Published by U.S. Army Service Schools c. 1917, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 1917
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Leaflet. Condition: Good. 7.75" x 5.5. , 4 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Entire document creased. Small chip at spine. Item is somewhat soiled. Lieut. Col. John J. Fulmer, who was commander of Fort Ontario at Oswego and was a veteran of the Spanish-American and World Wars. Fulmer. He entered the Regular Army in 1900, received the commission of second lieutenant at Fort Adams, R. I., on Feb. 1, 1901, and became first lieutenant in 1906. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1921. He served during the World War in France as a member of the General Staff, G. 5 Section of General Headquarters, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. Colonel Fulmer had been graduated in 1905 from the Infantry and Cavalry School, from the General Staff School in 1923, and from the Army War College in 1925. He is recognized as a writer of note, being the author of "Battle Fire Training," "Military Panoramic Sketching," and other pamphlets. This is a leaflet advertising Battle Fire Training by Turner and Fulmer, used by the Military Art Department, the Army Service Schools, as a textbook in musketry for classes of newly appointed lieutenants. The leaflet contains illustrations from the book, a summary of its contents, and opinions of officers who read the book before its publication. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1916 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 183.
Published by Army Service Schools, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 1915
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: fair to good. 230, flexible fabric covers (edges worn, cloth on rear cover peeling), maps, weakness to front cover. The principles of minor tactics, applied in a practical way to the handling of small units, varying in size from a patrol to a regiment.
Published by Army Service Schools c.1915, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 1915
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: good maps in fair to good box. 18 maps, map vol. only, 18 large folding color maps (some discoloration, some edge creases), box scuffed, stained, and small tears. The 18 maps in this box are: 1. Fort Leavenworth two-inch map; 2. Fort Leavenworth four-inch map; 3. Gettysburg General Map; 4-12. Gettysburg three-inch maps for Arendtsville, Hunterstown, New Oxford, Knoxlyn, Gettysburg, Boneauville, Emmitsburg, Taneytown, and Kingsdale; 13-18. Geological Survey map one-inch for Fairfield, Gettysburg, Emmitsburg, Taneytown, Ijamsville, and Mount Airy. These maps were used to work on tactical exercises in the Army Service Schools, Fort Leavenworth.