Kriget mot Ryssland minnen fran fronten i oster Mars - Augusti 1915. Med over 400 bilder samt 11 kartor
Stockholm: Albert Bonniers, [1915]. First edition, 8vo, pp. [8], 964, [4]; 11 maps, numerous illustrations from photographs and drawings throughout, many full-page, some double-page; very good in original blue cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine. "During the First World War Hedin travelled the West and East Fronts (1914-15) and wrote two heavy volumes on his experiences (this being one of them), which were presented from a decisively German perspective. Hedin’s informants and comrades in the field were German officers and troops. His unlimited admiration for the German Kaiser Wilhelm II was met with ridicule in Swedish and British publications and mirror a general inclination of his, never abandoned, to put his faith in strong leaders, preferably German and certainly male. His tour of the Middle East (1916) again resulted in two heavy volumes in which hail for the German war-efforts played an important part, though coupled with Hedin’s unmistaken gift for describing the historical, cultural and natural landscape he travelled through" (Sven Hedin Foundation). Item #59438
Price: $150.00
