Guerre

Guerre

WORLD WAR I - BUTLAND, John RobertBiblio.com

Manuscript log of service on board HMS Minerva 2 August 1914 - 31 December 1917.

1417131561At sea: 1914-17. Including an eyewitness account of the war's first British-Ottoman military engagement A detailed firsthand account of naval operations in the Middle Eastern theatre during the war's formative first year. HMS Minerva saw action at the 1 November Battle of Akaba the first British attack on Turkish forces after Mehmed V joined the Central Powers and later at Gallipoli. The log substantially enriches the publicly available captain's record. Its author John Robert Butland 1869-1932 joined the Royal Navy at 18 served until 1912 and was recalled in August 1914 when reserves and pensioners were mobilised by royal proclamation. As Minerva's master-at-arms he served aboard the Eclipse-class cruiser from 1914 to 1917 before two further years on HMS Victory and final discharge in February 1919. Minerva joined Admiral de Robeck's 9th Cruiser Squadron in August 1914. A meticulous diarist Butland devotes extended entries to 1914-15. The diary opens on 2 August 1914 the day of his recall and follows Minerva to Port Said where passage through the Suez Canal was delayed by mine-sweeping amid fast-moving diplomacy. "30 October. About noon we got the news that England and Turkey would be at war in a few hours. That means plenty of fighting out this way". On 1 November the ship was ordered to Akaba: "On arrival at Akaba we at once commenced bombarding. 4 pm exactly as forts would not surrender. Turks made escape to the mountains our small guns firing Lyddite shell at them. A lot did not get far". Subsequent entries describe landing parties skirmishes ashore and include a translation of a British proclamation of friendship posted in the town. Akaba remained central to operations. The ship patrolled the gulf landed troops and countered renewed Turkish activity: "29 Nov. Arrived 'Akaba' 12 noon. Visited the town and found that the Turks had been back and had started rebuilding some of the places up again. No doubt their scouts on the high hills each side of the gulf saw us coming and gave the alarm." A French hydroplane was landed for reconnaissance and on 16 December the ship was attacked at night by Turkish forces who had secretly emplaced guns on the beach. A later landing turned into a desperate rescue vividly recorded: "The order was given to land a large party to rescue the few Marines that had been landed Some severe rifle fire took place. The Turks finally left their position and left for the hills being shelled from the ship they lost heavily." In 1915 Minerva operated at El Tor and Abu Zenima and took part in the raid on the Suez Canal. On 16 April she intercepted and destroyed a Turkish torpedo boat threatening a troop transport: "Seeing that she was cornered she turned to port and ran up on the shore We sent a party over with explosives and blew her up glad to know we had done a little more for King and Country." The ship then supported the Gallipoli landings with sustained bombardments later joining the action at Suvla Bay "This is the hottest engagement the Minerva has been in so far" - 7 August. In 1916 Minerva patrolled from Suez refitted at Singapore and later returned to Aden to survey landing points near Rabigh. As the focus of operations shifted to Mesopotamia she was redeployed to Africa and paid off at Simonstown. Quarto 235 x 190 mm. Mimeographed slips naval signal forms sketch map and other ephemera tipped in. Original black boards recently rebacked with purple cloth with 121 leaves completely filled in neat manuscript a few blank leaves at end. Binding sturdy usual rubbing and evidence of use: very good. hardcover

Peter Harrington · Royaume-Uni7 500,00 £GB≈ 8 563,50 €

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A large collection of press photographs of the First World War in two albums.

1418190144Germany: Vertriebsstelle Deutscher Zeitungen 1914-18. Stunning large format images Two large albums containing a fine selection of double-size double-weight prints of press photographs attractively laid out and with a well-organized chronology. A remarkable overview of the First World War documenting seven European theatres between 1914 and 1918. The images are all press photographs sold by Vertriebsstelle Deutscher Zeitungen with their stamp on the versos. Many of the images are doubtless by official photographers - the portraits of officers group portraits and the like all suggest so - but others show Germans troops in distress and do not shy away from the hardships and horrors of war. The striking large format images are rare and unusual for this period. The photographs are organized geographically with each section marked by a corresponding laid in map of the region. Images of aerial reconnaissance large-scale battle scenes downed aircraft both English and German tanks bridges bombings and obliterated landscapes sit beside more intimate and amusing shots of recreational and ceremonial activities including dancing musicians and what might be half the winning half of a "tug-o-war". Furthermore we gain insight to the experience of troops on the ground. There are shots of soldiers fighting marching in trenches an Italian POW camp a paratrooper caught in a tree wounded soldiers recuperating in hospital and men hastily constructing wooden crosses to mark graves. Included is a rare photograph of a soldier of African descent and another of a soldier apparently being executed. There are pictures of German planes coming to and from bombing raids and English naval targets. Furthermore civilians are depicted: French peasants farmers driving cattle women children refugees and an elaborate funeral procession. This is a grand attempt to document every aspect of the war in Europe. Although the compiler of the album remains anonymous it was doubtless someone who worked for the company or perhaps one of the photographers whose work is included here. The album was probably put together in the years immediately following the war. The entirety of the first album is devoted to the Western Front. Commencing in the north of France Calais Dunkirk and Ostende then inland to Arras and Valenciennes to Montdidier St. Quentin and Meziers finally the area incorporating Chalons Bar le Duc Nancy and Remiront. It includes 321 photographs of which 69 are large size 106 are mid-size and there are 146 smaller size images. Northern Italy and Austria "Die Front am Insonzo" and "Zu den Kämpfen an der Kärntner-Grenze": 129 photographs of which 34 large size 53 mid-size and 42 smaller size images. This commences with two images "Uebesichtskarte über die Isonsofront" and "Insonzo-Offensive: Uebersichtsplan des Durchbruchgebietes." Russia and Poland : 146 photographs including 25 large size 46 mid-size and 75 smaller size images. Black Sea : 23 photographs of which 4 large size 9 mid-size and 10 smaller size images. Caucasus and Persian border "Der Kaukasus und die persischen Grenzgebiete": 20 photographs including 9 large size 3 mid-size and 8 smaller size images. Great Britain "Karte um Fliegerangriff auf London am 13.6.1917." 46 photographs including 9 large size 19 mid-size and 18 smaller size images. Baltic states : 11 photographs including 9 large size and 2 mid-size images. A fascinating collection which also covers political events meetings and conventions portraits of politicians among others a portrait of Leo Trotzky during these four years. A fascinating collection which also covers political events meetings and conventions portraits of politicians among others a portrait of Leo Trotzki during these four years. Two landscape folio albums 360 x 505 mm. Contemporary half calf thought coated with a synthetic material. Containing 696 photographs with some copyprints most with images numbered on the negative various sizes including 159 large format images measuring roughly 300 by 400mm ; 238 measuring c.170 by 230mm and 299 measuring 120 by 160mm. All tipped onto the album leaves many of them with a stamp on the verso reading "Vertriebsstelle Deutscher Zeitungen." With a manuscript list of photographs loosely laid in. Extremities slightly rubbed. unknown

Peter Harrington · Royaume-Uni12 500,00 £GB≈ 14 272,50 €

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