Gen Mcauliffe (2 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Stiff color illus. wraps. 2nd ptg.: Aug. 1972. Mild shelf/handling wear, a few thumbing marks to covers. Square binding with one stress crease, unmarked interior. Approx. 1/4" closed tear along front cover fore-edge, mild crease to bottom front corner. 256 pp. Very scarce. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Two contemporaneous WWII typed circular letters, December 1944. Two original wartime typed orders/ morale circulars, both issued during the Battle of the Bulge, addressed to troops defending Bastogne, one signed by Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe, acting commander, 101st Airborne Division, and the other signed by /s/Roberts, praising the men of Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division. First letter: "Airborne - Merry Christmas", Headquarters 101st Airborne Division, Office of the Division Commander, 24 December 1944. A famous morale message recounting the German encirclement of Bastogne, reproducing verbatim the German surrender demand of 22 December 1944 and McAuliffe's legendary one-word reply - "NUTS!". The letter celebrates the stand of the 101st Airborne and attached units, frames the defense of Bastogne as a defining historical moment, and closes with McAuliffe's typed signature- "/s/McAuliffe, MCAULFFE, Commanding. Second letter: Commendation letter to the officers and men of CCB, 10th Armored Division, praising their role in stopping repeated German attacks in freezing conditions and noting the imminent relief of Bastogne. Typed signed "/s/ Roberts", with explicit referene to cooperation with the 101st Airborne Division. Both documents are typed on original WWII-era Myriad Onion Skin paper, a lightweight stock widely used by U.S. Army headquarters for field correspondence. The presence of this watermark is consistent with wartime examples. Wartime paper stock, stapled as issued, with expected age toning and handling wear but fully legible throughout. The two letters are period originals intended for unit circulation. Everything-paper, type, formatting, content and context- all aligns with a wartime unit-issued circular. The documents are historically significant. The defense of Bastogne and McAuliffe's "NUTS!" reply are among the most iconic episodes of the Second World War. Original wartime documents directly quoting or circulating the "NUTS!" message are scarce, especially when preserved in complete, readable form and accompanied by a related frontline commendation tying the 10th Armored Division to the relief effort. Condition: Very good overall; light toning, folds and staple marks consistent with field use. No losses; text crisp. Ships unmatted and unframed.