James A. Michener. First edition, first printing (suprisingly does not state). Dust Jacket: Near Fine. An unclipped jacket with original price $2.50 still intact on inside flap. Jacket design by H. Lawrence Hoffman. Jacket has some fading on top and along the spine. Hardcover: Near Fine. New York: Random House, 1953. No writing or markings in the book, 147 pp.
In one of his beloved early bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener crafts a tale of the American men who fought the Korean War, detailing their exploits in the air as well as their lives on the ground. This was the authors fifth novel. This wonderful book was made into a great movie starring William Holden, Grace Kelly, Frederick March, and Mickey Rooney.
