isolation rabaul (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Binding tight. Interior clean and bright, other than previous owner's sticker on ffep and writing that has been covered with white-out on ffep. Smudging to outer page edges. Red boards in nice condition, very minor scuffing. Bright gilt seal on front board; bright gilt lettering on spine, some rubbing to text box on spine. Filled with b/w photos and maps. By isolating Rabaul, the Allies effectively made its large garrison (which outnumbered the defenders on Okinawa) prisoners of war without having to fight them. The last Allied airstrike on Rabaul took place on 8/8/45, only weeks before the Japanese surrender. This book is the second in a five volume history of Marine Corps operations in WWII.632 pages including index, not including 12 extra pages of maps. Priority and international shipping may cost extra due to size of book.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 642 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.45 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover with no DJ. Red boards with gold emblem of the United States Marine Corps on front cover, gold lettering on spine. Title page dated 1963. Copyright page dated 1964. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 58-60002. 632 pages. Very slight fading to top edge of boards. Top and bottom edges of spine as well as corners bumped. Minor shelf wear to bottom edge of rear board. Boards otherwise clean with no visible damage. Two spots of brown rectangular discoloration on front free endpaper; one near the top right corner and the other near the bottom right corner. Both measure 1 1/4 inch in length and 1/2 inch in width. Similar markings on rear free endpaper at top left corner and bottom left corner. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked with tight binding. Very Good condition. Signed by both Henry I. Shaw and Douglas T. Kane on the front free endpaper with a 3 line inscription made out to "Admiral Fort". Inscription is dated March 31st, 1964. Several maps attached to the rear endpaper . Included are the map of the Rabaul Strategic Area, New Georgia Group, Western New Britain, the Seizure and Defense of the Airdrome, Rabaul and Its Airfields, and a Pilot's Strip Map from New Georgia to New Ireland. All in very good condition with no marks or discoloration. Please contact us with questions or if you'd like to see photographs. Signed by Author(s).