Between Tedium and Terror: A Soldier's World War II Diary, 1943-45 by Sy M Kahn ISBN 13: 9780252018589

Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1993 University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL. 1993. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light soiling to textblock top. DJ: Very Good; light wear to head, tail, and tips; light crease to rear flap fold. Gray cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 363 pp 8vo. The author was a 19 year old Army soldier in World War II who saw action in Australia, New Guinea, South Pacific Islands, and a D-Day landing on Luzon. During these actions, the author kept a journal which provided the both sanity and sanctuary in his daily entries amidst the immediacy of danger, and the tedium of work, heat, humidity, and mind numbing routine. After surviving four campaigns and over 300 air attacks, he and his company was sent to Japan to occupy the Yokohama area after the two atomic bombs were dropped. This diary is a rare window into the world of… Read More

University of Illinois Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

U.S.A.: University of Illinois Press, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Previous owner name stamp..

Urbana: Univ. of Illinois Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0252018583 . 363 pp., illus., map, memoir of the War in the Pacific - New Guinea, New Britain, Biak, Luzon, etc. .

University of Illinois Press, 1993-08-01. Hardcover. Like New. Nice used book. Very minor wear to DJ edges. There are a few light spots on the top outer page edges. No marks in text.

University of Illinois Press, 1993-08-01. Hardcover. Good.

University of Illinois Press, 1993-08-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Urbana & Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. Clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat -- a fine copy..

hbk 363pp illustr an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj as new.

Urbana: Univ. Of Illinois Press. Hardcover. 1993. 1st Edition. 8vo 363pp . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations Reecord of action in the Pacific by a soldier who spent time in Australia, New Guinea, other Pacific island, and D-day on Luzon .

University of Illinois Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1993. hardcover with dustjacket. 0252018583 . 'This diary is a rare window into the world of young men suddenly transported from the everyday world of jobs, school and family into a world impossibly strange and remote - a world in which youthful mistakes often resulted in death or horrible injuries, a world where the possibilities of escape seemed distant and uncertain. ' --Ronald Spector, from the Foreword. 363 page. No names or markings. ; 6"-9"; 363 pages .

Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to upper edge of dust jacket; a few pages had upper corner turned; otherwise very minimal wear; This unique record of action in the Pacific is the personal journal of a young American soldier, Sy Kahn. Written under trying conditions and contrary to military regulations, the diary provided the writer both sanity and sanctuary - a foxhole of the mind - in an often violent, irrational world.

Univ. Illinois, 1993., 1993. 1ST ed. 363p. Photos. Young GI served in the Pacific: 495th Port Battalion in New Guinea & Luzon. As New /As New Copy. First Edition. Hardback. As New/As New. Book.

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 363 pages; Description: xxvii, 363 p. : 1 map ; 24 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Kahn, Sy Myron, 1924- United States. Army --Biography. World War, 1939-1945 --Campaigns --Pacific Area. World War, 1939-1945 --Personal narratives, American. Soldiers --United States --Diaries

University of Illinois Press, 1993-08-01. Hardcover. Good. 2.7919 in x 23.3503 in x 15.7360 in. Ex library book, usual markings. Clean copy, sound binding.

University of Illinois Press, 1993-08-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!