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USA: Sunflower University Press, 2000. Book. Illus. by Boss, Mike. Fair. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author on back of half-title page. 336 pages. List of sources, chronology and index. " Based on the WWI diaries and letters of the author's father, Robert Kennedy. "By mixing her father's personal experience with her academic penchant for accuracy, Kennedy has created something rare - a highly readable history." - from back cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A sound reading copy..

Signed, First Edition, Mint Condition/CollectibleBook appears to be unread/untouched.Dust jacket is in pristine, mint condition and protected in Mylar. Signed by the author, Andrew Carroll, on the title page. First edition print. From the New York Times bestselling author of War Letters and Behind the Lines, Andrew Carroll's My Fellow Soldiers draws on a rich trove of both little-known and newly uncovered letters and diaries to create a marvelously vivid and moving account of the American experience in World War I, with General John Pershing featured prominently in the foreground.Andrew Carroll's intimate portrait of General Pershing, who led all of the American troops in Europe during World War I, is a revelation. Given a military force that on the eve of its entry into the war was downright primitive compared to the European combatants, the general surmounted enormous obstacles to build an army and ultimately command millions of U.S. soldiers. But Pershing himself—often perceived as a harsh, humorless, and wooden leader—concealed inner agony from those around him: almost two years before the United States entered the war, Pershing suffered a personal tragedy so catastrophic that he almost went insane with grief and remained haunted by the loss for the rest of his life, as private and previously unpublished letters he wrote to family members now reveal. Before leaving for Europe, Pershing also had a passionate romance with George Patton's sister, Anne. But once he was in France, Pershing fell madly in love with a young painter named Micheline Resco, whom he later married in secret.Woven throughout Pershing's story are the experiences of a remarkable group of American men and women, both the famous and unheralded, including Harry Truman, Douglas Macarthur, William "Wild Bill" Donovan, Teddy Roosevelt, and his youngest son Quentin. The chorus of these voices, which begins with the first Americans who enlisted in the French Foreign Legion 1914 as well as those who flew with the Lafayette Escadrille, make the high stakes of this epic American saga piercingly real and demonstrates the war's profound impact on the individuals who served—during and in the years after the conflict—with extraordinary humanity and emotional force.Thank you for supporting Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families! To learn more please visit: www.casapacifica.org

Rare first edition signed by Maximillian Mugge, the author. Describes his experiences in the Armed forces in WWI, though he spent most of his time in the UK due to his weak heart. Mugge was a naturalised British subject with Hanoverian ancestry and a distinguished author. His account is incisive and critical of what sees as stupidity at every turn, though he has much praise for the average Tommy. Red cloth with one inch chip to side of spine. Presentation inscription in German and signed by him in London 1929. 0.0

HEAVY. xviii, 377pp, index, appendices, bw ills, maps, endpaper maps. Green cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. SIGNED and inscribed to a LT Col by Alan Treloar on acknowledgements page. John Linton Treloar sailed in a ship of the First Convoy and kept a diary from that time until March 1917 with several interruptions due to illness. He served at Gallipoli and evacuated in September 1915 due to life threatening illness. In early 1916 he was appointed an original officer of 1 Squadron AFC and served in Egypt and France. Size: 4to

Constable and Company Ltd. 1917. London. First edition, U.K. No DW. Original red cloth with printed paper label to spine. Portrait frontis. with tisuue guard. Blind round publisher's stamp stating presentation copy to top corner of title page. Spine very slightly worn. Corners slightly frayed. Occasional browning and foxing to pages otherwise a remarkably clean copy. Alan Seeger was an American poet who fought and died in World War I during the Battle of the Somme, serving in the French Foreign Legion.

Fremantle: The Author. 2015. 1st ed., royal octavo, pp.x, 580, incl Index, b&w photos and illus., pict. eps., signed by author orig gilt titled bds., near fine in near fine d.j. The accounts of 853 men and women of Fremantle, Western Australia, who served in WWI taken from diaries, letters, oral histories and photographs. 1st edition. Boards in d.j..

London: Victor Gollancz, 1933. Book. Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Presentation copy from the author to Sir Austen Chamberlain and SIGNED by the author. 435 pages in very good, clean condition; outer edges and endpapers slightly yellowed. Illustrated. Blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Spine and edges darkened. Corners bumped. Spine, edges and boards are scuffed. Binding tight. GOOD+.

Fiction based on the 'logbook and diary' of John Kenneth Watson, father of the author. book has light shelf wear and a slight curl to front panel. Dedication copy:" To a good friend ___ _____ / John Anthony Watson/ 4/5/06. " SIGNED by author in black ink. Laid in is a letter to fo who plays." a big part in the beginning" of the book. Letter also explains how the book came to be written. letter is SIGNED Tony & Rosie. Rare ephemera! Bookseller's Inventory # 220113

Baltimore, MD: PublishAmerica, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9" X 6 . Fiction based on the 'logbook and diary' of John Kenneth Watson, father of the author. book has light shelf wear and a slight curl to front panel. Dedication copy:" To a good friend ___ _____ / John Anthony Watson/ 4/5/06. " SIGNED by author in black ink. Laid in is a letter to fo who plays." a big part in the beginning" of the book. Letter also explains how the book came to be written. letter is SIGNED Tony & Rosie. Rare ephemera! Bookseller's Inventory # 220113

London: Herbert Joseph, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. Duodecimo size, 185 pp., inscribed by Juliet de Key Whitsed. "Come to the Cook-house Door!" comprises the autobiography of Juliet de Key Whitsed, who served as a V. A. D. (Voluntary Aid Detachment) during World War I, in Salonika (present-day Thessaloniki in Greece); told with charm and wit, the story elucidates the hardships of the war from a civilian's perspective, in the form of letters and diary entries. This volume is the first edition, and is inscribed by the author to Henry W. Shoemaker (1880-1958), a noted American folklorist and conservationist who worked in European embassies as a diplomat; his bookplate is also tipped in on the front paste-down endpaper. ___DESCRIPTION: Full white cloth, black lettering and a line drawing of a trumpet on the front board, black lettering on the spine, title page with same line drawing of a trumpet; duodecimo size (7.5" by 5.25"), pagination: [1-6] 7 [8-10] 11-185, inscribed by Juliet de Key Whitsed "Colonel Henry W Shoemaker / With all good wishes / from Juliet de Key Whitsed / Johannesburg. S. Africa. / July 1938." on the verso of the front free endpaper. Tasteful prior owner bookplate on the front paste-down endpaper belonging to Henry W. Shoemaker, the recipient of the inscription. In a red paper dust jacket with black lettering and silhouette of a bugle-player on the front panel, black lettering and ruled borders with original price of "3/6" on the spine, and a description of the book on the front flap. ___CONDITION: Volume is very good, with clean boards, corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, and the interior is clean and bright; some sunning to the spine, abraded area on the spine of about one inch, corners gently bumped, front board is slightly cocked, prior owner markings in pencil in the gutter of the Foreword, reading "gift of Mrs. H. A. Shoemaker 10/9/63", and there is a newspaper clipping glued to the rear paste-down endpaper, regarding the death of General Paul Henrys (1862-1943), commander of the French army on the Salonika front during the First World War, where this book takes place. The dust jacket is good only, unclipped with the original price on the spine, all pieces present but front panel is detached from the spine, clean overall with minor soiling including a small area with white on the front panel, slight edge wear to the top edge, chipping to the head of the spine (but does not obscure text), and there is a loss of about three inches to the bottom of the spine (please see pictures and request more if needed). ___POSTAGE:  International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.