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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Illustrated with numerous colour plates (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Printing number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. The first printing of the first edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. 471 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) ; ISBN 9781596980235, 9780895261090, 1596980230, 089526109X OCLC 56614389 ; LCCN 2004022813 ; LC D767 .W326 2004 ; Dewey 940.54/1273/0922 ; blue cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Prelude to the War in the Pacific (1930-1941) -- Who fired first (7-8 Dec 1941) -- The fall of the Philippines (Jan 1942) -- A hell worse than war: the Bataan Death march (Apr 1942) -- Revenge for Pearl Harbor: The Doolittle Raid (Apr 1942) -- An awakened giant: The Battle of the Coral Sea (May 1942) -- The Flying Tigers (1937-1945) -- The forgotten front: China-Burma-India theater (1937-1945) -- Death by inches: Guadalcanal (Aug 1942-Feb 1943) -- The Black Sheep Squadron (Aug 1943-Jan 1944) -- Bloody Tarawa (Nov 1943) -- Assault on the Marianas (Jun-Aug 1944) -- Forgotten Peleliu (Sep 1944) -- "I have returned": The Battle of Leyte (Oct 1944) -- The daring rescue of the Ghosts of Bataan (Jan 1945) -- Iwo Jima: The bloodiest battle of WWII (Feb-Mar 1945) -- Okinawa: the last battle (Apr 1945) -- MacArthur and war's end (Jul-Aug 1945) -- Epilogue -- Timeline -- Glossary ; Accompanying CD-ROM produced and written by Martin Hinton, Jason Kopp; editor, Patrick Flynn. ; When it comes to sheer savagery endured by the American fighting man, few combat theaters could match the Pacific in WorldWar II: the sodden malarial and Japanese infested jungles of New Guinea and Guadalcanal, the kamikaze pilots for whom death was no deterrent, and the blood-soaked beaches taken by island-hopping Marines. Here, in their own words, are the compelling stories of American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines, as told to decorated combat veteran Lt. Colonel Oliver North.In War Stories II: Heroism in the Pacific, North reveals: Eyewitness testimony from Pearl Harbor veterans that Japanese Zeros did not fire the first shots: our defending forces did-with startling results The living hell of the Bataan Death March and the daring rescue of the Ghosts of BataanThe big battles: the Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, the Marianas, Leyte ; How Americans cracked the secret Japanese JN-25 code and changed the course of the war War Stories II: Heroism in the Pacific is the essential book for every veteran of the war, every student of military history, and every American who is inspired by the courage and sacrifice of the Greatest Generation in one of its greatest moments. ; FINE.FINE. Book.

30'' x 20'' original one sheet lobby or outside advertisement colour poster from The Old Vic Theatre, London. In Fine condition. Sent rolled in a tube with end caps. We currently hold in stock over 100 other English and foreign theatre and cinema posters. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE (Cinema) POSTERS.

30'' x 20'' original one sheet lobby or outside advertisement colour poster from The Old Vic Theatre, London. In Fine condition. Sent rolled in a tube with end caps. We currently hold in stock over 100 other English and foreign theatre and cinema posters. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE (Cinema) POSTERS.