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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. No notes or highlighting. Nice older book in good condition. Year 1936. Hardcover. English. See images for condition.

About the book >.>.> I HOPE it will be understood by my readers especi- ally those in the Defence Services that this book has no official authority. The opinions expressed and the interpretation of Regulations and of Service traditions are my own though my intention has been to follow the general trend of orthodox doctrine. In commenting on specific events I have had to commit myself to a number of “”armchair”” criticisms. Not however with the intention of either awarding blame or praise but in order to suggest reasons for consequences and to stimulate thought on the prob- lems involved. Without a much fuller knowledge of local circumstances than it was possible to acquire criticisms are necessarily to some extent guesswork. The narratives given make no claim to complete- ness but aim at presenting salient features of the in- cidents and at giving some idea of the setting and atmosphere in which they took place. I should like to take this opportunity of express- ing my thanks to those officers on whose experiences I have drawn and to those who have been good enough to read and criticise what I have written. (SP)