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Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915.
With an Introduction by A. Clutton-Brock & A Preface by Andre Chevrillon. Authorised translation by V.M. 1st English Ed., xx+191pp. Constable.
1917
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Letters of a French volunteer from August 1914 to April 1915 when posted missing in the Argonne. Corner of half-title cutaway (removal of insrcription?) o/w VG.
£35
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Two Years with the French Army: Section Sanitaire Anglaise 19: An account of the work of a Motor-Ambulance Convoy of the Friends' Ambulance Unit, B.R.C.S. 1916-1918.
1st Ed., [v]+120pp., 18 photos., 11 maps (several fldg.). Pelican Press.
1919
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Small unit of 22 Ambulance Cars (+ support vehicles, Kitchen &c.), with 42 personnel, served in Flanders 1916-Feb. 1918, thereafter in Marne, Champagne &c. inc. advance to the Aisne & Sedan. Includes chapters on 'Our Relations with the French,' 'Social Life of the Convoy' &c. + statistical record, roll of Croix de Guerre awards & of names & addresses of personnel. Orig. printed paper covd. boards, sp. chipped, stain to front o/w generally VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£75
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[VASSAL (M.)]
Uncensored Letters from the Dardanelles: Written to his English wife by a French Medical Officer of Le Corps Exp‚ditionnaire d'Orient.
1st Ed., xiii+282pp., 74 photos. Heinemann.
1916
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Well-illustrated & atmospheric letters of a French army doctor. Orig. red cloth, titled in black, lacks ffep o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£50
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DEVAL (Jacques)
Wooden Swords.
Trans. by Lawrence S. Morris. Reprint of 1st US Ed., [vii]+270pp. VG in chipped dw. NY: Literary Guild of America.
1930
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French novel based on Western Front service with supply services. VG in chipped dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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DIXON (Agnes M.)
The Canteeners.
1st Ed., [viii]+176pp., 20 photos. Murray.
1917
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Personal account of voluntary work with the with the 'Cantines des Dames Anglaises' on the French front at Bourget, Hericourt &c. 1915-16. Orig. blue cloth, VG & uncommon. See illustration on our website.
£45
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HENNEBOIS (Charles)
In German Hands: The Diary of a Severely Wounded Prisoner.
Preface by Ernest Daudet. 1st Ed., 254pp. Heinemann.
1916
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Diary of a Poilu captured when wounded near the Meuse in Oct. 1914 & repatriated (having had a leg amputated). Eighth volume in the publisher's series of 'Soldiers' Tales of the Great War.' Orig. cloth, blocked black, front board little marked o/w VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£45
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HOPKIN (David M.)
Soldier & Peasant in French Popular Culture, 1766-1870.
1st Ed., xiii+394pp., 55 illus. VG in dw. Royal Historical Society/Boydell Press.
2003
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Most absorbing study of the perception of the soldiery (mostly conscript) during the period: "In the state-sponsored rituals of conscription, & the popular imagery aimed at adolescent males, the army was portrayed as a place where young men could indulge in adventure & idleness, far away from parental & communal restraints. It was the lure of personal liberty, rather than the rhetoric of patriotic duty, that made conscription palatable for peasants..." Hardbackl edition, VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£20
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IRWIN (Will)
The Latin at War.
1st Ed., viii+295pp. Constable.
1917
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Rare American war correspondent's impressions of the Italian & Western Fronts, chapters including The Isonzo Front; With the Alpini; Beyond Verdun &c. Interesting & well-written. Orig. dec. cloth, somewhat rubbed/worn, near VG. See illustration on our website.
£75
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ISSELIN (Henri)
The Battle of the Marne.
Intro. by John Terraine. 1st Eng. Ed., 296pp., 40 photos., 4 maps. VG in dw. Elek.
1965
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Excellent account of the 1914 battle that reversed the Retreat from Mons. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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JOFFRE (Marshal)
Memoirs of Marshal Joffre.
Trans. by Col. T. Bentley Mott. 1st Eng. Ed., 2 Vols., viii+324 & viii+333pp., 16 illus., 19 maps. VG in chipped dws. Geoffrey Bles.
1932
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French CIGS from 1911 & C-in-C 1914-16 until replaced by Nivelle. Much on the encounter battles of 1914, the decision to fight the battle of the Marne, Loos, Verdun & the Somme. Orig. brown cloth, gilt, VG in chipped dws. See illustration on our website.
£85
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