Crouch ellis (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 74 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.17 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0853653496.…

Zustand: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No jacket issued. 1st Edition. Book - fine. Hardback - picture boards. HEAVY (2.69 kg) - extra postage will be required.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards with black lettering and design on front. Covers wrapped in protective mylar. Covers spotted, especially toward front bottom right corner, and wrinkled at back bottom left corner. Edges rubbed. Binding tight. Title page dated 1923. Copyright page dated 1923. Stated second edition. 168 pages plus advertisements at front. Black and white illustrations in the text. Pages uniformly toned; clean throughout. Overall very good condition. This volume comes from the Castles and Forts collection of Chris Sterling, a longtime professor at George Washington University. Sterling was an avid book collector with a wide-range of interests; we are proud to house this collection, part of the extensive library which is his legacy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Second Edition. Quarto. Brown cloth over boards, (9 1.2 in. x 6 3/8 in.) framed in black, with black lettering and design to front board. Minimal rubbing to extremities. Book has been well cared-for. "Presents.all the sound principles and standardized methods employed in Field Engineering as developed by the United States Army in the World War. It is a clear and practical exposition of the use of fortifications in the organization of the ground for defense; a book, written and illustrated for the practical use of the man in the field." Capt. C.R.F. Cornish writes: ".I should be tempted to make foom for it with my tobacco and tooth brush in my musette bag." Previous owner's names to front pastedown: 1) "Nelson M. Haldeman / Capt. U.S.A." and Karl F. (Illegible), M.Sgt USMC". Preliminary pages promote some of the books then already published, and several scheduled forthcoming. All are offered at discounted rates to Commissioned Officers of the: Regular Army; U.S. Marine Corps; National Guard; Organized Reserves. Following these advertisements is: "Manuscripts Desired"; It is prepared to eitehr purchase such manuscripts or publish and market them on a royalty or partnership basis." Previous owners:Captain Nelson Miles Haldeman. "He joined the California National Guard in 1916 and was deployed in combat with Pancho Villa 's revolutionary army in the border area during the Mexican Revolution . When U.S. troops entered World War I in 1917, he was quickly promoted to captain. He was a member of the 40th Division, but was appointed commander of Company K of the 308th Infantry Battalion, 77th Infantry Division . It was surrounded by the German Army's 5th Army in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, known as the Battle of the Hundred Days. The Germans sent a letter through an American prisoner of war urging them to surrender, but Battalion Commander Charles Whittlesey responded 'You go to hell!' and decided to defend the position. And in a situation where the supply route was cut off, he commanded about 500 soldiers, including the remaining troops, and defended the position for about 5 days, blocking the German army's offensive and winning with the arrival of reinforcements. In particular, Haldeman knocked out an enemy machine gunner and encouraged his allies despite being wounded by a gunshot. After the battle, he survived, along with Whittlesey and George McMurtry, and was awarded the Medal of Honor . He returned to service in the National Guard after the war and retired with the rank of colonel in 1923." (Namuwiki).…