Search Results: Nautical; Military & Military History from E. Manning Books

Presidio Press. 1996. Hardcover (15 x 23 cm), x, 270 pages. ISBN: 0891415556. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Slanted spine. Bumped, rolled/creased at head & foot of spine. Initials written on front endpaper. Foxing noted along top page edge. The dj is rolled/creased at edges. Scuffed/scratched with some soiling. "Sheppard, a "mustang" sailor who rose through the navy holding every rank and rate fr om seaman recruit in 1948, to full commander in 1977, caputers the daily drama of commanding a U.S. Navy destroyer, and recounts his struggle to push himself and his men to ever greater deeds of accomplishment." Weight (before packaging): 515g