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1946réf. 24943South Pacific 1946. Photography. Overall very good condition. 100 real photographs of the USS Bennion in the South Pacific and Japan. Some which are annotated in the image with locations and dates appear to be taken by the ship's photographer; others are candid shots by a crew member. Some are described on the verso naming crew members. A group snap shot which identifies the personnel on the verso includes: Lt. Scott Kollert Mach. Flaherty Ens Hulkill Lt. McCool Loomis Morrison Dabbs Matlack Cobb & Murray. A note on the verso explains the scorecard poster displayed behind the men: "Score card shows 16 Jap planes 8 shore bombardments & 1 Jap battleship sunk by torpedoes in Battle of Surigao Strait. 13 planes since I've been aboard" the reference to the sunk battleship refers to October 1944 when Bennion helped sink the Japanese battleship Yamashiro. Many shots of life on board the ship. Some snap shots indicate the crew was segregated by role with gunners mates and fire control men all white while the steward mates are all African American. Numerous group photographs include: CPOs cooks radar men radio men 2nd Division and the Bridge force. Additional snap shots include the ship at Club Saipan showing Admiral Whiting and a "nurse . was the last one to leave Corregidor and got a lot of publicity" Kuluk Bay Adak Aleutians in August 1945; Vanikoro Feb 1943 snap shots of Officers Club Solomon Islands. Interior and exterior views; numerous images of Ominato including Japanese service men and villagers Ominato was a major navy base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in northern Honshu; and USO performers. The USS Bennion won a Presidential Unit Citation for her actions off Okinawa during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The citation to the ship was presented "For extraordinary heroism in action as a Fighter Direction ship on Radar Picket duty during the Okinawa Campaign April 1 to June 1 1945". USS Bennion DD-662 was a US Navy Fletcher-class destroyer launched in 1943. It served in the Pacific as a fighter director and radar picket ship and supported operations at Leyte and Luzon in the liberation of the Philippines and at Iwo Jima February - March 1945. In July and August 1945 USS Bennion took part in Third Fleet Operations Against Japan. Bennion received her citation for actions off Okinawa 1 April-1 June 1945 as well as eight battle stars. Photographs which identify personnel include the presentation of medals: the Bronze Star to the Bennion's Commander R. H. Holmes on May 17 1945; presentation of Silver Star to T. C. Beale; and James Holloway III "who assisted sinking with torpedoes of Japanese battleship Yamashiro"; Vice Admiral H. W. Hill addressing the crew; Commodore Moosbrugger; Lt. Comd. Brokenshire. A total of 100 real photographs mostly in postcard size format 4 3/4 x 3 3/4" some 5 x 4". Very good condition. unknown
réf. ria9781119121046_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
1981Folio, First Edition, with illustrated title-spread, numerous photographs throughout and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
2008réf. 232824San Francisco: GAPA 2008. Pamphlet. 32p includes covers 5.5x8.5 inches photos ads event schedule cards laid-in very good event program in stapled white pictorial wraps. Twentieth annual awards ceremony. GAPA unknown books
2012réf. 1355283PN. New. 2012. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1953réf. PB261641953-1954 2 parts (complete). 14, 58 p., 36 pls, 2 folded maps, wrappers/paperbound (printed covers). Published in: Univ. Queensland Pap. Dept. Geol. On Brachiopods only.We added: Maxwell, 1960. Tournaisian Brachiopods from Baywulla, Queensland (11 p., 1 fig., 1 plate) & Maxwell, 1964. The Geology of the Yarrol Region. Part I. Biostratigraphy (79 p., 14 pls - mainly molluscs & brachiopods).
pp. 345-393, 45 figs., refs. Offprint, new plain wrs.
