Sir Douglas Haig's despatches (December 1915-April 1919) /
Haig, Douglas Haig,Earl,1861-1928.
Boraston, J. H.(John Herbert),1885-1969.
Haig, Douglas Haig,Earl,1861-1928,inscriber.StEdNL: F.7.c.10
Haldane, R. B. Haldane(Richard Burdon Haldane),Viscount,1856-1928,former owner.StEdNL: F.7.c.10
London : J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. ; New York : E.P. Dutton & co,
1919.
The loose maps are printed by Ordnance Survey.
With an autograph inscription from Earl Haig to Viscount Haldane of Cloan.
Maps in portfolio -- 1. Somme battle, 1916. 1:40,000 -- 2. The German retreat to the Hindenburg line, Winter 1916-17. 1:100,000 -- 3. The Battle of Arras, Spring 1917. 1:40,000 -- 4. Third battle of Ypres, Summer and Autumn, 1917. 1:40,000 -- 5. Battle of Cambrai, November & December, 1917. 1:40,000 -- 6. German offensive on the Somme, March 1918. 1:100,000 -- 7. The German offensive on the Lys, April 1918. 1:100,000 -- 8. Final British offensive, August-November 1918. 1:250,000 -- 9. Allied advance, 1918. 1:600,000 -- 10. The British advance to the Rhine. 1:600,000.
Inscription on the recto of the first flyleaf "To Viscount Haldane of Cloan The greatest Secretary for War England has ever had - In grateful remembrance of his successful efforts in organising our Military Forces for a war on the Continent, notwithstanding much opposition from the Army Council and the half hearted support of his parliamentary friends! Haig F.M. Xmas 1919". Also loosely inserted on the verso of the half-title a card inscribed "Copy of Lord Haig's Dispatches brought by Lord Haig himself to Lord Haldane, at his house in London on the evening of the Victory March."