MY TWO WARS. With an Introduction by Page Stegner
by Thomsen, Moritz
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 188364206X
- ISBN 13
- 9781883642068
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
South Royalton: Steerforth Press, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket. My Two Wars describes the great battles in his life -Â one against a rich, tyrannical father; the other against anti-aircraft gunners over Germany in 1943 and 1944. It was completed shortly before Thomsen's death, and with it he concluded the story of his unusual life. In this posthumously published masterpiece he returns to his youth growing up in a wealthy Seattle household with the father he despised, and goes off to war in Europe as a bombardier with the Eighth Air Force. In his introduction Page Stegner calls it "the best narrative account ever written of an imperfect and fragile human soul caught up in the air war over Germany." But it is Thomsen's other war - his lifelong and monumental battle with his father -Â which begins and ends the book and makes My Two Wars one of the most outrageous and memorable father-and-son stories ever told.
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- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15367
- Title
- MY TWO WARS. With an Introduction by Page Stegner
- Author
- Thomsen, Moritz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 188364206X
- ISBN 13
- 9781883642068
- Publisher
- Steerforth Press
- Place of Publication
- South Royalton
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- World War 1939-1945, biography, aerial operations, American, personal narratives, bomber pilots
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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