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Lieutenant Calley; His Own Story
by William Calley, John Sack
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670428213
- ISBN 13
- 9780670428212
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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A$23.00A$16.10
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About This Item
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1971 The Viking Press, New York. 1971. Hardcover. Stated First Published in 1971. Book is tight, square, and unmarked bur for FO name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Near Fine; light dust soiling to textblock top. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($4.95); slight wear to head, tail, and tips; slight rubbing to panels. Black boards with black cloth overlay on the spine with red and yellow lettering on the spine. 181 pp 8vo. In his own words, from 100 days of private and detailed conversations with Sack, is his version of the Mylai Four incident of 16 March 1968, from his lips and conscience. A military trial was held at Fort Benning which found him guilty of premeditated murder, a sentence which drew very divided reactions from citizens and military members as to who was really guilty, Calley or the military in general for its conduct of the Vietnam War. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008696
- Title
- Lieutenant Calley; His Own Story
- Author
- William Calley, John Sack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670428213
- ISBN 13
- 9780670428212
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Vietnam, Lieutenant William Calley, military trial, Mylai Four, murder, massacre, military court martial, Fort Benning Georgia, war crimes, American War Crimes,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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