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Zustand: Good. Reissue. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. Later Printing. Inscribed by author. 315pp, octavo hardcover in dj. light wear to book edges yet clean, tight binding, interior clean. DJ covers lightly worn but clean, closed tears to front and rear bottom edges, 1" open tear top front, in mylar cover.

Zustand: Good. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 384 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing.

Zustand: DISCRETO USATO. I Libri Pocket ITALIANO Coperta illustrata al piatto anteriore, naturalmente imbrunita e con irregolarità da fattore tempo soprattutto al dorso. Tagli regolari ed imbruniti, pagine ben salde alla costa e con imbrunitura. Libro completamente fruibile, n. 28 della collana "I Libri Pocket", traduzione dall'originale inglese di Adriana Pellegrini, revisione di Corrado Ricci, numero pagine 309.

Libro vintage. Argomento: Storia. Autore: Pappy Boyington Gregory. Editore: Longanesi. Luogo: Milano. Anno: 1958. Formato: in-16°. Pagg: 309. Legatura: Brossura. Collana: I libri pocket volume 28. Conservazione: Discreta. Traduzione di Adriana Pellegrini. Prima pagina semilicenziata. Lieve ingiallimento delle pagine.

New York 1960, Bobbs-Merrill. Red boards,LIKE NEW copy,315p. 14 x 22 cm.,fine dust jacket in Mylar protector,7th printing of FIRST EDITION. AUTHOR'S SIGNED & DATED PRESENTATION COPY: "WITH A CHINESE 'DING HAO' Sept.11,1986, 'PAPPY' BOYINGTON" . *** **** *** . . . WRITTEN BY THE 'BAD BOY' OF THE "A.V.G." & "FLYING TIGERS" . . . "PAPPY" BOYINGTON U.S.M.C. . . THE COMMANDER OF THE :BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP" SQUADRON . . AND . . HIS WORLD WAR II PRIMARY ACCOUNTS OF . . . BURMA, KUNMING & OLGA GREENLAW . . ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY DECORATED FIGHTER ACES OF WW II . . . PER BOYINGTON'S STATEMENT: "NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN" . . * This is an excellent novel and personal narrative of the author's experiences in Burma and China as an A.V.G. [American Volunteer Group] member in 1940-1941, later to be called the "FLYING TIGERS." . It is the time just before and just after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The location is the Burma battle front. . Tonya, self-confessed nymphomaniac wife of an American pilot [actually the executive officer of the A.V.G., Harvey Greenlaw's wife Olga] who gave her favors in exchange for information that uncovered and foiled the "Empress plots." . One of the main characters is a Marine, [i.e. Boyington], on leave from the Marine Corps. to fly with the "FLYING SHARKS" a volunteer group of American pilots hired to fight the Japanese in China, actually they were called the "A.V.G." [AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"]. . Because Boyington was older than most pilots at the time, his fellow co-pilots fondly called him "Pappy." Later he left the "FLYING TIGERS" and was given a hopeless group of other U.S. Navy misfit pilots to create a new group, fondly called: "THE BLACK SHEEP." There he and his cohorts flew combat missions against the Japanese in the South Pacific. Boyington was shot down, and cooled his heels in a Japanese prisoner of war camp until the end of the war ! . *** THE AUTHOR: GREGORY "PAPPY" BOYINGTON: [1912-1988]: He was a United States Marine Corps officer who was an American fighter Ace during World War II in Burma & China. . For his heroic actions, he was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Boyington flew initially with the A.V.G. [American Volunteer Group] later known as the "FLYING TIGERS" in the Republic of China Air Force during World War II against the Japanese air force. . Later, he commanded the famous U.S. Marine Corps "BLACK SHEEP" squadron, VMF-214 in the Solomon Islands. After the war, he retired from the Marine Corps with the rank of colonel. . * During WW II Col. Boyington shot down 26 Japanese planes and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. He was one of the highest ACES of World War II Pacific Theater. . In addition to this novel, he was wrote a best-selling autobiography of his time in World War II, with a stunningly "raw" account of his time with the misfit 'BLACK SHEEP' squadron, later the namesake of his first book: "BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP." . *** PRINTING ANOMALY: . The book was published by Bobbs-Merrill Company, but the dust jacket shows "WILSON" at the bottom. We believe this is actually a Wilson reprinted of the Bobbs-Merrill FIRST EDITION, which was published in 1960. . Wilson was the re-printer of Boyington's famous first book: "BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP." . Essentially, Bobbs-Merrill would never put another publisher's named dust jacket on their own publication. This is firm fact of being a Wilson publication. The Baa Baa Black Sheep has either blue or red identical boards, to this example. . WorldCat does not point this out, nor does Wilson . *** WHO WAS "TONYA" ? "TONYA" is actually Olga Greenlaw, was married to Harvey Greenlaw, the executive officer of the A.V.G. & later the "FLYING TIGERS." Olga was the historian and secretary to the leader General Claire L. Chennault, their beloved commander. . There is some strong suggestions by Boyington in this book, that he had a fiery affair with Olga during their shared duty stations in Burma and in Kunming, China. Greenlaw has never denied any of his account. See her book below for more details. . Please inquire at our website for Olga Greenlaw's book: THE LADY AND THE TIGERS, where she too hints to relationships with Boyington & other squadron members. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** REFERENCES: . Olga Greenlaw: THE LADY AND THE TIGERS. . *.

