Service Record By An Artilleryman

L.V. Jacks

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY, 1928

About this Item

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1928. Hardcover. First Edition (SD on title page and copyright page). Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name on the FFFP in pencil. Book Condition" Good +; light bumping to head, tail, and tips from shelving; to moisture spots on the front board; light dust soiling to textblock top. Black boards and spine with bright red lettering on the spine and front board. Clean internals. Internal hinges are sound and not split. 303 pp 12mo. This is the true story of a young Midwest National Guardsman who was part of the 34th Division who was called up in World War I in 1918 to fill in as an artilleryman in the 119th Field Artillery of the 32nd Division. He writes of his experiences and feelings of the war as his unit participates in the Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, and the Muse-Argonne Offensives. While not quite a diary, it does contain a great deal of the action of warfare during the Great War against the German Army and continues to his arrival back in the USA in July of 1919. A clean very presentable copy. Seller Inventory # 011594

Bibliographic Details

Title: Service Record By An Artilleryman

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY

Publication Date: 1928

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition