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Burhans, Robert D.

The First Special Service Force (aka The Devil's Brigade): A War History of the North Americans, 1942-1944

Infantry Journal Press, 1947

750.00 €

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Year of publication
1947
Place of printing
Washington D.C.
Author
Burhans, Robert D.
Publishers
Infantry Journal Press
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Edition
F First Edition
Keyword
The First Special Service Force: A War History of the North, Americans, 1942-1944 United States Army Second World War WWII 1939-1945, Devil's Brigade Commando Unit Italy Black Devils Freddie's, Freighters Fifth Army Aleutian Islands Anzio France Monte La, Difensa Major General Robert T. Frederick Naples Foggia Rome, Arno Southern France Rhineland Military
Binding description
H Hardcover
State of preservation
Fair
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
First edition
Yes

Description

xv, 376 pages. Color map endpapers. Generously illustrated with black and white photos. Includes eleven maps, a fifty-five page roster of former members and their hometowns, and a twelve-page list of members who lost their lives in service. Documents the history of this elite American-Canadian WWII commando unit which was famously dramatized in the 1968 motion picture "The Devil's Brigade". Somewhat above-average wear to navy blue boards. Beige evidence of moisture exposure to bottom edge of entire textblock. Binding intact. Minimal markings. A sound copy of this important history. Enser p.440, Cooke (2) p.156, Dornbusch 505. Book

ISBN: B002HIYS2O
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