New York 1960, Bobbs-Merrill. Red boards,LIKE NEW copy,315p. 14 x 22 cm.,fine dust jacket in Mylar protector,7th printing of FIRST EDITION. AUTHOR'S SIGNED & DATED PRESENTATION COPY: "WITH A CHINESE 'DING HAO' June 28,1986, 'PAPPY' BOYINGTON" . *** **** *** . . . WRITTEN BY THE 'BAD BOY' OF THE "A.V.G." & "FLYING TIGERS" . . . "PAPPY" BOYINGTON U.S.M.C. . . THE COMMANDER OF THE :BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP" SQUADRON . . AND . . HIS WORLD WAR II PRIMARY ACCOUNTS OF . . . BURMA, KUNMING & OLGA GREENLAW . . ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY DECORATED FIGHTER ACES OF WW II . . . PER BOYINGTON'S STATEMENT: "NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN" . . * This is an excellent novel and personal narrative of the author's experiences in Burma and China as an A.V.G. [American Volunteer Group] member in 1940-1941, later to be called the "FLYING TIGERS." . It is the time just before and just after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The location is the Burma battle front. . Tonya, self-confessed nymphomaniac wife of an American pilot [actually the executive officer of the A.V.G., Harvey Greenlaw's wife Olga] who gave her favors in exchange for information that uncovered and foiled the "Empress plots." . One of the main characters is a Marine, [i.e. Boyington], on leave from the Marine Corps. to fly with the "FLYING SHARKS" a volunteer group of American pilots hired to fight the Japanese in China, actually they were called the "A.V.G." [AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"]. . Because Boyington was older than most pilots at the time, his fellow co-pilots fondly called him "Pappy." Later he left the "FLYING TIGERS" and was given a hopeless group of other U.S. Navy misfit pilots to create a new group, fondly called: "THE BLACK SHEEP." There he and his cohorts flew combat missions against the Japanese in the South Pacific. Boyington was shot down, and cooled his heels in a Japanese prisoner of war camp until the end of the war ! . *** THE AUTHOR: GREGORY "PAPPY" BOYINGTON: [1912-1988]: He was a United States Marine Corps officer who was an American fighter Ace during World War II in Burma & China. . For his heroic actions, he was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Boyington flew initially with the A.V.G. [American Volunteer Group] later known as the "FLYING TIGERS" in the Republic of China Air Force during World War II against the Japanese air force. . Later, he commanded the famous U.S. Marine Corps "BLACK SHEEP" squadron, VMF-214 in the Solomon Islands. After the war, he retired from the Marine Corps with the rank of colonel. . * During WW II Col. Boyington shot down 26 Japanese planes and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. He was one of the highest ACES of World War II Pacific Theater. . In addition to this novel, he was wrote a best-selling autobiography of his time in World War II, with a stunningly "raw" account of his time with the misfit 'BLACK SHEEP' squadron, later the namesake of his first book: "BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP." . *** PRINTING ANOMALY: . The book was published by Bobbs-Merrill Company, but the dust jacket shows "WILSON" at the bottom. We believe this is actually a Wilson reprinted of the Bobbs-Merrill FIRST EDITION, which was published in 1960. . Wilson was the re-printer of Boyington's famous first book: "BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP." . Essentially, Bobbs-Merrill would never put another publisher's named dust jacket on their own publication. This is firm fact of being a Wilson publication. The Baa Baa Black Sheep has either blue or red identical boards, to this example. . WorldCat does not point this out, nor does Wilson . *** WHO WAS "TONYA" ? "TONYA" is actually Olga Greenlaw, was married to Harvey Greenlaw, the executive officer of the A.V.G. & later the "FLYING TIGERS." Olga was the historian and secretary to the leader General Claire L. Chennault, their beloved commander. . There is some strong suggestions by Boyington in this book, that he had a fiery affair with Olga during their shared duty stations in Burma and in Kunming, China. Greenlaw has never denied any of his account. See her book below for more details. . Please inquire at our website for Olga Greenlaw's book: THE LADY AND THE TIGERS, where she too hints to relationships with Boyington & other squadron members. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** REFERENCES: . Olga Greenlaw: THE LADY AND THE TIGERS. . *.

