Publicado por Presidio Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0891418369 ISBN 13: 9780891418368
Librería: Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, Estados Unidos de America
Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good.
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Publicado por Presidio Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0891417842 ISBN 13: 9780891417842
Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Publicado por Random House Audio, 2006
ISBN 10: 0739340034 ISBN 13: 9780739340035
Librería: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
audioCD. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Publicado por Presidio Pr, Novato, California, 2003
ISBN 10: 0891417842 ISBN 13: 9780891417842
Librería: Henniker Book Farm and Gifts, Henniker, NH, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Near Fine/Near Fine condition. First Edition. No marks of any kind.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por Ballantine Books (Presidio), New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0891417842 ISBN 13: 9780891417842
Librería: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Sixth Printing. Book is in very nice condition with minor bumping at head and foot of spine. Interior pages clean. Signed and inscribed on title page. Biographical sheet on author laid in. Illustraed with black ands white photographs. DJ (now under protective cover) is not price-clipped and shows very little wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and Inscribed By Author on Title Page.
Publicado por Presidio Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0891417842 ISBN 13: 9780891417842
Librería: Manitou Books, Manitou Springs, CO, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Seventh printing. Inscribed by author (James Megellas) on title page. Some underlining in text. Writing on front flyleaf. Prior owner's address sticker on front flyleaf. Dust jacket has creasing at edges. Tilt to spine. See photos. Inscribed by Author(s).
Publicado por Presidio Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0891417842 ISBN 13: 9780891417842
Librería: Manitou Books, Manitou Springs, CO, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Third printing. Inscribed by author inside on title page. Dust jacket protected in plastic cover. See photos. Inscribed by Author(s).
Publicado por Presidio Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0891417842 ISBN 13: 9780891417842
Librería: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Estados Unidos de America
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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Very good hardcover with very good dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Signed.
Publicado por Ballantine, 2003
Librería: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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5th Printing. Inscribed and Signed by the author. Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket.
Publicado por Ballantine Books, New York, 2003
Librería: Parker's Rare Books, Ontario, WI, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardback. Quarter brown cloth over tan paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 309 pp. Signed and warmly inscribed on title page and dated Aug, 22, 2003, Megellas (1917-2020) was born in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, and was platoon leader of H Company, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne. He saw action outside Naples, at Anzio, and participated in Operation Garden Market and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. No marks in book, binding tight. In an unclipped dust jacket with light shelf wear. Book condition VG+ in VG+ DJ. Binding: HB. Edition: First Printing of the First Edition.
Publicado por Presidio Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0891417842 ISBN 13: 9780891417842
Librería: Bristlecone Books RMABA, Ridgway, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: RMABA
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. Near fine octavo hardcover in a like dj. Signed with inscription on tp. Militarily Later printing. 309pp. Photos. Inscribed by Author(s).
Publicado por Random (203, NY
Librería: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: VG in VG DJ price clipped. PHOTOS Ilustrador. in 1943 Magellas joined his fellow paratroopers in the 83rd for his first taste of combatin the rugged mountain of Naples . hw pae teoopws in rollns ith the 52nd irbornewith the Allies. He skillsfully interweaves various others from the H Company with his own stories.
Publicado por Ballantine Books, 1111
ISBN 10: 0891417842 ISBN 13: 9780891417842
Librería: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, Reino Unido
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. pp XXI, 309. 3rd printing. Fine inscription to prior owner with signature by the Author.
Publicado por Presidio New York 2003, 2003
Librería: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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1st edition dust jacket As New octavo xxi + 307pp., b/w plates, maps & plans, In October 1943, when most of the 82d (Airborne Division) left Italy to prepare for the D-Day invasion of France, the division's 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, (the author's) outfit, stayed behind for a daring new operation that would outflank the Nazis' stubborn defensive lines and open the road to Rome. On 22 January 1944, Megellas and the rest of the 504th landed across the beach at Anzio. In September, Megellas parachuted into Holland along with the rest of the 82d Airborne as part of another star-crossed mission (Operation Market Garden).
Publicado por United States Aid Mission, Department of State Agency for International Development (USAID), Taiz, 1963
Librería: Dendera, London, Reino Unido
Soft cover. Condición: Good. Original b/w illustrated staple-bound wraps 20x27cm with maps inside. xiv, 89pp with several b/w photos. Wraps good only with tears, and separated from the text block. Interiors very good, lightly tanned. Extremely rare, not recorded by Worldcat or Library Hub, and no other references found. No author is indicated, but it includes an open letter from USAID Yemen's Director James Megellas, addressed to Prospective Employees. The US had opened its Legation in Taiz in May 1959, followed by an International Cooperation Administration Representative's office later that year. The ICA office became a USAID Mission in May 1962 in line with the US Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the Legation was raised to the status of Embassy in Feb 1963. Megellas (1917-2020) was a highly decorated WW2 hero, who served with USAID for 18 years in Yemen, Panama and Vietnam. With USAID's Mission still in its infancy, this was prepared to familiarise new arrivals with a general description of the country, of the post, housing, food and clothing, recreation and social life, travel and transport, communications, health conditions, protocol, and miscellaneous items (servants, churches, finances etc). The Introduction evokes curiosity, stating "Yemen is a land of striking vistas and fascinating contrasts; until quite recently the country maintained a position of deliberate isolation from the rest of the world, and many of its customs and practices were tied to those of the 13th Century". Director Megellas' warmly enthusiastic letter, opening "Assalam Aleikum - Ahlan wa Sahlan!", promises that Yemen "presents a tremendous opportunity" for the dedicated and adventurous. He openly addresses the Cold War angle, and the need to promote development based on Western ideology: the aim is "to provide the Yemeni both directly through our program and by example, an opportunity for economic freedom on a self-help basis. It must be noted that the Communist Bloc has been active with an economic assistance program in Yemen for about three years longer than the Free World, and the size of their program has been estimated to be roughly three times as large as ours" (pp. xiii-xiv). The post was centred in Taiz, and Part II includes a description of the city - "dramatic in setting and appearance ", "a picturesque Arab town built within walls and has many mosques and minarets" - and how best to get there via Asmara by air. The Programs to which the newcomers would have been attached are described, along with progress to date, including: Roads (Mocha to Sanaa via Taiz and Ibb); Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation for Taiz; Water Development and Conservation (studying some of Yemen's major wadis before embarking on their development); Special Scholarships (Lebanon) ("for a limited number of Yemeni boys"); and the Taiz (Yemen) American Community School (pp37-41). The photos give a flavour of the country and its people, as well as the Mission and its facilities. The maps are of Yemen (1cm to 24km, showing completed USAID roads, programmed USAID roads, Chinese roads, and existing tracks); and The Arab States.