BOMBS AWAY: The Story of a Bomber Team, Written for the U. S. Army Air Forces
by Steinbeck, John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Dust Jacket
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About This Item
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1942. 186 pp. Original blue cloth covers, lightly soiled. Spine a bit darkened. Neat inscription to previous owner on front blank endpaper. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. Illust. w/ b/w photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by John Swope (Photographs). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
A magnificent volume of short novels and an essential World War II report from one of America?s great twentieth-century writers On the heels of the enormous success of his masterwork The Grapes of Wrath ?and at the height of the American war effort?John Steinbeck, one of the most prolific and influential literary figures of his generation, wrote Bombs Away , a nonfiction account of his experiences with U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews during World War II. Now, for the first time since its original publication in 1942, Penguin Classics presents this exclusive edition of Steinbeck?s introduction to the then-nascent U.S. Army Air Force and its bomber crew?the essential core unit behind American air power that Steinbeck described as ?the greatest team in the world.?
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M4233WWII
- Title
- BOMBS AWAY: The Story of a Bomber Team, Written for the U. S. Army Air Forces
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Illustrator
- John Swope (Photographs)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY WORLD WAR II 1939 1945 SECOND WORLD WAR WWII AVIATION HISTORY U. S. ARMY AIR CORPS BOMBER TEAM BOMBER CREWS AERIAL OPERATIONS AERIAL BOMBING FLIGHT CREWS ARMY AIR FORCES WARFARE AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES WORLD HISTORY EUROPE NONFICTI
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military - WWII; Aviation;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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