Description
Inscribed to Secretary of State Colin Powell, the first edition of True Faith and Allegiance: An American Paratrooper and the 1972 Battle for An Loc by Mike McDermott.
Octavo, xiii, 187pp. Blue hardcover, title in gilt on spine. No additional printings noted. In the publisher’s near fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page, with inscription: “General Powell, All the best in all things to you and yours. Sincerely, Mike.”
Colin Powell (1937-2021) served as the United States Secretary of State during the George W. Bush administration, the first African American to hold the post. He also served as National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan (1987-1989) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989-1993. Powell was discussed as a possible Republican presidential contender in 1996 and 2000, but he declined to run both times. He passed away in 2021, survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Alma Powell. Provenance: Potomac Auction House, Estate of Colin Powell, 2022.
