Item #279104 Signed Typescript. Mathew B. RIDGWAY, 1895 - 1993.
Signed Typescript

Signed Typescript

1976.

Exceptional souvenir typescript, 7 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, November 30, 1976, titled "Catastrophe Averted" -- his personal recollections of the Sicilian Campaign, in small part: "...One such plan, hastily conceived and carried out with great daring, possibly turned the tide in the early days of the Battle of Italy. With only the briefest preparation the 82nd was sent in as a fire brigade and stopped a German drive that was threatening to split the Allied Beach Head and drive our attacking forces into the sea..." Signed "M.B. Ridgway," General, U.S. Army, Retired. Fine condition.

American General and Supreme Allied Commander during World War II and Korea.

Binding: Unbound
Condition: Fine
Language: English

Price: $400.00

Item #279104

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