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United States Destroyer Operations in World War 2
by Theodore Roscoe
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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San Antonio, Texas, United States
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About This Item
United States Destroyer Operations in World War 2
by Theodore Roscoe
Hardcover Cloth 581 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition third printing 1960. Striking cream buckram boards with blue blocking and blue embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing and a few marks. An unclipped dust jacket smooth and clean with shelf wear - a few tears, scrapes, scratches, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Oversized edition is heavier than standard book; S&H will be adjusted.
A detailed account of the operations of U.S. destroyers in the Second World War, prepared from personal narratives and official records.
Theodore Roscoe (1906–1992) was an American biographer and writer of adventure, fantasy novels and stories. Roscoe's stories appeared in pulp magazines including Argosy, Wings, Flying Stories, Far East Adventure Stories, Fight Stories, Action Stories and Adventure.
Roscoe was commissioned by the United States Naval Institute to write the detailed and massive histories United States Submarine Operations in World War II (1949) and United States Destroyer Operations in World War II (1953).
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- Seller
- River House Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 657155
- Title
- United States Destroyer Operations in World War 2
- Author
- Theodore Roscoe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- United States Naval Institute
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, MD
- Date Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 581
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War 2; First Editions;
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About River House Books
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I ship domestically in the US using the Post Office and internationally using consolidation services. Books are always wrapped then packed in cardboard boxes with padding to protect the contents. International shipments are double boxed with shipping paperwork attached to the outside of the box using a special envelope. And a complete duplicate of all the paperwork packed inside the outer box in case the attached set wanders off.
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