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Up Close and Personal: The Reality fo Close Quater Fighting in World War II

Author: David Lee
ISBN #: 159114907x
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publisher Location: Annapolis
Book Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: very good
Edition: annotated edition
Pub Date: 2006
First American Edition. Lightest wear to the book; jacket shows minor edge wear (wrinkling), front flap corner creased. First printing, no others noted. First published in the UK by Greenhill Books.Military historian David Lee "... contends that a unit's success in battle is the result of the type of training it received. His analysis includes a careful examination of the weapons and tactics of each action. Finally, using material gathered by General Marshall and his team of combat historians, he tells the story of a U.S. infantry regiment on D-Day. This revealing and absorbing account of the terror and excitement of close-quarter combat takes the reader directly into the heat of battle." The author expands on his thesis with comments from the combatants themselves. Men who served in most theaters of WWII. Lee was the author of Beachhead Assault: The Story of the Royal Naval Commandos in World War II. Greenhill Books, London, 2006. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.