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7022 . Boggs, Charles W., Jr. Marine Aviation in the Philippines .
[Washington, D.C.]: Historical Division, Headquarters, U. S. Marine Co 1951; First printing. Quarto, Hardcover , Black & white photographs, fold-out maps , viii, 166 pages. Condition: Near fine. Good account of the limited but crucial role of Marine aviation forces in recapturing the Philippines from Japan in 1944. Shows the development of the fundamental Marine doctrine of close air support for ground troops in conventional land operations. Well illustrated. Many colored fold-out maps. Glossy, laminated pictorial covers with small bumps to board extremities. Some laminate bubbles to covers and along joints. Binding remains sound, hinges not cracked. Nice copy.
Book #7022
$35.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Pacific Theatre U.S. Marine Corps Military Aviation Close air support Philippines Japanese Military doctrine
6554 . Cagle, Malcolm W. and Frank A. Manson (Foreword by Admiral Arleigh A. Burke). The Sea War in Korea .
Annapolis: U.S. Naval Institute, (1957); First printing. Quarto, Full cloth , Black & White photographs, maps , xx, 555 pages. Condition: Fine in a Very Good, Price Clipped dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. Thorough analysis from a naval point of view of the operational problems, lessons, and implications of this "limited war." The authors see the Korean War as essentially conventional in nature with control of the seas an essential component. Stresses the effectiveness of close air support, with that provided by the Navy and Marine Corps being superior to that provided by the Air Force. Many excellent photographs showing, among other things, effectiveness of aerial bombardment by carrier aircraft. ALBION starred item; Coletta, AMERICAN NAVAL HISTORY #3487. Bound in blue cloth over boards with white stamped spine and upper board lettering, endpaper maps. Light extremity rubs, a few faint spots to exterior cloth. Jacket has a minor edge wear, two short closed edge tears at top edge of rear panel, and a tiny closed tear on front panel.
Book #6554
$50.00 order or inquire Korean War U.S. Navy Close air support Air Force U.S. Marine Corps Korea Bombing Aircraft Carriers Naval Warfare
10997 . Carl, Marion E[ugene]. (1915-1998) with Barrett Tillman. Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl .
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1994); First printing. Octavo, Hardcover , black and white photographs , xii, 133 pages. Condition: Fine in a Fine Dust Jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. Recollections of Marine Corps Major General and fighter ace Marion Carl. Carl's combat duty included the battles of Midway and Guadalcanal. He also later flew photo recon missions over China and flew missions in Vietnam. He was shot and killed in 1998 at age 82 defending his wife and home from an armed robber. General Carl is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Lovely copy, no significant wear, first edition.
Book #10997
$150.00 order or inquire Marines Marine Corps U.S.M.C. World War II Aviation Test Pilots Vietnam War Cold War First Editions
7091 . Johnson, Edward C. (Edited by Graham A. Cosmas). Marine Corps Aviation: the Early Years 1912-1940 .
Washington, D.C.: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. M 1977. Quarto, Hardcover , Black & White photographs , viii, 106 pages. Condition: Near Fine. Issued without dustjacket. History of the Corps' efforts to secure its own air arm, along with the story of the early development of the Marine air-ground team. Draws heavily upon reminiscences of noteworthy Marine aviators from the Corps' Oral History Section, as well as official reports, documents, personal correspondence, etc. Bound in red cloth over boards with gilt stamped spine lettering and gilt Marine Corps emblem on upper board. Small prior owner stamp at top edge of front and rear pastedowns. Faint foxing, top edge of textblock lightly browned.
Book #7091
$20.00 order or inquire Marines aviation U.S. Marine Corps Fighter Pilots Oral History Aviators Pilots combat ground support
8565 . Sherrod, Robert. History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II .
Washington: Combat Forces Press, (1952); First printing. Octavo, Full cloth , black & white photographs, diagrams , xvi, 496 pages. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. An excellent and comprehensive record of the U.S. Marines in the air in World War II's Pacific Theatre, written with an eye toward what the participants in these operations would want to know. In this sense it has much of the feel of a unit history. Well illustrated. Valuable appendices on Medals of Honor, enemy aircraft shot down, unit sketches, and much more. Sherrod based this history on several hundred war diaries, reports of the squadrons, operation reports, interviews, and translated Japanese documents. Bound in gray cloth over boards with spine lettered in blue and red, color endpaper maps. Front free endpaper has a diagonal crease across top fore corner. Minor extremity wear, slight browning to textblock edges. Hinges sound. Nice copy.
Book #8565
$45.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II U.S. Marine Corps Aviation flying Pacific Theatre Usmc combat pilots Fighters
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