ARMY DIARY: 1899-1926. By Colonel R. Meinertzhagen.
1960 1st edition. 8vo (147 x 226mm). Ppvii,301,appendices. B/w photographs, colour maps. Maroon cloth, gilt titles and decorative emblems to upper board, spine titled in gilt.
"Colonel Meinertzhagen was not only Smuts' Intelligence Officer in Kenya but Allenby's in Palestine and Sinai. He gives a full account of the East African campaign which includes what he describes as 'possibly the most disgraceful defeat a British Army has ever suffered', the fight at Tanga; and he also records the opening phases of
"Colonel Meinertzhagen was not only Smuts' Intelligence Officer in Kenya but Allenby's in Palestine and Sinai. He gives a full account of the East African campaign which includes what he describes as 'possibly the most disgraceful defeat a British Army has ever suffered', the fight at Tanga; and he also records the opening phases of
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| Author | Meinertzhagen (Richard). (1878-1967). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 47140 |
| ISBN | B0000CKPLO. |
| Book Description | Abrasion to front end-paper (probably due to removal of large bookplate) otherwise a clean copy in a rubbed, price-clipped dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1960 |
| Publisher | Oliver and Boyd. |
| Place | Edinburgh and London. |