A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story Of The Battle Of The Bulge (Only Signed)

Description: Condition Continued: There are several small edge tears, as well as some crinkling at the spine ends. There is a small tear off the top edge of the front flap. The flaps are very clean. The jacket is price-clipped at the top corner of the front flap. There are no others clips. The jacket is protected by a fitted cover. Second Printing (Number Line to 2). Once listed, this will be the Only signed copy of this book for sale anywhere on the Internet. The inscription is on the half-title page. It reads: 'with every good wish-- Charles B. MacDonald.' Below this (see photo) there is a gift inscription that reads 'and Merry Christmas!! love, Jim '84.' I purchased this book a number of years ago at the home of the late Congressman from New York, Peter A. Peyser. He did not write his name in the book.From the dust jacket: 'Charles B. MacDonald received command of his first rifle company a week before his twentieth birthday. He served in four European campaigns, including the Battle Of The Bulge, and received the Purple Heart and Silver Star. He retired as Deputy Chief Historian, U. S. Army, in 1979 and spent five years writing A Time For Trumpets, making five lengthy trips to the Ardennes.' 'On December 16, 1944, the vanguard of three German armies, totaling half a million men, attacked U. S. forces in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg, achieving what had been considered impossible-- total surprise. In the most abysmal failure of battlefield intelligence in the history of the U. S. Army, 600,000 American soldiers found themselves facing Hitler's last desperate effort of the war. The brutal confrontation that ensued became known as the Battle of the Bulge, the greatest battle ever fought by the U. S. Army--a triumph of American ingenuity and dedication over an egregious failure in strategic intelligence. A Time for Trumpets is the definitive account of this dramatic victory, told by one of America's most respected military historians, who was also an eyewitness: His account of this unique battle is exhaustively researched, honestly recounted, and movingly authentic in its depiction of hand-to-hand combat. Mingling firsthand experience with the insights of a distinguished historian, MacDonald places this profound human drama unforgettably on the landscape of history.'

Price: 75 USD

Location: Pound Ridge, New York

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