Admiral Arleigh Burke, A Biography

by Potter, E. B

First Printing of the First Edition

Price: $14.95
Shipping rates & speeds | 30 Day Return Guarantee Ask bookseller a question | Review this book | E-mail to a friend

Book description: New York:: Random House, 1990 A clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny, with just a touch of ffrubbing. No chips. No tears. No creases. NOT price clipped (24.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. By the author of NIMITZ and BULL HALSEY. Illustrated with 15 maps and 16 pages of photos. List of chapter notes. Sources. Index. First printing with "First Edition" so stated, and the complete number row "23456789" on the copyright page [the "1" is not called for in this case. See the entry for Random House in McBride's GUIDE TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF FIRST EDITIONS]. Dust Jacket praise from Tom Clancy. Bound in the original blue boards, with a blue cloth spine lettered in shiny silver. From the Dust Jacket: "Burke first attracted national attention in late 1943 when, as '31-Knot Burke,' he led a destroyer squadron in a series of striking night victories over the Japanese. In the popular mind, he was envisioned as a modern Viking, pursuing the enemy at high speeds through the night waters of the Solomon Islands. Early in 1944, Burke, to his disgust, received orders to quit his beloved destroyers and serve as chief of staff to Admiral Marc Mitscher, commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force. For Burke, the unwelcome change was in fact a blessing in disguise. The gallant but small-scale cruiser/destroyer operations had ended, and the carrier-spearheaded U.S. drive across the Pacific was just getting under way. Mitscher was no more pleased to have nonaviator Burke foisted on him than Burke was gratified to serve under Mitscher, but as each gradually recognized the great abilities of the other, there developed between them a wry admiration that ripened into lasting friendship as they shared the stress of battle from the landings at Hollandia and Saipan, the battles of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf, and then on to Iwo Jima and the terrifying kamikaze attacks off Okinawa... At the relatively young age of fifty-four, so formidable were Burke's achievements and contributions to the Navy that President Eisenhower appointed him chief of naval operations over the heads of ninety-one more senior naval officers... In 1977 President Ford conferred on him the nation's highest civilian award, the Medal of Freedom." First Printing of the First Edition . Hard Cover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Clipson, William (maps). 8vo. xiii, 495pp..

Bookseller Terms of Sale

Prices are net to all. Prepayment is required. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and Paypal (via Biblio). We also accept money orders and checks in U.S. dollars, drawn on a U.S. bank. Personal checks from customers unknown to us may need to await clearance before books are shipped. Please add 7% sales tax for any order sent to a New Jersey address (unless you have provided an official resale or tax exemption certificate). All items are guaranteed as described. We take pride in our book descriptions. Every item is meticulously examined so that condition and edition are listed as accurately as possible. We strive to provide pertinent bibliographical details. In addition, our listings frequently include content summaries, details on provenance, and/or biographical notes on the author. Our descriptions are protected by copyright, and unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Violators will be prosecuted. We always take the time necessary to carefully package your order so that it arrives safely and securely. Shipping cost estimates are based on an average size book and are intended only to cover actual expenses. If your order includes multiple volumes, oversize, heavy, or valuable items, we may contact you to request authorization for additional postage. RETURNS: If not as described, your order is returnable within 10 days of receipt. Prior notice is requested and appreciated. Returns must be securely packaged and arrive here safely. A full refund will be issued if the return is attributable to a mistake on our part; otherwise shipping costs are not refundable.