New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1999). Octavo, black & gold boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 336 pp. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: When the United States finally declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, the British and French armies were at a point of total exhaustion, and within two weeks the French troops had mutinied, leaving the Western Front practically undefended. In the same month, Lenin arrived in Moscow on the heels of the Russian Revolution, and vowed to make peace with Germany. Our last-minute intervention in this European war would save the Allies in their hour of need and change forever the way Americans saw their country and the world. In the course of a few months, the American army grew from 200,000 ill-equipped and untrained men to over a million, but it was longer still before the French and British commanders took General Pershing and his recruits seriously. This was a war fought under conditions unlike anything seen before, with dramatically improved weaponry -- such as machine guns, artillery, flame throwers, poison gas, tanks, and military aircraft -- producing a nightmare of violence and death that young American soldiers enterrred innocently, almost lightheartedly. Byron Farwell’s vivid and informed narrative covers all phases of the American effort, from the home front, where the war introduced rapid technical and social changes that were difficult to absorb, to the desperate encounters in the front lines of Belleau Wood and the St. Milhiel salient, where American troops proved their valor and altered the course of the war. With its fresh look at the Great War, this book paints a memorable picture of the intense national experience whereby America came of age in the twentieth century.

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Bookseller: Lighthousebooks, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: vita5853
Title: Over There: The United States in the Great War, 1917 - 1917.
Author: Farwell, Byron
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, (1999).
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1999
Keywords: Military History, World War I, WWI, First World War, The Great War, American History, U. S. History, Americana, U.S.-iana, United States History.

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Lighthouse Books, ABAA is a family-owned and operated book shop located in downtown Dade City, Florida, celebrating more than 40 years of business. We're open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our specialties include Florida history and literature, Americana, literature of the South, military history (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), children's literature, antique maps, leather bindings and rare & unusual items. We have a wide variety of general stock, including a large landscape/gardening section, a great selection of Christian/church history/Bible study titles, Beat literature, fishing, aviation, maritime, Asian history, African history, European history, South Pacific, British history, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, Latin American and Caribbean history, Canadian history, discovery & exploration, art, antiques & collectibles' reference, pop-up books, railroads, hunting, fire arms, etc. About 25 per cent of our total stock is listed in our online inventory. If ever you're in the area, we invite you to come in and browse; to show our appreciation, we'll offer a 15 per cent discount off any purchases made on your first visit. The proprietor, Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He was also the founding president of the the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and is still an active member and committee chairman. In addition to keeping regular hours at the storefront location, Lighthouse Books participate as a vender in about a dozen book fairs, antiques shows, map fairs and related events each year. One such show is The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, an annual trade show/charity benefit held in downtown St. Petersburg in the spring, that has become the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast; Slicker has served as Chair since its inception thirty years ago. Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. Please visit our website: www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. Bibliophiles might also enjoy our blog, featuring articles on unusual books, author biographies, and other book related subjects:.OldFloridaBookStore.blospot.com.

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...