Men At War (RARE- first paperback edition)

New York: Avon, 1952. First edition thus. Softcover. Colour illustrated softcovers. First paperback edition Avon Double Size No. G1006. Generally very good, some wear at the outer tips and reading creases to the spine but text block is firm and complete. Edited and with a special introduction bt Ernest Hemingway (it also contains the Hemingway pieces "The Fight On The Hilltop" and "The Retreat From Caporetto"). Collection of the greatest short pieces by modern writers on wars ranging from the Battle of Thermopylae in 430 BC, Hastings, the Crusades, the American Revolution, the Civil War, the world wars, etc. Includes contributions from Hemingway, Faulknet, Kipling, Woollcott, Churchill, Forester, Hugo and numerous others. Acceptable condition which looks like it has been clipped short top of book during productions