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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Bumping to corners and spine ends. Some webbing showing. Content is aged toned. Previous owner name to front pastedown. No DJ.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.20x6.10x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2021. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 135pp. Maroon cloth with slight rubbing to extremities. Name on free fep.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.20x6.10x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: NEW.

Zustand: New. Little-known aspect of Churchills life revealed by a fellow officer.&Uumlber den AutorFollowing graduation, Gibb became a member of the Scottish Bar in 1914. During his service with the Royal Scots he reached the rank of Major. Afte.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ex-library book with usual markings. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Shows signs of shelf wear with scuffing to front and edges. Internally the front and rear guttering are weakened, otherwise clean and tightly bound. Heavy book may require extra postage for overseas delivery. Wrapped in tissue, bubble wrap and inserted into jiffy bag. Posted daily from UK, first class within UK and airmail world-wide.

Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Following his resignation from the Government after the disastrous Gallipoli campaign, Winston Churchill's political career stalled. Never one to give in, Churchill was determined to continue fighting the enemy. He was already a Major in the Territorial Reserve and he was offered promotion to Lieutenant Colonel and with it command of a battalion on the Western Front. On 5 January 1916, Churchill took up his new post with the 6th (Service) Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. The battalions adjutant was Captain Alexander Dewar Gibb who formed a close relationship with Churchill that lasted far beyond their few weeks together in the war.Dewar Gibb subsequently wrote an account of his and Churchill's time together in the trenches. Packed with amusing anecdotes and fascinating detail, Gibb's story shows an entirely different side to Churchill's character from the forceful public figure normally presented to the world.Churchill proved to be a caring and compassionate commander and utterly fearless. Despised on his arrival, by the time he departed he was adored by his men. Supplemented with many of Churchill's letters, the observations of other officers, and additional narratives, this is the most unusual and absorbing account of this part of Churchill's life that has ever been told.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. With Winston Churchill at the Front | Winston in the Trenches 1916 | Andrew Dewar Gibb | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2021 | Pen & Sword Books Ltd | EAN 9781399082341 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

The First UK Printing published by Gowans & Gray, Ltd., London in 1924. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. 12mo., publisher's original printed card wraps, glued at the backstrip as issued, lettered in black to upper cover and spine, priced '1/- net' in both places ; the upper cover showing a woodcut of Winston Churchill in circa 1916, wearing a trench coat and his French Poilu's helmet, above musical notation which shows the notes to 'Malbrook s'en va-t-en guerre' ('Marlborough is going off to war', a French folk song); advertisement for 'The Nickums' to lower cover; with black and white frontis photograph of Churchill in Flanders in 1916, kitted out in the same coat and helmet; The book is remarkably well preserved considering its age and ephemeral nature; the spine remaining present and attached (not often found as such), though beginning to split just at the head and the foot; the covers a little marked and scuffed at the edges; some corner creasing; light spotting to the lower cover, as well as inside covers, and the outer edges. Spotting sporadically throughout due to the paper stock used, as universally encountered ; Just beginning to pull away at the gutters, but holding firm; with no front end-paper, opening to the half title as issued. The book is protected in both a removable Mylar cover, and a Mylar sleeve. First UK edition of this short work on Churchill's army career during the First World War. The author, writing under the pseudonym of 'Captain X' was actually Captain Andrew Dewar Gibb (1888-1974), a Scottish barrister, professor and politician who later led the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1936 to 1940. Gibb served in France with the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, achieving the rank of major, and fighting at both the Battle of Loos and on the Ypres Salient, where he was adjutant to Winston Churchill during the short time that Churchill was the battalion's commanding officer. 'With Winston Churchill at the Front' was his first published work, though he went on to write several others, mostly on the subjects of History, Scotland, and Law in the United Kingdom. The frontispiece used later became the basis for the image which featured in the 1932 publication of Churchill's 'Amid These Storms'. Packed with amusing anecdotes and insights, Gibb portrays the famously cantankerous politician as compassionate, fearless, and ultimately adored by the men who served under him. It offers a rare insight into a short, but important period in Churchill's life. Unsurprisingly, it is scarce indeed, in any condition, but even more so thus, with the wraps so well preserved. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

Grey Cloth Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. No stated date but understood to be 1928. 216pp. This is a history of the part played by The Royal Scots Greys (The Second Dragoons) in the First World War, August 1914 to March 1919). It contains sections on Mobilization, Retreat from Mons, the Marne, the Aisne, Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Loos, Arras, Raid at Guillemont Farm, Cambrai, Gouzeaucourt, German Offensive 1918, Amiens, crossing the Hindenburg Line, Pursuit to Mons etc. Appendices include - Casualties, Honours and Awards, Colonels-in-Chief and Colonels, Regimental Collect, Officers 1914-1919. The book is bound in the original grey cloth covered boards with a silver stamped Regimental emblem on the front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with some shelf wear and light soiling on the boards and some brown staining on the top edge of the front board. There are a few other small brown spots on the boards and the spine ends are bumped. The contents are tight and clean. This copy is from the library of Dawyck Haig, 2nd Earl Haig, who has signed the front free endpaper 'Haig, 2nd Lieut. Royal Scots Greys, Rehovot, Palestine 1940.'.

Softback. First Edition. First edition softback in publishers original printed pictorial paper boards Photographic frontispiece printed on smooth paper Some scuffing to cover particularly over hinge and a few toned marks however this is remarkably well preserved considering its age and format No ffep opens to half title Light spotting to half title then infrequently throughout Pages are bright and clean Overall very good condition 111 pp Captain Andrew Dewar Gibb 18881974 wrote this book under the pseudonym Captain X about his time serving in the Royal Scotts Fusiliers fighting at the Battle of Loos and on the Ypres Salient where he was adjutant to Winston Churchill He went on to become a founding member of the Scottish National Party This delicate first edition is exceedingly rare with just two appearances recorded at auction and no other copies on the market An excellent example of this interesting and rare book. book.