Published by US Naval Institute Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 1591140048 ISBN 13: 9781591140047
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.
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Published by Chilton, Phila, 1966
ISBN 10: 0006618286 ISBN 13: 9780006618287
Seller: AardBooks, Fitzwilliam, NH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: VG/VG+ (see notes). 1st. 8vo. 259pp. Spine cocked a bit.
Published by Bantam Books, New York, 1967
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: fair to good. pocket paperbk, 239, wraps, illus., index, text has darkened, some staining to fore-edge, covers and spine soiled and some edge wear.
Published by Bantam Books, New York, 1967
Seller: Emily's Books, Brainerd, MN, U.S.A.
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. This is a solid bookand the covers are worn with light soiling and the spine has several creases and has edge wear and it is reinforced with clear tape. There is some soiling to the page edges and an some one wrote a name on the "About the Authors" page otherwise the pages are fairly clean. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Paperback. reprint. very good, creases, some writing paperback,
Published by Chilton Books, 1966
Seller: Bethesda Used Books, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Light wear. Firm binding. All pages nmarked pages. Not ex-library, no stickers. Ships in a box.
Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Slightly dampstained. (Military History, World War II, Special Service Forces).
Published by Philadelphia & NY. 1966. Chilton Books, 1966
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
brown embossed full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. vg cond. mint cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. erasure spot inside front cover. endpapers have a few spots. contents free of markings. price clipped dustwrapper in vg cond. rubbed at spine top, minor wrinkling on front. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition so stated. first printing (nap). xii+259p+about the authors. glossy b&w photo illustrations & maps. index. world war ii. american history. canadian history. world history. ~ The First Special Service Force was raised under joint United States and Canadian auspices, containing men of both nations, during the Second World War. Its degree of training, at full brigade strength, was equalled by few and surpassed by none. It fought continually, in the cruelest of terrain, against murderous opposition and under the eyes of highly skilled soldiers and observers, men (both Allied and Axis) trained in battle to gauge the worth of other fighting men. Their praise of its performance is unique in the annals of modern war. It was the direct ancestor of the Green Berets, today's front line warriors in Asia. Any military unit is a strange thing. Devotion to a particular leader, a special kind of training, a particular insignia, any of these will mark a body of men under discipline, setting them off from their kind and by extension, from the rest of the world. Nevertheless, an army (navy or air corps: there have been many crack naval and air units) exists to fight. The measure of esteem granted a unit by other professional soldiers rests on its ability to fight better, to outperform its enemies consistently, on any or all occasions. It makes no difference how many gallant songs it has, how many "skull~and~crossbones" insignia, or how gorgeously it appears on parade. Eventually, its real ability must be proved in battle. This has been so since the days of Thermopylae and the Tenth Legion, and it is as true today as when the English infantry destroyed the Old Guard at Waterloo. This book is the story of such a unit. The Force always took its objectives, despite obstacles or losses, and the losses were appalling. Further, and this is important, it often operated alone, without air or even artillery support. As a unit, it had no sentiment. There were no songs, no bravura and no flag~waving. The men, both American and Canadian, were trained killers, marchers and climbers of fantastic skill and endurance, without reverence for anybody or anything. In rear areas, they were apt to be a disaster and a disciplinary problem of the first magnitude. Their officers were picked men also, who led from in front, and were trusted by their men to an extraordinary degree. No gulf separated officers and men, from General Frederick down. One gave orders, the other accepted them and that was the only difference. The Force was raised under strange circumstances, originally conceived by men like Pyke, Mountbatten and Churchill, men not of common fiber, some civilian, some military. They also are part of its story. It is worth noting, too, that the Force was never used for its original and designed purpose and, in turn, that it never utilized the special vehicles which were constructed solely for its own use. This is the universal story of war, where nothing ever ends as it was planned. Finally, the Force was disbanded, its lesson apparently forgotten. But not quite. As the world grows dark with war and the rumor of war, more voices cry out for multi~national troops, highly trained to keep the peace. If the United Nations ever raise a body of men for this purpose, so urgently needed, an honorable precedent exists. This is the story of that experiment, and the reader can judge for himself its success or failure.
Published by Philadelphia & NY.1966. 2nd printing. Chilton Books ., 1966
Seller: Aeolian Books, Marysville, WA, U.S.A.
8vo.xii + 259 pages with index. Illustrated. Story of the First Special Service Force which combined the forces from both the US and Canada and their record during WW2.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good.
Published by Chilton, Phil., 1966
Seller: Kisselburg Military Books, Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. nice copy; history of the First Special Service Force, a joint American-Canadian group;
Published by Corgi Books, 1968
ISBN 10: 0552079367 ISBN 13: 9780552079365
Seller: Re-Read Ltd, Doncaster, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book. Pages are yellowing. Price sticker on the front cover.
Published by Chilton, 1966
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated FIrst Edition. Publisher's brown cloth with black titles on spine. No DJ.
Published by Philadelphia : Chilton Books, 1966
Seller: Klondyke, Almere, Netherlands
Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Original blind stamped brown cloth, price clipped dust jacket, some b/w illustrations, 8vo.
Published by Chilton Books Philadelphia 1966, 1966
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo xii + 259pp., b/w plates, maps, index, Story of the First Special Service Force raised under joint US & Canadian auspices.
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Published by Chilton Books, Philadelphia & New York, 1966
Seller: Mainly Books, Silverdale, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has a few short edge-creases and is in excellent condition with no other remarkable flaws, the original price (4.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "The First Special Service Force was raised under joint United States and Canadian auspices, containing men of both nations, during the Second World War," illustrated.
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Published by Wolper Pictures, N.p., 1968
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Revised Draft script for the 1968 film. Based on the book of the same name by Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton. Based on the 1966 book by Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton, in turn based on the true story of a specially trained unit of misfit American and Canadian soldiers given the seemingly impossible task to capture Mt. La Difensa, and prove their merit. Set in America, England, and Italy, shot on location in Utah and Italy. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1/13/67, noted as Final Revised, with credits for William Roberts. 131 leaves, with last page of text numbered 129. Mechanical duplication. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Rubber stamped on the title page #79.