Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1993. First pbk. printing [stated]. Trade paperback. x, 365 p. Notes. Bibliography. Index. More

New York: Knopf, 1972 [c1971]. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 284, some wear and soiling to DJ, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More

Washington, DC: U.S. Selective Service, 1940. Quarto, 12, mimeographed sheets held together with two staples, pencil name & date on front cover (name heavily crossed out). More

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, c1991. First Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 247, illus., pencil erasure on front endpaper. More

Berkeley, CA: World Without War Council, 1970. Second Revised Edition. 103, wraps, appendices, bibliography, separate change notice sheet (1971), library stamps & pocket, rough spot on spine & covers library stamp on fore-edge, some wear to cover and spine edges, rear cover somewhat soiled. This book was written primarily to help men who wanted toobtain a conscientious objector classification. More

Washington, DC: Presumed United States Government Printing Office, 1919. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. C.C.P. 400. Volume I: viii, 713, [3] pages. Figures (1 fold-out). Tables. Appendices. Index. Boards quite weak and partially restrengthened with glue. Pencil name inside front board, Cover/spine is scuffed and has worn edges. Grayish binding. Volume II: viii, 342, [2] pages. Figures, including several fold-outs. Tabular information. Index. No board weakness noted. Red binding. This is a mixed set due to different color of binding. In a 1918 journal article, the functions of the Committee on Classification of Personnel in the Army were enumerated as: (1) classifying personnel according to their military qualifications (2) establishing the Trade-Tests division (3) enlisting the occupational needs of units in a division (4) extending the personnel work to staff corps troops (5) establishing the Central Personnel Bureau (6) appointing a committee on education and special training (7) organizing the War Service Exchange (8) rating the officers and candidates for commissions in the Officers Training Camps (10) cooperating with the Provost Marshall General (11) reducing the army paper work (12) enlisting the intelligence ratings of army men and (13) selecting aviators and navy men. The Committee on Classification of Personnel in the Army subsequently became The Classification Division, Adjutant-Generals Department. More

New York, NY: 88th Infantry Division Association Inc., 1968. Revised Edition. Wraps. [16],358, [58] pages. Frontis. Illustrations. Maps. Includes a narrative on Santa Maria Infante, 351st Infantry 11-14 May 1944. Cover has sticker residue, and tears and chips. Cover loose and has been reglued. Several pages at end came off the staples--partially disbound. An Official U.S. Army unit history of the "DRAFTEE DIVISION" by John P. Delaney. The 88th Infantry Division was the first all-selective service division in combat and was rated as one of the very best U.S. Army divisions in WWII. Summary: Originally published in 1947 by the Infantry Journal Press as the official unit history for the 88th Infantry Division in World War II. Nickname: Blue Devil Division; sometimes called Clover Leaf Division. Shoulder patch: An infantry blue quatrefoil, formed by two Arabic numeral "8's". In addition to an excellent narrative history, the book features rosters of divisional dead, and lists of decorations awarded. More

Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1993. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, 406, references, index, spine cracked at p. 238 and reglued, usual library markings More than 60 Army and Marine infantrymen speak of their experience from induction, to the jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam, to their return to "The World." James R. Ebert holds a master’s degree in history and teaches in Wisconsin. More

New York, N.Y. The Review of Reviews Company, 1918. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [8], [32 color maps and plates] 352 pages. Ex-Library copy with some of the usual markings. Ink notation on fep (not from author). Some cover wear and soiling. Illustrated frontis. Includes Introduction by George Creel. Includes 50 chapters, as well as 4 illustrations, 17 maps in color, and a two page United States Army Map. Contains chapters on the Mainsprings of the War, The Balkan Powder Magazine; Austria and the Slave; American Army in France; Man in the Air; Our Navy; Our Army; Identification of Fighting Men; The Prisoner of War; Casualties of War; Battles of the Great War; Sea Fights of the Great War; Cost of War; The Selective Draft; Ship Destruction; World Trade; Spies, Traitors and Alien Enemies; Record of Events in the Great War; and Index. Mr. Creel states that this war will not be won until it becomes part and parcel of every individual life, until it dominates every thought and activity. This burning consciousness can be gained only through an exact knowledge of the facts in the case, for it is in the simplicities of the truth that America and the great liberal nations find fullest justification. More

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. Second printing [stated]. Trade paperback. x, 422 pages. Notes. Index. Some cover wear. Gloria Emerson (May 19, 1929– August 3, 2004) was an author, journalist and war correspondent. She won the 1978 National Book Award in Contemporary Thought for her book about the Vietnam War, Winners and Losers. During her long career, she wrote four books as well as articles for Esquire, Harper's, Vogue, Playboy, Saturday Review and Rolling Stone. In 1970 she convinced the paper to transfer her to Saigon. Among her first reports for The New York Times, Emerson exposed false "body counts" and "unearned commendations" to field-grade officers and the use of hard drugs by American soldiers. She also reported on the suffering of the Vietnamese people. Winners and Losers covers Emerson's time in America and Vietnam before, during, and after the Vietnam War. The book is based on interviews with American and Vietnamese soldiers and civilians. Winners and Losers won the 1978 National Book Award for Contemporary Thought. More

New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House Publishers, 1976. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 256 pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. DJ is in a plastic sleeve and has wear, tears, and soiling. Includes Preface; The War Before; The Return of Richard Nixon; The Assault Mounts; Stalemate; Election Year; The Peace That Could Have Been; and The End of Honor. Also includes three Appendices: Paris Cease-Fire Agreement; Statement of Members of Congress for Peace Through Law, February 6, 1975; and Letter from Thirty-Seven Congressmen to President Gerald R. Ford, March 7, 1975. Also contains a Bibliography and an Index. Dr. Fanning was a History Professor Emeritus who taught for 30 years at the State University of New York at Farmingdale, Long Island. Dr. Fanning graduated from University of Illinois, received his Master’s from Long Island University, and his Ph.D. from St. John’s University, NY. He enlisted in the Army during WWII at the age of 18 and later served in the Korean War as a staff intelligence officer under General Mark W. Clark in Tokyo, Japan. He and Helen Hoffsommer of Kansas were married in 1952 in Japan. He retired from the Army Reserves as a Major and was a member of the Association. of Former Intelligence Officers. Author of the book Betrayal in Vietnam (1976), Dr. Fanning was a specialist in Vietnamese history and politics for the Future Heritage Foundation, served as an advisor to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was a visiting lecturer at the U.S. Special Warfare Center in Ft. Bragg, NC and a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institute of Stanford University, CA. More

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1945. First Edition. 418, illus., index, pages have darkened, DJ worn and soiled: small tears, small pieces missing at DJ spine. More

New York: The Viking Press, 1970. 344, some soiling and scratches to fore-edge, DJ somewhat scuffed and some edge wear. More