43rd Infantry Division: Pictorial Review of Training

Atlanta, GA: Albert Love, 1952. Quarto. 250 pages. The 43rd was disbanded in November 1945 but as the Korean War began in was reinstated in 1950. The men were trained for combat in just 28 weeks. By February, 1951, 3400 men left for combat duty in Korea. One of the most profusely illustrated with photographs of the intense training with a history of the Division with emphasis on its role in Europe in World War I and II. A fine unmarked copy. Copies located at Fort Bragg, the US Army War College and Henderson state. Bound in black cloth stamped with golden wings and maple leaf over red clover, title gilt, spine plain, some off-setting to rear board. A very handsome copy.