12 | |
| 8612 | Frieden, David R., editor | Principles of Naval Weapons Systems | Naval Institute Press 1985 6 th printing with 607 pages, illustrations and an index. | Good. Hyliting on the first 37 pages. No dust wrapper. | USN, Weapon Systems | USN, Weapon Systems | $14 | |
| 9251 | Galvin, John with Frank Allnutt | Salvation For A Doomed Zoomie A True Story | Allnutt Publishing | Very good in a poor, worn, scraped and chipped dust wrapper. | 1983 hardback, inscribed by the author, with 272 pages, notes and photos. Autobiography of John Galvin, WW2, WWII, USN, Aviation, Submarine USS Harder, USS Bunker Hill, F6F Hellcat, Joe Foss. ISBN 0934374015 Religion. | Autobiography, John Galvin, WW2, WWII, USN, Aviation, Submarine, USS Harder, USS Bunker Hill, F6F, Hellcat, Joe Foss Religion | $35 |  |
| 10755 | Hinckley, Ted C. | War, Wings, and A Western Youth 1925-1945 | Pentland Press | Fine in a very good dust wrapper. | 1996 hardback with 165 pages, b&w photos and a bibliography. A navy pilot in the Pacific. WW2. ISBN 1571970096 | WW2, USN, Aviation, South Pacific, Ted C. Hinckley, autobiography | $20 |  |
| 11104 | Hoyt, Edwin P. | Bowfin The Story of One of America's Fabled Fleet Submarines In World War II | Van Nostrand Reinhold Company | Very good. One corner has a bump. In a very good lightly worn dust wrapper. | 1983 first edition hardback with 234 pages, b&w photos, maps and an index. ISBN 0442231695 | WW2, USN, United States Navy, USS Bowfin, Submarine. | $15 |  |
| 7710 | Hyams, Joe | Flight Of the Avenger George Bush At War | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991 first edition with 178 pages, b&w photos and an index. | Good. Some folded page corners. Owner's name and address label inside. In a very good dust wrapper. | George H. Bush, WW2, USN, Avenger | George H. Bush, WW2, USN, Avenger | $14 | |
| 11513 | Land, Emory S. | Winning The War With Ships | Robert M. McBride Co. | Very good with faint shelf wear. Good dust wrapper that has short tears and minor chipping on the edges of the cover. There's a "Taplinger Distributor" label stuck on the bottom of the spine. There's a presentation label on the front endpaper. | Admiral Land was a native of Wyoming. Autobiography. | Autobiobraphy, Admiral Emory S. Land, USN, United States Navy, WWI, WW2, Wyoming | $20 |  |
| 443 | McCracken, Kenneth D. U.S.N. | Baby Flat-Top | Farrar & Rinehart 2nd printing, 1944, with 180 pages, b&w drawings by George Shellhase. | Good, shelf worn, minor strains on cover. Dedication page torn. Dust wrapper in pieces.... | WW2, USN | WW2, USN | $14 | |
| 11444 | McGuiness, Capt. Brian, USNR (Ret.) | Coffee On The Wing Beam | Knights of the Red Branch Press | Good with some soiling, light creasing and shelf wear on the covers and spine. Two names in ink inside. | 214 pages with b&w photos, and a bibliography. ...."Memories of the P2V Neptune." Autobiography. | P2V Neptune, USN, United States Navy, Autobiography | $100 |  |
| 11105 | Mendenhall, Corwin, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.) | Submarine Diary | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill | Very good. Has a small book plate. In a very good dust wrappe that has a lightly faded spine. | 1991 first edition hardback with 290 pages, b&w photos and appendices. The Author was on the USS Sculpin and USS Pintado. ISBN 0945575343 | WW2, USN, United States Navy, Submarine, USS Sculpin, USS Pintado | $15 |  |
| 11103 | Ruhe, Capt. William J., USN (Ret.) | War In The Boats My WWII Submarine Battles | Brassey's Inc. | Very good. Very small ink notations on 2 pages. In a very good dust wrapper that has a crease on the inside back flap. | 1994 first edition hardback with 303 pages, epilogue, glossary and an index. End paper map and drawing of a fleet boat. ISBN 0028810848 | WW2, USN, United States Navy, Submarine | $20 |  |
| 11612 | Russell, Allard | Will Buy All Green Coconuts And Other Tales of an American Life | The Bayside Press | Very good. | Allard G. Russell continued autobiography. Russell was a USN Captain. | Autobiography, Allard G. Russell, United States Navy, USN | $20 |  |
| 5556 | Salomon, Henry | Victory At Sea | Doubleday & Co. 1959 reprint with 256 pages and many photos. 8.5x11 inches. | Good with light shelf wear in a fair to good dust wrapper. | WW2, USN, United States Navy | WW2, USN, United States Navy | $20 | |
| 11156 | Underwood, Joseph F., AMMIC USNR (ret) | The Eight Said No A Personal History of the Great Pacific War | Turner | Fine in a very good dust wrapper. | An authobiography of a sailor in WW2. Served in air squardons on battleships and aircraft carriers, particularily the USS Hornet (CV-8). There are many b&w photos, a bibliography and an index. Endpaper photos as well. | WW2, USN, USS Hornet (CV-8) | $40 |  |
| 11353 | United States Navy | U.S. Naval Air Station San Diego, California | Army and navy Publishing Company of Louisiana | Good. All four corners are bumped. Has light shelf wear and soiling. No dust wrapper | This 9 x 12 inch hardback has many b&w photos. Truman is pictured as president but the war isn't over yet. Naval Aviation | WW2, USN, United States Navy, Naval Aviation | $50 |  |
| 10920 | United States Navy Department | Navy Training Courses Instructions for Use in Preparation for the Rating of Gunner's Mate 3c | United States Government Printing Office | Fair to good. Covers have some wear, soiling and creasing. There is a small chip missing from the lower right corner of the front cover. "DIV.2 10" is stamped on the front cover. "10" is lightly crossed out with ink. "#8" is also in ink on the front cover once and title page 2 times. Pages have light soiling creasing. Front cover and endpaper have a small chip missing in the upper right corner. | 1939 paperback with 274 pages and b&w illustrations. US Navy, Gunner's Mate, Firearms, Pistols, etc. | USN, United States Navy, Gunner's Mate, Firearms, Pistols | $30 |  |
| 8419 | van der Vat, Dan | The Atlantic Campaign World War II's Great Struggle At Sea | Harper & Row 1988 first edition with 424 pages, b&w photos and an index. | Fine in a good dust wrapper. | 1988 first edition hardback with 424 pages, b&w photos and an index. ISBN 0060159677 | WW2, USN, Atlantic | $14 | |
| 5084 | Winans, Leonard G | Our Navy's Striking Power Close-Ups of its Latest Equipment | Grosset & Dunlap 1941 with 57 pages and many b&w illustrations. | Good with light bumping and shelf wear in a poor dust wrapper. | WW2, USN | WW2, USN | $17 |