The 32nd Division in the World War; 1917-1919
[Madison, Wis.]: Joint War History Commissions of Michigan and Wisconsin [1920], 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. [4], 7-315, [5] pp. Quarter blue cloth over brown cloth boards with red and black lettering and decorations on the front board, black lettering on the spine. Illustrated with several full-page and in-text photographs and a full-page plan. 32nd-division.org, The 32D ‘Red Arrow’ Division in World War I: From the ‘Iron Jaw Division’ to ‘Les Terribles' (accessed 3/3/22). A thorough history of the 32nd division, or, the "Red Arrow" division, which was comprised of men from Wisconsin and Michigan. The training of the men in Texas is recorded, as well as their journey to France, with a record of the casualties incurred abroad, descriptions of the Division's fighting in the Second Battle of the Marne, with mention of Les Terribles, honors and awards earned by distinguished division members, etc. The descriptions of the skirmishes and battles are excellent in their detail and invoke vivid images of the First World War. Very Good+. Item #000011237
The front hinge with a small split but binding is holding strong, some foxing to the endpapers.
Price: $250.00