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Salmond, J.B. THE HISTORY OF THE 51st HIGHLAND DIVISION 1939-1945.
William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1953.
287 pp, large 8vo (9 15/16" H), hard cover (red cloth with gold lettering on spine, gold insignia on front board) - no dust jacket. B&w photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans. "This is the tale of an infantryman whose weapon was essentially a sword, although that sword was fixed on the end of a rifle and designated a bayonet. It is the tale of a Scottish infantryman, who was essentially a clansman with all the glorious traditions, estimable prejudices, and fortunate relationships o f a clansman. In this particular tale each clan was a regiment with its own chief and its own particular significance of territory. Clan jealousy and clan pride formed the separate strength of each unit, and, by their very divisions, made of all th e clans that Unity known as the 51st Highland Division...." Very light browning to pages, light cigarette odor, browning to edges of textblock, light waviness to top of textblock, light edge wear, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, book slightly co ck ed, a few light soiling marks on exterior. Good+
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75.00 USD
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