151 pages, illustrated with black and white sketches by Ludwig Bemelmans. First Modern Library edition. The boards are lightly rubbed and the pages lightly tanned, else a clean, unmarked and solid copy. "Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian author, an internationally known gourmand, and a writer and illustrator of children's books. He is most noted today for his Madeline books, six of which were published from 1939-1961. A seventh was discovered after his death and published posthumously in 1999" (Goodreads) 'My War with the United States' recounts his experiences as a German in the American army during WWI.