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Burnstown ON: General Store Publishing House. Near Fine. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 1894263197 . Signed by Author; Only slight wear. ; Signed and inscribed by author 'Mumford' on title page. ; Trade PB; 8.90 X 5.90 X 0.50 inches; 138 pages; "J. Gordon Mumford was born outside London and trained as a radio operator for the British Merchant Navy in 1942. He first went to sea in 1942 on a Danish collier which met an untimely end which we read about in occasional flashbacks. We first meet 17-year old Mumford on the SS SCOTTISH HEATHER which sailed in convoy ONS 154 from England bound for New York. The 'Black Pit' referred to by the title is what is also known as the 'Air Gap' -- the part of the North Atlantic beyond reach of Allied aircraft where German U-boats waited like hungry wolves for defenseless sheep. There is an unusual twist to the adventures that befall Mumford and his fellow SCOTTISH HEATHER crew after they are torpedoed. His next ship, the EMPIRE… Read More

Enumclaw, WA: Winepress Publishing. Very Good+. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 1579214924 . Signed by Author; Previous owner's stamp on inside of card cover, remainder mark bottom page edges ; Signed by author. A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8.98 X 5.38 X 0.45 inches; 191 pages; "A riveting true story . . .In a split second Jack Wright’s life passed before his eyes as his F-100 fighter plane started to crash. In an instant, this young pilot realized he was about to meet his Maker, and he knew he was not ready. He had ignored God since he went on active duty in the Air Force. How he wished he hadn’t set aside his relationship with the Lord for his dream of becoming a fighter pilot. Now, as his plane twisted out of control, Jack realized he had no time to repent.In twenty years of cleaning up airplane wrecks, the rescue crew had never seen anyone survive such a disaster. When the crane finally lifted the wreckage, the pilot’s body dangled, hanging upside… Read More

Cheshire UK: Air Data Publications Limited. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1996. Reprint. Hardcover. 0859790967 . Signed by Author; DJ has shelf wear with short tears and chipping, boards show very light shelf wear. ; Inscribed by the author on the title page. A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.2 X 6.4 X 0.9 inches; 256 pages; "On September 5th, 1943, Denys Teare baled out of his burning Lancaster bomber over Occupied France; from this moment on Teare was an evader in the midst of the enemy. Continually thwarted in his escape attempts, he was a doubly wanted man: not only a British airman evading the occupying force, but also an active member of the French Resistance. This book tells what it was really like living in France under the Nazis, of the danger and horror before the Liberation - and of what liberation really meant when it came. This new hardback edition includes much new material which originally came under censorship, and is illustrated… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0224023012 . Boards show very light shelf wear, DJ has slightly more shelf wear with light chipping and short tears on spine and extremities. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.9 inches; 591 pages; "The heroes of John Pilger's narrative are the many ordinary people he has witnessed coping with their lives in difficult and often brutal conditions: dissidents in the Soviet Union; victims of conflicts in Vietnam, Cambodia, Africa, India, the Middle East and Central America. They also include the Irish labouring generation of his great-great-grandfather, transported in irons to Australia for uttering 'unlawful oaths'. It is a vivid, engrossing and sometimes blackly amusing personal story covering the periods for which his journalism is renowned. John Pilger has witnessed many of the major world upheavals of the past thirty years, as well as the… Read More

Vancouver, BC: Self Published. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1961. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 154 pages; DJ in mylar. DJ has some soiling, small tears and chips, creases, light shelfwear to edges. Inscribed "To Hymie, with best wishes, Doug Smith" on FFEP. The author's recounting of his day to day War experiences, and how many of the common foot soldiers managed to find humour where there logically should have been none. .

Finland: Gummerus. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 9512061708 . Only light edge wear to DJ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. Text in Finnish. ; 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 Inches; 286 pages; Päiväkirjoihin pohjautuva ainut-laatuinen kuvaus inkeriläisen puna-armeijan upseerin tiestä läpi koko neuvostoliiton historian. Mikko Kopran päivakirjoihin perustuva muistelmateos tarjoaa harvinaislaatuisen näkökulman Stalinin Neuvostoliittoon . Teoksen tekee erityisen mielenkiintoiseksi Kopran toimiminen lentäjänä Neuvostoliiton ilmavoimien palveluksessa. Painopiste muistelmien kuvauksessa sijoittukin toiseen maailmanssotaan. Diaries, based on a unique description of the Ingrian Red Army officer's path through the entire history of the Soviet Union. Mikko Kopra diaries, based on a memoir offers a rare perspective on Stalin's Soviet Union. Work is particularly interesting Kopra acting as a pilot in the Soviet Air Forces. Focus on… Read More

Edmonton, AB: Earl Gingrich. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969287615 . Signed by Editor; Only slight wear to dust jacket; Signed by editor on title page. A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. ; B&W Photographs; 292 pages; Gingrich has collated a number of accounts of WWII experiences. .

Pittsburgh: RoseDog Books. Very Good. 2006. Stated First Edition. Paperback. 0805990453 . Signed by Editor; Light edge wear. Inscribed by editor of front fly leaf, bright solid book; Trade PB; 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 Inches; 235 pages; 'We Remember WWII' reflects on the lives of more than eighty people and their memories of World War II, who were merely selected because of their residence in Mt. San Antonio Gardens, which is a retirement community. The book includes not just those who were in military uniform, but many others, including spouses, researchers in war industries, merchant mariners, intelligence officers, and even conscientious objectors. Recently, there has been a great deal of emphasis on recording the stories of those involved in the war. This book does that for a large and diversified group and thus presents a well-rounded picture of America during the war. The editor has given a short historical background to go with each area covered, making the individual pieces fit into… Read More

Surrey, BC: Coomber Pub. Very Good+. 1999. First Edition. Paperback. 0968564402 . Signed by Author; Light edge wear of card covers, a couple of small spots on front cover ; A bright, solid book. Inscribed by author on front fly leaf. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages; "From enlistment, as aircrew in the Royal Canadian Air Force, to honorable discharge, the author copes with new and varied experiences: danger, boredom, frustration, loss of privacy and military ineptitude." .