gilbert alton keith (9 résultats)

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Etat : Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Hardcover. Etat : Very good. Etat de la jaquette : very good. First printing [stated]. xiii, 274 p. Illustrations. Map. Glossary. Source Notes. Bibliography. Index. Foreword by Senator John McCain. Drawing upon a wealth of primary sources, Gilbert provides this full account of the life of Admiral John Sidney "Slew" McCain (grandfather of U.S. Senator John McCain). An unconventional leader, McCain emerged from World War II as one of America's greatest combat leaders who pioneered the hard-hitting naval tactics that brought Imperial Japan to its knees.

Hardcover. Small 4to. Black paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xiii, 274pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. Perfectly tight, pristine first edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. AH5 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Alton Keith Gilbert on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, crease and chipping, on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some wrinkling on the spine edges, moderate tanning and light shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 350 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. John Sidney "Slew" McCain Sr. was a United States Navy admiral and the patriarch of the McCain military family. McCain held several commands during the Pacific War of World War II and was a pioneer of aircraft carrier operations. He and his son, John S. McCain Jr., were the first father-and-son pair to achieve four-star admiral rank in the U.S. Navy. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, class of 1906, McCain's early career was on battleships and cruisers. During World War I, he served on convoy duty in the Atlantic. From 1918 to 1935, he alternated between duty ashore with the Bureau of Navigation, where he developed officer personnel policies, and at sea, where he commanded the cargo ship USS Sirius and ammunition ship USS Nitro. He attended the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1928 and 1929. In 1935, he qualified as a naval aviator and commanded the aircraft carrier USS Ranger from 1937 to 1939. During World War II, McCain commanded land-based air operations in support of the Guadalcanal campaign. He served as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air. In 1944-1945, he led Task Force 38 in operations off the Philippines and Okinawa and air strikes against Formosa and the Japanese home islands that caused the destruction of Japanese naval and air forces in the closing period of the war. McCain died four days after attending the formal Japanese surrender ceremony on 2 September 1945. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. 274pp Illus "The life of Admiral John Sidney McCain, Pacific carrier commander.".

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. 274pp. Illus. Glossary. Index. Foreword by Senator John McCain. Naval career of Adm. McCain and an account of U.S. Carrier operations leading to the defeat of Japan. (Loc 1058/1).

Etat : As New. 1st. With a forward by Senator John McCain. Sixteeen pages of photographs. First edition with a full number line on copyright page. In original, unclipped, dust jacket in mylar. Black paper over boards with gilded lettering on spine. Interior is clean, clear, crisp and in unread condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Signed and inscribed to Admiral Bill Studeman by the author and by Joe McCain, Senator John McCain's brother, and the grandson of the subject of the book. Very rare copy. COLLECT SIGNED BOOKS. Signed by Author(s).