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199619516Düsseldorf : von Schröder, 1996. 319 S. 8°. Dt. Ausg. OPpbd. mit SU.
1983142271Baltimore: US Army Adjutant General Publications Center / Headquarters of the Army 1983. 75p. sketch illus. staplebound 11x8.5 inch wraps. Staples have a touch of rust. FM field manual 26-2. Unclear if early or earliest issue; it has been reprinted by University Press of the Pacific and is in print now. US Army Adjutant General Publications Center / Headquarters of the Army unknown books
18990012049Donsol Pilar Manila Philippines New York Malta. Poor with no dust jacket. 1899-1901. Other. On offer is an unbelievable handwritten account of 19 months of action on the frontlines of the Philippine Insurrection the Philippine-American War between November 1899 and June 1901. An unknown American soldier writes of his experiences in a level of detail that cannot be overstated. This diary places the reader in the Philippines with shocking realism making this diary exceedingly rare. The 139 pages of this journalled account of events have been removed from a larger document and someone has pinned these loose pages together. This writing begins at the end of a sentence penned on presumably November 17 1899 and concludes half way through a sentence written on June 23 1901. There seem to be very few missing pages from within the journal and it reads very smoothly. The content is outstanding. The diary opens with our soldier diarist sailing from New York to the Philippines via the British Naval base at Gibraltar and the Suez Canal. He describes his experiences sailing sharing about a stop ashore in Malta a Thanksgiving spent at sea a concert enjoyed aboard the gunboat Nashville on the way to Manila and more. He arrives with his regiment in Manila on Dec 22 1899. The troops explore Manila and meet Filipino locals. In early January of 1900 they receive orders to head to southern Luzuon on the Kobbe Expedition which refers to General William Kobbes Expedition to Bicolandia. This expedition was in response to an urgent order from Washington to open up hemp ports of Southern Luzon due to an American hemp shortage. The problem was the port towns were largely controlled by Filipino Insurgents. Our diarist provides absolutely remarkable detail about Americas role in defeating the Insurgents and the tragedy of the Filipino peoples experience. Context indicates that our diarist was possibly a member of the 43rd Volunteer Infantry Regiments USV Company A. An excerpt that provides a sense of how our soldier explains the circumstances in the Philippines follows: Jan 16th we got the order to pack up and get ready to leave Mikata and to proceed to the Southern part of Luzon we were put aboard the transport Hancock which was at anchor in the Bay of Manila All combined we were named the Kobbe Expedition to the Southern Luzon to open up the Hemp ports and protect the natives from the Insurgents down there On the 21st of Jan 1900 our boats dropped anchor in a bay named the bay of Sorsogon in the Province of Albay All over this province there are large gangs of Insurgents holding the towns so at many towns our boys had a hard fight with the Insurgents before they could take the towns and the gun boat had to shell many of the towns. Our Regt. Occupied nine towns. Our detachment of A and D. Co. Were taken to a town named Donsol the gunboat Helena took us ashore from the Hancock On their arrival ashore they were met by a crowd of Philippinos. They had an order from the officers of the Insurgents it read saying that they would not haul down their colors nor surrender for three days. So our Major returned to the gunboat and a short conversation was held with the officers of the gun-boat and it was decided to prepare the gun boat for action and land all of us. If the Insurgents fired one shot at us the gun-boat would shell the town The hills were full of fleeing people. A detail of men were sent out on the hills at once then the Insurgents fired their first shot at us. Our boys had a warm fight for 15 minutes. They found the hills well entrenched and also found one big cannon. Lots of spears Bolas and wooden guns. They returned to town bringing in a few prisoners. A scouting party was seent and they saw a lot of Philippinos fleeing to the mountains. This town had a population of 10000 and three hundred were Insurrectors. The next thing we done was to find ourselves some good houses to live in. Outposts were put out all around the town. A few natives came across our post for a few nights and on the 22th Jan the Insurgents paid our town a visit setting fire to one of the big houses where our men were sleeping. Our men got out of the house without anyone being hurt. We surrounded the town fired a few volleys . Later in January our soldiers regiment goes on the first of many missions all of which he describes in glaring detail. On this mission the troops attempt to leave Donsol for Pilar when they run into trouble as the connecting bridge was destroyed by Insurgents. They make it to Pilar