New York 1960, Bobbs-Merrill.Red boards,LIKE NEW copy,315p., 14 x 22 cm.,fine dust jacket in Mylar protector, 7th edition of First Printing.AUTHOR'S SIGNED & DATED PRESENTATION COPY: "WITH A CHINESE 'DING HAO' Sept.16, 1984, 'PAPPY' BOYINGTON" . *** **** *** . . . WRITTEN BY THE 'BAD BOY' OF THE "A.V.G." & "FLYING TIGERS" . . . "PAPPY" BOYINGTON U.S.M.C. . . THE COMMANDER OF THE :BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP" SQUADRON . . AND . . HIS WORLD WAR II PRIMARY ACCOUNTS OF . . . BURMA, KUNMING & OLGA GREENLAW . . ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY DECORATED FIGHTER ACES OF WW II . . . PER BOYINGTON'S STATEMENT: "NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN" . . * This is an excellent novel and personal narrative of the author's experiences in Burma and China as an A.V.G. [American Volunteer Group] member in 1940-1941, later to be called the "FLYING TIGERS." . It is the time just before and just after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The location is the Burma battle front. . Tonya, self-confessed nymphomaniac wife of an American pilot [actually the executive officer of the A.V.G., Harvey Greenlaw's wife Olga] who gave her favors in exchange for information that uncovered and foiled the "Empress plots." . One of the main characters is a Marine, [i.e. Boyington], on leave from the Marine Corps. to fly with the "FLYING SHARKS" a volunteer group of American pilots hired to fight the Japanese in China, actually they were called the "A.V.G." [AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"]. . Because Boyington was older than most pilots at the time, his fellow co-pilots fondly called him "Pappy." Later he left the "FLYING TIGERS" and was given a hopeless group of other U.S. Navy misfit pilots to create a new group, fondly called: "THE BLACK SHEEP." There he and his cohorts flew combat missions against the Japanese in the South Pacific. Boyington was shot down, and cooled his heels in a Japanese prisoner of war camp until the end of the war ! . *** THE AUTHOR: GREGORY "PAPPY" BOYINGTON: [1912-1988]: He was a United States Marine Corps officer who was an American fighter Ace during World War II in Burma & China. . For his heroic actions, he was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Boyington flew initially with the A.V.G. [American Volunteer Group] later known as the "FLYING TIGERS" in the Republic of China Air Force during World War II against the Japanese air force. . Later, he commanded the famous U.S. Marine Corps "BLACK SHEEP" squadron, VMF-214 in the Solomon Islands. After the war, he retired from the Marine Corps with the rank of colonel. . * During WW II Col. Boyington shot down 26 Japanese planes and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. He was one of the highest ACES of World War II Pacific Theater. . In addition to this novel, he was wrote a best-selling autobiography of his time in World War II, with a stunningly "raw" account of his time with the misfit 'BLACK SHEEP' squadron, later the namesake of his first book: "BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP." . *** PRINTING ANOMALY: . The book was published by Bobbs-Merrill Company, but the dust jacket shows "WILSON" at the bottom. We believe this is actually a Wilson reprinted of the Bobbs-Merrill FIRST EDITION, which was published in 1960. . Wilson was the re-printer of Boyington's famous first book: "BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP." . Essentially, Bobbs-Merrill would never put another publisher's named dust jacket on their own publication. This is firm fact of being a Wilson publication. The Baa Baa Black Sheep has either blue or red identical boards, to this example. . WorldCat does not point this out, nor does Wilson . *** WHO WAS "TONYA" ? "TONYA" is actually Olga Greenlaw, was married to Harvey Greenlaw, the executive officer of the A.V.G. & later the "FLYING TIGERS." Olga was the historian and secretary to the leader General Claire L. Chennault, their beloved commander. . There is some strong suggestions by Boyington in this book, that he had a fiery affair with Olga during their shared duty stations in Burma and in Kunming, China. Greenlaw has never denied any of his account. See her book below for more details. . Please inquire at our website for Olga Greenlaw's book: THE LADY AND THE TIGERS, where she too hints to relationships with Boyington & other squadron members. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** REFERENCES: . Olga Greenlaw: THE LADY AND THE TIGERS. . *.

