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Any Time, Any Place: Fifty Years of the USAF Air Commando and Special Operations Forces, 1944-1994
by Philip D. Chinnery
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1557500371
- ISBN 13
- 9781557500373
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
A$24.53A$17.17
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About This Item
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1994 Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. 1994. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1994 British copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked except for previous owner name on front pastedown. Book Condition: Fine. DJ near Fine; rubbing and slight chipping at head and heel of spine. Blue cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. 303 pp. For 50 years, the Air Commandos and Special Operators have fought for freedom against dictators, communist aggression, and terrorists. The reader will find first-hand accounts from WWII, Cambodia, Vietnam, Desert One, and the Gulf War. This book is a fitting tribute to these men. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001600
- Title
- Any Time, Any Place: Fifty Years of the USAF Air Commando and Special Operations Forces, 1944-1994
- Author
- Philip D. Chinnery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1557500371
- ISBN 13
- 9781557500373
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, MD
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- AIR COMMANDOS, SPECIAL OPERATORS, ORDE WINGATE, CHINDIT JUNGLE FIGHTERS, BURMA, LAOS, HO CHI MINH TRAIL, SON TAY, DESERT ONE, GULF WAR.
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Chipping
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- Cloth
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Reprint
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- Fine
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