Combat Japan, Signed (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First printing hardcover book in dust jacket, Near Fine condition, inscribed and SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, clean tight and unmarked. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Inscribed simply, "Best Wishes" and signed by the author on the front endpage. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Unmarked but for author's inscription. Jacket has two very short (about one-eighth-inch) tears at bottom of front panel and a bit of ruffling at head of spine. Second printing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A couple very short tears along top edges of dust jacket. ; Illus. , inscribed and signed by the author on ffep, jacket now in a clear protector ; 184 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 184p. Photos. Maps. Jacket priced. SIGNED & inscribed Fine/Fine copy. Signed by Author. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Quarto, 224 pp., map, color & b/w photos. Chester Marshall, the author, flew 30 combat missions against Japan himself. The story of the B-29 attacks against Japan. Signed on the f.f.e.p., "To Jeff from Chester W. Marshall Very Best Wishes, 2/1/05." Hard cover book in near fine cond., d/w near fine cond. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed and inscribed by the author to another member of the 73rd Wing at a reunion in 1996. VERY GOOD in a very good dust jacket. No marks noted. 224 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 27 cm. . . . . . . . . Final Assault on the Rising Sun: Combat Diaries of B-29 Air Crews over Japan is a 1995 large-format hardcover collection of first-person accounts by U.S. Army Air Forces crewmen who flew B-29 Superfortress missions against Japan in 1944-1945. Compiled as a unit-style history, it interweaves diary entries, mission narratives, and personal reminiscences to document the day-to-day realities of long-range strategic bombing - training, base life in the Marianas, grueling night and daylight raids, flak and fighter opposition, mechanical failures, and the psychological strain of repeated missions over heavily defended targets. The volume runs about 224 pages and is illustrated, typically with period photographs, crew shots, and aircraft images that help place the narratives in visual context. Issued by Specialty Press in a relatively small printing, it has become a useful reference for aviation historians and collectors interested in B-29 operations, offering granular crew-level perspectives that complement more formal histories of the strategic air campaign against Japan.

Inscribed and signed by the author. Octavo, softbound, [iv], ii, 214 pp. Good; spine creased, lacks quarter-inch of lower front cover. Aviation, Military History, World War II, Pacific Theater, Japan. yslic.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Inscribed by author to the woman who spent her life gathering stories from WWII B-29 pilots. A fine copy in a fine DJ, now protected in removable archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #43. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Gilt on pebbled blue boards, author inscribed: "To Howard Allender with best wishes and Shared Memories from Chester Marshall 7/2/94". 8vo, 214pp. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B&w illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. [vi], ii, 214pp ---- Inscribed and signed by the author on front free endpaper ---- [rubbing and edge wear to dust jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed By the Author. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Second Printing. SIGNED and inscribed by author on free front endpaper to fellow author/B-29 pilot Gordon 'Ben' Robertson, author of 'Bringing the Thunder; ' near fine in vg dust jacket, in mylar sleeve; minor rubbing/creasing to jacket corners and edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; in addition is a laid in hand-written letter from author on his letterhead to fellow flyer Ben Robertson plus some promo material from the author; states second printing on rear dust jacket flap; 214 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Cummings, Carmen (illustrator). Presumed first edition/first printing. ii,214 p. Includes illustrations. Good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ in plastic sleeve. Slightly cocked.