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12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. On offer is a modest archive of original handwritten letters from what is known as the "Forgotten Front" of World War I being Salonica. There are five letters here from Lieut. Halstead, Royal Army Medical Corps, written from Greece/Salonica to his wife during the great Doiran campaign of autumn 1918. Letters are: Sept. 19, 1918 (3 pages), Oct. 1, 1918 (4 pages), Oct. 4, 1918 (3 pages), Oct. 18, 1918 (4 pages) and Oct. 29, 1918 (2 pages). They detail a range of era related history and conditions of this RAMC officer: lack of leave and post on this front, the September offensive and the pursuit into Bulgaria, Bulgarian artillery bombardments and aerial activity, frenzy of casualties at the casualty clearing station, the Spanish influenza pandemic of which there are several references etc. Super content. Overall VG.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of LIEUTENANT HALSTEAD : 1918 ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPH LETTERS [ALS] FROM SALONIKA GREECE 'THE FORGOTTEN FRONT' TO EALING AVENUE IN LONDON. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, used books, fine bindings, livres rares and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |