The last post / by Sir John W. Fortescue ... with introduction by Philip Guedalla
1934, First Edition. Edinburgh and London : Blackwood. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #440068
Physical description; xvi, 319 pages, 1 unnumbered page : frontispiece (portrait) ; 21 cm. Contents; The British soldier.--The vicissitudes of organized power.--What is war?--Sir Edward Pakenham.--Hugh, first viscount Gough.--The Napiers.--Navy and army.--English military music.--A side-show of the eighteenth century.--Guadeloupe 1759. Subjects; Great Britain Army. Great Britain History, Military.
Price: €25.00