Paths of Armor: Fifth Armored Division U.S. Army, 1950 Very Rare 1st Ed. HC WWII for Sale

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Paths of Armor: Fifth Armored Division U.S. Army, 1950 Very Rare 1st Ed. HC WWII For Sale

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Paths of Armor: Fifth Armored Division U.S. Army, 1950 Very Rare 1st Ed. HC WWII:
$190.00

Paths of Armor: Fifth Armored Division, U.S. Army, 1950, Very Rare 1st Ed. HC WWII
Albert Love Enterprises, 1950, First Edition, written by and with foreward from Martin Philipsborn Jr., president, 5th Armored Division Association, 1948-1949. This very rare volume is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs, including a frontspiece portrait of Major General Lunsford Oliver, who commanded the division. 358 pages, approx. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2"
Very nice copy, with wonderfully embossed boards with the unit's logo and gilded titles. Very little shelf wear, but there are a few small stains on the gilding. Binding is tight and square, Pages lightly tanning on edge but very clean, with no writing or markings. Sticker redidue on first set of endpapers.
More info: The book contains a detailed history of the Fifth Armored Division, which was named the Victory Division and saw extensive combat in Europe during WW II, suffering over 3,000 causalities killed and wounded. Events are covered from the unit's formation in October 1941 to the end of the war. Because of the secrecy of its missions and the speed at which the men and equipment moved, the division was also known as "Patton's Ghosts", Following training in the U.S., the division transferred to England, and landed on Utah Beach in Normandy on July 24, 1944. Then followed months of combat as the division moved across northern France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and into Germany. In December 1944, the division took part in the fierce fighting in the Hurtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge.