Operation in Waziristan 1919-1920. Catalogue No. C. W. 4 Case No8987 N. S.
by compiled by The General Staff Army Headquarters India
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Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing , India 1921. First Edition: Confidential Serial No 1656: Original green cloth boards with light brown leather spine and corners, banded spine, titles in gilt against maroon background, riubbed and chipped to extremities, generally firm and very good, uncut page edges, plain endpapers, hinges strengthened with black cloth tape and stitching, printed stamp to front endpaper Adjutants Office 10 Mar 1922, hand written inscription in Red 'Mess 48th Pioneers. ' Pagination x, 187 pages, map pocket to the rear, substantially illustrated with 31 plates, 8 panoramas and maps. A fold-out map 'sketch Camp Wana' is adjacent to page 23, there should be six other maps these are present with the exception of No.4 'General Map of Waziristan' which should be in the pocket at the back. The two other maps that are intended to be in the pocket are present. Size 10.00 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches approx. A heavy book to post. Many students and military connoisseurs will find it fascinating to look back at this conflict, its sources and consequences. .
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- Title
- Operation in Waziristan 1919-1920. Catalogue No. C. W. 4 Case No8987 N. S.
- Author
- compiled by The General Staff Army Headquarters India
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing , India 1921
- Keywords
- Mahsuds, Wazirs, Waziristan, Afganistan, History, Military History, The Afgan War 1919
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