The Battle is the Pay-off
by Ingersoll, Ralph, and Noce, Daniel (US Army Brigadier General Foreword by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good. No dust jacket. Ae-toning inside boards near spine. A few right page block spots. Clean.
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York.: Harcourt, Brace & Company., 1943. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Ae-toning inside boards near spine. A few right page block spots. Clean.. Detje or Setje, H.C. (Maps by). 1 217 p. Includes maps. Blue-green cloth over boards. Gold spine titles. End paper maps in tan, brown: Algeria & Tunisia, w/ elevations, military march mapping. World War II Battle near El Guettar, Tunisia, by author who had re-enlisted in the U.S. Army from his position as Editor-Publisher of the P.M. newspaper. His eye-witness account includes his experience transitioning into a new role, and of the intensity of battle. He notes this book is less about the world political climate than about individuals in battle in the company of others: soldiers, engineers, officers. General Noce, in his Foreword, recommended this work to soldiers in training, to help them understand what is coming. It was published soon after the battle, and author Lt. Ralph Ingersoll's reporting is keen in setting scenes and events that followed as he observed them.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.US1110008307
- Title
- The Battle is the Pay-off
- Author
- Ingersoll, Ralph, and Noce, Daniel (US Army Brigadier General Foreword by)
- Illustrator
- Detje or Setje, H.C. (Maps by)
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Ae-toning inside boards near spine. A few right page block spots. Clean.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Company.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- World War II battle, El Guettar, Tunisia; U.S. Army D Company, North Africa; PM newspaper editor;
- Bookseller catalogs
- US History & American Studies;
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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