James dickenson (35 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Desperate for junior officers to meet the wartime demands of its rapid expansion and to replace the mounting casualties in its Pacific battles, the U.S. Marine Corps convened a Special Officer Candidate School (SOCS) at Camp Lejeune in 1944. This special class was to augment the regular Officer Candidates School (OCS) at Quantico, which was operating at full capacity. The young candidates had been enlisted in the V-12 officers procurement program and called to active duty from colleges and universities across the country. Destined to fight in some of the bloodiest battles of the war then answer the call to arms again in Korea, the Marines of this special class, who called themselves the ?SOCS 400?, served in the Minuteman tradition established at Lexington and Concord nearly two centuries earlier. Their compelling story is told for the first time by a former Marine and reporter for some of the nation's best news organizations. He chronicles their experiences from induction through training and combat to the lives they later led. Eliminating some of the traditional training of young Marine officers, this special OCS curriculum concentrated on infantry tactics and weapons, and ninety percent of the class wound up as platoon leaders on Iwo and Okinawa. Forty-eight of them were killed, 168 wounded, for a casualty rate of some 58 per cent. For their heroic actions they earned a host of decorations, including five Navy Crosses. Eight more were wounded in Korea and one more earned a Navy Cross. Many believe they had the highest casualty and decoration rates of any Marine OCS class in World War II. This book focuses on ten men representing all six Marine divisions and nearly every section of the country and all types of colleges and universities.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Good.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Like New dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front endpage.

Zustand: Good. 2nd. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Signed/Inscribed by author on front endpage.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Scribner, 1995. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Scribner 1995-03-13 00:00:00 Binding: Hardcover NF. in NF dj dj in mylar 304 pages. 1st edition. 8vo.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (2001). First Edition, First Printing. 8vo. 232pp, Index, Bibliography, Notes. Few illustrations. Cloth, Fine in fine dj. Told here for the first time, the compelling story of 400 Marines who graduated from a special officer candidate school at Camp Lejeune and fought in some of the bloodiest battles of WWII. ISBN1557501688; 8.90 X 6.20 X 0.90 inches; 256 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED* Fine in Fine dust jacket. First edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDHistory. Very good in Very good front fold creased dust jacket. First Edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED* Fine in Fine dust jacket. First edition.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A few pages were dog earred. Former owner's name sticker removed leaving some residue on ffep.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Softcover, 408 pgs. Moderate cover wear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Octavo. 304 pp. Red-stamped blue two-toned boards. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Slightly bowed boards and bumped corners else about near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and edge wear. The history of McDonald, Kansas, a town with a population of 200.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First edition. First printing [stated]. 304 p. Occasional footnotes. Index. "Every once in a while an authentic jewel of a book comes along that makes me want to shout to the world: Read this! You'll love it! I hereby so shout that about Home on the Range. It is a beautifully written story of a people and a place that is really about us all. It is a jewel that should be treasured and shared". --Jim Lehrer, The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour.…

Zustand: Very Good. The books dust jacket is in very good condition with wear such as scuffs and scratches, other wise the content is in very good condition.

Zustand: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First Edition. First Printing. 304 pages. Illus., footnotes, index. Signed by the author.