Lyle Rishell (50 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. The first year of the Korean Conflict was a dark and humiliating period for many of the troops who fought there. Against a backdrop of U.S. political indecision and reduced military capability, American soldiers fought a dedicated and numerically strong enemy force that was determined to overrun South Korea. One of these units, the segregated 24th Infantry Regiment, was made up of black soldiers commanded for the most part by white officers. Lyle Rishell, an infantry platoon leader, led a black platoon of Able Company in that regiment. This book tells the dramatic, often frustrating, sometimes heroic story of that platoon in that first, fateful year of war. From detailed notes he made at the time, and from his memories of those days, Rishell reconstructs the deployment and tactics of his unit, its day-to-day actions and survival. The story that unfolds is one of honor, fear, fighting spirit, fierce combat, and the cries of wounded men. The 24th Infantry Regiment has received bad press from many historians of the Korean War, who claim that the black soldiers and noncommissioned officers were undisciplined and even cowardly in battle. Rishell's moving account, based on his own experiences, describes his men as no better or worse than any other infantrymen in the first year in Korea. His troops fought well from July, 1950, to May, 1951, in nearly constant frontline action against the North Koreans and the Chinese Communists, despite a variety of significant fundamental obstacles, including the racial prejudice of much of their own army. It is a unique and compelling story of the relationship of a white officer and black soldiers before integration of the services and the civil rights legislation of the sixties. It is also an important corrective to a poorly understood aspect of one of America's most dismal conflicts.…

Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The first year of the Korean Conflict was a dark and humiliating period for many of the troops who fought there. Against a backdrop of U.S. political indecision and reduced military capability, American soldiers fought a dedicated and numerically strong enemy force that was determined to overrun South Korea. One of these units, the segregated 24th Infantry Regiment, was made up of black soldiers commanded for the most part by white officers. Lyle Rishell, an infantry platoon leader, led a black platoon of Able Company in that regiment. This book tells the dramatic, often frustrating, sometimes heroic story of that platoon in that first, fateful year of war. From detailed notes he made at the time, and from his memories of those days, Rishell reconstructs the deployment and tactics of his unit, its day-to-day actions and survival. The story that unfolds is one of honor, fear, fighting spirit, fierce combat, and the cries of wounded men. The 24th Infantry Regiment has received bad press from many historians of the Korean War, who claim that the black soldiers and noncommissioned officers were undisciplined and even cowardly in battle. Rishell's moving account, based on his own experiences, describes his men as no better or worse than any other infantrymen in the first year in Korea. His troops fought well from July, 1950, to May, 1951, in nearly constant frontline action against the North Koreans and the Chinese Communists, despite a variety of significant fundamental obstacles, including the racial prejudice of much of their own army. It is a unique and compelling story of the relationship of a white officer and black soldiers before integration of the services and the civil rights legislation of the sixties. It is also an important corrective to a poorly understood aspect of one of America's most dismal conflicts.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is inscribed by the author on the first end paper. The dust jacket is clean with light shelf ear and some very minor creasing and tearing along the edges. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. A good solid copy. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING.

Hb. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. 176pp. Index. Light wear.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good++. Signed/inscribed by author. 2005. Book is in fine condition clean tight and bright. Spine is smooth and not creased.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. First printing. Book is As New, crisp and clean and unmarred. Dust jacket is also As New. Binding is sturdy, gilt on spine is bright. Photo illustrations. 176 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardback with dust jacket. No marks and no writings.

Hardcover. xvi, 176p., first edition, dj. European American author.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1993, stated First Edition, Near Fine/Near Fine dj, octavo, 176pp., black boards hardcover, bright gold lettering on backstrip, excellent unclipped pictorial dj, binding tight, text unmarked, Presented and Signed on front free endpaper: "June 1993 To Audrey - With warm regards and Thanks for your love and long friendship. Best wishes, Rish.". Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: Collectible; Like New. First Edition; First Printing. Tight, clean and crisp. The book appears unread and looks New. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, so stated, in the publisher's brown leatherette with spine lettering gilt, octavo, pp. xvi, 176. Black and white illustrations; Korean War Chronology.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Very Good dust jacket. (Love Stories, Romance, Fiction) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

First Edition, stated. The dramatic, often frustrating, sometimes heroic story of the segregated 24th Infantry Regiment, made up of black soldiers, in the first year of the Korean War. Number 29 in the Texas A&M Military History Series. 176 pages, index. Dust jacket and book are in Fine, as new condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 176pp. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some minor shelf wear. 8vo. The dramatic, often frustrating, sometimes heroic story of the segregated 24th Infantry Regiment, made up of black soldiers led by white officers.…

Fine/Fine. First Edition. ISBN: 0-89096-526-9. 176 pp. As new.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardback. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. 1st ed. 176p. Photos. 24th Infantry Regiment 1950-1951 in Korean War. As New/As New copy. Book.

Hardcover, in dust jacket. dj. First edition, first printing. Remainder mark to lower edge, else fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. . xii, 258 p. In 1780, young Nathaniel Tennyson, fascinated by stories of the "red men", leaves Jamestown to see and know these people for himself. Using historical events as his framework, Rishell creates an authentic Cherokee world during a time when tribal ways are pitted against the encroaching white world. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has slight wear, soiling, and edgewear.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.