General james gavin (16 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Book Club Edition. Hardcover, xiv, 336 pp., WW II era photos, 22 maps. Moderate wear with coffee (?) drip on front free endpaper, no owner names or gift notes, clean text, tight binding. Jacket with minor coffee (?) drip on edge of front flap; blurb not obscured. A detailed account of the 82nd Airborne's every action, from the level of the fighting man to the strategic controversy over the taking of Berlin before the Russians. Better-than-average reading copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Some ex-lib markings internally, no external markings.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Airborne Warfare by Major General James Gavin from Infantry Journal Press 1947 1ST Edition. Maps illustrations photographs Pages are tight and clean Covers look good Dustjacket none.

(Subject: Post World War II - General) A fascinating study, written by James Gavin, one the most outstanding of American Generals. Following an account of his experiences in World War II in the Mediterranean and North West Europe, he looks at the problems of defence in the immediate post war period, facing the Soviet threat. He raises some interesting proposals as how the threat might have been met. This copy lacks a dustwrapper and has some foxing at the page edges and the back endpapers, nonetheless it is otherwise in good condition. (Published: 1959) (Publisher: Hutchinson) (Pagination: 287pp, b/w illustration) (Condition: Fair) UL-XXXXXX. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Fine in Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket.

Tela deslucida. Zustand: Fatigada. 368pp/ Vórtice, nº 5/ A/ TC Size: 14x20.5. Firma de anterior propietario. Libro.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good condition. No jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. [New York]: The American Irish Historical Society, 1976. Very Good condition. No owner's name or bookplate. Clean, square, tight copy. Illustrated. Among 19 essays included here are: IRISH PIONEERS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK by James H Tully; IN MEMORIAM - JAMES A. FARLEY by Joseph T. P. Sullivan; MY ANCESTORS by Grenville T. Emmet III; O'CASEY, IRISH THEATRE, AND PAUL SHYRE by Alicia O'Neill; CHARLES O'CONOR AND THE 1872 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION by Joseph R. Peden. Original two-tone cloth, gilt (green spine and blue sides). First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. 144pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine+. First Edition. Hardcover, no dustjacket as issued. In slipcase. First edition. Blue satiny cloth clean and bright, sunned spine. Book is firm in binding, color plates throughout, crisp interior. Slipcase is in VG- condition; sunned, with wear to edges, and fraying and splits to corners. Contains color reproductions of the Prince de Joinville's paintings of US Civil War battle scenes and military life. With a preface by Henri, Comte de Paris, the artist's great-grandson. Texts by Andre Maurois and General James M. Gavin. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; Unpaginated pages.…

1959 368pp Desplegable b/n Colecc. Vórtice nº5 8ºM(20x14) Tela edit. Buen estado general con algun moteado ocasional que no afecta al texto .

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. Some chipping and edgewear to the dust jacket. ; Illus. , maps, jacket now in a clear protector ; 186 pages.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Zustand: Bien. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Regular. Colección Vórtice 5. No lleva ilustraciones pero si un mapa desplegable muy atractivo. Tapa dura con las sobrecubiertas originales con un roce o desperfecto en la parte central de la solapa sobre la portada. 368 páginas.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, xiv, 336pp, [1]. Gray hardcover, red cloth spine. The first edition, second printing, with "Published in 1978 by The Viking Press" statement on the copyright page. Offsetting to endpapers from laid-in news article, solid text block. Includes 23 battle maps. In the publisher's dust jacket, price clipped, chipping at head spine, a very good example. Signed on the half title by General James Gavin, dated December 8, 1978. General James M. Gavin (1907-1990), known as "The Jumping General," served as a battalion and regimental commander in the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. Gavin participated in major airborne operations, including the invasion of Sicily and Normandy, and Operation Market Garden. He was the youngest major general to command a division in combat during the war. Post-war, he held various high-ranking positions, including Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Administration. Gavin retired from the military in 1958 and later served as U.S. Ambassador to France. He passed away in 1990. Signed by General James M. Gavin, the first edition of On To Berlin: Battles of an Airborne Commander 1943-1946. (illustrator). Signed.…

Letter. Zustand: Fine. No Dust Jacket. LETTER. Typed and SIGNED by General Gavin on his letterhead stationary. Fine with 3 neat folds. A colorful Commander in the 82nd Airborne, Gavin was known by the nickname "Jumpin' Jim." He made numerous jumps at key moments in the war, from Sicily to the Battle of the Bulge.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Dust Jacket. Patriotic 1st. Class envelope. Fine. SIGNED by 82nd. Airborne Commander James M. Gavin. Printed image on the envelope of Hitler hanging from a clothesline with the declaration - "Adolf the superman." All Washed Up!".