The Mighty Endeavor: American Armed Forces in the European Theater in World War II
New York: Oxford University Press, 1969. 564, illus., maps, endpaper maps, table, bibliography, notes, index, usual library markings, boards and spine scuffed. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1969. 564, illus., maps, endpaper maps, table, bibliography, notes, index, usual library markings, boards and spine scuffed. More
Macon, GA: The J. W. Burke Company, 1923. 96, frontis illus., discoloration inside boards, ink notation inside front board, slight wear to edges of spine. More
Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1928. 340, slight soiling to a few pages, ink name & bookplate ins front flyleaf, boards soiled, some wear to board corners & spine edges. More
Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2001. Quarto, 212, wraps, spiral bound, illus., maps, chronology, notes, references, covers slightly soiled, sm tears at spiral binding. More
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. First Printing. 24 cm, 355, illus., library stamp inside rear endpaper, some wear and scuffing to DJ, esecially at edges The publication of From Here to Eternity in 1951 brought Jones into prominence. An account of a talented and controversial writer's career. More
Washington, DC: Brassey's, c1996. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 232, illus., pencil erasure residue on front endpaper. Cox disappeared during his second year at West Point. More
Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2000. First? Edition. First? Printing. 279, wraps, slight wear and soiling to covers. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1932. Limited numbered edition of 350, preceding First Trade Edition. Hardcover. viii, [2], 407, [1] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Index. Stain on rear board, inscription on flyleaf, signed by author, no. 175 of limited edition of 350 copies. Peyton Conway March (December 27, 1864 – April 13, 1955) was a United States Army officer who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1918 until 1921. He is largely responsible for designing the powerful role of the Chief of Staff in the 20th century. March was assigned as the aide to Major General Arthur MacArthur, Jr. during the Philippine–American War. He participated as part of General Wheaton's expedition in battles at San Fabian, Buntayan Bridge and San Jacinto. He commanded the U.S. forces in the Battle of Tirad Pass, 2 December 1899, where General Gregorio del Pilar was killed, and received the surrender of General Venacio Concepción, Chief of Staff to Philippine President Aguinaldo, 5 December 1899. In March 1918, he became acting Army Chief of Staff and was made Army Chief of Staff on May 20, 1918. As Chief of Staff he reorganized the Army structure, and abolished the distinctions between the Regular Army, the Army Reserves, and the Army National Guard during wartime. He created new technical branches in the service including the United States Army Air Corps, Chemical Warfare Service, Transportation Corps, and Tank Corps. He also centralized control over supply. He supervised the demobilization of the Army. March was a highly efficient and capable administrator who did much to modernize the American Army and prepare it for combat in the First World War. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1932. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. viii, [2], 407, [1] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Index. DJ worn & repaired with tape, review pasted inside fr flylf, some foxing to text, bookplate inside front board. Some wear noted. Peyton Conway March (December 27, 1864 – April 13, 1955) was a United States Army officer who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1918 until 1921. He is largely responsible for designing the powerful role of the Chief of Staff in the 20th century. March was assigned as the aide to Major General Arthur MacArthur, Jr. during the Philippine–American War. He participated as part of General Wheaton's expedition in battles at San Fabian, Buntayan Bridge and San Jacinto. He commanded the U.S. forces in the Battle of Tirad Pass, 2 December 1899, where General Gregorio del Pilar was killed, and received the surrender of General Venacio Concepción, Chief of Staff to Philippine President Aguinaldo, 5 December 1899. In March 1918, he became acting Army Chief of Staff and was made Army Chief of Staff on May 20, 1918. As Chief of Staff he reorganized the Army structure, and abolished the distinctions between the Regular Army, the Army Reserves, and the Army National Guard during wartime. He created new technical branches in the service including the United States Army Air Corps, Chemical Warfare Service, Transportation Corps, and Tank Corps. He centralized control over supply. He supervised the demobilization of the Army. March was a highly efficient, capable administrator who did much to modernize the American Army and prepare it for combat in the First World War. