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Naval History Division ;[for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1968. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Former owner's namestamp impressed into front endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Naval History Division ;[for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1968. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Naval History Division ;[for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Naval History Division ;[for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1968. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Naval History Division ;[for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Naval History Division ;[for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Naval History Division ;[for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Washington, DC: Naval History Division, 1968. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. good. xv, [1], 377, [3] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Footnotes. Ink notation on front endpaper. Foreword by Rear Admiral Ernest McNeill Eller. Homer Norman Wallin (December 6, 1893 - March 6, 1984) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy, best known for his salvage of ships sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1941, Captain Wallin became material officer for commander, Battle Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and was serving in that position when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. He was placed in charge of the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's Salvage Division. Through most of 1942, he directed the Pearl Harbor ship salvage effort, a huge task that enabled the navy to recover the use of three sunken battleships. Rear Admiral Wallin was supervisor of shipbuilding and inspector of ordnance at Seattle and commander of the naval station at Tacoma, Washington, beginning in October 1943. The Navy has long… Read More