Men at War: The Best War Stories of All Time
by Hemingway, Ernest (Editor, Introduction, Contributor); Kozlenko, William (Conception)
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bramhall House - Clarkson N. Potter, 1955. Early Bramhall printing with A at copyright page. New Complete Edition published by Bramhall House, a division of Clarkson N. Potter, by arrangement with Crown Publishers. Sublicensed by original publisher, Crown, due to wartime paper shortages. Publishers were given quotas and Clarkson N. Potter, likely had paper to spare. Red boards, black stamped spine titles, lt. shelf wear. Pages generally very good; tanning inside boards, exterior edges some discoloration. String-bind strong. Original Crown edition jacket design w/white and red titles on black b.g. Dj moderate edge wear, rub; protected in new, clear sleeve. Near very good in same wrapper. The best war stories of all time including unabridged stories from Hemingway, William Faulkner, Rudyard Kipling, Winston Churchill, Marquis James, Victor Hugo, Nordoff and Hall, C. S. Forester, and many others. Ernest Hemingway provides a twenty-one page introductory essay for this collection of short prose pieces and exerpts about war from ancient to modern times. A classic compilation read by many G.I.'s when first published in 1942. In assembling this collection of the greatest war stories of all time, Ernest Hemingway has given a rare glimpse into history. Hemingway, himself, made his way to WWII in 1944 as a war correspondent w/variously debated stories of his involvement (leading soldiers in battle) and acts of heroism. Presented here are incidents of battle which do not extol wars, but rather the men whose blood and heroism determine their outcome. We stand with the valiant Greeks at Thermopylae, hurl ouselves forward with the French lancers at Austerlitz, bleed with the heroes of the Alamo, and shout our determination at the flame-filled skies over Pearl Harbor. We are side-by-side with men of all nations, as their gallantry burns into history's pages! "... an ordered picture of the immense disorder of war.." - NY Herald Tribune. 1072 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017365
- Title
- Men at War: The Best War Stories of All Time
- Author
- Hemingway, Ernest (Editor, Introduction, Contributor); Kozlenko, William (Conception)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bramhall House - Clarkson N. Potter
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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