Capt george starks (8 risultati)
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Da: Browse Awhile Books, Tipp City, OH, U.S.A.Browse Awhile Books
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Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine.
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Da: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.Thomas F. Pesce'
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good/Very Good in Brodart. First Edition. 9781621576266 1621576264 The dust jacket is protected by a clear, plastic, cover. A First Edition with the copyright page listing the full number sequence of 1-10 present. The dust jacket's original price is still present. Pages are clean, tight and bright. Re…mainder marked on the top pages' edges. Illustrated in Color & B&W Photographs (illustratore).
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Da: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.Cornerstone Books
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Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. This work tells the story of Lt. George Starks and the nine-man crew of his Flying Fortress who took off from England in 1944 assigned to the "coffin corner," the most exposed position in the bomber formation, headed for Germany. Th…ey never got there. They were shot down over Nazi-occupied France, and faced ordeals of injury, betrayal, captivity, hunger, and depression. The book contains photographs, illustrations, maps, notes, and an index. This HARDCOVER copy is clean and solid.
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Da: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA)
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Molto buono
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Near Fine. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is a thick black ink remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block. The text pages are c…lean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.
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Da: The Anthropologists Closet, West Des Moines, IA, U.S.A.The Anthropologists Closet
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Come nuovo
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Hardcover. Condizione: Used like new. Used very good. Used like new hardcover in used very good dust jacket. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Back of dust jacket has a ½ centimeter closed tear to the lower left-hand corner. 8vo. (6.25 x 1 x 9.3 inches) Includes photo plates, notes, and an index. 287 pp. Fast shipp…ing in a secure book box mailer with tracking. A Story of Adventure, Survival, Loyalty, and Brotherhood Taking off from England on March 16, 1944, young Lt. George Starks and the nine-man crew of his Flying Fortress were assigned to the "coffin corner," the most exposed position in the bomber formation headed for Germany. They never got there. Shot down over Nazi-occupied France, the airmen bailed out one by one, scattered across the countryside. Miraculously, all ten survived, but as they discarded their parachutes in the farmland of Champagne, their wartime odyssey was only beginning. Alone, with a broken foot and a 20mm shell fragment in his thigh, twenty-year-old Starks set out on an incredible 300-mile trek to Switzerland, making his way with the help of ordinary men and women who often put themselves in great danger on his behalf. Six weeks later, on the verge of giving up, Starks found himself in the hands of a heroic member of the French Resistancehe calls him "the bravest man I've ever known"who got him safely across the heavily guarded border. Similar ordeals awaited the other nine crewmen, who faced injury, betrayal, captivity, hunger, and depression. It was nothing short of miraculous that all ten came home at the end of the war. George Starks emerged from his ordeal with two passionsto stay in touch with his crew whatever the obstacles and to return to France to find and thank the brave souls to whom he owed his life. His enduring loyalty enabled him to do both.
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Da: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.The Parnassus BookShop
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Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Publisher: Regnery History, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Capt. George Starks, WWII B-17 Pilot The Mighty Eighth. Foreword by Lt. Gen. E. G. "Buck" Shuler, Jr., Former Commander English Air Force. Boo…k is bound in black cloth with silver title to spine, very clean and unmarked, faint rubbing to lower edge, ever-so-sight compression of upper corner tips, remainder mark to lower edge of text block. Internals as new. A story of Adventure, Loyalty, and Brotherhood. On March 16, 1944 Lt George Starks and the nine-man crew of his Flying Fortress headed for Germany assigned to "coffin corners', the most exposed position in the bomber formation. They never got there. Shot down over Nazi-occupied France, the airmen bailed and scattered over the countryside in the farmland of Champagne. This is their story--the one who got safely across the border, Capt. George W. Starks, and the nine crewmen who faced injury, betrayal, captivity, hunger--and all came home safely at the end of the war. George Starks stayed in touch with his crew whatever the obstacles and returned to France to thank those to whom he owed his life. 320 pages. 8vo. 2018, Regnery History.
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Da: Quinn & Davis Booksellers, Austin, TX, U.S.A.Quinn & Davis Booksellers
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Condizione: Usato - Come nuovo
EUR 22,62
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hardcover with dustjacket. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition. No names or markings. Capt. George W. Starks, WW II B-17 pilot, The Mighty Eighth. Foreward by Lt. Gen. E. G. "Buck" Shuler, Jr. Former Commander Eighth Air Force. ; Standard Book Size.; 266 pages.
Altre immaginiLingua: Inglese
Editore: Regnery History, Washington, D.C., 2018
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Da: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Come nuovo
EUR 28,95
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Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition black boards with silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Dedication; Foreword by Lieutenant General E.G. "Buck" Shuler Jr.; Remembrances by Paul and Mike Stark…s; Introduction; Epilogue: One More Time to France; Acknowledgments; Notes and Index. Illustrated with color photographs, black-and-white photographs, and maps. "A story of adventure, survival, loyalty and brotherhood. Taking off from England on March 16, 1944, young Lt. George Starks and the nine-man crew of his Flying Fortress were assigned to the "coffin corner," the most exposed position in the bomber formation headed for Germany. They never got there. Shot down over Nazi-occupied France, the airmen bailed out one by one, scattered across the countryside. Miraculously, all ten survived, but as they discarded their parachutes in the farmland of Champagne, their wartime odyssey was only beginning. Alone, with a broken foot and a 20mm shell fragment in his thigh, twenty-year-old Starks set out on an incredible 300-mile trek to Switzerland, making his way with the help of ordinary men and women who often put themselves in great danger on his behalf. Six weeks later, on the verge of giving up, Starks found himself in the hands of a heroic member of the French Resistance - he calls him "the bravest man I've ever known" - who got him safely across the heavily guarded border. Similar ordeals awaited the other nine crewmen, who faced injury, betrayal, captivity, hunger, and depression. It was nothing short of miraculous that all ten came home at the end of the war. George Starks emerged from his ordeal with two passions - to stay in touch with his crew whatever the obstacles and to return to France to find and thank the brave souls to whom he owed his life. His enduring loyalty enabled him to do both." - from the inner front jacket flap.