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1932. First Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing thus [There was a signed, limited edition of 350 copies]. Hardcover. viii, [2], 407, [1] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Index. Ex-library with the usual library markings. Soiling to boards and spine. Small tears to top and bottom spine edges. Peyton Conway March (December 27, 1864 – April 13, 1955) was a United States Army officer who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1918 until 1921. He is largely responsible for designing the powerful role of the Chief of Staff in the 20th century. March was assigned as the aide to Major General Arthur MacArthur, Jr. during the Philippine–American War. He participated as part of General Wheaton's expedition in battles at San Fabian, Buntayan Bridge and San Jacinto. He commanded the U.S. forces in the Battle of Tirad Pass, 2 December 1899, where General Gregorio del Pilar was killed, and received the surrender of General Venacio Concepción, Chief of Staff to Philippine President Aguinaldo, 5 December 1899. In March 1918, he became acting Army Chief of Staff and was made Army Chief of Staff on May 20, 1918. As Chief of Staff he reorganized the Army structure, and abolished the distinctions between the Regular Army, the Army Reserves, and the Army National Guard during wartime. He created new technical branches in the service including the United States Army Air Corps, Chemical Warfare Service, Transportation Corps, and Tank Corps. He also centralized control over supply. He supervised the demobilization of the Army. March was a highly efficient and capable administrator who did much to modernize the American Army and prepare it for combat in the First World War. More
Camp Edwards, Massachusetts: Camp Edwards, Headquarters, c1943. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Single sheet, printed on one side. Format is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. This has been folded in half and also has a crease. This request form is addressed to the Commanding Officer, Camp Edwards, Mass and states that the applicant meets relevant criteria to obtain automobile tire and tube rations because he could not properly perform his duties without the use of private transportation. There is an approval block to be signed by Major Herbert C. Eggleston, and this form was prepared by Major A. J. Marion, Infantry. On December 27, 1941, the federal Office of Price Administration initiates its first rationing program in support of the American effort in World War II: It mandates that from that day on, no driver will be permitted to own more than five automobile tires. Items were rationed because of shortages in the rubber and metal industries. Because trucks using rubber tires delivered processed goods, anything processed was rationed. As of February 1942, all metal work was converted to producing tanks, aircraft, weapons, and other military products. Civilians first received ration books – War Ration Book Number One, 4 May 1942, through more than 100,000 school teachers, PTA groups, and other volunteers. A national speed limit of 35 miles per hour was imposed to save fuel and rubber for tires. To receive a gasoline ration, a person had to prove they owned no more than 5 tires, the extras would be confiscated. More
Place_Pub: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Defense, 1989. 87, wraps, illus., index, covers somewhat worn and soiled. Includes a four page-addendum dated 4 May 1989. More
Pittsburgh, PA: 28th Division Publishing Co., [c1923-24]. 35 cm, 2680 total, 5-vol. set, illus., maps, index, some wear to board edges especially at top and bottom of spines, small tear to spine v.3. More
New York, N.Y. Avon Books, 1968. First Avon Printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. 498, [6] pages. Maps. Illustrations Cover has wear, creasing and soiling. Some page soiling. Includes Author's Note and Acknowledgments, as well as chapters on Home Front, The Beginning, England, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany, The Pacific, Epilogue, and Maps of the Western Mediterranean Theatre, Pacific Theatre, and Western European Theatre. This is not the war of the officers of of grand strategy. This is the war of the men who fought it--The Enlisted Men. It is a book that brings vividly to life the experience of the Fighting Men of World War II. This book concerns itself completely with the American enlisted man in World War II. The G.I. experience of World War 2 in words, photographs, drawings, and cartoons. Ralph G. Martin (March 4, 1920 – January 9, 2013) was an American journalist who authored or co-authored about thirty books, including popular biographies of recent historical figures, among which, Jennie, a two-volume (1969 and 1971) study of Winston Churchill's American mother, Lady Randolph Churchill, became the most prominent bestseller. Other successful tomes focused on British royal romance (Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson in 1974, as well as Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1985) and on the Kennedy family (John F. Kennedy in 1983 and Joseph P. Kennedy in 1995). In the aftermath of attack on Pearl Harbor, Martin enlisted in the Army and spent the war as a combat correspondent for the Armed Forces newspaper Stars and Stripes and the Army weekly magazine, Yank. In 1945, Martin began working as editor for Newsweek and The New Republic. More
