Lieutenant Colonel J Mitchell (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Aerial photographs by the 11th Air Force. Battle photographs by the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Terrain feature photographs by Captain Drummond, "assisted by Private First Class A. E. Johnson, 50th Engineer Regiment. (illustrator). 1st Edition. A collection of short accounts by the officers and men of all ranks who fought on Attu, the westernmost island of the Aleutians. This string of islands, "acquired by the United States in 1867 as part of the Alaska Purchase," extended some one thousand miles west from the mainland of Alaska. Only about 600 miles from Siberia and about 650 miles from a Japanese base in the Kurile Islands, Attu had a grand total in population some 45 native Aleuts and two mainland Americans. The climate here was described as unpleasant: Engulfed in fog most of the time, which could usually not be dispersed by the frequent high winds. The terrain here was described as a nasty combination of "steep, jagged crags, knifelike ridges," and "boggy tundra." All of these elements together arguing against the use of aircraft and vehicles. To top off all of that physical description, "One writer has called Attu 'the lonesomest spot this side of hell.'" As if all of the foregoing were not enough, American forces were faced off against the tough and experienced Japanese in armed combat. This little book testifies to the valor of all of these men.

Hard cover. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. 792 p. Two books rebound together. Rural and Domestic Life was published in 1843. The Life of Wallenstein was published in 1841, both by Charles Jugel in Frankfurt (Frankfort). Bound in brown fabric with a red spine covering with a label bearing titles on the spine. Clean, unmarked copies. Tight binding. Small format, 5.5 X 3.5 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. "Complete under one cover is a compact history of the fifty-two regiments that comprise the Royal Canadian infantry Corps. These pages are but a primer, and will serve to whet the appetite and encourage Canadians to delve into the history of our proud foot-soldiers and to learn of the exploits and sacrifices of regiments that have served and which continue to serve the colours today. Highly recommended to all those who have had the honour to wear an infantry badge and who have experienced the emotional feeling of pride that can rush through the body on occasion." - Introduction. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, in honour of which an attractive colour sticker is mounted inside the front board. 248 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Slight lean to spine. A lovely copy of this excellent reference. Cooke (3rd Edn) p.398. ; 4to; 248 pages.