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HARBORD, GENERAL JAMES G, Original Typescript of AMERICA IN THE WORLD WAR.
n.p., 1933. 4to. With numerous deletions and corrections. 64pp. Bound in three quarter blue morocco. Front board detached. ¶ A lecture at the Milton Academy on the Alumni War Memorial Foundation, May 26, 1932. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "This final copy, in the rough, of my Memorial address at the Milton Academy, delivered on May 26, 1932, is inscribed to my friend Leroy M. Norr, to whom my obligations for wise counsel, in more than one field, are great. J.G. Harbord Major General, USA, Retired New York City, July 28, 1932." General Harbord served as Chief of Staff to Pershing, as commander of the Marine Brigade at Chėteau Thierry, as Commander of the Second Division in the Soissons Offensive, and as commander of the Service of Supply. "In this book he presents a concise and brilliant summary of America's part in the conflict, including a spirited description of the battles in which we participated, and sums up the lessons that the War taught us." - dust jacket blurb
Offered for US$ 1000.00 by: James Cummins Bookseller - Book number: 25330