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The Call of the Republic: A National Army and Military Service
by Wise, Jennings C[ropper]. (1881-1968)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good in a very good dust jacket. Some browning to endpapers from dust jacket flaps, along with some light browning to textb
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1917. First edition. Cloth over boards. Duodecimo. xiv, 141 pages. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Some browning to endpapers from dust jacket flaps, along with some light browning to textblock edges. Jacket has minor extremity rubs and a couple of tiny chips at head of spine.. An indictment of what the author believed was America's woeful unpreparedness for World War I, followed by his solution--a program of Universal Military Training. Well documented, with a brief bibliography. Col. Jennings C. Wise was a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and author of "The Long Arm of Lee," etc. Foreword by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1137
- Title
- The Call of the Republic: A National Army and Military Service
- Author
- Wise, Jennings C[ropper]. (1881-1968)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards. Duodecimo. xiv, 141 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in a very good dust jacket. Some browning to endpapers from dust jacket flaps, along with some light browning to textb
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- world war i, compulsory service, military, u.s. army,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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