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U. S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War II
by Scheina, Robert L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0870217178
- ISBN 13
- 9780870217173
- Seller
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About This Item
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870217178 . Author was the United States Coast Guard Historian when he wrote this book and it is based on primary sources that are no longer available. During WWII the scope of the Coast Guard widened dramatically, new duties included participating in amphibious landings in the Pacific and hunting submarines in the Atlantic. Profusely illustrated, this book gives the reader details on every type of vessel used by the Coast Guard during the war. Book covers clean. Very minor foxing to top page edges. No previous owner marks. Text, photographs, diagrams and charts all clean and bright. Dust Jacket clean with a few light scratches to front and back covers. Both ends of DJ spine gently bumped. Top DJ corners gently rubbed. DJ front cover has a half inch tear from top edge near spine. DJ back cover has quarter inch tear on top edge. DJ top edges have minor shelf wear. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. Please note this is an oversize and heavy book. Expedited/Priority orders may require extra shipping charges. International orders will require extra shipping charges in addition to the charges shown by this website. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 331 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80472
- Title
- U. S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War II
- Author
- Scheina, Robert L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0870217178
- ISBN 13
- 9780870217173
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- 0870217178
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