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351. |
PITT, BARRIE. 1918. THE
LAST ACT. Cassell, 1962. Second edition.
318 pp. with photo illus. Orig. cloth in D/W.
Good portrayal of the final year of the war.
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£ 25.00 |
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352. |
PITT, BARRIE. ZEEBRUGGE.
ST. GEORGE’S DAY, 1918. Cassell, 1958.
237 pp. with maps and photo illus. Orig. cloth in the
original D/W. £
Very good account of the naval raid. |
£ 35.00 |
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353. |
PLOWMAN, MAX. (MARK VII). A
SUBALTERN ON THE SOMME IN 1916. Dent, 1927.
241 pp. Orig. decorated cloth. A very good copy. First
Edition.
Fine personal account of the Somme between August 1916
and January 1917 - regarded as one of the best accounts of
the Somme battle of this period. The author joined the
R.A.M.C. but once at the front he was commissioned into the
10th West Yorks regiment - as a result of his experiences
here he subsequently resigned his commission and became a
complete pacifist.
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£ 85.00 |
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354. |
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RARE PERSONAL ACCOUNT
354. POLLARD, GEOFFREY BLEMELL. ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
LETTERS OF GEOFFREY BLEMELL POLLARD. 119TH BATTERY, R.F.A.
Privately printed for Friends, 1915.
88 pp. with frontis photogravure portrait. Orig. cloth,
gilt.
Rare series of printed letters of a gunner involved in
the earliest actions of the war. Pollard's Brigade was
sent to France in August 1914 and by the 23rd they were in
action south west of Mons. They then took part in a fierce
battle against three German batteries during which Captain
Francis Grenfell of the 9th Lancers was awarded the first
V.C. of the War for his part in saving the guns of the
119th. After action at Le Cateau they retreated to the
south of Paris and remained here during the Battle of the
Aisne. In October 1914 they were moved to Bethune and it
was here that Geoffrey was killed by a shell whilst
observing the fire of his own Battery from the front line
trench. |
£250.00 |
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355. |
PONSONBY, ARTHUR. M.P.
FALSEHOOD IN WAR TIME. CONTAINING AN ASSORTMENT OF LIES
CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE NATIONS DURING THE GREAT WAR.
George Allen & Unwin, Second Impression. 1928.
192 pp. Orig. printed coloured wrappers. PRESENTATION
COPY FROM THE AUTHOR.
"An amazing collection of carefully documented
lies circulated in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy
and America during the Great War".
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£ 50.00 |
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356. |
RARE AVIATION POSTER
356. POSTER. PUBLIC WARNING. The public are advised to
familiarise themselves with the appearance of British and
German Aeroplanes, so that they may not be alarmed by
British Aircraft and may take shelter if German Aircraft
appear. Should hostile aircraft be seen, take shelter
immediately in the nearest house, preferably in the
basement...and do not touch unexploded bombs. London,
H.M.S.O., 1915.
32 x 23 ins. A fine example.
Below the lettering are two sections of black
silhouettes of German and British airships, and then two
sections of German and British aircraft. Extremely rare
recognition poster widely displayed in London, and other
cities. |
£485.00 |
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357. |
POTTON, EDWARD. (EDITOR). A
RECORD OF THE UNITED ARTS RIFLES. 1914 - 1919. Alexander
Moring, 1920.
4to. 92 pp. with original and photo illus. Orig. cloth,
gilt.
Good record of the training of the Arts Rifles with a
Roll of Honour.
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£ 65.00 |
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358. |
POWELL, GEOFFREY. PLUMER.
THE SOLDIER'S GENERAL. A BIOGRAPHY OF FIELD MARSHALL
VISCOUNT PLUMER OF MESSINES. Leo Cooper, 1990.
362 pp. with maps and photo illus. Orig. cloth in
D/W.
Very good biography of the Commander of the 2nd Army
and whose triumph was the Battle of Messines in 1917.
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£ 28.00 |
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359. |
PRENTISS, LIEUT. COL.
A.M. CHEMICALS IN WAR.
A TREATISE ON CHEMICAL WARFARE.
New York & London, McGraw-Hill, 1937. Fourth
Edition.
738 pp. with diagrams (some coloured &1 folding)
and photo illus. throughout. Orig. black cloth, gilt Ex
Meteorological Office Library B.A.F.O. with neat stamps on
end papers.
Defenitive text on chemical warfare based on the
experiences of WW1 including a chapter on its
effectiveness. |
£ 65.00 |
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360. |
PRIESTLEY, MAJOR R.E.
BREAKING THE HINDENBURG LINE. THE STORY OF THE 46TH (NORTH
MIDLAND) DIVISION. Fisher Unwin, 1919.
200 pp. with folding maps and photo illus. Orig. cloth,
gilt.
Scarce Divisonal account of the final campaign of the
war. |
£ 85.00 |
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