Signed US Army 1st Special Service Force (FSSF) WWII History "The Black Devils" by Ray Routhier

This is a signed copy of "The Black Devils: A Pictorial History of the First Special Service Force" by Ray Routhier. Trained in Helena, Montana, the First Special Service Force (FSSF) was an elite American-Canadian commando unit also known as the "Devil's Brigade". The FSSF fought at the Aleutian Islands and also in the mountains of Italy. Disbanded in December 1944, the unit was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal 68 years later. This book was published in 1982 and has several black-and-white photographs documenting the group's varied missions.

Published 1982.

77 pages; approximately 10-3/4" in height and 8-1/2" in width.

Oaktag cover, paper.

Stapled binding.

No 1736 © Copyright 1982; signed by Ray Routhier on title page.

This is from a WWII United States Army unit history collection that we will be listing more of over the next few months. LACEX10/13

8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The book has some light wear near the spine of the cover.

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