Soldiers of the Old Army. by Vogel, Victor - 1990

Texas A&M University Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1990. Couple minor smudges on ffep, else textblock is clean and tight. Light shelf wear to binding, in mylar for safe-keeping. Encased in a custom, handmade, Robert Wang Slip Case. 124pp., including appendix and index.. First Edition. Brown Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

College Station: Texas A & M. very nice copy . Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 1990.

College Station, Texas, U.S.A.: Texas A & M University Press, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition. "Old Army" Gives A Small Hint At How Old-Fashioned The Army Was In An Age Of Isolationism And Meager Congressional Appropriations. (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series) Volume 15

College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press, 1990. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 124 pp., illustrated. The author describes the various aspects of duty he experienced as an enlisted man of Company A, 9th Infantry Regiment, Stationed in Texas. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition. Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

College Station: Texas A & M University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0890964203 . Book is clean and tight. Ex-library with only the spine label as evidence. Also has embossed mark and bookplate from donor. Dust jacket has spine label taped to it. Might be easily removed but I didn't want to chance it. 2d Infantry Division, Fort Sam Houston. Vogel enlisted pre WWII. ; Military History; Ex-Library; Vol. 15; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 124 pages .

U.S.A.: Texas A&M University Press, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Signed by author with Best Regards on the front free end paper. No personalization. No tears, no other marks, dust jacket has a hint of edging. First edition, first print, nap. Very gently read..

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. Between the two world wars, the United States Army was "a school, an athletic club, an orphans' home, and a boys' camp." That description of Victor Vogel's "Old Army," in which he enlisted as a private in 1934, gives a small hint at how old-fashioned the army was in an age of isolationism and meager congressional appropriations. In the pre-World War II army, cavalry troops were still mounted, horses pulled artillery carriages, and mules hauled supply wagons. The soldiers' basic weapon was the Springfield rifle, which was virtually an enemy itself as the men learned to fight its vicious recoil. The starting pay for a private was twenty-one dollars, and between 1922 and 1942 that sum did not increase, nor did base pay for men of any rank, and promotions were few and far between. The all-volunteer army served their country as professional soldiers for reasons of patriotism or adventure or even economics, since monthly pay of twenty-one… Read More

Texas A & M Univ Pr, 1990. Hardcover. New. 124 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.50 inches.