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réf. 201803123Saint-Maixent-l'école, Presses de l'E.I.A.T./2, 1994 ; in-4, 347 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur. Très bon état avec sa jaquette tirage limité 500 exemplaires.
1973réf. 66491Paris, Association Nationale des Anciens Combattants et Anciens du R.I.C.M. 1973 In-4 24,5 x 16 cm. Reliure éditeur simili-cuir maroquiné bleu-marine, jaquette illustrée en couleurs, 270 pp., illustrations en noir & blanc, table des matières. Exemplaire en bon état.
1601réf. 3683Salamanca: S.n. 1601. First edition. Signed at foot by a municipal officer Diez de la Puente. One-page contemporary manuscript on p. 3 relating to the administration of the tax. Unbound as issued. Pinholes at gutter some edge chipping and small dents brown stain affecting the upper portion throughout. Otherwise a good well-preserved copy. First edition. Signed at foot by a municipal officer Diez de la Puente. One-page contemporary manuscript on p. 3 relating to the administration of the tax. Unbound as issued. 4 last 2 blank p. Unrecorded 1601 ordinance from Salamanca enforcing the Armada-era servicio de millones Spain’s foundational fiscal levy. Printed ordinance issued by the municipal council of Salamanca implementing the royal tax known as the servicio de los dieciocho millones. In accordance with the royal cédula of 9 February 1601 the Concejo Justicia y Regimiento instructs subordinate towns and villages to collect an eighth part of all wine and olive oil sold to be remitted through a chain of local receivers. The text regulates how wine and oil must be measured recorded and taxed forbids additional repartimientos and orders prompt transfer of funds to the city’s main treasury. Dated at Salamanca 10 March 1601 and naming four municipal commissioners appointed for its execution it represents the earliest stage of local enforcement of Philip III’s fiscal scheme transforming the national levy into a functioning municipal excise. A contemporary handwritten endorsement below the text signed by Diez de la Puente attests its execution. Accompanying the printed ordinance is a contemporary manuscript headed on p. 3 “Dudas que se ofrecen en la administración de las sisas” listing practical questions concerning the execution of the tax—registration and measurement of goods roles of administrators and receivers form of payment penalties and conditions of tax farming arrendamiento. The servicio de los dieciocho millones formed part of the broader system of millones taxes created by the Cortes of Castile to meet the Crown’s desperate financial needs after the prolonged wars of Philip II. The servicio de millones had first been introduced by royal request and approved by the Cortes on 4 April 1590 conceived to raise eight million ducats over six years to finance the royal expenditure associated with the Armada campaign against England and other military commitments. Rather than remaining temporary it evolved into a regular levy on six staple items—wine oil vinegar meat soap and tallow candles—collected through local sisas and eventually forming the backbone of Castile’s fiscal structure. By 1600–1601 under Philip III the scheme was renewed and expanded to eighteen million ducats its collection entrusted to municipal governments such as Salamanca’s Concejo Justicia y Regimiento. As described in Bartolomé Yun Casalilla’s Sobre la transición al capitalismo en Castilla this marked a transition from feudal income to a centralized fiscal system financed through municipal taxation embedding local economies within the machinery of the Habsburg war state. The present ordinance captures this process of consolidation—when the monarchy sought tighter control over municipal revenues demanded proper accounting and remittance of surpluses and aimed to prevent arbitrary over-taxation—reflecting both the fiscal strain and administrative centralization characteristic of early-seventeenth-century Spain. Reference: Yun Casalilla B. 1987. Sobre la transición al capitalismo en Castilla: Economía y sociedad en Tierra de Campos 1500–1830. Valladolid: Junta de Castilla y León Consejería de Educación y Cultura. . [S.n.] unknown
réf. 2091502135500126Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
