Not as Briefed; From the Doolittle Raid to a German Stalag by COL C. Ross Greening - 2001

Pullman, WA: Washington State University Press, 2001 Washington State University Press, Pullman, WA. 2001. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light rubbing to panels; scant tip bumps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 265 pp 8vo oblong. The author, with an art degree, became an Army Air Corps pilot in 1936 and flew with the Doolittle Raiders on Japan in 1942, survived, and was sent to North Africa when after 27 missions was shot down over Italy and spent the rest of the war as a German POW. During this time he recorded many stories of the war in both written and art form which also survived the war with him. This book documents his career, his artwork, and the remainder of military career. A clean very presentable copy.