and find the town has been deserted. As they march back to Donsol they find someone has lit the bridge ablaze: Jan 28th We had a very hard time crossing the bridge burning our shoes and legs but we got safely on the Donsol side before the bridge fell with a crash into the river. We marched on we heard several shots from the Mauser and Remington rifles. Next we discovered a big fire and a call to arms and fire call was sounded The fire of the Insurgents got heavier. Our Major gave an order not to fire. He was going out in the front of our lines. He went out with a detail of men and discovered that our town was surrounded and the hills were full of Insurgents. He fired a few volleys then he came into town. The Insurgents answered him by firing a cannon. Then the Insurgents gave a yell and started to advance and we kept quiet and let them get close to our lines. Then we got the order to commence firing and the boys opened up all around the town and we soon put the Insurgents to flight firing a few shots as they ran. Next morning we discovered a few dead Insurgents close to our lines. The Insurgents almost always carry their dead and wounded along with them in their flight Our soldier does an absolutely phenomenal job of describing not only the day-to-day in Donsol where he spends majority of his time but also the various missions in which he participates. His words paint a fulsome picture of the war: 21st Feb at noon our Major asked for a detachment of men to volunteer to go up the river on a scouting expedition. I along with 12 more men went out of our company and 12 out of D. Co. Along with Capt. Hart of D. Co. And our Major left Donsol in a hard paddle boat and one white boat in tow On our way up the river we could see high hills on each side and the river was very narrow. There were many Insurgents outposts in the high trees all the way up and we fired at every one we saw. We went up a distance of 8 miles before we thought of coming home as it was getting late We had traveled one mile on our homeward way when the Insurgents fired on us from the left hand ashore. Our men in the rear boat fired a volley into the two Insurgents and were taking good aim for a second volley when the hills fairly echoed with the yells from the Insurgents. They then opened up on the right hand side which was aimed at the white boat hitting one of our men our company in the head and he was killed instantly. Then we answered their shots from each of our boats and from that time until we got back to Donsol we were under the hot fire of the Insurgents we could see the hills full of Insurgents and we had plenty to shoot at. We made every shot count. The insurgents even fired rocks at us from the high hills . More texture is added when our soldier discusses aspects of the war that dont involve active fire. Some examples follow: March 5th Gen Kobbe of the 8th Army Cor was here on a visit and he said these two companies were a very industrious lot of men and that the building of the stocade and trenches was a very sensible work he also brought us 17 of the Battery G 3rd Artillery men and one Hotch Kiss gun for reinforcements. April 10th the mail boat was here bringing the report of Gen. Pawa likely Jose Ignacio Paua an Insurgent Gen in Command of the Insurgent troops through this province. He surrender to our Colonel in Legaspi Legazpi and was sent to the Military Prison in Manila. April 21st We took a long march across the hills in a round about manner to a town named Sevilla merely an Insurgent camp. The town was deserted on our arrival. Fires were still burning in the houses. Everything was just as they had dropped it in their flight. We passed through the town and discovered many traps laid in the roads for us. One trap was an arrow trap on each side of the path in the bushes and by pulling a strong the arrows would stick into anyone going down the path. None of their traps caught us. Our soldier writes frequently about expeditions for which he volunteers. He describes a mission to Banningaran sic. En route the men captured Captain Hernandiz sic; possibly Adriano Hernández y Dayot and his family before being caught unprepared by the Insurgents who severely injured one of the American sargeants. On their hike back to Donsol they are again attacked by the Insurgents this time caught off guard as they attacked from the rear. And so it goes for many more months. Our author describes the movements of the men with whom he is stationed his commanding officers and the various wins and setbacks of both the Americans and the Insurgents. In May of 1901 our soldier and his regiment begin the process of boarding a ship to return to America. There is of course never a straightforward path and there are many bumps in the road. However our soldier does eventually board a ship and begins again to describe his journey in detail. The diary cuts off abruptly mid-sentence on June 23 1901 as our soldier is describing being at sea with nothing but a sailboat in sight for miles. While we do not know our soldiers identity we do know