If you have an Amazon.com account, you can use it to buy an autographed
book. The package goes by Priority Mail to your United States mail address (only!)
military history
Flying Tigers:
Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
"War history as it should be written"--The Hook. The definitive story of the American Volunteer Group, in a new edition from HarperCollins | Smithsonian Books, quality paperback, 6x9 inches, 370 pages -- $22.95 by Priority Mail in the U.S. [MORE].
The Lady and the Tigers:
Remembering the Flying Tigers of World War II
A new edition of Olga Greenlaw's memoir of her year with the AVG. iUniverse 2002, paperback; 6x9 inches, 278 pages, with black-white photos and additional material by Dan Ford; first edition $27.95 by Priority Mail in the U.S. . [MORE]
The Only War We've Got: Early Days in South Vietnam
The Vietnam War before it all went wrong: a reporter's journal. iUniverse 2001, paperback; 6x9 inches, 212 pages, photos, notes and bibliography; first edition -- $23.95 by Priority Mail in the U.S. [MORE]
Glen Edwards: The Diary of a Bomber Pilot
Fifty missions over North Africa--and a fiery death in the desert. Smithsonian Institution Press 1998, hardcover, 6x8¾ inches, 195 pages + 16 photo pages; first edition, $26.95 list price -- Special: $20.50 by Priority Mail in the U.S. [MORE]
novels
Michael's War: a story of the Irish Republican Army
Star-crossed lovers during the Irish rebellion and civil war, 1916-1923. iUniverse 2003, paperback; 6x9 inches, 206 pages; first edition -- $22.95 by Priority Mail in the U.S. [MORE]
Remains: a story of the Flying Tigers
Fitz, Blackie, their British and Anglo-Burman girlfriends, and a Japanese suicide pilot--they meet at Rangoon. iUniverse 2000, paperback; 6x9 inches, 240 pages; first edition -- $22.95 by Priority Mail in the U.S. [MORE]
Incident at Muc Wa
The novel that inspired the Burt Lancaster classic, Go Tell the Spartans. Author's Guild 2000, paperback (reprint of the 1968 Heinemann edition), 5½x8½ inches, 231 pages -- $22.95 by Priority Mail in the U.S. [MORE]
digital editions
Amazon has released the Kindle 2, a much-improved version of its admirable e-book reader--with keyboard and wireless access! Most of my books are available in Kindle format and also in Mobipocket format for digital devices like the Blackberry, and some as PDF files that can be read on any computer. For details, check the web pages for individual titles, including:
full-length books
short papers
No autograph with an e-book, of course! On the other hand, the cost
is about a third of what the paperbacks sell for. -- Dan Ford
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