xiii, 842 pp. Color frontispiece plate illustrating flags, maps, some folding, such as: Luzon, showing field of operations, and a map of operations in Arizona, plus photograph plates within. 24.5x16 cm. (9½x6½"), half morocco and cloth, gilt spine, top edge gilt. First Edition.
Printed in a small edition and a hard to find volume. An important historical reference including fighting on the Niagara Frontier, Battle of Fort Erie, the Mexican War, Vera Cruz Expedition, Civil War service to the West, the Black Hills, the 1876 Sioux War, death of Crazy Horse, the Apaches, some information on the Apache Kid, Spanish-American War, etc.
Condition:
Heavily rubbed all over, corners exposed, a few tiny nicks to spine ends; front hinge cracked; else very good.