Isbn: 9780813319506 - good night officially: the pacific war letters of a destroyer sailor (10 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. From the time when he joined a US destroyer during the Pacific War in April 1944 until his death a year later in a kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Yeoman Second Class Orvill Raines wrote a series of letters to his young bride. For this book they have been edited and set in their historical context.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 1. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 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.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: DJ Near Fine. 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. xviii, 308pp. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some minor shelf wear, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage. 8vo. Letters from a sailor enlisted in the US navy to his wife offering a valuable, fascinating and ultimately tragic view of life at sea. …

Hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Very Good condition, minor wear to edges; The Pacific War Letters of a Destroyer Sailor. The Letters of Yeoman James Orvill Raines; 8vo; 307 pages; FSA.

Unknown binding. Zustand: Good. "These are the words of Orvill Raines, a newspaperman in civilian life, who now found himself in the uniofrm of a Yeoman Second Class on the destroyer Howorth and smack in the middle of the Pacific war. From his assignment to the ship in April 1944 until his death one year later in a kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Orvill Raines wrote a remarkable series of letters to his young bride, Ray Ellen. His perceptive, uncensored correspondence shows us, with a directness that no conventional history could hope to match, the horrific experiences shared by thousands of American seamen who fought 'the good war' against the Japanese half a century ago."Ex military library stock so expect to see light wear and possible markings and annotations in the text. Dust-jacket in good condition. Glossy. Some shelf-wear, sticker marks and fading but fully in tact. Binder in very good to excellent condition. Boards sound. Edges clean and sharp. Hinge movement good. Quick flickthrough of text shows few marks, other than initial library stamps. Looks unread. Overall very good condition. 1994 edition.Many thanks for supporting independents.…