réf. 58705A collection of 11 items from the first organizational years of the National Guard unit which protected New York City in the early 19th century. The group consists of three brass cylinders each containing rolled manuscript documents related to the regiment; an oval metal box containing a pair of epaulettes from the 7th; a wallet style polished black leather military bag with a gilt emblem of the 7th National Guards on the front flap; and a partially printed document completed in manuscript acknowledging the service of a member of the regiment. New York 1816-1847. What became known as New York's Seventh Regiment was originally organized in April 1806 as a response to the threats from the British search and seizure policies in New York harbor. The regiment consisted of four companies comprising many of the merchants and tradesmen in the city. During the War of 1812 the unit by then designated the 2nd Battalion 11th Artillery manned the guns of the forts guarding New York harbor. After the war a military-weary New York saw a fall-off of interest in drilling and training by militias. The appointment in 1820 of Col. James Benedict to lead the Eleventh brought a renewed interest in organized training discipline and field exercises attention to uniforms and equipment and regular attendance at meetings. His order regarding the wearing of pantaloons over boots is reflected in one of the documents present here. By 1824 the Eleventh had been renamed "The National Guards" in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette and by 1826 it was redesignated "The Twenty-Seventh Regiment of the New York State Artillery." In addition to official parades and escorting of dignitaries the national Guards were used to maintain order in the city during public executions in the 1820s and were called out to help quell riots in the 1830s. A reorganization of all the militia units resulted in its new official designation as the Seventh Regiment in 1847. All of the material is in very good condition aside from some scuffing to the metal box. Each of the brass cylinders has an engraved label and the end of each one unscrews to reveal the rolled document inside. The metal box has a faint blind-stamp on the lid identifying it as having been produced by J.H. McLenney & Co. 141 Grand St. New York. The leather wallet is stamped in blind on the back "Ridabock & Co. New York." McKenney & Co. and its successor Ridabock & Co. were manufacturers and dealers in military goods. #6445. Itemized list of the collection: a The first cylinder engraved label reading "Roll of Honorary Members 1st Co. 7th Regt." The document inside dated June 23 1816 206 x 25 cm. consisting of 6 pages tipped together end-to-end records the "Bye laws for the Regulation of Capt. James Benedict's Company in the Eleventh Regiment NY State Artillery" including the establishment of a monthly meeting time regulations regarding attendance new members arms & equipment etc. It is signed by the three members of the Committee of Revisal Gilbert Hopkins Irad Hawley and Richard E. Purdy as well as approximately 77 members of the company. Damage to the lower corner of the document has resulted in the loss of several signatures; some chipping along the right margin of the scroll occasionally affecting a word or two. b The second cylinder engraved label reading "Roll of Company. 7th Regt. N.G.S.N.Y." Rolled inside are two separate documents. The first dated May 18 1821 90 x 20 cm. consisting of 3 pages tipped together end-to-end is a document signed by the members of the company commanded by Capt. Gilbert Hopkins 11th Regt 1st Brigade pledging to abide by a decision regarding the wearing of pantaloons over instead of under Boots on Parade signed by 67 members of the company. The second document is undated 22 x 20 cm. a single leaf approves an alteration to the by-laws regarding dunning members for non-attendance signed by 20 members. c The third cylinder engraved label reading "Roll of the first Company National Guards New York State Artillery" ownership name partially rubbed out but research shows it reads "Captain J.S. Cocks". The manuscript document records another revision of the by-laws this one from October 1826. Printed in block letters at the head of the document 184 x 23 cm. consisting of 5 pages tipped together end-to-end is the title "TWENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT / NEW YORK STATE ARTILLERY / PRO PATRIA ET GLORIA / NATIONAL GUARDS." The text includes several modifications to various articles of the by-laws and is signed by the members of the Committee of Revisal Smith Spelman Thos. Jaycox and Thos. H. Locke along with 48 other members of the regiment. Some chipping to the margins of the document not affecting text; one long tear carefully repaired on verso touching some letters but all still legible. The ink from the block lettering has burned through the paper in spots. John Samuel Cocks 1813-1868 whose name is etched on the cylinder was elected captain of the First Company of the 7th Regiment in 1838 and resigned in 1845. During the Civil War he served as a Colonel with the 40th