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Bucher: My Story; Captain USS Pueblo, With Mark Rascovich
by Bucher, Commander Lloyd M
- Used
- Near Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/very good
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1970. First Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Inscribed copy of Bucher: My Story by Commander Lloyd M. Bucher to fellow crewmate, Richard Rogala. Octavo, 447pp. Beige cloth, title on spine in silver gilt over black cloth. Illustrated end papers with maps of North Korea. In publishers very good dust jacket, retail price on front flap, wear along top edge with some chipping, archival reinforcement along bottom edge of spine, otherwise bright illustrations. Inscribed by Commander of the USS Pueblo on the title page: "For Richard Rogala, I was proud to be your shipmate & prouder still of your fine performance. Lloyd Bucher. CDR USN. Christmas 1970." A fine association copy. "The first month he was there, he was forty years old when this happened...after this happened, I thought he was eighty. He definitely was worked over real well. And when he got back, the Captain stood behind us, in every way, shape and form." Richard J. Rogala on his captain, Lloyd M. Bucher, while being held captive in North Korea. The USS Pueblo remains in North Korea as a trophy over American imperialism.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2134
- Title
- Bucher: My Story; Captain USS Pueblo, With Mark Rascovich
- Author
- Bucher, Commander Lloyd M
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- The Pueblo Incident, The USS Pueblo, Butcher My Story, Captain USS Pueblo, Senator John McCain, Cindy McCain, Arizona Senator, Maverick, Prisoner of War, POW, the restless wave, faith of my fathers McCain, worth the fighting for, why courage matters
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