Hold Fast! Historical Bits of Pathos, Lore, Heroism and Satire about the Veteran Ninth Infantry Division
Ninth Infantry Division Historian's Office / F. Bruckmann Printing, 1945. Paperback. [4], 48, [4] pp. + b/w photo and engraved plates. Sewn binding in stiff plain cards in b/w photo and color engraved dust jacket. With just some trivial wear to the tips and a bit of separation between the first and second gatherings, otherwise very clean and fresh. A very nicely produced regimental history of the storied 9th Division in North Africa, Italy, and German during WWII. Extensively illustrated with B/W photo plates and in-text engravings done by the German Brend'Amour Simhart & Co. Engravers and printed by F. Bruckmann KG Printers in Munich during American occupation following the defeat of the Nazis. Scarce in trade, 8 copies in OCLC including LOC, NYPL, and West Point. NEAR FINE / NEAR FINE. Item #509612
Price: $350.00