McCollum, Buck Private

History And Rhymes Of The Lost Battalion [World War I]

USA: L. C. McCollum, 1929. Fifth Printing.

Glued wraps slightly larger then the test block; 5.25 by 7 inches; 140 pages; illustrated with sketches by Franklin Sly and Tolman R. Reamer; and some photographic reproductions. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear.

The Lost Battalion (550 men under the command of Major Charles Whittlesey), was cut off from the rest of the 77th Division in the Argonne Forest in October 1918. In five days of isolation, without food, they held their position against the Germans, despite substantial losses.

Item #17992

Price: $35.00