General Edwin H Randle (3 results)

Condition: NEAR FINE. First edition. Map frontispiece, small drawings at the tail of each chapter. SIGNED on the front endpaper and dated 11/16/'84 (in the year of publication) 306 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Signed and inscribed by the author: "To William JAckson who served his country well in the . Company, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division, WWII. Best regards to a fine soldier." Octavo, red boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 168 pp + [iv] pp. From dust jacket: When Ernie Pyle came ashore on the Pacific island of le Shima on April 17, 1945 it was a lovely spring day. He spent the afternoon with the author of this book. General Randle was Assistant Division Commander of the 77th Infantry Division. Together they watched an attack by the 305th Infantry Regiment, and saw a bomb removal squad blown up. At dusk they walked back to the reserve battalion, at cold canned C-rations, and slept side by side in a Japanese ammunition trench. The next morning, Ernie was killed. General Randle tells the whole tragic story in this book. Of the other nine stories, seven have been published in magazines of national circulation. "Ricky," a dog story, was privately printed for distribution to friends, and "Recollections of a Military Governor" was written for this volume. Perhaps it will help explain why the occupation of Japan after World War II was so successful and why the Japanese people are our friends. Military History, Literature, Essay, World War II, WWII, Second World War. nslic.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Limited. Very good hard cover edition with very good dust jacket. Author Inscribed and Signed Limited Edition. Limited to 250 copies. Dust jacket with light edge handling wear. Photos. Clean. Tight binding. No markingsp. 198 pages plus several pages of appendix.…