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Artillery Operations of the Ninth British Corps at Messines, June, 1917. 1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 124pp., 4 fldg. plates, 10 fldg. maps, 2 tables. Edited at Army War College, Aug. 1917, printed by US Govt. Ptg. Office, Washington. 1917  #66734
[HLMainPic] Designated CONFIDENTIAL! For official use only NOT TO BE TAKEN INTO FRONT LINE TRENCHES. Contains a detailed study of artillery preparations for the Battle of Messines, 7th June 1917, & reproduces various instructions, orders, reports, intelligence & communications. A Summary of Artillery Operations explains that "Systematic trench bombardment & wire cutting was commenced about May 21, 1917, & was intensified about May 28. During the period May 28 to June 6, inclusive, 297 trench bombardments were carried out with aeroplane observation. Wire was cut along front & support lines by trench mortars & 18-lbr. batteries, & on rear lines by 6-inch howitzers with aeroplane observation..." The most informative text is supported by reproductions of four aerial photos. of parts of the Messines battlefield & ten excellent actual size 1:10,000 & 1:20,000 British operational fldg. trench maps, barrage maps, &c., & several tables, all reproduced in colour. Objectives, barrage lifts &c. are shown in great detail. Orig. brown printed wraps., chipped & worn, signs of much use but generally VG, complete & rare. See illustrations on our website.   £225
Battery Record. "D" Battery 1915-1916-1917. [A Short Diary of "D" Battery 242nd (Army) Bde. R.F.A.] Unpublished typescript history. [x]+75pp. No imprint/date but. c.1920 with small label at rear of Cambridge Univ. Typewriting Office.  #63172
[HLMainPic] New Army Battery raised at Tidworth in April 1915 & proceeded to France at the end of July & operated on the Somme front (with 48th Div.) throughout 1916 & the spring of 1917 when they supported the Canadian attack at Vimy Ridge, then in the Salient for Messines, after the second day of which battle this account closes (the writer presumably being a casualty of that event.) An informative day-to-day record including notes of officers & men who were casualties. Includes rolls of officers & sergeants who served with the Battery, roll of awards & Roll of Honour. Original typescript of unpublished history retained by cord in khaki cloth binding, VG & unique. See illustrations on our website.   £275
Royal Artillery War Commemoration Book: A Regimental Record written & illustrated for the most part by artillerymen while serving in the line during the Great War. 1st Ed., xxiv+408pp., folio, col. & b/w plates throughout, sketches &c. Bell. 1920  #68588
[HLMainPic] A superb memorial record that contains numerous accounts of different units & actions, individual experiences &c. as well as the Roll of Honour of officers. Orig. cloth, covers rather rubbed & worn but overall very sound, near VG, internally clean. See illustration on our website.   £50
The 7th Field Artillery Brigade Yandoo: Containing publications of the organ of the 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Forces, whilst on Active Service in France, & the return journey to Australia, Brigade Roll of Honour, Battery Casualty Lists, Nominal Roll, Brigade History, Maps Xmas Cards, Novelty Programme, Menu Cards, etc. Volumes I, II & III. By the Yandoo Management, Bombardiers S.E. Rohu & E. Harding, Gunners B.C. Duckworth & S.W. Hodge. 3 Vols., 1st Eds., orig. dec. wraps., 36pp., num. photos., 52pp., num. photos., & 200pp., 132 portraits of fallen, 119 other photos., num. sketches, 3 fldg. maps, col. fold-out plate of unit Chistmas cards. Sydney. 1916-1920.  #68505
[HLMainPic] Contemp. reproduction of the unit magazine, complete in three Parts i.e., I: Troopship Issue; II: Camp Life in England; III: Active Service Issue. A superb unit journal recording the events & experiences of the 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade abroad, inc. interesting historical records, complete nominal rolls, casualty rolls (killed, wounded, gassed &c.), portraits of the fallen, numerous photos. in & around the Front Line areas, awards; also sports, humorous articles & sketches, &c. VG & rare original editions. See illustrations on our website.   £145
The Great War, 1914-1918. New Zealand Expeditionary Force Roll of Honour. 1st Ed., xxviv+358pp., 7 plates. Wellington, NZ: W.A.G. Skinner, Govt. Printer. 1924  #66523
[HLMainPic] Contains a complete roll of Great War NZ casualties, 18,166 in all, noting their no., rank, name, regt. & cause of death, plus introductory notes on the various NZEF memorials in France, Gallipoli, Palestine, & other notes. Orig. printed paper covd. board, titled in black. 1000 copies printed & rare. See illustrations on our website.   £145
The Last Lap. By "G," with Preface by E.B.O. 1st Ed., 141pp. VG in chipped dw. Melrose. 1917  #64745
[HLMainPic] Reproduction from the Morning Post of the observations on the Western Front of one who "has served as a war correspondent in many parts of the world & seen the evolution of modern methods with his own eyes." This work is an exhortation to further effort to complete the job, with Victory in sight. Includes chapters on Our Infantry: the then recent Battle of Messines: German Man-Power; The German Moral &c. Interesting & scarce. I believe 'E.B.O.' to be E.B. Osborn, journalist & another writer on military matters, while the identity of 'G' remains elusive to me. Orig. blue cloth, titled in paler blue, VG in chipped dw. Scarce thus. See illustration on our website.   £75
Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War, 1914-19. Military Mining. 1st Ed., x+148pp., 29 photos., 61 plates/diagrams/sketches (many fldg.). Chatham: Mackay & Co. for the Institution of Royal Engineers. 1922  #63617
[HLMainPic] Superb & now very rare reference on Western Front mining: outline history of operations, technical aspects & mine rescue, with splendid illustrations inc. fldg. maps of trench & tunnel systems, aerial photos., photos. & sketches of methods & equipment. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, little chipped, VG. See illustrations on our website.   £225
BALL (H. Standish, MSc., late Inspector of Mines, GHQ, France) The Work of the Miner on the Western Front 1915-1918. 1st Ed., 53pp., 25 photos., 2 fldg. maps, fldg. plan, fldg. coloured geological section of 2nd Army (Messines) Front June 1917, num. sketches & diagrams in text. Institution of Mining & Metallurgy. 1919  #66031
[HLMainPic] The text of a paper read to a meeting of the Institution of Mining & Metallurgy at the Rooms of the Geological Society, Burlington House, on April 10th 1919. A very informative & well-illustrated account, full of interesting material on aspects of mine warfare & offensive operations at Messines, Arras, &c. Housed in modern black binder's cloth, gilt, to front, VG but for the fact that the careless binder has bound several of the photos. upside-down. See illustrations on our website.   £120
BARRIE (Alexander) War Underground: The Tunnellers of the Great War. 1st Ed., 272pp., 22 photos., 5 maps & diagrams (inc eps). VG in dw. Muller. 1961  #66467
[HLMainPic] Excellent account of Western Front mining from inception through to the victory of Messines Ridge. Uncommon 1st. Ed., VG in little worn dw. See illustration on our website.   £35
BARTON (Peter), DOYLE (P.) & VANDEWALLE (J.) Beneath Flanders Fields: The Tunnellers' War 1914-18. 1st Ed., 304pp., 4to, profusely illustrated with photos., maps & plans (some in colour). VG in dw. Staplehurst: Spellmount. 2004  #62641
[HLMainPic] Lavish & impressive fully illustrated record of RE Tunneling Companies & their work in the Ypres Salient, including fascinating accounts with colour photos. of recent 'battlefield archaeology' undertaken by the authors & their colleagues. Original hardback edition, VG in dw. See illustrations on our website.   £25

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