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GERMANY – BOOK – INFORMATION – POCKET-SIZED – WARTIME

SKU: 12-807

$75.00

This book was published in 1915. The handy pocket-sized, soft-cover dictionary measures 2 ¾” by 4 ¼.” Its 252 pages provided its owner with helpful wartime information at his fingertips. It is alphabetically-arranged and provides definitions of wartime terms. It also defines or explains militaria such as Army and Fleets. For example under “Kavallerieregimenter,”, it provides a chart of Kavallerie Regiments, where they were garrisoned, and the year they were established. The handy little pocketbook is in excellent condition. All of its pages are intact.

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This book was published in 1915. The handy pocket-sized, soft-cover dictionary measures 2 ¾” by 4 ¼.” Its 252 pages provided its owner with helpful wartime information at his fingertips. It is alphabetically-arranged and provides definitions of wartime terms. It also defines or explains militaria such as Army and Fleets. For example under “Kavallerieregimenter,”, it provides a chart of Kavallerie Regiments, where they were garrisoned, and the year they were established. The handy little pocketbook is in excellent condition. All of its pages are intact.

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This book was published in 1915. The handy pocket-sized, soft-cover dictionary measures 2 ¾” by 4 ¼.” Its 252 pages provided its owner with helpful wartime information at his fingertips. It is alphabetically-arranged and provides definitions of wartime terms. It also defines or explains militaria such as Army and Fleets. For example under “Kavallerieregimenter,”, it provides a chart of Kavallerie Regiments, where they were garrisoned, and the year they were established. The handy little pocketbook is in excellent condition. All of its pages are intact.

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