Author: BURHANS, ROBERT D.
Title: The First Special Service Force (Aka the Devil's Brigade): A War History of the North Americans, 1942-1944
Description: Washington D.C.: Infantry Journal Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. xv, 376 pages. Color map endpapers. Generously illustrated with black and white photos. Includes eleven maps, a fifty-five page roster of former members and their hometowns, and a twelve-page list of members who lost their lives in service. Documents the history of this elite American-Canadian WWII commando unit which was famously dramatized in the 1968 motion picture "The Devil's Brigade". Somewhat above-average wear to navy blue boards. Beige evidence of moisture exposure to bottom edge of entire textblock. Binding intact. Minimal markings. A sound copy of this important history. Enser p.440, Cooke (2) p.156, Dornbusch 505.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The First Special Service Force: A War History of the North Americans, 1942-1944 United States Army Second World War WWII 1939-1945 Devil's Brigade Commando Unit Italy Black Devils Freddie's Freighters Fifth Army Aleutian Islands Anzio France Monte La Dif. Fair .

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