army educational corps (3 Ergebnisse)

8vo. 210pp. B/w maps. Original wrappers, a very good copy. . Intriguing snapshot of the Army's take on a post-Korea world.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Three very rare closely related items issued to 8th Army personnel on their way home after victory in WW2. All very good, printed on economy war time paper, lightly tanned with some spotting. (ITEM 1) "Venice", Prepared under the Auspices of Education, Eighth Army: Green illustrated tan wraps 12x17cm. (3)pp Introduction, 24pp with b/w illustrations, complete with colour folding map bound in. Undated but 1945. This offers "a quick survey of the city" noting that "Unfortunately, owing to war conditions, almost all the big works in sculpture and painting have been removed for safekeeping" (p1). It details 5 itineraries including the Piazza San Marco, Grand Canal, NW Venice, St John and St Paul parishes, and the district centred on the Chiesa dei Frari. Illustrations focus on architecture and monuments, with a final section giving clues to the different styles. The map, 45x33cm, labelled in Italian, was prepared locally by the Officine Grafiche Carlo Ferrari and shows the whole of Venice with an inset for the Lido. This is not recorded on Worldcat or Library Hub. // (ITEM 2) "A Souvenir of your Visit to Venice", Prepared by Education, Eighth Army, May 1945: b/w printed title panel 12x25 opening out to reveal a b/w map 35x25cm, with key sites numbered in red including the British Army Information Centre in the Piazza San Marco. The verso includes a history of Venice. Worldcat records 1 copy only (OCLC 953793271: Rovereto Biblioteca Maria Dolens). // (ITEM 3) "Tours of Venice with Expert Guides Under the Auspices of the Army Educational Corps": (1)pp black printed promotional flyer 12x16cm. This would have been distributed to 8th Army and other personnel. It advertises 2.5 hour tours on foot or by gondola from the Information Centre in Piazza San Marco daily at 1000 and 1400 Hrs (Sundays at 1400 Hrs only), charged at 75 Lire. The itinerary takes in the Church of St Mark, Doges Palace, Prison, Bridge of Sighs, Rialto Bridge "and many other interesting places". No other records found.

No place or printer. [July 1944]. 8vo. Illustrated stiff card wrappers, map and plan inside wrappers, wire-stitched, pp. 24, [2], illustrations after photographs in the text; staples a bit oxidized, marginal traces of humidity towards the end.A guide book produced for Allied troops in the Levant. - The only other copy we were able to locate is in the Imperial War Museum.