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First edition, signed limited issue, number 1,198 of 1,426 copies signed by Eisenhower under his D-Day message to the troops, here preserving both the slipcase and original acetate, both often missing. Crusade in Europe made Eisenhower a rich man, "becoming one of the most widely translated and sold books of all time. It is often compared to Grant's memoirs as a classic of military writing" (ANB). Octavo. Original light brown buckram over bevelled boards, spine lettered in gilt on black ground, facsimile signature to front cover in black, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With acetate jacket and original printed card slipcase. With 16 black and white plates from photographs (selected by Edward Steichen), 4 double-page maps, and 38 full-page maps to the text, map endpapers. A fine copy, slipcase worn but holding. .