Rare 3 Volume Set of WWII "Engineer History 5th Army Mediterranean Theater" Italian Campaign History

This is a rare paperback three volume set entitled "Engineer History Mediterranean Theater Fifth Army": Volume I, Volume II and the Appendices. These were confidential upon publication but in 1948 they earned "Declassified" stickers. The volumes cover the Fifth Army Engineers' Mediterranean Campaign in great detail. The 5th was activated December 1, 1943 with the express purpose of facilitating difficult over-water maneuvers. The 5th was initially to serve in North Africa: Algeria and French Morocco, with a close eye on Spanish Morocco. However, the Italy Campaign accelerated to the forefront and the 5th's attention swiftly shifted eastward. While the first two volumes consist mostly of black-and-white photographs, maps and text, the Appendices contain no photographs but have instead many maps, flowcharts, tables and information on subjects such as daily water consumption.

Circa World War II.

Volume I: 159 pages; Volume II: 268 pages; Appendices: approximately 300 pages. Each volume is approximately 10-3/8" in height and 8-1/8" in width.

Oaktag cover, glossy paper.

Glued binding.

DECLASSIFIED sticker on front of each volume; Printed for Engineer Section Headquarters Fifth Army Druckerei-Kompanie 9507 on the back of each volume.

This is from a United States Army collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VFJX99 LHIEX4/13

7+ (Very Fine+): The books are all in very fine condition – Volume I has a few pages in the middle that are stuck together at the top and seam separation at the back cover; the Appendices have minor staining to the outer edges of the pages.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.