James R Reckner (40 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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hardcover. Condition: Used-Like New. First American Edition. Cloth, d.j. Light shelf-wear. Clean copy.

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Hardback. Condition: Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Pictorial front cover .Two sections of B/W photos. Photos of book on request. Signed by Author on Half Title.

Condition: acceptable.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Drawing on previously untapped sources, naval historian James Reckner provides a complete picture of the fleet that thrust the United States into the ranks of great world naval powers. His fresh interpretations of the fleet's historic 1907-09 world cruise, which won him the 1989 Roosevelt Naval History Prize, allow today's readers to fully appreciate the significance of the famous fleet that set sail during Teddy Roosevelt's second term as president. Reckner recreates the colourful pageantry of the event - sixteen U.S. battleships on a fourteen-month voyage around the world - that drew thousands of sightseers at every port of call, but his main emphasis is on the cruise's long-range impact on the Navy. He shows how the cruise revealed the fleet's shortcomings and forced the naval establishment to acknowledge the faults and make concessions that eventually led to permanent benefits.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Reprint. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Drawing on previously untapped sources, naval historian James Reckner provides a complete picture of the fleet that thrust the United States into the ranks of great world naval powers. His fresh interpretations of the fleet's historic 1907-09 world cruise, which won him the 1989 Roosevelt Naval History Prize, allow today's readers to fully appreciate the significance of the famous fleet that set sail during Teddy Roosevelt's second term as president. Reckner recreates the colourful pageantry of the event - sixteen U.S. battleships on a fourteen-month voyage around the world - that drew thousands of sightseers at every port of call, but his main emphasis is on the cruise's long-range impact on the Navy. He shows how the cruise revealed the fleet's shortcomings and forced the naval establishment to acknowledge the faults and make concessions that eventually led to permanent benefits.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book cover corners very slightly curved inwards, otherwise book looks and feels nearly as new, clean and sharp with strong binding. Dust jacket has light rubbing and color sunfaded from spine, otherwise still looks clean, bright, and sharp, now protected in a mylar slip. Overall a clean and sharp copy.…

Condition: acceptable. The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.…

Condition: very_good. Very good: The book does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. There is no obvious damage to the cover the dust jacket if applicable is included for hard covers. There are no missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining highlighting of text or writing in the margins. It may have very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover as well as very minimal wear and tear. See the seller's listing for full details and a description of any imperfections.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Pages clean, unmarked. Cover has light wear. Jacket moderately rubbed. Former owner's name lower corner of half title page. Some light speckling upper edge of text bllock. Shipped promptly with Tracking. HC6-5.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Jacket in Good condition. No markings on text. Stain on foredge. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine with near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket has a very tiny bump at top of spine. 390 pages with index, bibliography and illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd printing. very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Near Fine. The history of the 1907-9 round the world cruise of 16 battleships of the US Navy. Includes many historical photographsl Very Good Plus with Near Fine DJ. Covers clean and bright. Spine very slightly slanted. Tail of spine gently bumped. Corners sharp. Top and bottom page edges have minimal soiling. No previous owner marks. Text, photographs and illustrations all clean and bright. Dust Jacket clean and bright. DJ has multiple very light and small scratches to front and back cover. Both ends of DJ spine gently rubbed. Front DJ corners very gently rubbed. Inside tail of DJ spine lightly dampstained. Top edges of DJ have minimal shelf wear. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 221 pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pp: xxxii + 390. Titles: sp. Frontis. Illust. w/ b/w maps & photos. Blue cloth bds. Interior leaves are clean and tight. Sailor's Log of an American petty officer serving in the Far East. Includes notes, bibliography & index. A very nice, clean copy.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 221 pages with photos/maps. Voyage of Theodore Roosevelt's Great White Fleet. It sailed around the world from 1907-1909 to impress the world with America's naval might and secretly to check Japan's growth in Pacific.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

xiv, 221, [2] pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 16cm. Dust jacket rubbed with a few minor nicks at edges; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Black cloth spine with vibrant copper stamped lettering, red marbled patterned boards. Past owner's personal bookplate on half-title page. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Else a very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket. ISBN 087021697X.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 221 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Maps on lining papers. Subjects; Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919). United States. Navy Cruise, 1907-1909. Voyages around the world. United States History Naval 20th century. United States Military relations Japan. Japan Military relations United States. James R. Reckner. Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet. Naval Institute Press 1988. US Navy. World cruise. Japanese-American relations. Naval history. 1 Kg.…

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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 221 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Maps on lining papers. Subjects; Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919). United States. Navy Cruise, 1907-1909. Voyages around the world. United States History Naval 20th century. United States Military relations Japan. Japan Military relations United States. James R. Reckner. Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet. Naval Institute Press 1988. US Navy. World cruise. Japanese-American relations. Naval history. 1 Kg.…

Condition: new.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Frederick T. Wilson was an engineer who carried the rank of first-class petty officer and served on one of the Navy's first modern battleships, the USS Oregon, at the turn of the twentieth century. Wilson offers a rare uncensored picture of enlisted life, with descriptions of bar girls and waterfront establishments that catered to the needs of American bluejackets, as well as observations on world events during imperialism. Wilson also discusses one of the great yet largely ignored issues of the turn-of-the-century U.S. Navythe failure of naval officers to provide the quality leadership necessary to ensure the operation of efficient, effective warships. A Sailor's Log is a detailed and insightful account of life in the Asiatic Fleet that enriches our understanding of U.S. Navy life a century ago. Frederick T. Wilson was an engineer who carried the rank of first-class petty officer and served in one of the US Navy's first modern battleships, the USS ""Oregon"". He also participated in the relief of Peking during the Boxer rebellion. This is an uncensored picture of enlisted life. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Spine cocked.; 9.20 X 6.10 X 1.30 inches; 390 pages.