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The Disciplines of War; Memories of The Great War of 1914-18 by Levyns: NEW 1984 First Ed

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Author: J E P Levyns

Publisher: 1984, Vantage Press

Pagination: 173

Format: Hardback + DJ

Condition: Old new stock, expect an item that may have been in stock for some time which is undamaged, with minimal wear perhaps some slight spotting or foxing and minimal fading to the cover, see pictures.

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First edition.

The author served in the South African Scottish in the South African Brigade, the Ninth Division, in France in WWI. Invalided out he joined the RAF and served with 102 Night Bombing Squadron at the front. He recounts the difficulty night-pilots had in finding the target and not hitting their own people in open warfare. He was among the first to see the use of parachutes when he witnessed the crew of a wounded Gotha bailing out. He also witnessed the barrage that broke the Hindenburg Line and opened the way for the advance to the Rhine.

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