Americans in Battle by Laffin, John - 1973

Crown Publishers, 1973-01-01. Unbound. Very Good. 8x5x1. Slight edge wear to the dust jacket.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1973. AD6 - DJ has wrinikling, chipping, crease, and some tears on the edges and corners, taped on the spine edges and corners, crease on the front top left corner, small patch of peeling/chipping on the upper front, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has spotting stains on the top, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Crown, 1973. 1st American . hard. Very Good+/Very Good+. ISBN: 0-517-50479-0. 12300 shelf. Printed in Great Britain. Indexed. Inked name front endpaper, else clean. With b/w photos, repros. very good+, vg+ lightly worn dj, gold-stamped red cloth, tight 213 pgs

New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1973. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Good/Good. x, 213, [1] pages. Some DJ wear and edge soiling. Includes List of Illustrations, Sources, Acknowledgments and Bibliography, and Index. Chapters cover The Rowdy Strain; Beating the British; Appetite for Empire; Civil War--Ultimate Indecency; Johnny Reb; Billy Yank; Looking for a War; "We didn't care a whoop"; "I hope the war doesn't end too quick"; Candid Comment; GI at War; A Particular Kind of Glory; Over There--Again; Heroes and Hoodlums; No Picnic in Korea; and Vietnam--the Pride and the Shame. This study of the American fighting man provides graphic accounts of all the major and minor conflicts in American history. From the victory over the British at New Orleans in 1814, to the air battles over North Vietnam, the book provides close ups of the man in the line of battle. Part One provides graphic accounts of all the major and many of the minor conflicts in American history, with close-ups of the… Read More