Author: Kromhout, J. H.
Title: Vademecum voor officieren van alle wapenen, ten gebruike bij het uitvoeren van werkzaamheden van verschillenden aard in tijd van oorlog.
Description: 's-Gravenhage, Van Cleef, 1883. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. Pp. xviii, 303, (1) errata. With 126 lithographic plates with a total of 440 illustrations, partly printed in colour. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's brown full cloth, gilt lettering to cover, old shelf ticket to spine, old institutional stamp and inscription to title, small chip to two leaves at lower blank corner. In a very good condition. Some sporadic foxing else a fine copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. The guide covers in minute detail the task, duty, and technique of the field engineer and tracker, dealing with materials, earthwork, encampment, field fortification, entrenchment, communication, construction of bridges such as floating, roller, rafts, footbridge, cage, etc. field artillery, defense of topographical key points, and much more. The beautiful illustrations form the majority and the most important part of the guide. 005-01 .

Keywords: MILITARY HISTORY WAR WARFARE MILITARIA MILITARISM ARMED FORCES ARMY NAVY BATTLES CAMPAIGNS KRIEG KRIEGE KRIEGSZÜGE FELDZÜGE MILITÄR MILITÄRISCHE STRATEGIE GESCHICHTE MILITÄRGESCHICHTE KRIEGSGESCHICHTE ARMEE HEER MILITAIRE GUERRE GUERRES HISTOIRE ENGINEERS


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