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Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway
by N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss, Timothy and Laura Orr
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0062692054
- ISBN 13
- 9780062692054
- Seller
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
From the front dust jacket flap: "By fatally striking three Japanese warships during 'The Decisive Contest for control of the Pacific in World War II' (New York Times), one daring pilot may have changed the course of history. Now the Battle of Midway's last surviving dive-bomber pilot delivers a gripping and unforgettable eyewitness account of America's greatest Naval Victory"
This book has a center section of black & white photos.
Book - Near Fine condition. Navy paper over boards w black paper spine and silver gilt title. Pages are clean and binding is tight. The only noted flaw was a couple "bumps" to the bottom of the closed book pages.
Dust Jacket - Near Fine condition. Looks almost like new; however, there are a couple tiny tears at the top edge near the spine. Very minimal edge/corner wear.A very nice book. Please use photos as part of the description.
312 pages including Index.
This book has a center section of black & white photos.
Book - Near Fine condition. Navy paper over boards w black paper spine and silver gilt title. Pages are clean and binding is tight. The only noted flaw was a couple "bumps" to the bottom of the closed book pages.
Dust Jacket - Near Fine condition. Looks almost like new; however, there are a couple tiny tears at the top edge near the spine. Very minimal edge/corner wear.A very nice book. Please use photos as part of the description.
312 pages including Index.
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- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1604
- Title
- Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway
- Author
- N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss, Timothy and Laura Orr
- Format/Binding
- Paper over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0062692054
- ISBN 13
- 9780062692054
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- Ny
- Date Published
- 2017-05
- Pages
- 312
- Keywords
- WWII, World War II, Kleiss, bomber pilot, Battle of Midway, memoirs, eyewitness account, black & white photos
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; History - American; History - World War II; Airforce;
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Independence, Missouri
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