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Zustand: Very Good. Very Good in a Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; 1985 printing; Dust jacket is moderately edgeworn with a few very small edge-tears, otherwise is clean and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; Unblemished textblock edges; Age-related yellowing to the endpapers, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 2.0 lbs; Dark brown and black dust jacket with title in white and blue-green lettering over blue cloth-covered boards; 1985, Lee Printing Co; 376 pages; "First Special Service Force: A War History of the North American," by Robert D. Burhans.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: 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. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. 1st Thus. (w/o dj) A clean tightly bound hardcover copy without jacket. PON on title page, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the boards. A really nice copy overall.

Later printing of the definitive account of the First Special Service Force. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated. In near fine condition. The First Special Service Force, nicknamed The Devil's Brigade, was an elite Americanâ"Canadian commando unit in World War II, under the command of the United States Fifth Army. The unit was organized in 1942 and trained at Fort William Henry Harrison near Helena, Montana, in the United States. The Force served in the Aleutian Islands, and fought in Italy, and southern France before being disbanded in December 1944. The First Special Service Force was awarded the French Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star, as well as the Distinguished Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism. A large number of the "Devil's Brigade" members were honored for their acts of valor, including Tommy Prince, Canada's most decorated First Nations soldier of World War II.

Zustand: 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. Zustand: 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.