On Active Service in Peace and War (Signed)

[Association copy, inscribed by Henry L. Stimson to Richard D. Stimson on verso.] Stated First Edition. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Hardcover. Some staining to covers and spine. Bookplate of Richard D. Stimson on verso. Scattered markings on a couple of pages. xxii, 698 p., 24 cm. Henry L. Stimson was a lawyer and statesman who served every American president but one, from Taft to Truman. Considered one of America's great statesmen and noted for his ability to identify and implement nonpartisan solutions his record of achievement is long and distinguished. He served twice as Secretary of War, initially under President Taft, and was recruited to the position again by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt before the attack on Pearl Harbor to help forge bipartisan support for war preparedness. Stimson oversaw the entire Manhattan Project, and was responsible for appointing key project leaders and authorizing project construction sites across the US.