War Diaries of the third, fourth, and fifth artillery divisions at Le Cateau under the command of General Sir H.Smith-Dorrien, described in the introduction as one of the most important delaying actions recorded in history. The book consists of 10 Chapters and 4 Appendices, dealing in detail with actions and deployment, and copies of operation orders, guns lost, casualties, ammunition expenditure, etc...87pp. Of particular interest are the maps (all housed in a folder at the rear end-paper), showing detailed battle-plans and actions.
Condition: boards in good condition, though foxed and uniformly tanned. Contents good, with top corner creased to about half-way, all maps in good condition though protruding edges of many are tanned due to oxidisation.
- Jacket Condition: -
- Binding Condition: good
- Overall Condition: good
- Size: 8vo
- Sold By: Imagine Books
- Contact Person: Steven Duckworth
- Country: South Africa
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