Add this copy of These Men Shall Never Die to cart. $40.00, very good condition, Sold by BARRY'S BARGAIN BIN rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ISLIP TERRACE, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1943 by The John C. Winston company.
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Very good. No dust jacket. xii, 308 p. illus. 24 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits. You are bidding on the hardcover stated Winston First Edition from 1943. Other than a 1/4-inch cloth tear at the top of the spine, and fading of the gilt lettering on the cover, both the cover and the book are in excellent condition---there are no rips, tears, etc---and the pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe. So bid soon for this magnificent, impossible-to-find MILITARY COLLECTIBLE. "First edition. " Map on lining-papers.
Add this copy of These Men Shall Never Die to cart. $40.50, good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1943 by The John C. Winston Company.
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Good. 24 cm, 308, illus., some soiling, staining, and wear to boards. The stories and photographs of 72 American heroes during the first year of World War II.
Add this copy of These Men Shall Never Die to cart. $44.00, very good condition, Sold by BARRY'S BARGAIN BIN rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ISLIP TERRACE, NY, UNITED STATES.
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Very good; Collectible. You are on the hardcover stated Winston First Edition from 1943. Other than a 1/4-inch cloth tear at the top of the spine, and fading of the gilt lettering on the cover, both the cover and the book are in excellent condition---there are no rips, tears, etc---and the pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe. So bid soon for this magnificent, impossible-to-find MILITARY COLLECTIBLE.
Add this copy of These Men Shall Never Die to cart. $45.00, fair condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1943 by The John C. Winston Company.
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Fair to good. 24 cm, 308, illus., endpaper maps, boards worn, soiled, and stained, discoloration inside hinges, address sticker ins front flyleaf. The stories and photographs of 72 American heroes during the first year of World War II.
Add this copy of These Men Shall Never Die (Essay Index Reprint Series) to cart. $86.30, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1943 by Ayer Co Pub.
In "These Men Shall Never Die," Lowell Thomas, noted radio personality of the day, has written a collection of stories about the heroes of WWII's first years. Thomas has a knack for the sensational and many of the stories have factual errors, the consequence of many wartime publications. This book was written in 1943 and reflects a wartime propagandist view of warfare. As a scholarly reference, this book points out unwittingly the disparity between awards for senior officers and lower officers, noncommissioned officers and enlisted. It is a shame that commanders and other military authorities maintained throughout history a reluctance to award top medals to the men who certainly faced the most danger (unless the President, Congress or the public intervened). This revels the unfortunate class or caste distinctions that in one form or another still exist in today`s military. Perhaps the most notable viewpoint I took from this book is that officers, particularly those above field grade, should not be eligible for the Medal of Honor as was originally intended. Shame on those within the military hierarchy who refused to award men medals they certainly deserved for fear of having their egos or service surpassed or overshadowed. Thomas makes no such commentary, but I feel remiss if I don't acknowledge now what scholars and readers of the past seem to have overlooked.
