William Davis Phd (42 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Neither honor nor glory rode that Hellcat down to the deck, just duty. Navy fighter pilot Lt. Bill Davis was about to bomb the last ship remaining from the attack on Pearl Harbor - and in so doing was about to write the greatest untold story of World War II. Sinking the Rising Sun is that story - a memoir of World War II that traces the path of a young man graduating from the Ivy Leagues to deadly combat in the Pacific in a richly textured story you won't soon forget. In October of 1944, a young Navy lieutenant nosed over his F6F Hellcat and began a dive towards a Japanese aircraft carrier below. I screamed down on the carrier which now completely filled my gunsights, the pilot wrote in his memoir Sinking The Rising Sun . I rested my finger on the bomb release button. I kept going. And go he did. U.S. Navy fighter pilot William E. Bill Davis had no idea of it then but he was just seconds from taking his place among the many great Americans that have worn a Navy uniform. The ship filling his gunsights was no less than the Japanese carrier Zuikaku, the last of the fleet that had participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Unlike today, back in 1941 no one sent out a fleet directive to hunt down those ships but every sailor had a mental list and as each ship was sunk, one name was checked off. Zuikaku was the last. With his F6F Hellcat insanely past the redline, Davis triggered the release, pulled back on his stick, and promptly slumped down into unconsciousness. No, he never saw his bomb but it squarely hit its mark, the beginning of the end for the Zuikaku, closure you might say, but Bill had little time to think about any of that. When his eyes fluttered open, his off-the-charts F6F was headed squarely into the side of the light cruiser Oyodo. Today, 69 years after Pearl Harbor, Bill's bombing run may be the last untold story of Pearl Harbor. He managed to pull his F6F above the gunwales of the Oyodo and he flew through an impossibly small space between the forward gun turret and the bridge; he remembers the white uniform of a Japanese admiral and perhaps he saw his life flash before his eyes as he twisted his plane into a 500-mile-per-hour knife-edge pass and cleared the destroyer. Of course this is the stuff of the Navy's highest honor but none of this had anything to do with why Bill nosed over into a hail of anti-aircraft fire and held steady until his bomb found its mark. Neither honor nor glory rode that Hellcat down to the deck, just duty. Bill did his duty and the reward he fought for was the reward men in World War II wanted more than any medal or ribbon. They wanted to go home. That Bill could do that and provide a measure of closure for the sailors that went down on December 7th was merely the added satisfaction of a job exceptionally well done.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Neither honor nor glory rode that Hellcat down to the deck, just duty. Navy fighter pilot Lt. Bill Davis was about to bomb the last ship remaining from the attack on Pearl Harbor - and in so doing was about to write the greatest untold story of World War II. Sinking the Rising Sun is that story - a memoir of World War II that traces the path of a young man graduating from the Ivy Leagues to deadly combat in the Pacific in a richly textured story you won't soon forget. In October of 1944, a young Navy lieutenant nosed over his F6F Hellcat and began a dive towards a Japanese aircraft carrier below. I screamed down on the carrier which now completely filled my gunsights, the pilot wrote in his memoir Sinking The Rising Sun . I rested my finger on the bomb release button. I kept going. And go he did. U.S. Navy fighter pilot William E. Bill Davis had no idea of it then but he was just seconds from taking his place among the many great Americans that have worn a Navy uniform. The ship filling his gunsights was no less than the Japanese carrier Zuikaku, the last of the fleet that had participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Unlike today, back in 1941 no one sent out a fleet directive to hunt down those ships but every sailor had a mental list and as each ship was sunk, one name was checked off. Zuikaku was the last. With his F6F Hellcat insanely past the redline, Davis triggered the release, pulled back on his stick, and promptly slumped down into unconsciousness. No, he never saw his bomb but it squarely hit its mark, the beginning of the end for the Zuikaku, closure you might say, but Bill had little time to think about any of that. When his eyes fluttered open, his off-the-charts F6F was headed squarely into the side of the light cruiser Oyodo. Today, 69 years after Pearl Harbor, Bill's bombing run may be the last untold story of Pearl Harbor. He managed to pull his F6F above the gunwales of the Oyodo and he flew through an impossibly small space between the forward gun turret and the bridge; he remembers the white uniform of a Japanese admiral and perhaps he saw his life flash before his eyes as he twisted his plane into a 500-mile-per-hour knife-edge pass and cleared the destroyer. Of course this is the stuff of the Navy's highest honor but none of this had anything to do with why Bill nosed over into a hail of anti-aircraft fire and held steady until his bomb found its mark. Neither honor nor glory rode that Hellcat down to the deck, just duty. Bill did his duty and the reward he fought for was the reward men in World War II wanted more than any medal or ribbon. They wanted to go home. That Bill could do that and provide a measure of closure for the sailors that went down on December 7th was merely the added satisfaction of a job exceptionally well done.…