New York Infantry Mozart Regiment. A Successful New York businessman and member of the New York state legislature he died in Brooklyn in 1868. d The black metal box containing the epaulettes is moderately scuffed. There is a small metal handle on the lid and a clasp. The epaulettes rest on an oval post mounted inside the box. Each is braided and has a brass crescent on the shoulder dulled and a round emblem of red cloth with a contrasting black & gray striped cloth "7" affixed to it a gold button embossed with an eagle and two bars. The epaulettes show some wear particularly on the undersides where a metal plate denotes left and right shoulder pad with modest fraying to the edges. e The leather wallet has high polish; the ornamental lettering "NG7" on the front flap is bright the small leather loop clasp is worn but intact. f A partially printed document image size 21 x 31 cm. on a larger sheet 30 x 40 cm. completed in manuscript and dated October 14 1846. The text is surrounded by eight vignette illustrations six of men in uniform on horseback in ranks one of an eagle perched on a shield and the last of swords and cannons with a red wax seal over the middle partially chipped away. The document acknowledges the seven years service of John A. Hadden in Company 6 National Guard 27th Regiment and declares him to be exempt for the rest of his life from both jury service and further military service. Signed by two members of the regiment Andrew H. Brenner and Cyrus H. Loutrel. A few creases in the surface of the document which is a little soiled and has some later ink notes by Hadden in the upper margin. unknown books
réf. 58705A collection of 11 items from the first organizational years of the National Guard unit which protected New York City in the early 19th century. The group consists of three brass cylinders each containing rolled manuscript documents related to the regiment; an oval metal box containing a pair of epaulettes from the 7th; a wallet style polished black leather military bag with a gilt emblem of the 7th National Guards on the front flap; and a partially printed document completed in manuscript acknowledging the service of a member of the regiment. New York 1816-1847. What became known as New York's Seventh Regiment was originally organized in April 1806 as a response to the threats from the British search and seizure policies in New York harbor. The regiment consisted of four companies comprising many of the merchants and tradesmen in the city. During the War of 1812 the unit by then designated the 2nd Battalion 11th Artillery manned the guns of the forts guarding New York harbor. After the war a military-weary New York saw a fall-off of interest in drilling and training by militias. The appointment in 1820 of Col. James Benedict to lead the Eleventh brought a renewed interest in organized training discipline and field exercises attention to uniforms and equipment and regular attendance at meetings. His order regarding the wearing of pantaloons over boots is reflected in one of the documents present here. By 1824 the Eleventh had been renamed "The National Guards" in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette and by 1826 it was redesignated "The Twenty-Seventh Regiment of the New York State Artillery." In addition to official parades and escorting of dignitaries the national Guards were used to maintain order in the city during public executions in the 1820s and were called out to help quell riots in the 1830s. A reorganization of all the militia units resulted in its new official designation as the Seventh Regiment in 1847. All of the material is in very good condition aside from some scuffing to the metal box. Each of the brass cylinders has an engraved label and the end of each one unscrews to reveal the rolled document inside. The metal box has a faint blind-stamp on the lid identifying it as having been produced by J.H. McLenney & Co. 141 Grand St. New York. The leather wallet is stamped in blind on the back "Ridabock & Co. New York." McKenney & Co. and its successor Ridabock & Co. were manufacturers and dealers in military goods. #6445. Itemized list of the collection: a The first cylinder engraved label reading "Roll of Honorary Members 1st Co. 7th Regt." The document inside dated June 23 1816 206 x 25 cm. consisting of 6 pages tipped together end-to-end records the "Bye laws for the Regulation of Capt. James Benedict's Company in the Eleventh Regiment NY State Artillery" including the establishment of a monthly meeting time regulations regarding attendance new members arms & equipment etc. It is signed by the three members of the Committee of Revisal Gilbert Hopkins Irad Hawley and Richard E. Purdy as well as approximately 77 members of the company. Damage to the lower corner of the document has resulted in the loss of several signatures; some chipping along the right margin of the scroll occasionally affecting a word or two. b The second cylinder engraved label reading "Roll of Company. 