The Story of the First Gas Regiment

Green cloth covers with gold lettering on spine. The covers are a bit worn and scuffed as are the page edges and the spine slightly cocked. There is a brief gift inscription written in pencil on the front end page. There are a few uncut leaves, one of which (pp 221, 22) has a closable 3 inch tear. Despite the stated flaws, still a good copy of a hard to find first edition. ; The same date (1919) on title and copyright pages indicate a first printing of first edition. Illustrated with black and white photos and six maps, two of which are folding maps. There are extensive appendices highlighting regimental rosters, causalities, descriptions of weapons and awards and citations received. The author was the regimental chaplain for the Thirtieth Engineers, formed in 1917 as an offensive regiment in the Gas Service of the American Expeditionary Forces. Addison documents the formation, training and fighting of the regiment during its 18 month existence. Know as the "Hell-fire Boys", they were redesignated as the First Gas Regiment in July of 1918 and were attached in groups of companies and platoons to different divisions along the front. ; Black and white photos, maps, sketches; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; x, 326 pages pages.…