THE EMPLOYMENT OF NEGRO TROOPS - SPECIAL STUDIES by Lee, Ulysses ; [Gerhard Alden Gesell's copy] - 1970

Washington, DC: Office of the Chief of Military History. Near Fine. 1970. Hardcover. xx, 740 pages; Clean and tight in original green cloth binding with folding maps in rear pocket. Not marked as such, but from the collection of Gerhard Alden Gesell (1910 – 1993) began his career as a staff trial lawyer and later as adviser to Chairman William O. Douglas at the new Securities and Exchange Commission from 1935 to 1941. He then entered private practice with Covington & Burling in Washington, where he specialized in antitrust and other corporate cases. While engaged in private practice, Gesell continued to serve the public sector. In 1945 and 1946, he served as Chief Assistant Counsel for the Democrats during the Pearl Harbor hearings. In 1962 he was a appointed Chairman of the President Kennedy's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces from 1962 to 1964. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .