"A Careless Word...A Needless Sinking": A history of the staggering losses suffered by the U. S. Merchant Marine, both in ships and personnel, during World War II
by Moore, Captain Arthur R
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- VG+/Edgeworn DJ
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Tipp City, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
King's Point: American Merchant Marine Museum, 1984. The first documented account under one cover of the catastrophic losses suffered by the American flag Merchant Fleet during WW II. Gilt titles on black cloth. 560pp. Author's 1984 inscription ffep. Dust jacket is worn on edges, with chipping on bottom front edge. Quite presentable, within new clear Brodart sleeve. Related photocopied articles and a 1942 commemorative stamped envelope marking the sinking of the 'Allan Jackson,' a U.S. tanker, laid in.. Signed by Author. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. VG+/Edgeworn DJ. Thick Small Quarto.
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- Title
- "A Careless Word...A Needless Sinking": A history of the staggering losses suffered by the U. S. Merchant Marine, both in ships and personnel, during World War II
- Author
- Moore, Captain Arthur R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- Edgeworn DJ
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- American Merchant Marine Museum
- Place of Publication
- King's Point
- Date Published
- 1984
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sailing and the Sea;
- Size
- Thick Small Quarto
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