7th Regt. N.G.S.N.Y." Rolled inside are two separate documents. The first dated May 18 1821 90 x 20 cm. consisting of 3 pages tipped together end-to-end is a document signed by the members of the company commanded by Capt. Gilbert Hopkins 11th Regt 1st Brigade pledging to abide by a decision regarding the wearing of pantaloons over instead of under Boots on Parade signed by 67 members of the company. The second document is undated 22 x 20 cm. a single leaf approves an alteration to the by-laws regarding dunning members for non-attendance signed by 20 members. c The third cylinder engraved label reading "Roll of the first Company National Guards New York State Artillery" ownership name partially rubbed out but research shows it reads "Captain J.S. Cocks". The manuscript document records another revision of the by-laws this one from October 1826. Printed in block letters at the head of the document 184 x 23 cm. consisting of 5 pages tipped together end-to-end is the title "TWENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT / NEW YORK STATE ARTILLERY / PRO PATRIA ET GLORIA / NATIONAL GUARDS." The text includes several modifications to various articles of the by-laws and is signed by the members of the Committee of Revisal Smith Spelman Thos. Jaycox and Thos. H. Locke along with 48 other members of the regiment. Some chipping to the margins of the document not affecting text; one long tear carefully repaired on verso touching some letters but all still legible. The ink from the block lettering has burned through the paper in spots. John Samuel Cocks 1813-1868 whose name is etched on the cylinder was elected captain of the First Company of the 7th Regiment in 1838 and resigned in 1845. During the Civil War he served as a Colonel with the 40th New York Infantry Mozart Regiment. A Successful New York businessman and member of the New York state legislature he died in Brooklyn in 1868. d The black metal box containing the epaulettes is moderately scuffed. There is a small metal handle on the lid and a clasp. The epaulettes rest on an oval post mounted inside the box. Each is braided and has a brass crescent on the shoulder dulled and a round emblem of red cloth with a contrasting black & gray striped cloth "7" affixed to it a gold button embossed with an eagle and two bars. The epaulettes show some wear particularly on the undersides where a metal plate denotes left and right shoulder pad with modest fraying to the edges. e The leather wallet has high polish; the ornamental lettering "NG7" on the front flap is bright the small leather loop clasp is worn but intact. f A partially printed document image size 21 x 31 cm. on a larger sheet 30 x 40 cm. completed in manuscript and dated October 14 1846. The text is surrounded by eight vignette illustrations six of men in uniform on horseback in ranks one of an eagle perched on a shield and the last of swords and cannons with a red wax seal over the middle partially chipped away. The document acknowledges the seven years service of John A. Hadden in Company 6 National Guard 27th Regiment and declares him to be exempt for the rest of his life from both jury service and further military service. Signed by two members of the regiment Andrew H. Brenner and Cyrus H. Loutrel. A few creases in the surface of the document which is a little soiled and has some later ink notes by Hadden in the upper margin. unknown
1866réf. 44820New York 1866. First edition. Very good minor tears along folds light soiling. 1 sheet. 9 x 14.5 inches. "Report of Recruiting Committee" completed and signed July 5th 1866 by Alex Morrison Henry J. Mansfield and by representatives of the Recruiting Committee on August 7th 1866. "The 9th Regiment was first formed on June 24 1799 as the "6th Regiment of Infantry N.Y.N.G.The 9th Regiment participated at intervals in the War of 1812. On May 29 1850 the unit became known as the "9th Regiment New York State Militia" and due to the large percentage of Irish soldiers within the regiment it was given the nickname "the Irish Ninth.".Between 1861 and 1864 the 9th Regiment saw combat during the Civil War and fought under the name of the "83rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment.". It was attached to the Army of the Potomac and participated in dozens of actions from 1861 to 1864 including the battles of Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg the Wilderness Spotsylvania Court House and Cold Harbor to name some of the more famous engagements" See New York State National Guard 9th Regiment Collection MS 3085 New-York Historical Society. unknown books
