The First Special Service Force a War History of the North Americans 1942 1944 (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Hardcover in dust jacket. Clean blue cloth boards. Map endpapers lightly foxed. Text pages are clean. Illustrated dust jacket shows edge wear chipping at corners and spine ends. Nice in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 376 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. nice copy with special presentation by Canadian Brigadier-General Robert Stewart, the then (1983) Commander of Special Service Force.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. Reprint. 1996 Edition, not issued with dust jacket. 376pp. Mild spine lean.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Red "USA- CANADA" front cover arrowhead on blue covers. Map end papers. 8vo, 376 pages. Spine ends & corners worn.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reprint. Signed and inscribed inside front free endpaper by Sgt. J.I. Rose of St. Catherines, Ontario, who has marked his name on page 365 where he is included in the roster of enlisted men who served in this famous WWII Brigade composed of Canadians and Americans. [x]-xiv, 376 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos. Eleven maps plus map endpapers. Includes Roll of Honour listing all members who died in action, as well as a complete personnel roster of former officers and enlisted men. "The first joint force of its kind, drawn from two neighbour democracies. it was a brilliant success throughout." - Sholto Watt. Reprint of the 1947 first edition. Book clean and bright with minimal markings and light wear. Binding tight. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A special copy of this proud history.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Burhans, Lieutenant Colonel Robert D. The First Special Service Force - a War History of the North Americans 1942-1944 World War 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Aleutian Islands Canadian/American wartime alliance: The Devil's Brigade. Includes the Roll of.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). First Edition. 1st Printing. 1978. Nice Firm Clean copy ! 376 pages. Battles: Aleutians Campaign Kiska-Little Kiska, Segula Island. MEDITERRANEAN THEATER Naples-Foggia Campaign, Monte la Difensa, Monte la Remetanea, Height 720 (Monte Sammucro), Radicosa, Monte Majo, Monte Vischiataro, Mussolini Canal (Anzio), Monte Arrestino, Rocca Massima, Colle Ferro. Rome-Arno Campaign Rome, Southern France Campaign, Iles d'Hyeres, Grasse, Villeneuve-Loubet, Vence, Drap L'Escarene, La Turbie, Mentone. EUROPEAN THEATER Rhineland Campaign Franco-Italian Border. Contents: The Plough. the Helena-Washington-Ottawa Axis. Training West and East. Dry Run at Kiska. Cutting the Winter Line. the Majo Hump. Anzio: Right Flank. Rome, and the Road to Rome. Another Santa Maria. The Hyeres Landings. The Long March East. The Last Parade. In Memoriam. RBR27.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The book is clean, bright & unmarked. Like new. This is a 1981 reprint of the 1947 edition. The dust jacket has one closed tear on the top back corner, otherwise like new.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked. Dust jacket shows some slight rubbing and two short closed edge-tears (now in removable archival sleeve). Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Illustrated; map endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. A near fine copy of the first edition in original dark blue cloth stamped in red, white, and yellow. An exceptional copy, with only slight wear. Account of the celebrated WWII joint American-Canadian commando unit, basis for the film 'The Devil's Brigate).

Condition: Collectible. FIRST. nFINE. No Jacket (as issued). State "First": Blue cloth boards. Bronze titling on spine. Red Arrow Head Insignia on cover "USA - CANADA" in center. Map endpapers [routes of missions assignments - Front: Aleutians to the Atlantic. Rear: Europe~Mediterranean~ North Africa]. Scarce book about the American-Canadian WWII commando unit. Their heroic feasts were eventually made into the 1968 film "The Devil's Brigade". starring Cliff Robertson, William Holden, and other film stars. Book is in near as-published condition Solid binding. [Military references: Enser p.440, Cooke (2) p.156) . Small unobtrusive corner tear on page picturing Maj Gen Robert Frederiick. Original publication corner fold page (xi) "Introduction" (text unaffected) neated cut to book text body. Page 312 has memorial ink mark honoring S.L.Rader (KIA Sept 1944). Apparently this copy was owned by a member or family of someone in it and the mark indicates who the remembered soldier was. Final white endpaper has date July 17, 1953. THE REST OF THE BOOK IS PRISTINE. Sharp cover points. Tight and unread. VERY COLLECTIBLE/DESIRABLE WWII UNIT HISTORY. COMPLETE ROSTER OF OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN. Illustrated throughout. RARE. USA book seller. Intl postage available. Pictures on request. [B243].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First. nice copy; Aleutians, Italy, Southern France, Rhineland--a wonderful copy of one of the rarest of the IJP unit histories.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 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.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 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 Dif.