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Fourth Army Weekly Appreciations for the period July 27th to August 2nd, 1918 (inclusive) [Together with:] fourth Army Daily Summaries of Information Nos. 226-240, August 1st-15th, 1918.
140pp. in all, foolscap, typescript, in binder.
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Intelligence relating to preparations for & events during the Battle of Amiens, 8th-11th August 1918: the battle conducted by 4th Army (with Australians & Canadians under command) that heralded the Final Advance. The Weekly Appreciations provide accounts of both Allied & German operations, assessments of enemy's reserves & movements, organisation & defences, &c. The Daily Summaries provide closer detail on an ongoing basis as the battle progressed, including intelligence received of enemy's troops & movements, statement of the situation, identifications of PoWs, enemy aircraft activity & so forth. The five Weekly Appreciations are 6, 4, 7, 3 & 4pp. while the 15 Daily Summaries come to a total of 106pp., ranging from 4-13pp. Workmanlike card binding with cloth backstrip, VG with bookplate of US Army War College Library, typed title labels to front & a few ink markings. It is evident that this British intelligence material was passed to the Americans & retained for study at the War College. A most interesting series of contemp. reports relating to Amiens 1918.
£225
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