Ward john author (31 risultati)

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Ward, John (illustratore). Used Book.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 80 pages. 4.25x0.19x7.00 inches. In Stock.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. centennial edition. 288 pages. 6.50x4.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. 26th Printing. 496 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use, and front and back covers show extensive wear and rips. Light foxing on page edges.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 131 pages. 5.25x0.33x8.00 inches. In Stock.

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Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. centennial edition. 288 pages. 6.50x4.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Used Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN 1591149274. Trade Paperback. Near Fine condition. Tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Like New. Copyright © 1997 by John L. Plaster. 367 pp. Flawless copy and dust jacket. Publisher's remainder mark on bottom edge. Pictures of actual copy -not displayed here!- available upon request. Karolina Harris (Design); Jeffrey L. Ward (Maps); Timothy Hsu (Jacket Design); William Curry (Jacket Photo); Howard Berg (Author Photo) (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 342 pages. 5.50x0.86x8.50 inches. In Stock. Chapman, Greg (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition black boards with gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes Praise for The Indomitable Florence Finch; List of Other Books by Robert J. Mrazek; Author Dedication; Prologue; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with preliminary page maps and a section of black-and-white photographic plates. "An American hero -- long forgotten -- finally gets her due in this riveting narrative. You will absolutely love Florence Finch: her grit, her compassion, her fight. This isn't just history; she is a woman for our times." - Keith O'Brien, author. " 'Indomitalble' is an understatement. Florence's breathtaking story causes us to remember that one person can indeed change the lives of many." - Judith L. Pearson, award-winning author. "The searing tragedy and epic heroism of Florence Finch.is an enthralling and inspiring narrative.A stellar hero of the Philippine resistance who risked all to save the lives of many others." - Richard B. Frank, Truman Book Award-winning author. "Robert Mrazek.tells inspiring stories of extraordinary heroism with verve and heart. The story of the amazing war widow, Florence Finch, who risked her life to save American POWs in the Pacific, is by far his finest yet. A beautiful hymn to a forgotten heroine." - Alex Kershaw, author. "An incredibly moving and powerful story. In these absorbing pages, the Filipino experience in World War II comes to life.Mrazek shows us the triumph of the human spirit over the worst of adversity. Florence Finch is a hero for the ages." - John C. McManus, Ph.D, author. "The Riveting Story of an Unsung World War II Hero Who Saved Countless American Lives in the Philippines. When Florence Finch died at the age of 101, few of her Ithaca, New York, neighbors knew that this unassuming Filipina native was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient whose courage and sacrifice were unsurpassed in the Pacific War against Japan. Long accustomed to keeping her secrets in service of the Allies, she waited fifty years to reveal the story of those dramatic and harrowing days to her own children. Florence was an unlikely warrior. On her own from the age of seven, she relied upon her intelligence and fortitude to survive, facing bigotry as a mixed-race mestiza with the dual heritage of her American serviceman father and Filipina mother. As war drew ever closer to the Philippines, Florence fell in love with a dashing American naval intelligence agent, Charles "Bind" Smith. In the wake of Bing's heroic death in battle, Florence transformed from a mild-mannered young wife into a fervent resistance fighter. She conceived a bold plan to divert tons of precious fuel from the Japanese army, which was then sold on the black market to provide desperately needed medicine and food for hundreds of American POWs. In constant peril of arrest and execution, Florence fought to save others, even as the Japanese police closed in. With a wealth of original sources including taped interviews, personal journals, and unpublished memoirs, The Indomitable Florence Finch unfolds against the Bataan death march, the fall of Corregidor, and the daily struggle to survive a brutal occupying force. Award-winning military historian and former Congressman Robert J. Mrazek brings to light this long-hidden American patriot. The Indomitable Florence Finch is the story of the transcendent bravery of a woman who belongs in America's pantheon of war heroes." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Kain, Amanda (jacket design); Musolino, John (author photograph); Ward, Jeffrey L. (maps) (illustratore). …

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 112 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.29 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. xvi, 269 pp. Based on a documentary film directed by Ken Burns. LCC: 2001033820 Excellent condition; previous owner's name on inside of front cover.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Navy Blue boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 295 x 295 mm approx. Landscape format, illustrated end papers, 96pp illustrated mainly in colour with monochrome photos in the biographical section. Introduction by Sir Brinsley Ford followed by record made by the artist of his life and career. First edition 1991. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good/ Very Good (Book - mild general shelf wear to boards, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - a little rubbed, no notable soiling, non price clipped - cover £40). AUTHOR (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 384 pages. 5.00x0.87x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Profusely Illustrated (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 130 pages. 6.14x0.38x9.21 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 2nd edition. 177 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. xxiv, 375 pages. Maps. Notes. A Note to the Reader. Index. The book has an author inscription that reads: "To Jack, Best Regards, John Ross". The Wall Street Journal called his previous book, War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier, "a lively, evocative and moving biography." Formerly the editor of American Heritage and Invention & Technology magazines, he is the recipient of the 2011 Fort Ticonderoga Award for Contributions to American History. Before that he was on the Board of Editors of Smithsonian magazine, during which he wrote four cover stories. On assignment Ross has dogsledded with the Polar Inuit of northwest Greenland, lived with nomadic Khanty reindeer herders in Siberia, chased scorpions in Baja, and dived 3,000 feet underwater in the Galapagos for Smithsonian, gone technical mountain climbing in Siberia for the National Geographic, and explored old castles in Europe for The Discovery Channel. He has appeared on more than 50 radio and television programs, keynoted a dozen conferences around the country, and given talks at the Explorers Club of New York, NASA's Ames Research Center, the Pritzker Military Library, and the Smithsonian Institution. He has helped start and run two magazines, been a producer for CBS News's Face the Nation, and edited many large-format books for Smithsonian Institution Press. His organization of the most northern canoe trip into the Arctic earned him membership in the Explorers Club of New York. For his television documentary work he won a national cable ACE award. The sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying ace At the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies-the car and airplane-took the nation's imagination by storm as they burst, like comets, into American life. The brave souls that leaped into these dangerous contraptions and pushed them to unexplored extremes became new American heroes: the race car driver and the flying ace. No individual did more to create and intensify these raw new roles than the tall, gangly Eddie Rickenbacker, who defied death over and over with such courage and pluck that a generation of Americans came to know his face better than the president's. The son of poor, German-speaking Swiss immigrants in Columbus, Ohio, Rickenbacker overcame the specter of his father's violent death, a debilitating handicap, and, later, accusations of being a German spy, to become the American military ace of aces in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. He and his high-spirited, all-too-short-lived pilot comrades, created a new kind of aviation warfare, as they pushed their machines to the edge of destruction-and often over it-without parachutes, radios, or radar. Enduring Courage is the electrifying story of the beginning of America's love affair with speed-and how one man above all the rest showed a nation the way forward. No simple daredevil, he was an innovator on the racetrack, a skilled aerial dualist and squadron commander, and founder of Eastern Air Lines. Decades after his heroics against the Red Baron's Flying Circus, he again showed a war-weary nation what it took to survive against nearly insurmountable odds when he and seven others endured a harrowing three-week ordeal adrift without food or water in the Pacific during World War II. For the first time, Enduring Courage peels back the layers of hero to reveal the man himself. With impeccable research and a gripping narrative, John F. Ross tells the unforgettable story of a man who pushed the limits of speed, endurance and courage and emerged as an American legend. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Jeffrey L. Ward (Maps) and Scott Warren (Author ph (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 2nd pap/psc edition. 525 pages. 9.25x7.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 9th edition. 720 pages. 9.65x7.48x1.54 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 2nd edition. 177 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.