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. FINE Oversize HARDBACK, CLEAN & UNMARKED . DJ in Clear, ARCHIVAL MYLAR WRAP. NO remainder mark. | SHIPS AIRMAIL INTERNATIONALLY! [Extra Postage for Priority & International Delivery].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. Black cloth; gilt title and (formerly) spine. Fourth 1918 printing. Written in collaboration with William Anderson, Ph.D., and Mason W. Tyler, Ph.D. University of Minnesota faculty. With six black-and-white map drawings, three of them fold-out. Light-to-moderate rubbing of cover extremities; spine darkened, former gilt lettering no longer present. Moderate irregular stains to rear cover cloth. Otherwise clean, tight, and unworn. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. Used items may contain, highlighting, writing, and other previous signs of use. Used items may not contain CD's. access codes and other accompanying items when applicable. **MAY BE AN EX LIBRARY COPY**.

Condition: New. Peters Sr., William S. (illustrator).

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. This and That: A Hodge Podge of H�lya's . . . Poetry. Peters Sr., William S. (illustrator). Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Peters Sr., William S. (illustrator).

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. CX, No. 14. Edited by Stanley Schmidt. Cover art by Nicholas Jainschigg for "Shaman" (novelette) by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff. Includes "Ben Franklin's Laser" (novelette) by Doug Beason; "Lost in Translation" (novelette) by W. R. Thompson; "Club Armageddon" by Alexander Brejcha; "Rehearsals for Retirement" by Jeff Hecht; "Turkey Day" by William S. Davis; "The Man on the Spot" by Bob Buckley. Science Fact: "Taking the Shuttle to the Moon" by Chris Vuille, Ph.D. Illustrated by Nicholas Jainschigg, Vincent Di Fate, William R. Warren, Jr., Bob Walters, Terry Lee, and Todd Cameron Hamilton. Creasing; edgewear; faint ghost. Book.…

Softcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. CX, No. 14. Edited by Stanley Schmidt. Cover art by Nicholas Jainschigg for "Shaman" (novelette) by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff. Includes "Ben Franklin's Laser" (novelette) by Doug Beason; "Lost in Translation" (novelette) by W. R. Thompson; "Club Armageddon" by Alexander Brejcha; "Rehearsals for Retirement" by Jeff Hecht; "Turkey Day" by William S. Davis; "The Man on the Spot" by Bob Buckley. Science Fact: "Taking the Shuttle to the Moon" by Chris Vuille, Ph.D. Illustrated by Nicholas Jainschigg, Vincent Di Fate, William R. Warren, Jr., Bob Walters, Terry Lee, and Todd Cameron Hamilton. Book. …

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Binding Tight Pages Clean Light Edge Wear. Book.

Guidebook for the gallery at the Anchorage Museum. Pamphlet. Third printing. 8vo. 90 pages. Many maps, photos, charts and drawings. Mint condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Peters Sr., William S. (illustrator).

Condition: New. Peters Sr., William S. (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Good. Complete and fully usable. All pages present and readable, binding intact. Expect highlighting, underlining, or margin notes. Cover and spine may show wear, creasing, edge or corner damage, and shelf marks. May include library or previous-owner markings and stickers. Access codes, CDs, DVDs, and other bundled supplements may not be included and should be assumed used or missing unless the listing explicitly states otherwise. …

Condition: Very Good. Fourth edition. Very good Rubbed on the edges of the spine, edges and the corners. Writing on the inside of the book with underlining. Spottong on the inside cover.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. hardback/cd edition. 256 pages. 9.50x7.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: very good. Gently used. May include previous owner's signature or bookplate on the front endpaper, sticker on back and/or remainder mark on text block.