 Author Name: HEADLAM, Cuthbert
Title: HISTORY OF THE GUARDS DIVISION IN THE GREAT WAR 1915-1918. Two Volumes
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Very Good.
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: London John Murray 1924
Seller ID: 6491
Both volumes have spine ends and outer corner edges are slightly bumped. Spines a little faded, some foxing at top and front edges, just a few pages have two or three spots of foxing. otherwise pages are clean and bright . Vol. One has ½" tear at top spine edge. Both volumes are very good tight copies. Vol. One: xvii, 322pp. With frontispiece (coloured sketch of a guardsman). and 10 maps (9 folding). Vol. Two: xi, 358pp, including index. With frontispiece (coloured sketch of a guardsman), 9 folding maps. From Preface (Vol. One) - "An account of the work of the Guards Division in the Great War. It is strictly a military record, based on the divisional, brigade and battalion War Diaries, and supplemented, where necessary, by other official records, private diaries, personal narratives and various published works. The Division served on the Western Front and took part in all the great battles of the war with the exception o f that at Arras. (9"h x 6¼"w) (15.5cms x 23cms) approx.
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