London: Hutchinson & Co., (Publishers) LTD., 1929. Second Impression [stated]. Hardcover. 25 cm. 318, [2] pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Maps. Some wear to board edges. Some wear and soiling. Name of previous owner affixed inside front cover (E. H. Staffurth). This is believed to be the Staffurth who served with the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the Hampshire Regiment in 1894 and may also have become a lawyer and a member of a fraternal organization (Mason?). Ferdinand Foch (2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929) was a French general and military theorist who served as the Supreme Allied Commander during the WWI. An aggressive commander at the First Marne, Flanders and Artois campaigns of 1914–1916, Foch became the Allied Commander-in-Chief in March 1918 in the face of the German spring offensive. He successfully coordinated the French, British and American efforts into a coherent whole, deftly handling his strategic reserves. He stopped the German offensive and launched a war-winning counterattack. In November 1918, Marshal Foch accepted the German cessation of hostilities and was present at the Armistice of 11 November 1918. At the outbreak of war in August 1914, Foch's XX Corps participated in the brief invasion of Germany before retreating in the face of a German counter-attack and successfully blocking the Germans short of Nancy. Ordered west to defend Paris, Foch's prestige soared as a result of the victory at the Marne. Foch was appointed "Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies" on 26 March 1918. He played a decisive role in halting a renewed German advance on Paris in the Second Battle of the Marne, after which he was promoted to Marshal of France. More

London: John Murray, 1919. First? Edition. First? Printing. 272, illus., maps (fold-out map), index, boards worn and soiled, front board weak, some endpaper discoloration. More