he was safely heading home at the conclusion of his diary. We know he was a highly motivated volunteer soldier who displayed total buy-in to the mission of the Americans in the Philippines and we know he was a gifted writer penning his experiences with such texture and realism that the reader feels as though they too have been on the front lines of a bloody wet miserable war in the Philippines - fighting for America and for the displaced Philippino people forced to flee from the Insurgents to the mountains. This journal measures 8x5 inches and contains 139 single-sided sheets. The pages were all loose so the author has pinned them together with a single round-headed fastener post. There are no covers to this journal. As a result the first and last few pages show obvious and significant wear and tear including a large corner of the first page being completely ripped off obstructing the text. The handwriting is quite legible. Overall Fair to Poor. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 139 pages . unknown
19349936Glasgow: Kinnaird Press. Glasgow Kinnaird Press n.d. 1934. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Sargent it seems has this down as one of the worst written Utopias. I'll let you judge. Inscribed by the author in pencil to the front endpaper. Spine tanned a little bumping A few spots of foxing. 9936 Hyraxia Books. n.d. 1934 . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1934. Kinnaird Press hardcover
19762092902141505125Shingenronsha Publishing 1976. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: 46 size Shingenronsha Publishing paperback
19620001450KOREA. Very Good. 1962. Manuscript. On offer is a super manuscript relic of Canada's Korean War participation being a handwritten day book diary pages of a soldier with the famed French Canadian regiment the 'Van Doos'. The 2-ring 6 x 4 inch pages record terse fact filled sometimes intimate personal notations of this soldier's duties and life in the Korean Theatre. Some pages are missing but from April 2nd 1952 through November 3rd 1952 he notes 216 days in Korea at this point this serviceman provides an intimate picture of a support soldier laying cables building rafts laying out minefields and many times under attack. June July August and September are the most filled months and in roughly 137 pages one reads the day to day mundane and of course the definitely not mundane entries - how he was driving a jeep with a Sergeant and a military officer and the jeep was under mortar fire and it rolled over down an embankment. Other entries include: May 17th 1952 29 years old; check Vandoos reg. 2000 mine A/P minefield. Got shelled in the valley. 18 - 75 mm came in on us in ½ hour. No casualties; received letters from patootie. Wrote letter to patootie; started booby trap MF mine field; Sgt. Jackson went to battle school in Japan; attended class pontoon raft demonstration at Widgeon bridge; June 25th 7th Wedding Anniversary; mention of Operations Buster and Buckingham Noahs Ark; went over to Sgt's mess a HQ. Tied one on; constructed & operated close 50/60 raft all day; buffet lunch @ Vandoos HQs; took 5 L/Cpls up to Black Watch; almost got clobbered by a heavy mortar which landed 25' behind jeep and much more. One online source provides: BACKGROUND NOTES: The Royal 22e Régiment is an infantry regiment and the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions two Primary Reserve battalions and a band making it the largest regiment in the Canadian Army. The ceremonial home of the regiment is La Citadelle in Quebec City where the regimental museum is housed. The regiment is nicknamed the Van Doos an anglicized mispronunciation of vingt-deux "twenty-two" in French. The regiment's regimental headquarters is located in Quebec City with all three of its regular battalions stationed at various bases in the province of Quebec. The regiment serves as the "local" infantry regiment for Quebec. During the Korean War 1951-1953 the regiment expanded to three battalions each serving in turn as part of the Canadian brigade in the 1st Commonwealth Division. Thus the "Van Doos" represented one-third of Canada's infantry contingent throughout the war. Overall in very good condition save for one page chewed as noted by 'Kibbles'.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: CANADIANA FRENCH CANADIAN REGIMENTS VAN DOOS VANDOOS 22ND REGIMENT KOREAN WAR SEOUL PYONG YANG OPERATION NOAHS ARK OPERATION BUCKINGHAM MINE FIELDS BLACK WATCH CANADA Personal Memoir Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown
1930000769CAIRO EGYPT JERUSALEM ISRAEL. Very Good. 1930. On offer is a large oblong photo album circa 1935 to 1945 with over 180 mounted pictures and photographs providing a visual diary of one soldier's tour through Egypt and the Holy Land. Unique photos beautifully presented in a well kept cloth cover 10 x 13 inch album. ; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY INDIA ILLUSTRATED antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel PALESTINE ISRAEL BRITISH MANDATE BETHLEHEM EGYPT HOLY LAND JUDEA SAMARIA WEST BANK CAIRO JERUSALEM PHOTO ALBUM PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM . hardcover
