1924 A Field-Marshal's Memoirs: From the Diary, Correspondence, and Reminiscences of Alfred, Count von Waldersee

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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. With a portrait frontispiece. The memoirs of Alfred Heinrich Karl Ludwig Graf von Waldersee, a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) who served as Chief of the Imperial German General Staff and Commander of the International Relief Force during the Boxer Rebellion, recorded from his personal diaries, correspondence, and reminiscences. Born into a military family, von Waldersee saw decorated service as an artillery officer, and became Prussian military attache at the Paris embassy in 1870. Which gave him insight into the French defences that would prove crucial in the upcoming Franco-Prussian War, in which he played a significant role. Condensed and translated by Frederic Whyte, a British writer and journalist.