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    By H. de Watteville; Major-General Sir Charles Callwell
    London   Constable and Co. Limited
    8" by 5.5" xx, 238pp
    A very scarce study on the causes, conduction, and consequences of the 1919-20 Waziristan Campaign, complete with maps and plates.
    By H. de Watteville; Major-General Sir Charles Callwell

    1925 Waziristan, 1919-1920

    London   Constable and Co. Limited
    8" by 5.5" xx, 238pp
    A very scarce study on the causes, conduction, and consequences of the 1919-20 Waziristan Campaign, complete with maps and plates.
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    Description

    First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

    The first edition of this very scarce work.

    Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, five plates, and three maps.

    Collated, complete. 

    An in-depth exploration at the 1919-1920 Waziristan Campaign, led by the British and Indian forces against the native tribesmen in the region. The campaign began following the unrest after the Third Anglo-Afghan War. An interesting look at unrest following the Great War.

    By H. de Watteville, who did not serve on the North-Western Frontier of India, but researched this work thorough with help of those who did serve. 

    Part of the series 'Campaigns and Their Lessons', which was edited by Major-General Sir Charles Callwell.

    Bookplate of a Jerrard to the front paste down.

    Condition

    In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light markings to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small torn label to the tail of the spine. Bookplate to the front paste down. Front endpaper has been excised. Light spots to the endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some scattered spots.

    Very Good

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