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Eisenhower ''Crusade in Europe'' Signed

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Eisenhower ''Crusade in Europe'' Signed
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Dwight D. Eisenhower's ''Crusade in Europe'' first edition, with maps illustrated by artist Rafael Palacios. New York: Doubleday & Company: 1948. Signed limited edition of 1426 copies, numbered 1317. Boldly signed ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'' in black ink beneath the rare facsimile printing of Eisenhower's D-Day order to send troops to storm the beaches of Normandy. The text is Eisenhower's personal account of World War II with a table of contents that starts with ''Platform For Invasion'' and stretches past, ''Hitler's Last Bid.'' Volume measures 6.5'' x 10'' and runs 559pp. With gilded tan cloth boards, top edges gilt and deckled edges. Illustrated throughout with numerous black and white photographs, maps and diagrams. Slight discoloration on scarce slipcase, else near fine condition. From the library of Col. Louis A. Johnson, U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Harry Truman.