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THE BRIDGE AT REMAGEN: The Amazing Story of March 7, 1945 - The Day the Rhine River Was Crossed
by Ken Hechler
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good binding
- Seller
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1998. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Photographic text illustrations. Bound in red leather with elaborate decorations stamped in gilt; silk ribbon marker and silk moire endpapers. All edges gilt with minor spotting to the gilt. Easton Press Collector's Notes laid in. With no bookplates nor ownership marks. Very Good binding.
Synopsis
Ken Hechler received a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University and taught at Columbia College. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II and, after service in the European Theater of Operations, rose to the rank of major. He assisted President Roosevelt in the preparation of the thirteen-volume Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hechler taught political science at Princeton, and later he accepted the post of special assistant in charge of research for President Truman. In 1958, Hechler became a congressman of West Virginia and served his state for eighteen years.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Swan Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 294619
- Title
- THE BRIDGE AT REMAGEN: The Amazing Story of March 7, 1945 - The Day the Rhine River Was Crossed
- Author
- Ken Hechler
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1998
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc.
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Richmond, Virginia
About Black Swan Books, Inc.
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