900Upolu Island From German surveys to 1913. Washington D.C., published Jan. 1920, at the Hydrographic Office, under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy. Small corrections: Printed: July 1931. Folded editorially. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Upolu Island - Pacific Ocean. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 470x794 mm
1999réf. 1317641PN. New. 1999. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
2000réf. 1327285PN. New. 2000. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1914xiv, 403 p. "A record of missionary work among the Indian tribes of the Northern Pacific Coast of our country and of the wonderful transformation in character and conditions which the introduction of the blessed Gospel has brought about." - Preface. List of illustrations includes twenty-seven black and white plates, two of which (at pages 144 and 208) are not present, although there is no evidence they ever were. New front and back endpapers applied over originals. Narrow opening in binding at half-title page. Somewhat above-average wear to maroon cloth covered boards adorned with gilt lettering and photo of author. LOWTHER 1611, TOURVILLE 1128, AMTMANN 3501, RICKS p.75, SMITH 2135, MATTHEWS 295, TOD & CORDINGLEY p.85. Book
1884réf. GC10-643Leipzig, Verlag Fedrinand Hirt, 1884. original Leinenband, gr.-8?, 262 SeitenMit vielen Illustrationen nach Zeichnungen des Verfassers und einer Karte. und X (10) Seiten, Zustand: Einband etwas fleckig, innen sehr guter Zustand
1958réf. 129379Auckland: Universal Business Directories Limited 1958. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Auckland Universal Business Directories Limited 1958. Octavo xvi xx 808 pages plus 2 folding maps. Two-colour card covers creased and lightly marked; paper tanned in places; a very good copy. 'Seventh Edition. Published Biennially'. Universal Business Directories Limited paperback
1969réf. 371291Union Pacific Railroad. Missouri Pacific Lines. Southern Pacific Company 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine pamphlet copy; edges slightly dulled. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright and clean. Physical description; Approximately 20 pamphlets; 22 cm. Subjects; Railroads; United States. Railways; United States. Trains. Trains; history. Union Pacific Railroad. Missouri Pacific Lines. Southern Pacific Company paperback
1946réf. 226959GPO 1946 1946-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover in blue/gray buckram with gold lettering. Two volume set. Minor outer wear. Small stain to top edge of volume 2. Internally pages are clean unmarked and the binding is sound. Spine title is a bit faded. Prompt shipping and professional packaging of this rare complete set of books published by Department of Defense/Naval Analysis Division shortly after World War Two. GPO, 1946 hardcover books
1944réf. 050720United States Government reliure Rigide Décorative Washington 1944 415 pages en format 18 - 26 cm - reliure rigide en percaline + supplement
1945réf. 86780Pearl Harbor HI : Com Air Pac Commander Air Force Pacific Fleet 1945. Presumed First Edition First printing. Two-sided Card. Good. The format is approximately 5 inches by 3 inches printed on both side. One Side has images of 9 Japanese Army Aircraft and 16 Japanese Naval Aircraft with information on span length in feet and inches name and type. The other side is United States Aircraft. 14 U.S. Army aircraft and 13 U.S. Navy aircraft. Card has some wear and soiling. Chester W. Nimitz 1885-1966 was Fleet Admiral of the US Navy and Commander in Chief of the US Pacific Fleet during World War II. When the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred Nimitz had been in the US Navy for 30 years. He was ranked a Rear Admiral and stationed in Washington DC as chief of the Bureau of Navigation. 10 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor President Roosevelt promoted Nimitz to commander-in-chief of the United States Pacific Fleet as an Admiral. The rank of vice admiral was skipped by congressional appointment. Nimitz had operational control over all allied units in the Pacific including air land and sea forces. Under his leadership the United States stopped the further advance of the Japanese after Pearl Harbor and organized a sharp offensive response across a massive geographic area. In December 1944 President Roosevelt appointed Nimitz Fleet Admiral. This is a lifetime appointment. Com Air Pac [Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet] unknown
réf. 1286775396.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 0666056382.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1998réf. 1305975PN. New. 1998. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1946réf. 226959GPO 1946 1946-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover in blue/gray buckram with gold lettering. Two volume set. Minor outer wear. Small stain to top edge of volume 2. Internally pages are clean unmarked and the binding is sound. Spine title is a bit faded. Prompt shipping and professional packaging of this rare complete set of books published by Department of Defense/Naval Analysis Division shortly after World War Two. GPO, 1946 hardcover
1980réf. 60188Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1980. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Has some wear and soiling. v 60 p.; 24 cm. Occasional footnotes. The hearings were held to place on the public record the concerns of the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs regarding the course of Korean-American relations since the assassination of President Park in October 1979 through the declaration of martial law and the arrest and trial of many political religious and intellectual leaders. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1985Roy. 4to., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. Published in the series 'Great American Railroad Photographer'.
réf. 1334946051.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1527697797.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
