By Dwight Eisenhower
New York   Doubleday and Company
10" by 6.5" xiv, [3], 2-559pp
A scarce, unusually fine, important association copy of this famous account of the Second World War. Signed from Eisenhower to one of the other great military leaders of the Second World War, Field Marshal Slim.
By Dwight Eisenhower

1948 Crusade in Europe

New York   Doubleday and Company
10" by 6.5" xiv, [3], 2-559pp
A scarce, unusually fine, important association copy of this famous account of the Second World War. Signed from Eisenhower to one of the other great military leaders of the Second World War, Field Marshal Slim.
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Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

A limited edition, numbered 1269 of 1426 copies.

Being the wartime memoir of the 34th president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. The maps to this work were provided by Rafael Palacios. This work recounts Eisenhower's appointment by General George Marshall to plan the defense of the Philippines and continues to describe his appointment to and the execution of the role of Supreme Allied Commander in Northern Europe.

This copy is without the scarce slipcase which Field Marshall Slim did not keep, yet remains in a fantastic condition.

With map endpapers, and four maps coloured maps. Numerous in-text maps.

Collated, complete.

With the normal signature of Eisenhower to the facsimile page of the D-Day Order to send the troops to storm the beaches of Normandy. In addition to this, there is a personalised presentation inscription from Eisenhower to Field Marshall Viscount Slim to the half-title. 'Whose brilliant military leadership in World War II won the admiration and acclaim of the allied world. With best wishes and regards from his comrade-in-arms'.

With the bookplate of Viscount Slim to the verso of front endpaper. Slim lead the so-called 'forgotten army' in the Burma campaign during the Second World War. He transformed the Allied Burma Corps and the subsequent successes against the Japanese earned him the reputation as one of the best generals of the war. He saw service in both the First and Second World Wars. Following the Second World War he was the first British officer who served in the Indian Army to be appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff.

A fine copy of this work.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding. Preserved in a fine mylar wrap. Externally, excellent with little to no shelf-wear. Bookplate to the verso of front endpaper, Field Marshall the Viscount Slim. Presentation inscription to half-title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

Fine

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