1866réf. 44820New York 1866. First edition. Very good minor tears along folds light soiling. 1 sheet. 9 x 14.5 inches. "Report of Recruiting Committee" completed and signed July 5th 1866 by Alex Morrison Henry J. Mansfield and by representatives of the Recruiting Committee on August 7th 1866. "The 9th Regiment was first formed on June 24 1799 as the "6th Regiment of Infantry N.Y.N.G.The 9th Regiment participated at intervals in the War of 1812. On May 29 1850 the unit became known as the "9th Regiment New York State Militia" and due to the large percentage of Irish soldiers within the regiment it was given the nickname "the Irish Ninth.".Between 1861 and 1864 the 9th Regiment saw combat during the Civil War and fought under the name of the "83rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment.". It was attached to the Army of the Potomac and participated in dozens of actions from 1861 to 1864 including the battles of Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg the Wilderness Spotsylvania Court House and Cold Harbor to name some of the more famous engagements" See New York State National Guard 9th Regiment Collection MS 3085 New-York Historical Society. unknown
1901réf. 129531Sydney: Angus and Robertson 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Sydney Angus and Robertson 1901. Quarto x 64 pages with an illustration plus 8 plates but lacking the colour frontispiece called for by Dornbusch. Modern binder's cloth with the front panel of the original green wrapper printed in red mounted on the front board; text block tide-marked near the head of the spine with the plates a little stained; some discolouration and foxing heavy in places; minor signs of age and use; a decent copy of an absolute rarity. This history of these two cavalry units from their foundation through to the end of the Boer War is 'undoubtedly a regimental record but it is something more - it is an attempt to explain and to some extent combat the unreasoning prejudice which has grown up as a result of the South African campaign against the cavalry arm of the service. On this point Mr. Wilkinson says:- "It is my purpose to show not only that cavalry regiments like the New South Wales Lancers have done equal yeoman service to the Empire in the South African struggle with their comrades in the other branches of the service but that they have done infinitely more as the pioneers of the cavalry movement in Australia to enhance the value of our defence force and to shew the world of what fighting stuff our men are made"' from a review in the 'Daily Telegraph' 12 October 1901. The last 18 pages contain numerous appendices including nominal and casualty rolls. Dornbusch 126; Fielding and O'Neill page 126. Angus and Robertson hardcover
1740réf. 27294Nantes [s.n.] 1740 une affichette, imprimée en noir sur papier vergé ligné et illustrée en tête des "Armes Royales de France" gravées sur bois en noir + une lettrine historiée gravée sur bois en noir, format : 28,5 x 18 cm, AFFICHETTE DE RECRUTEMENT AUX ARMES ROYALES POUR LE SERVICE DE SA MAJESTÉ (LOUIS XIV) AU RÉGIMENT DE NAVARRE, DANS LA COMPAGNIE DE MONSIEUR DU BIGNON GERVIER (E. GERVIER, SEIGNEUR DU BIGNON ET DES BOUTEILLES), NANTES (1740 ENVIRON), l'affichette a une grande tache brune en partie droite mais trés claire et ne genant à aucun moment la lecture du texte, SANS NOM D'ÉDITEUR (IMPRIMERIE ROYALE PARIS)
réf. 018194[Militaria] Paul-François de Béthune (1682-1759), marquis d'Ancenis, 4e duc de Charost, brigadier et mestres de camp du régiment de cavalerie de Bretagne (futur Royal Bourgogne). P.A.S. « D'Ancenis », Paris, 30 octobre 1714, 1p in-4. Certificats de bons services pour un cavalier, Saint Maurice, ayant servi depuis 1688 dans la compagnie de Béthune, afin qu'il puisse entrer à l'hôtel des Invalides. Document contresigné avec note par Morand (non identifié) avec un cachet de cire armorié. Une note au dos indique « Philippe Gallice de St Maurice ». Beau document. [420]
réf. 018193[Militaria] Jacques [de] Guérin des Arènes (1646-1722), lieutenant colonel du régiment de Vermandois, originaire de Millau. P.A.S., 23 mai 1695, 1p in-8. Certificat pour un nommé Desgrandes, capitaine au premier bataillon du régiment. Document contresigné par un autre militaire. Joli document avec cachet de cire armorié. [420]
2009réf. 826462009 Les Auteurs, (2009), in 8° broché, 520 pages ; couetrure illustrée.
2004réf. 769602004 Lyon, Editions BGA Permezel, 2004, in 8° broché, 285 pages ; couverture illustrée.
