# Is "The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys—The Men of World War II" by Stephen E. Ambrose a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys—The Men of World War II by Stephen E. Ambrose (Simon & Schuster, 1998) is identified by: First edition, first printing carries the Simon & Schuster imprint on the title page and a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. US true first (Simon & Schuster, 1998).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing carries the Simon & Schuster imprint on the title page and a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Dealer copies of confirmed firsts describe a priced dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen E. Ambrose |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1998 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing carries the Simon & Schuster imprint on the title page and… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing carries the Simon & Schuster imprint on the title page and a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Dealer copies of confirmed firsts describe a priced dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
US true first (Simon & Schuster, 1998).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No prominent book-club edition confuses the trade first; identify the first by the number line ending in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys—The Men of World War II* by Stephen E. Ambrose a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-victors-eisenhower-and-his-boys-the-men-of-world-war-ii
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.