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Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. xviii, 619 p. maps (on lining papers) 24 cm. This claims to be the best fiction from three wars! From Wikipedia: "Francis Van Wyck Mason (November 11, 1901 August 28, 1978 Bermuda) was an American historian and novelist. He had a long and prolific career as a writer spanning 50 years and including 78 published novels, many of which were best sellers and well received. By Armistice Day he was celebrating his 17th birthday yet remarkably had already joined the United States Army and risen to the rank of Lieutenant. He re-enlisted in the Army after Pearl Harbor and suspended his writing career. During World War II he worked as Chief Historian on General Eisenhower's staff, having achieved the rank of Colonel, and was the recipient of numerous awards for bravery. His main responsibility was to document the war for future generations, but also wrote a famous communique which announced the activities of D-Day to the world.
