Pacific casey hugh j (3 risultati)

4°. Mit zahlr. Abbildungen und Karten. XXI, 375 SS. OBr. (Umschlag fleckig, angestaubt, gebräunt). Contents: "Defense of the Philippines, 7 December 1941-6 May 1942. Engineer Missions in the Defense of Australia 1942. Engineers in the Papuan Campaign, July 1942-January 1943. Engineers in Northwest New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, January 1943-January 1944. Prologue to the Philippines: the Engineers in the Admiralities and Netherlands New Guinea, February 1944-October 1944. The Road back: Engineers in the Philippines and Borneo, October 1944-September 1945. Engineers in Japan and Korea, August 1945-December 1945" etc.- Gestempelt.…

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. First Thus. A very good copy, First Thus, with a U.S. Government Property stamp. The cover is somewhat worn, creased, split and a bit soiled, with the spine starting to detach. The contents are fine. This volume is part of the U.S. Army's official After-Action Report, published 1947-59. It is a fascinating overview of the tremendous, and largely unsung, contribution of the engineers to victory. 8vo (375 pages, profuse illus., 56 folding color maps, chart, biblio., index).…

Hardcover (with Dust Jacket). Condizione: Very Good. Later Printing. A very good copy, as issued without a dust jacket. The spine slightly faded and the corners a bit bumped, else fine.This volume is part of the U.S. Army's official After-Action Report, published 1947-59. It provides a fascinating overview of the tremendous, and largely unsung, contribution of the engineers to victory. Engineer Intelligence, in particular, is almost unknown, yet critical to operations. A presenttion letter from Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Casey, Chief Engineer (Ret.), to Col. Heiberg, a professor at West Point, that accompanied this copy when Casey sent it to Heiberg, is laid-in at the front. 8vo (467pages, 54 illus., 57 maps [most color folding], 13 charts, 21 tables, chronology, appendices, index).…