OURS TO HOLD HIGH: THE HISTORY OF THE 77th INFANTRY DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II
Book Details + Condition: Infantry Journal Press (Washington, DC). First Edition, 1947. Hardcover. 585 pages with maps and photographs. The book chronicles the 77th Infantry Division's combat experiences in the Pacific during WWII, including battles on Guam, Leyte, Kerama Retto, Ie Shima, and Okinawa. It was written by the soldiers themselves, and details the division's activation in 1942, its training, and its bloody island-hopping campaign against fierce Japanese resistance. The division was nicknamed the "Old Bastards" due to its composition of older draftees, who proved to be a formidable fighting force. Chapters include:
- Building a Combat Division
- The Liberation of Guam
- The Liberation of Leyte
- Kerama Retto
- IE Shima: Important Little Island
- Okinawa: Final Blow to Dia Nippon
- Mopping up After the War
- Roster of Personnel
Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; wear to boards, with rubbing and discoloration present; some warping to spine's cloth covering; first 2 blank pp are glued together (perhaps due to old water damage); foxing to first few pages; faint old water strain to top edge of many pages; interior is clean and free of markings, save owner's name to half-title page. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.