New York: Putnam, c1990. Book Club Edition. 23 cm, 269, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
North Key Largo, FL: Mason Engineering Corp, c1993. 28 cm, 159, wraps, illus. More
Carlise, PA: U.S. Army War College, 1999. First? Edition. First? Printing. 137, wraps, some wear and soiling to covers. More
Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2000. 148, Part IV only, wraps, illus., map. More
Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998. First Printing. 24 cm, 236, illus., maps, bibliography, glossary, index, light yellow highlighting on several pgs. Foreword by Lt-Gen Daniel Schroeder. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1968. 26 cm, 523, illus., maps not present, footnotes, glossary, references, index, title page to p. ii missing, pencil erasure on fr endppr. More
Place_Pub: New York: William Morrow, 2007. First Edition. First Printing. 316, illus., scratches on front DJ. More
Houlton, ME: The Aroostook Print Shop, 1940. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. [12], 148, [2] pages. Photo of Col. Hume. Ex-library with few markings.Cover worn and had become separated from spine and reglued in place. Brigadier General Frank M. Hume (January 7, 1867 – June 6, 1939) was the commanding officer of the 103rd Infantry, 26th Division during World War I. Hume was involved in the Spanish–American War and World War I. He earned the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his service, as well as the Croix de Guerre. Hume served in the National Guard, and was commissioned in the 2nd Maine Infantry on April 2, 1894. Hume returned to Bridgewater and formed his own army. He was able to secure recognition from the state of Maine. The outfit was designated Company L, National Guard of the State of Maine. He continued to gradually earn promotions throughout his service with the Maine militia. He was commissioned major on June 7, 1894. Hume enlisted in the 2nd Maine Infantry for the Spanish–American War. During the war, Hume was Captain of Battery B, 1st Battalion, Heavy Artillery Maine Volunteers from June 20 to March 31, 1899. In 1903, Hume was commissioned lieutenant colonel. Seven years later, he was commissioned colonel. Hume commanded the 2nd Maine Infantry on the Mexican Border from June 19 to October 25, 1916. . During World War I, Colonel Hume commanded the 103rd Infantry, which was formed by joining the 2nd Maine Infantry and the old 1st New Hampshire Infantry. He served from September 25, 1917 to April 7, 1919. During the Chemin des Dames engagement, Hume suffered from "shell concussion" and lost hearing in one ear. More
Washington DC: United States, Department of the Army, Office of the Surgeon General, 1963. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xxvi, 548, [2] pages. Illustrations. Tables. Charts. Bibliographical Notes. Index. Color frontis. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Distribution list laid in. This is one of the volumes in the Medical Department, United States Army series. During World War II, the U.S. Army Medical Department reached a personnel strength which it had never before attained. Its peak strength of 700,000 was three times that of the entire Regular Army in 1939. In contrast to personnel procurement in most other arms and services, the entire officer corps of the Medical Department, exclusive of the Medical Administrative Corps, had to be procured directly from qualified civilian professional groups. Furthermore, the personnel required were in a critical category, and the need for them was immediate and urgent. This volume of the history of the U.S. Army Medical Department in World War II is the story of how the enormous personnel expansion was achieved; of how qualified medical personnel were secured; of how the wartime military medical establishment was utilized and the highest standards of professional medical care were maintained; and, finally, of how the wartime Medical Department was contracted to a peacetime level. The magnitude of the medical achievement in World War II should not be permitted to obscure the difficulties that attended it. They were numerous and fundamental. More
Place_Pub: New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., c1992. First Printing. 25 cm, 369, illus., appendix, index. More
Place_Pub: New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., c1992. First Printing. 25 cm, 369, illus., appendix, index. Inscribed by the author. More