America's Navy in World War II by Cant, Gilbert

John Day Company. Cloth is worn . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1943.

America's Navy in World War II by Gilbert CantFighting Forces SeriesPublisher: The Infantry Journal, Washington, D.C., 1944Paperback4.25 x 6.35 inches, 378 pagesGilbert Cant (September 16, 1909 – August 1, 1982) was a London-born American journalist.Cant arrived in the U.S. in 1934 and began working for the New York Post in 1937. He was a war correspondent in the Pacific during World War II and wrote three books on the subject, The War at Sea, America's Navy in World War II, and The Great Pacific Victory. He joined Time in 1943 and was their medical editor from 1949 to 1969.Cant was a member of the all-male literary banqueting club the Trap Door Spiders, which served as the basis of Isaac Asimov's fictional group of mystery solvers the Black Widowers. Cant himself was the model for the Thomas Trumbull character. After Cant died, Asimov dedicated the collection Banquets of the Black Widowers (1984) to his memory and to that of Frederic Dannay.

The Infantry Journal. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Good condition with wear and markings.

Infantry Journal, 1944. vg. 1st Infantry Journal Fighting Forces Series 1944 edition paperback vg book complete solid clean In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Washington DC: The Infantry Journal, 1944. 1st Edition. Paperback. 378p. A small softcover book in good condition. Spine creased, covers foxed, and small pencil mark on back. All pages deeply tanned, but otherwise clean, and binding tight. From the Fighting Forces Series. Measures approx. 6.5" x 4.25

NY/London: Hutchinson, 1943. Hardcover. Good. Good Book rubbed along spine and cover. Inside front panel coming apart at spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

London England: Hutchinson. Hardback. First Edition. America's Navy in World War II. Slight wear to top edge of spine. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contents: The Fleet and the People. Trends and Traditions. Wings Over the Water. The Lightning Strikes. A Fighting Retreat. The Indonesian Barrier. Hit and Run. Bomb Tokyo!. Battle Beyond the Horizon. Crisis at Midway. Stern and Fogbound Coast. Tin Fish for Tojo. Atlantic Front. In the Middle Sea. Unlimited Liability - Battle of Savo Island. Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Death of a Carrier. Battle of Cape Esperance. Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Battle of Guadalcanal. Battle of Tassafaronga. Finale at Guadalcanal. Which Way to Tokyo!. Appenices: A - United States Warships Lost in World War II, to December 31, 1942. B - Japanese Naval Losses. Index. With photographs and battle diagrams by the author. 279 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books… Read More

Day, 1944., 1944. 5th ed. Revised. 433p. Maps. Covers thru the end of the Guadalcanal campaign. Bookplate. Fine/Good Copy. Hardcover. Fine/Good.

London: Hutchinson & Co 279pp, dark blue boards with title in gilt to spine. Shelfworn, scuffed, corners bumped, foxing, small red stain to rear eps. B/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.