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CORBETT (Sir Julian S.) & NEWBOLT (Henry)
History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Naval Operations.
Complete set, 1st Ed., 5 Vols. text + 4 mapcases, around 2,700pp. in all, 114 fldg. maps & num. sketches &c. Longmans. 1920-1931.
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Covering operations on all fronts inc. Dardanelles, Mesopotamia, East Africa &c. &c. Sir Julian Corbett wrote the first three volumes and after his death Henry Newbolt completed the series. Cyril Falls commented (after 4 Volumes had appeared) that "There is a slight difference between these and the military volumes in that the Admiralty has expressly limited its responsibility for them. Sir Julian Corbett's work has been carried out with patience and is marked by the wide knowledge associated with his name. Its blemish is a certain rigidity of theory on the subject of maritime warfare and a disposition to treat the Army rather as a 'brilliant second' than as the winner of victory. Sir Henry Newbolt's volume is very clearly written." Orig. blue cloth, gilt, some spines dull, nice complete set of original editions.
£325
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