james clayton 1931 2004 anne sharp (1 résultats)

First edition, first printing (with latter indicated by publisher's descending number line upon copyright page) DATED, INSCRIBED, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. xviii, 317 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.75cm. Blue dust jacket rubbed; 5cm long tear and associated creasing at rear panel's top right with tape repair to verso; other nicks, scuffs, and bumping at edges; front flap is not price-clipped. Red cloth spine; blue boards bumped at their top fore-edge corners. Slight soiling/toning to text block's top edge. Author's four-line ink inscription "January 5, 1988 | To Burris O. Smith, | With best wishes, | D. Clayton James" on half-title page; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. Examines how America's WWII military commanders attained their ranks and promotions to become the Roosevelt and Truman administrations' chosen few to lead the fight against the Axis powers. A renowned specialist in the World War II era, James also authored the highly lauded three volume biography THE YEARS OF MACARTHUR. Raised in Natchez, D. Clayton James completed his Ph.D. at University of Texas at Austin in 1964 with his dissertation being the basis for his book ANTEBELLUM NATCHEZ published by LSU Press in 1968. James taught history at Mississippi State University from 1965 to 1988 becoming Distinguished Professor in 1978 with guest lecturer posts at U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and U.S. Air Force Academy. James taught at Virginia Military Institute from 1988 until his retirement in 1996. Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {AmHist-Shelf#3} ISBN 0531150461.