Isbn: 9781889246734 - History of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry: Vortex of Hell (5 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Signed and Inscribed by Patrick Schroeder. 625pp, octavo hardcover in dj. boards clean, tight binding, very light warping to bottom page block corners from dampstain with no discoloration to obscuring of text. DJ covers clean, faint warping bottom rear corner, light chip to rear corner, no major tears. signed by prefacer.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pictorial DJ is crisp and clean. Book is bound in dark blue cloth over boards with gold lettering on the front cover and spine. Covers are neat and tidy. Corners are square. Binding is tight and secure. Pages are crisp, clean, and bright. Images are printed in B&W. 625 pages. Schroeder Publications. No publication date on the title page. Copyright dated 2012. Stated first printing. We ship everyday from a real neighborhood bookstore. This description is written by an actual person, who is holding the book in front of them to make sure it?s properly described. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. New / As New in a New / As New dust jacket. Stated First Edition / First Printing (2012; explicit "First Printing" statement on copyright page). Unread publisher archive inventory obtained directly from Schroeder Publications. Thick, heavy quarto (approx. 11.25 x 8.75 inches); [xvi], 664 pp. Bound in publisher's original dark blue cloth over boards with spine lettered in bright gilt foil. Full-color front and rear dust jacket panels featuring Keith Rocco's combat painting Save the Colors. Extensively illustrated throughout with archival photographs, wartime portraits of nearly every identified member of the regiment, contemporary sketches, detailed tactical maps, comprehensive casualty tables, complete biographical rosters, documentary appendices, and index. A pristine, unhandled, unread volume with razor-sharp corners, flawless binding, and spotless leaves. Original unclipped dust jacket is crisp and vibrant, showing the printed $60.00 publisher retail price intact over the rear barcode, preserved in archival mylar. Written by the late historian and Civil War preservationist Brian C. Pohanka and brought to publication by Patrick A. Schroeder, Vortex of Hell stands as one of the finest and most detailed regimental histories ever compiled on an American fighting unit. Mustered in Manhattan in April 1861, the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry (Duryée's Zouaves) achieved legendary tactical cohesion under Colonel Gouverneur K. Warren. Pohanka draws upon decades of primary research, personal correspondence, and official records to trace the regiment through Big Bethel, the Peninsula, and Gaines' Mill, culminating in the catastrophic combat at Second Manassas where the regiment suffered 120 fatalities in eight minutes—the highest loss of life of any infantry regiment in a single battle in the war. The definitive work on the Duryée Zouaves. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 2012 Schroeder Publications first edition. Inscribed by publisher Patrick Schroeder on the front free endpaper. Published posthumously. Pohanka was a well respected Civil War writer, technical advisor, and re-enactor. The book's preface explains the long process that brought the book to publication following Pohanka's death in 2005. Condition of the book and dust jacket is Fine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 265p. Period Photos. Heavy. Jacket priced. SIGNED & inscribed by Schroeder. Fine/Fine Copy. Signed by Publisher. Book.