New York [1958], Wilson. Blue boards, cleank bright & solid copy, dust jacket in Mylar protector, 17th impression of the FIRST EDITION. THE AUTHOR'S DATED 1981, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY: * "TO JIM XX WITH WARMEST REGARDS 'PAPPY' BOYINGTON" * . *** *** *** . . "PAPPY" BOYINGTON . . . AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN "A.V.G." & "FLYING TIGER" . . . ACE FIGHTER PILOT . . . RECIPIENT OF THE "MEDAL OF HONOR" & THE "NAVY CROSS" . . *** COLONEL GREGORY "PAPPY' BOYINGTON USMC [1912-1988]: Was U.S. Marine fighter pilot and early "A.V.G." ["American Volunteer Group"] later called the "FLYING TIGERS," member, from 1941 went to Burma to fight the Japanese Air Force. . Later the "A.V.G." moved to Kunming, China, where "Pappy" continued to shoot down and kill Japanese Air Force planes & pilots. He flew over and fought in Hanoi & Lao Kai from base in Burma. . When he finished his tour of duty with the "FLYING TIGERS" he returned to Marine Corps. duty in the Solomon Islands where he was the commander of the "Black Sheep" Squadron, shooting down several more Japanese planes. He was shot down, and became a prisoner of war. . *** HEROISM AND RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICE: . For his heroism flying initially with the A.V.G. and the "FLYING TIGERS" in the Republic of China Air Force during the Second World War, Boyington was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. . *** THE COMMANDER OF THE "BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON:" Being the oldest Marine fighter pilot and 'misfit' the Navy assigned him a fighter squadron of other 'misfit' pilots, unwanted by other outfits, called the "Black Sheep Squadron." . Boyington was a 'rough & tough,' hard-drinking wild professional Marine flyer who was one of the most unconventional heroes of the war. Winners of the nation's highest honors are inspired to rise above themselves, and set an example for all who respect them. "Pappy" had no desire to change his ways because he happened to be lucky and fearless, and a competent leader of men as wild and independent as he was. . Boyington's Black Sheep Squadron" made one of the great records of the war ! . This excellent work was a labor of love and took Boyington 24 years to write. It is also has 7 b.w. period photographs, 6 are on the end papers, with a nice frontispiece of "Pappy." Of the two books he wrote, this title became a best seller ! . A REVIEWER SAID: "It [this book] is ranked with the best, blunt, honest and ruggedly individualistic with that pleasing ring of realism that can emanate only from the mind of the guy who was there" Boston Herald. . *** "Pappy" Boyington downed in all 28 Japanese planes, 26 by himself during his service career. A full military service was conducted at Arlington National Cemetery. He received the Navy Cross in 1945. This book became a best seller upon publication and was also the inspiration of the popular television series of the same name in 1976-78. See other listings our website for more Boyington signed and other related items. . *** This book is 14 x 22 cm., with 384 pages. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** NOTE: Please inquire at our website for other SIGNED titles by or about Boyington and other "A.V.G." & "FLYING TIGER" fighter pilots & personnel. We have many RARE SIGNED copies. . ***.

First edition, early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, frontispiece black-and-white photograph of 'Pappy' Boyington by Douglas Q. White. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Oct. 6, 1979 To Bob Occhipinti - With Black Sheep Greetings - From - Pappy Boyington." Additionally inscribed by Masajiro 'Mike' Kawato on the half-title page, "Oct 6 1979. To Bob. Masajiro Kawato" [in Japanese characters]. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. . Jacket design by Ben Fedder, Inc. Here, in his own words, is the true story of America's wildest flying hero, of his extraordinary heroism, and of his greatest battle of allâ "the fight to survive. The World War II air war in the Pacific needed tough men like Colonel Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep Squadron. "Certainly the best of the personal stories of a fighter to come out of World War II . honest, exciting and humorous" (Los Angeles Herald Express).

New York, Putnam, (1958). 384 SS. Gr.-8°. Oln. mit OU. Umschlag mit normalen Gebrauchsspuren. Wir versenden die von uns angebotenen Bücher mit der Deutschen Post (Büchersendung) und der DHL (Pakete). Die Versandart und Versanddauer ist abhängig vom Preis des Titels, dessen Gewicht und dem Versandziel und beträgt in der Regel innerhalb Deutschlands 3 bis 5 Tage, in der EU zwischen 7 und 14 Tage. 2. Weltkrieg, Jagdflieger, Jäger, Flugzeuge, Luftfahrt, US Air Force, Pazifik, China Burma India Theater, Militärgeschichte, Marine Corps,