About this title: From the time when he joined the US destroyer "Howorth" during the Pacific War in April 1944 until his death a year later in a kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Yeoman Second Class Orvill Raines wrote a series of letters to his young bride. Due to Raines's special relationship with the officer responsible for censoring, the correspondence was uncensored, and for this book the letters have been edited and set in their historical context. The letters reflect the horrific experiences of the thousands of American sailors involved in the fight against the Japanese, and conclude with Raines's final ...
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Westview Press, Boulder, CO
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780813330631ISBN:0813330637
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Third printing; printed wraps: 306pp; b&w photographs; a square, solid copy with light wear; corners somewhat rolled; no creases to spine; contents are clean and unmarked. read more
Description: Boulder CO: Westview Press 1994, softcover, 307p., letters of Yeoman James Orvill Raines, vg condition, some neat yellow highlighting on a few pages, minor. read more
Description: First Printing-Book Very Good (Very minor bumping of heel of spine) D. J. Very Good Minus (General shelfwear with a couple of tiny tears to bottom of backstrip) Photo illustrated. A Volume in the History And Warfare Series. 307 pages. read more
Description: Hardcover Very Good+/Very Good+ 1st Ed 8vo, Signed by the author on the title page, small damp stain at top of spine, very small coffee stain on top corner tip of front endpaper, a few coffee drops on underside of DJ, book is otherwise bright and tight, letters from an American sailor in the Pacific in World War II, 307 pages. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
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