1922réf. 4654Aldershot; Gale & Polden for the Regiment 1922. 1922. Hard Cover. Quarto. xii 92 pp. Frontispiece of the Memorial at Mill Hill Barracks plus plates of its Unveiling ceremony and of the Tablet in St Paul's Church at Mill Hill. Navy blue leatherette over cushioned boards; gilt crest to upper board gilt dentelles; all edges gilt; deep blue silk moire end-papers. Two-tone yellow and brown silk placemarker. Spine very lightly rubbed at head. Scattered light foxing otherwise a clean copy; no annotation or inscriptions. Very good. A scarce honour roll containing the names of the men who served as part of the Middlesex Regiment in the First World War. An essential document for an historian of the regiment. Aldershot; Gale & Polden, for the Regiment, [1922]. hardcover
réf. 24992P., Téqui, 1916, in 12 broché, VI-66pp. ; portrait en frontispice ; couverture fanée.
1781réf. 35765Wien, Joseph von Kurzbeck, 1781. 8°. Mit einigen Holzschn.-Vignetten. 4 nn. Bll. (das letzte weiß), Mod. Brosch.
réf. 4382Imprimé sur les Presses "Képi Blanc", 1957. Tirage à 2500 exemplaires. 1 plaquette agrafée, in-8, 30 pp., couvertures souples illustrées, enrichie d'une carte en couleurs des combats en Algérie, en 1956. Bon état.
réf. 5117Imprimé sur les Presses "Képi Blanc", 1958. Tirage à 2500 exemplaires. 1 plaquette agrafée in-8, 39 pp., couvertures souples illustrées, bon état.
1944réf. List2436Hattiesburg: Earl M. Finch 1944. Sheet music measuring 12 x 9 inches 4 pp. Signature of a Nabuko Hayashida on front cover. Slight tears at fold some toning two small pinholes very good overall quite attractive. Very Good. In Hawaii in May 1942 a battalion of Nisei volunteers was assembled for service in World War Two despite earlier failures of efforts to recruit Japanese-Americans due to the Army’s labeling of Nisei recruits as 4-C enemy aliens. Designated as the 100th Infantry Battalion they were deployed to North Africa in June 1943 integrating with the 34th Division in active combat. Their subsequent deployment to Italy in September 1943 exposed them to intense warfare earning them the moniker of the "Purple Heart Battalion" due to their notably high casualty rate. In January 1943 the U.S. War Department officially declared the establishment of the segregated 442nd Regimental Combat Team RCT which was comprised of Nisei volunteers originating from Hawaii and the mainland. The culmination of this initiative transpired in June 1944 when the 442nd RCT merged forces with the 100th Infantry Battalion in Europe subsequently absorbing the latter into its structure. The notable achievements of Nisei soldiers in combat operations prompted the reinstatement of the draft in January 1944 specifically targeting Nisei detainees to augment the ranks of the 442nd. Over time the 442nd RCT expanded to encompass the 2nd 3rd and 100th Battalions; the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion; the 232nd Engineering Company; the 206th Army Band; Anti-Tank Company; Cannon Company; and Service Company. Offered here is a very scarce piece of sheet music entitled “Go For Broke” which was written by the Hawaiian musician Harry Hamada reflecting the slogan of the 442nd and performed by Shelby and others during the war as part of efforts to boost morale. Hamada would feature in the 1951 movie “Go For Broke” as Masami alongside several other veterans of the 442nd. This publication of “Go For Broke” is from 1944 seven years before the movie’s release. The piece is dedicated to Colonel C.W. Pence. Hamada was a Hawaiian musician who performed with a band called the Shelby Hawaiians or the Shelby Serenaders. They performed as early as 1943. The Hattiesburg Mississippi merchant Earl M. Finch who ran an Army and Navy store close to Camp Shelby befriended Hamada and other members of the 442nd and acted as a sponsor for the group and eventually published this version despite his business being a dry goods merchant house and not a publishing house. The group with the support of Finch performed throughout the country to lift morale. At some point Hamada penned this composition likely in 1944 as we find no reference to it in 1943 articles and Finch published it - Hamada’s composition would become the theme song of the 442nd and Hamada would perform at the Halloran General Hospital in New York and the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D.C. in 1944 likely performing this composition. Another composition called “Go For Broke” exists as well and it is unclear to what degree Hamada’s work caught on among the regiment. We find two records of Finch’s published version of the composition one listed as part of an online remembrance of the 442nd by the Smithsonian Institution https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/day-remembrance-70-years-after-executive-order-9066 which appears to have been on loan from the National Japanese American Historical Society and another copy held at Stanford though not listed in OCLC. Finch’s story is also interesting and is the subject of a remembrance on a 100th Battalion History page online https://www.100thbattalion.org/history/stories/earl-finch/. We find no copies listed in OCLC. Overall a very scarce piece of Japanese-American wartime history. Earl M. Finch unknown books
