Signed by Author. 1st Edition / 1st Printing, VERY GOOD+ No marks noted in text. Binding is tight and square. Gently read. . . . . . . . . . On June 8, 1967, at the height of the Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors, Israeli air and naval forces attacked the USS LIBERTY, an intelligence-collection ship in the service of Israel's closest ally, while that vessel steamed in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula. The Israelis killed 34 Americans, wounded 171, and nearly sank the ship. Dozens of theories exist about what happened that day. Official inquiries conducted in both th... View More...
VERY GOOD+ 1st Edition / 1st Printing - No marks noted in text. Binding is tight and square. Gently read. . . . . . . . Anchors aweigh! For more than 3,000 years, man has fought battles on the sea. In fact, sea warfare?and the rivalries it spawned?was crucial to the development of the modern world. Over time, methods of waging war on the sea changed significantly, but perhaps not more so than since WWI. Explore the fascinating evolution of modern naval warfare from 1914 to the present day in Sea Warfare. This exciting, authoritative guide investigates the weapons, strategies, and tactics used ... View More...
Stated 1st Edition. 1st Edition / 1st Printing - Full number line. No marks or writing observed in text. DJ is tanned and has some stains and repaired tears. Binding tight and square. Gently read. View More...
Stated 1st Edition. No marks or writing observed in text. Binding tight and square. Gently read. From private collection, dust cover is in archival mylar. View More...
1st Edition THUS / 1st Printing (1st Perennial paperback printing 2001)- No marks noted in text. Binding is tight and square. Gently read. . . . . . . . . On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged into the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived. While their loved ones waited in unbearable tension on shore, their ultimate fate would depend upon one man, U.S. Navy officer Charles 'Swede' Momsen - an extraordinary combination of visionary, scientist, and man of action. In this thrilling true narrative, prize-winning author Pet... View More...
1st Edition / 1st Printing - Previous owner's inscrilption on inside front cover. No marks noted in text. Binding is tight and square. Gently read. . . . . . . . . . The definitive account of the infamous 1967 attack on the USS Liberty by Israeli forces and the continuing controversy over what really happened. Notorious incident: In 1967, Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats attacked the spy ship uSS Liberty in international waters during the Six-Day War. Thirty-four sailors were killed and more than 170 wounded, many critically injured. Israel claimed mistaken identity, which a U.S. nava... View More...
Stated First Printing. 1st Edition / 1st Printing - No marks or writing observed in text. Binding tight and square. DJ enclosed in mylar. Gently read. View More...
1st Edition / 1st Printing - No marks or writing observed in text. Binding tight and square. Gently read. . . . . . More than three hundred remarkable images--including period photographs, historical military artistic renderings, mementos, and maps--chronicle the events of December 7, 1941, when the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, drawing the United States into World War II. View More...
