1918 'CONFIDENTIAL' Marked A.E.F. Regimental Commanders Trench Warfare Booklet
1918 'CONFIDENTIAL' Marked A.E.F. Regimental Commanders Trench Warfare Booklet
Size: 5 x 7.5 inches
This CONFIDENTIAL marked WWI booklet was translated from the French Edition on December 12th of 1916 at General Headquarters American Expeditionary Force, France in June, 1918. What makes this book even more interesting is its noted mark, “Not to be taken into front-line trenches. Issued to Include Regimental Commanders.
Titled “Liaison For All Arms” this book is a revision of the French official pamphlet entitled “Instruction on Liaison For Troop of All Arms”. This book contains confidential information about Allied warfare and strategical measures. If this booklet were to be taken onto the front line trenches and captured by Germans soldiers it would provide countless secrets and confidential material of AEF, BEF, and French forces in the area.
This CONFIDENTIAL booklet details in detail everything from:
Ground observation
Observation in combat
Aerial observation
Liaisons by airplane and balloons
Communication from airplanes to earth
Trench communications
Firing lines
Balloons
Reconnaissance
Telephone and telegraph communications
Radio electric communications
Visual, arm, sound, panel signaling
Carrier pigeons and messenger dogs
This WWI artifact would make an amazing addition to any World War collection!