Search Results: WW2 from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Dodd Mead & Company, 1980. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Book shows light wear to extremities; foxing starting at endpapers and outside edges of page block; faint rubbing and soiling; binding remains secure; text clean. DJ shows similar rubbing and soiling; light wear to extremities; tiny, closed tear and attendant crease at top rear face; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a clean, sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 253pp. Hardback with DJ. In 215 pages, the author, John Curtis Perry managed to captured the basic essence of the American Occupation of Japan after World War II. From the way he writes, it appears to be one of America's finest hours, both as a nation and as a people. Rarely has the two foes who fought such a bitter war against each other, kiss and made up so quickly. As a people, Americans proves to be very… Read More

New York, NY Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1995. Hardcover First Ed USA [1995], First Printing indicated. First Ed USA [1995], First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows only the slightest spine lean; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses. notations, marks, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows very mild rubbing; else flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. A Near perfect copy: Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.3 x 1.45 inches). 427 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 12.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ.

London, UK Arms and Armour, 1991. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows top and bottom front corners very mildly bumped; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows just a hint of wear at top of spine; top front corner creased from slight bump; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 4to. 160pp. Hardback with DJ.

Cheyenne, WY Privately Printed, 1995. Paperback First Edition [1995], unstated . INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR: "OK 2-14-97". First Edition [1995], unstated. Fine in Wraps: the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 135pp. Edited by Ann Palin. Cartoons by Bill Mauldin. Cover Photograph by Jerry Palin. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. This is my recollection of the 43 months and one day that I spent as a soldier in the U.S. Army, during World War Two. In no way does this pretend to be a history of The 10th Mountain Division, or even K Co. of the 87th. I was only one of thousands, so this is my memories of that conflict, forty years later. As I kept no journal, I have referred to the works of many other people, and have had help from many of you guys that were there with me. So to you who were there, you will disagree with parts of this. That's fine! You go ahead and write your recollections, and… Read More