Buy this book on-line U. S. Army. 77th Infantry Division : Ours to Hold it High: the History of the 77th Infantry Division in World War IIInfantry Journal Press, Washington, 1947
585 pages, well illustrated, maps, cloth, a little shelf wear to covers otherwise very good. Stated first edition. From the introduction: This is the story of a proud and efficient fighting team. It trained, it fought and it decisively defeated the Japanese on Guam, Leyte, Kerama Retto, Ie Shima and Okinawa. " From Wikipedia: Activated: 18 August 1917. Major Operations: Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Oise-Aisne. The 77th Infantry Division was organized from draftees, drawn mostly from New York City, and trained at Camp Upton in Yaphank, NY in the central part of Suffolk Country, Long Island; the camp is now Brookhaven National Laboratory. The 77th Infantry Division was the first American division composed of draftees to arrive in France in World War I, landing in April 1918; overall it was the seventh of 42 divisions to reach France. The division fought in the Battle of Château-Thierry on 18 July 1918. It sustained 10,194 casualties 1,486 killed and 8,708 wounded. The division returned to the U. S. In April 1919 and was deactivated that month. ; ; L, Very Good- with no dust jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of U. S. Army. 77th Infantry Division : Ours to Hold it High: the History of the 77th Infantry Division in World War II. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri rari, livres illustrées, used books, out of print books and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |