A History of the 90th Division in World War II: 6 June 1944 to 9 May 1945.
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed": First Edition of A History of the 90th Division in World War II; Signed by General Dwight Eisenhower
A History of the 90th Division in World War II: 6 June 1944 to 9 May 1945.
EISENHOWER, Dwight D.
$3,500.00
Item Number: 140008
Baton Rouge, LA: Army & Navy Publishing Company , 1946.
First edition of this work on the 90th division in World II. Quarto, original leatherette boards, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by General Dwight Eisenhower on the title page, “To Skippe Sheppard Best wishes from Dwight D. Eisenhower.” The recipient, Captain Harlo John Sheppard was in the 712th Tank Division, with his name and notes throughout. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed by Eisenhower, this is the first example we have seen.
This work is the official unit history for the 90th Infantry Division in World War II. Elements of the 90th Division landed on Utah Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944 with the remainder of the division landing on 10 June 1944. The 90th Division participated in the liberation of France, operations in the Saar and the Battle of the Bulge and against the Siegfried Line. The division ended the war near Prague.
