The Second United States Infantry Division in Korea : 1950-1951
by Clark C. Munroe
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/none as issued
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo: Toppan Print. Co., Ltd., [nd]. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Very good/none as issued. Byron Smith; Robert C. James. About very good presumed first edition, Blue pictorial boards, art endpapers. Rear top corner badly bumped (bent about 3/4" in). Previous owner's name stamped in red on title page. Corner crease to both of the foldout maps.This is volume 1 (1950-1951) of the series which covers 1950-1954. Quarto. Looks at the history of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean War. "The 2nd Infantry Division is unique in that it is the only U.S. Army division that is made up partially of South Korean soldiers, called KATUSA (Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army). This program began in 1950 by agreement with the first South Korean president, Syngman Rhee. Some 27,000 KATUSAs served with the U.S. forces at the end of the Korean War... There were also more than 4,748 Dutch soldiers assigned to the division between 1950 and 1954" -- Wikipedia
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1386
- Title
- The Second United States Infantry Division in Korea : 1950-1951
- Author
- Clark C. Munroe
- Illustrator
- Byron Smith; Robert C. James
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- none as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Toppan Print. Co., Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- [nd]
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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