Tindall, Richard G., et al, and Lanham, Charles T. (Editor)
Washington, DC: The Infantry Journal, Inc., 1934. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, x, [2],386 pages. Illustrations. Maps Index of persons, organizations, and geographical. Boards somewhat worn and discolored, endpapers discolored, edges soiled. From the Foreword by Major General Croft, Chief of Infantry: "This volume was prepared by the Military History and Publications Section of The Infantry School. Major Edwin F. Harding planned the book and supervised in detail the preparation of the manuscript. Major Richard G. Tindall devised the sequence, performed most of the research, outlined the chapters and wrote most of them. Captain John A. Andrews and Lieutenant Charles T. Lanham assisted in the research and map preparation and contributed parts of certain Chapters. Lieutenant Lanham edited the book in full. Colonel George C. Marshall directed the project." Major General Charles Trueman Lanham (September 14, 1902 – July 20, 1978) was an author and professional soldier, winning 14 decorations in his career. After retiring from the military, he was active in corporate business. He is the model for one of Ernest Hemingway's heroes, and in life was a close friend of the author. He included among his many military adventures the command of the U.S. 22d Infantry Regiment in Normandy in July 1944, and was the first American officer to lead a break through the Siegfried Line on September 14, 1944 near Buchet. These developments were described by Hemingway in his article War in the Siegfried Line. He led a breakout in the Battle of the Bulge after surviving the ordeal in the Battle of Huertgen Forest. Lanham earned the Distinguished Service Cross in the Huertgen Forest. More