0MV327New Market Virginia VA CIVIL WAR - VIRGINIA holograph letter written by Union solider from New Market VA. 4 pages unsigned so possibly incomplete but interesting content. To his father; ".I said I did not know whether I should ride my horse or get sent through by rail as far as Winchester / I saddled my horse and rode out about two miles / went to captain to see if I would be sent my rail - he said no because bridge was gone / railroad bridge at the ferry across the Potomac was washed away by heavy rain / must ride my horse or stay behind / packed my duds & mounted my horse in a drizling rain / passed through Charlestown where John Brown was tried and hung 8 miles from the Ferry & stopped about 4 miles from Berryville / took quarters in old deserted tavern with Marve / started for Woodstock where regiment was / orders - no women companions / took off my overcoat and rolled it and strapped my saber and pitol haversack & canteen to saddle this lightened my load / we did not pass near enough to the field of battle this side of Winchester to get sight of it though I saw where the skirmishing commenced on the road & our men drove them back onto the hill about a mile and a half before they made a stand behind the stone wall / some trees by the road were all picked up by rebel bullets and they probably sheltered some of our men and an old house was burnet down by a shell from our guns that sheltered them." Very good decscriptive letter. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
144 pages. Features: Seeing Africa as Hemingway Saw It: Enchanted Aerie for Expatriate Canadians - Toller Cranston and Mexico's Canadian Community; Yumi Eto; Hot Designers from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver; The Allure of Aromas; Regeneration of the Cocktail; Businessman Jack Diamond; Suggestions for the next Sue Grafton novel; CDNX - Canadian Venture Exchange gets off to a fast start; Never to old to groove to Rap; The joy of weightless sex; Bernie Gest Busted; Tillson Lever Harrison - soldier of fortune, confidence man, medical hero; Spring's new purses; Remembering Robertson Davies; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this lavishly produced publication. Book
R240164794Librairie du XXe siècle. Non daté. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 238 pages - nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans et hors texte et en frontispice. Tranches dorées. Non daté.. . . . Classification Dewey : 965-Algérie
1824148954Paris: Chez C. J. Trouve 1824. Hardcover. Good. xxviii 224 p. 22 cm. Half red leather with red paper boards. Gold impressing. Marbled endpapers and text block edges. Black illustrations added to front cover. Stains to boards. Corners and edges worn tear in upper front hinge spine head chipped. Front endpaper loosening. Some foxing. French text. <br/><br/> Chez C. J. Trouve hardcover
1988RO80211690De Cosson. 1988. In-8. Relié plein cuir. Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais. Environ 50 + 118 pages. Sous emboitage en très bon état. 1 volume en français et 1 volume en espagnol - Reimpression de 1829. nombreuses planches d'illustrations en couleurs. Tranches de têtes dorées. Ouvrage en français numéroté n°700.. . Sous Emboitage. . Classification Dewey : 848-Ecrits divers, citations, journaux intimes, souvenirs, mémoires
1890620271890. unknown
195111962Berlin: Aufbau-Verlag GmbH, 1951. 1. Auflage 1.-30. Tausend 628 Seiten , 19 cm, Gewebeeinband
1987919BBBerlin, Militärverl. d. Dt. Demokrat. Republik, 1987. 1. Aufl. 31 cm. 335 S. : überwiegend Ill. (z.T. farb.) Gewebe m. O.Umsch. 1
193429279Braunschweig ; Berlin ; Hamburg : Westermann, 1934. 268 S. : Mit 22 Abb. auf Tafeln; 8°, Org.-Leinen
2003145035St. Augustin : Siegler c 2003. 127 S. : Ill. 25*18 cm. OPappband.
2003216183St. Augustin, Siegler Verlag, 2003. 127 S. zahlr. Ill. 25 cm OPp., gebundene Ausgabe.
19431116751943 N° 1 - Novembre 1943 - Publication bimestrielle - Imprimerie Charles-Lavauzelle - In-4, broché - 140 pages - Illustrations et reproductions photographiques en N&B
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1817081-Lum 1817/18. Kreidelithographie um 1817. 43,8:28,8 cm. Links unten in der Darstellung monogr. AT (M?) ligiert. Mit der Adresse von F. Imp. Lithogr. De G. Engelmann rue Cassette No 18 à Paris-. Wohl bisher unbekanntes Gegenstück zu Winkler 858.12.- Wohl sehr selten.
19052111902160201333Toboukan 1905. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Toboukan paperback
200723059CBNürnberg, Antogo-Verlag, 2007. 8°, 182 S. mit s/w-Abbildungen, illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), Erstausgabe Besitzervermerk auf Vorsatzseite, sonst schönes, sauberes Exemplar
2005112054München : Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, 2005. Ungekürzte, vom Autor neu durchgesehene Auflage; 154 S. ; 19 cm; OKart. (Taschenbuch);
1st paperback edition. VG. ISBN 1852834803. 15881. eng