296pp - Maps - Photos - Biblio - Index - Includes Large Laid-In Map of Mosby's area of operations
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Vendeur : Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Inscribed by Horace Mewborn on title page. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Jacket sunned. Owner's sticker on verso. Clean, unmarked pages. ii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Folded map included. *Autographed by author.* "Horace Mewborn enlisted in the United States Army in 1965. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States infantry upon graduated from OCS at Fort Banning, GA in September of 1966. From there he went to US Army Airborne School, Special Forces School, Language School and Ranger School from which he earned his Ranger Tab. He served two and one-half tours in the Republic of South Vietnam as part of the Fifth Special Forces Group Mike Force. There he was awarded his Combat Infantryman's Badge, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Senior Parachutist's Badge and other awards from the South Vietnam Government and was promoted to Captain. While on his last tour in the Republic of South Vietnam, he was assigned as the personal escort for Lieutenant Colonel Martha Raye (Maggie, as she was known among members of the Fifth Special Forces Group) with whom he formed a life-long friendship. After serving seven years on active duty, he obtained a degree in accounting from East Carolina University, and then was selected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to attend their academy in Quantico, VA. After graduating from the Academy, he was assigned to a field office in New York City and later to headquarters in Washington, DC. He was an early member of the Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) going all over the United States on assignments during his tenure. He was subsequently assigned to the FBI Headquarters Office as section chief of the Domestic Terrorism Branch. He retired to New Bern, NC, in 1990. There, he continued his love and study of the War of Northern Aggression, writing several books on John S. Mosby and other topics about the conflict." - Obit. Signed. N° de réf. du vendeur 2506120018
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Vendeur : Cottage Street Books, Greenwich, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : As New. 1st Edition. 2005. Butternut and Blue. 8vo. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine DJ. Signed and inscribed by the editor, Horace Mewborn. Inscribed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur K5427
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Vendeur : Omaha Library Friends, Omaha, NE, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Like New. Sun fading to spine of dust jacket. Book appears to be unread. Signed by author. Book was donated to Friends of Omaha Public Library. N° de réf. du vendeur 250925013
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Vendeur : Maxwell's House of Books, La Mesa, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. A beautiful, crisp, clean hardcover in fine condition. Dust jacket in fine condition. We are a brick-and-mortar store and sell our own inventory. N° de réf. du vendeur 064898
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