Discusssion of several generals whose military decisions led to unnecessary deaths in various US wars. Contains portraits of Washington, Sullivan, Gates, Jackson, Grand, Thomas, Burnside, Rosecrans, Sherman, etc. This is a clean, tight and unmarked book in the publisher's original red cloth covers with gilt spine and cover lettering. There are a few tiny spots to the spine, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book; there are no interior or exterior markings, no owner names and no bookplates. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 302 pages. Seller Inventory # 17402

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Title: Those Fatal Generals

Publisher: Knight Publications, New York

Publication Date: 1936

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

Edition: First Edition.

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