BUILDING THE NAVY’S BASES IN WORLD WAR II
History of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps 1940-1946
1947
First American Edition
Government Printing Office [Washington, DC]
Hardcover [Navy Blue gilt cloth]
Item Number: 20259
$200.00
Description
The official history of the herculean effort of building modern naval installations on jungle islands, including the efforts of the famed Seabees. A very good set, covers a bit worn, corners a bit bumped, hinges of both volumes split, but bindings are still firm, published without dust jacket. (447 + 522pp., color frontispiece of 3 insignia, 487 black & white illus. [1 folding], 4 figures [1 folding], 49 maps [8 folding], tables, appendix, indices.)