1944réf. List2436Hattiesburg: Earl M. Finch 1944. Sheet music measuring 12 x 9 inches 4 pp. Signature of a Nabuko Hayashida on front cover. Slight tears at fold some toning two small pinholes very good overall quite attractive. Very Good. In Hawaii in May 1942 a battalion of Nisei volunteers was assembled for service in World War Two despite earlier failures of efforts to recruit Japanese-Americans due to the Army’s labeling of Nisei recruits as 4-C enemy aliens. Designated as the 100th Infantry Battalion they were deployed to North Africa in June 1943 integrating with the 34th Division in active combat. Their subsequent deployment to Italy in September 1943 exposed them to intense warfare earning them the moniker of the "Purple Heart Battalion" due to their notably high casualty rate. In January 1943 the U.S. War Department officially declared the establishment of the segregated 442nd Regimental Combat Team RCT which was comprised of Nisei volunteers originating from Hawaii and the mainland. The culmination of this initiative transpired in June 1944 when the 442nd RCT merged forces with the 100th Infantry Battalion in Europe subsequently absorbing the latter into its structure. The notable achievements of Nisei soldiers in combat operations prompted the reinstatement of the draft in January 1944 specifically targeting Nisei detainees to augment the ranks of the 442nd. Over time the 442nd RCT expanded to encompass the 2nd 3rd and 100th Battalions; the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion; the 232nd Engineering Company; the 206th Army Band; Anti-Tank Company; Cannon Company; and Service Company. Offered here is a very scarce piece of sheet music entitled “Go For Broke” which was written by the Hawaiian musician Harry Hamada reflecting the slogan of the 442nd and performed by Shelby and others during the war as part of efforts to boost morale. Hamada would feature in the 1951 movie “Go For Broke” as Masami alongside several other veterans of the 442nd. This publication of “Go For Broke” is from 1944 seven years before the movie’s release. The piece is dedicated to Colonel C.W. Pence. Hamada was a Hawaiian musician who performed with a band called the Shelby Hawaiians or the Shelby Serenaders. They performed as early as 1943. The Hattiesburg Mississippi merchant Earl M. Finch who ran an Army and Navy store close to Camp Shelby befriended Hamada and other members of the 442nd and acted as a sponsor for the group and eventually published this version despite his business being a dry goods merchant house and not a publishing house. The group with the support of Finch performed throughout the country to lift morale. At some point Hamada penned this composition likely in 1944 as we find no reference to it in 1943 articles and Finch published it - Hamada’s composition would become the theme song of the 442nd and Hamada would perform at the Halloran General Hospital in New York and the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D.C. in 1944 likely performing this composition. Another composition called “Go For Broke” exists as well and it is unclear to what degree Hamada’s work caught on among the regiment. We find two records of Finch’s published version of the composition one listed as part of an online remembrance of the 442nd by the Smithsonian Institution https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/day-remembrance-70-years-after-executive-order-9066 which appears to have been on loan from the National Japanese American Historical Society and another copy held at Stanford though not listed in OCLC. Finch’s story is also interesting and is the subject of a remembrance on a 100th Battalion History page online https://www.100thbattalion.org/history/stories/earl-finch/. We find no copies listed in OCLC. Overall a very scarce piece of Japanese-American wartime history. Earl M. Finch unknown
1920réf. 48301920 Paris Imprimerie R. Hermieu 1920 In-8° broché, couverture illustrée.
1923réf. 53891923 Lyon - Paris B. Arnaud imp. c. 1923 In-4° demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs orné, titre doré en plein, couvertures conservées. Reproductions photographiques in-texte.
1922réf. 299991922 Gap, Imprimerie Brun et Piallat, 1922, in 8° broché, 118 pages ; couverture défraichie.
2002réf. LFA-126730010Publication de 52 pages, format 215 x 300 mm, illustrée, brochée, bon état
