Description: Lieutenant Calley: His Own Story (by William L. Calley, Jr.) as told to John Sack New York: Viking Press, 1971 First Edition, First Printing (with no additional printings listed on copyright page) Hardcover. viii + 181 pp. 5-3/4" x 8-3/8". Very good in very good, unclipped ($4.95) dust jacket. Mild, scattered foxing & smudging to page margins; otherwise, interior clean & unmarked. Foxing to edges of page block. Binding firm; mild slant to spine. Covers have light bumping to top corners; mild softening to spine ends. Dust jacket has mild rubbing & wear along edges with several short edge tears; small tear & a touch of loss at top front corner; scrape along edge of rear flap. DJ comes protected by new, archival cover. From the front flap:"In March 1971 a military jury at Fort Benning, Georgia, found Lieutenant William L. ("Rusty") Calley, Jr., guilty of premeditated murder in the village of Mylai Four on March 16, 1968. "Americans responded to the verdict with unprecedented commotion. Between the beginning of the investigation, in May 1969, and the conclusion of the trial, Lieutenant Calley's name became synonymous with "massacre" all over the world. "Lieutenant Calley maintained a public silence throughout. But he spent one hundred days in private and detailed conversation about himself with John Sack. This, then, is Rusty Calley's own story -- his only authorized autobiography. These are his words, delivered from his lips and his conscience." Lieutenant Calley was initially sentenced to life in prison, but was release to house arrest under orders by President Richard Nixon. His initial life sentence was modified to a term of 20 years and then further reduced to ten; in the end, Calley served only three years of house arrest for the murders. William Calley died on April 28, 2024, at the age of 80, but his death was not reported until July 29, 2024, when it was discovered in public records. An attractive & desirable copy of the first edition. Ships well-packed in a box.
Price: 54 USD
Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia
End Time: 2025-01-27T22:40:26.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, First Printing
Author: William L. ("Rusty") Calley, Jr. and John Sack
Publisher: Viking Press
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-75); Mylai Massacre
Subject: Military & War
