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La guerre navale racontée par nos amiraux.
Paris : Librarie Schwarz, [1926-28]
24 fasc. in 6 v. : ill. (incl. plans) plates (part. col., part. fold.) ports. (part. col.), maps (part col.) , diagrs. ; 33 cm.
Each volume has 3 parts: pt. 1. The Admirals recountings; pt. 2. Monographies et tableaux tactiques; pt. 3. Textes et légendes des planches en hors texte.
Contents: Tome 1. Amiral Ratyé.- t.2. Amiral Ratyé; Amiral Salaun; Amiral Dumesnil.- t.3. Amiral Ratyé; Amiral Merveilleux du Vignaux.- t.4. Amiral Docteur; Amiral Lacaze; Amiral Frochot.- t.5-t.6. Amiral Grasset; Amiral Fatou; Amiral Varney; Amiral Jehenne; Amiral Ronarc'h.
Presented to Eton College by Eugen Millington-Drake in 1938.
Red leather quarter binding with gilt lettering on spine, marbled paper covered boards, five raised bands; bound by Best & Co.
[Oe.1.05] At request of Eugen Millington-Drake, ms. signatures of Jules Docteur, Charles Dumesnil, Maurice Grasset, Marie Lacaze, Pierre Ronarc'h, Henri Salaun, and Paul Jehenne.
[Oe.1.05] Types note tipped into front endpaper : "the above signatures are those of eight of the twelve admirals who contributed to this work, as the other four admirals are deceased, no further signatures are available".
France Marine
World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations
France History, Naval Sources
Jehenne, Paul Amable, 1866 - ? author.
Fatou, Louis Ernest, 1867 - ? author.
Dumesnil, Charles, 1868 - 1946 author.
Salaun, Henri, 1866 - ? author.
Best & Co. binder.
Librairie Schwarz (Firm) publisher.
France Paris.
B30474