blue devils italy history de delaney john (26 résultats)

Etat : New.

Etat : New.

Etat : New.

hardcover. Etat : Good. Hardcover, no dust jacket, in Good condition. Stated First Edition. Clean pages. Good binding. Ships fast and guaranteed well protected with domestic tracking.

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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. First Edition. CLEAN very good+ hardcover 1947 first edition.

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). xxiv, 360 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.75cm. No dust jacket (as issued?). Dark olive cloth rubbed, spine ends lightly scuffed with slight fraying at head, nicks at tips of board corners, spine's blue lettering remains legible. Front board decorated with blue and black stamping with blue devil figure standing atop a map of Italy with matching blue stamped oval at board bottom personalized with name "W.L. McDowell" who was presumably a member of the 88th Infantry (Infantry Journal Press did personalize some of their other regimental histories in the same manner as copies were sold in advance by subscription). Edges toned; black ink stain upon top edge; light toning at edges of pictorial endpapers; bottom corners of pages 39-44 creased from past fold-ins; short tears at bottom edges of pages 355-358; a few spots of soiling to interior pages which, overall, remain quite clean. Binding is firm. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Wear and fading on the boards. Stain on the edges. Binding is exposed. Text and pictures are clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.95.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First. nice copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good-. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. First Edition. (1947) 360 pp. Original brown cloth covers illustrated in blue, lightly soiled and rubbed. Moderate wear to extremities. Previous owner's name in gilt on front cover; owner's name stamp on half-title page. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. Illust. w/ b/w photos and maps. The 88th infantry division served in the battles from Cassino to the Po River Valley, Feb. 1944 to May 1945.

Wraps. Etat : Fair. Revised Edition. [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. The 88th was the first American unit into Rome on 4 June, after a stiff engagement on the outskirts of the city. An element of the 88th is credited with being first to enter the Eternal City. The Division launched an attack toward Volterra on the 8th, taking the town the next day. Laiatico fell on the 11th, Villamagna on the 13th, and the Arno River was crossed on the 20th although the enemy resisted bitterly. On 21 September 1944, and advanced rapidly along the Firenzuola-Imola road, taking Mount Battaglia on the 28th. The strategic positions of Mount Grande and Farnetto were taken, 20 and 22 October. Monterumici fell on the 17th and the Po River was crossed, 24 April. The cities of Verona and Vicenza were captured on the 25th and 28th and the Brenta River was crossed, 30 April. The 88th was driving through the Dolomite Alps toward Innsbruck, Austria, when the hostilities ended on 2 May 1945. The unit was in combat for 344 days and sustained 15,173 casualties (killed, wounded or missing).

LeatherBound. Etat : New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 392. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1947 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 392.

First Edition. First Edition. Illustrated. xxxii, [ii[, 359pp. 8vo. Pictorial Olive/brown cloth with blue and black lettering to the spine cover with a Blue Devil Illustrated. xxxii, [ii[, 359pp. 8vo.