first edition Softcover
1942 · Washington, D.C.
by ROE, E.W., edited by
Washington, D.C., 1942. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Cover by Lon Keller. Quarto. 728pp. Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, 14 pages of color photographs, advertisements, and drawings. Pages lightly age-toned, wrapper extremities worn with small chips, corners flared, still very good. Contains biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, and other high-ranking officials, along with various articles: "The History of the Navy Department," "Flying Fleet," "Marines and Midway," "Bataan and Corregidor," "The Story of the Gatling Gun," "Battle of Manila Bay," and many more. Scarce. *OCLC* locates no copies of this particular volume. (Inventory #: 386066)