An instant bestseller when it was first published in 1946, this memoir recounts the author's nearly forty years of service in naval intelligence, beginning in 1908. One of the first to venture into the realm of psychological warfare, Ellis Zacharias was awarded the Legion of Merit with two gold stars for his contributions. Among the highlights of his impressive career was the role he played in convincing the Japanese to accept surrender in 1945, a subject he deals with in fascinating detail in this book. Zacharias gives ...
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An instant bestseller when it was first published in 1946, this memoir recounts the author's nearly forty years of service in naval intelligence, beginning in 1908. One of the first to venture into the realm of psychological warfare, Ellis Zacharias was awarded the Legion of Merit with two gold stars for his contributions. Among the highlights of his impressive career was the role he played in convincing the Japanese to accept surrender in 1945, a subject he deals with in fascinating detail in this book. Zacharias gives readers access to rare psychological profiles that he prepared for the Office of Naval Intelligence on leading political and military figures in Japan. His book also recounts his exploits as a young naval attach??? with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo in the early 1920s. In the early months of the war readers join him in the thick of combat in the Pacific, first aboard a cruiser under his command and later in a battleship. Of particular interest are descriptions of his one-man radio broadcasts beamed at Japan between V-E and V-J days that received kudos from Adm. Ernest J. King for helping bring about the surrender.
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Add this copy of Secret Missions: the Story of an Intelligence Officer to cart. $24.75, good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1946 by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
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Book. Octavo, 433 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine black with yellow and orange lettering. Dust jacket shows moderate wear including slightly age toned rear and flaps with small chips to the head edge. Boards show few, faint whitish marks and lightly sunned exterior. Text block has age toning to the edges. Deckled fore edge. Tape residue to head and tail edges to the end papers with faint offsetting. Fourth impression. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column A, ND-A. 1374637. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Good. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards show bumping and edgewear. Sound binding. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of Secret Missions: the Story of an Intelligence Officer to cart. $35.00, fair condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1946 by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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As is, ex-lib., fr flap only. 433, appendix, index, few library markings, front board weak, binding cracked at p. 86, boards quite stained. Discoloration inside boards and flyleaves, top corner of pp. 329-349 bent, front DJ flap has been cut off and pasted inside front flyleaf (rest of dust jacket is not present). Inscribed by the author. The author was deputy chief of Naval Intelligence in World War II. His master stroke of psychological warfare broke the Japanese will to resist--before the atom bombing of Hiroshima.
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8vo. Tan cloth. viii, 433pp. Very good. Text slightly age toned, but not brittle or chipped. Tight, clean second printing, handsomely inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf: "For / Lieut. Howard Loos--/ With greetings and best wishes--/ from / 'Captain Zack' / EM Zacharias--/ Rear Admiral U.S. Navy (Ret.)."
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Good with no dust jacket. 433 pages; minor stains to the top exterior edge of textblock. Markings on front free endpaper only. Light rubbing to the covers and spine. Light fading to the covers, spine, and pages. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages.; -Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
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Fair. 351 pages. Complete and unabridged. The fantastic yet true story of spies and counterspies by the Navy Intelligence officer who predicted Pearl Harbour. The extraordinary record of the author's twenty-five year war of wits against the Japanese Secret Service. "An interesting and lively book."-The New Yorker.; 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; Secret Missions 351 pages. Complete and unabridged. The fantastic yet true story of spies and counterspies by the Navy Intelligence officer who predicted Pearl Harbour. The extraordinary record of the author's twenty-five year war of wits against the.
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Fair, ex-lib, fair. 433, appendix, index, usual library markings, pages have darkened, DJ in plastic sleeve. Inscribed by the author. DJ worn: several pieces missing at top and bottom edges, small pieces missing in top margin of p. v, small ding to top edge of front board. The author was deputy chief of Naval Intelligence in World War II. His master stroke of psychological warfare broke the Japanese will to resist--before the atom bombing of Hiroshima.
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Good in fair jacket. 433 pages. Appendix, index, pages somewhat darkened, DJ worn, stained, and creased: large piece missing at bottom of DJ spine. Several tears and pieces missing to DJ edges. Signed by the author. The author was deputy chief of Naval Intelligence in World War II. His master stroke of psychological warfare broke the Japanese will to resist--before the atom bombing of Hiroshima.
