Men Without Guns

Language: English

Published by The Blakiston Company, Philadelphia and Toronto, 1945

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First Edition, 1945. Beige cloth boards with black line art illustration on front cover. Heavy soiling, staining, and surface wear to boards; no dust jacket. Binding solid. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Illustrated throughout with 137 plates, including the iconic "The Man Without a Gun" by Lawrence Beall Smith. Text by DeWitt Mackenzie, with descriptive captions by Major Clarence Worden and a foreword by Major General Norman T. Kirk, Surgeon General of the United States Army. A striking and poignant tribute to the World War II medical corps and non-combat personnel.

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Title
Men Without Guns
Author
DeWitt Mackenzie (Text); Major Clarence Worden (Descriptive Captions); Foreword by Major General Norman T. Kirk
Publisher
The Blakiston Company, Philadelphia and Toronto
Publication year
1945
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition

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