MURRAY (Lt.-Col. Hon. Arthur C., CMG, DSO)
At Close Quarters: A Sidelight on Anglo-American Diplomatic Relations.
1st Ed., ix+106pp., 8 plates. VG in dw. Murray.
1946
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An account of the "fully authorised but informal & unofficial system of liaison between London and Washington" that grew up during 1917-18. Author was Assistant Military Attache to the British Embassy in Washington, concerned with this & various Military Intelligence work &c. VG in dw with lengthy author's presentation copy: "For Mrs Olive Farquharson the excellent Manager - during the greater part of the publication stages of this book - of the great house of John Murray, and to whose artistic taste is due the best part of the book, namely its attractive blue cover! With every good wish from Arthur C. Murray. Feb. 2, 1947." See illustrations on our website.
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