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TURPIN.,CB.OBE.MA.FCIT., Major General PATRICK G.: : THE TURN OF THE WHEEL - The History of the RASC 1919-1939. [Limited Edition No. 353.]

UK.BUCKINGHAM,BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.BARRACUDA BOOKS LIMITED,1985.

ISBN 0860234287.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,Limited,No'd,1st edn. [Published under the instructions of the Institution of the Royal Corps of Transport.The author joined the RASC as a University candidate in 1934.He saw at first hand this important period in the development of a Corps he was later to lead with such distinction.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,contemporary sepia photographic illustrated font panel of dw/dj with white letters and gilt regimental badge to dark green background, white lettered spine/backstrip and an undecorated,plain dark green rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners – no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – virtually pristine,appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,gilt impressed regiment's badge to front board,similalrly bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate/clean repeated b/w world map with named places the RASC served 1919-39,sets of endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,Ltd.,No'd 353,1st edn,8-256pp [paginated] includes a Foreword,contents list/table,a Preface,Pts I-III comprising 8,5,and 10 chapters respectively, appendices (A-H,J-R),profuse historical, contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,a bibliography,abbreviations,indices (Names, Units,and General respectively) and 4pp numbered Subscribers list.Plus [unpaginated] blank with limitation to reverse,repeated b/w photograph (from dw/d's front) illustrated half-title,with b/w author's portrait to its reverse,and title page. Visually the exterior appearance is spectacular for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. 'The Turn of the Wheel' covers the turbulent interrgnum which began when hostilities came to an end in November 1918,and continues until the beginning of World War Two in 1939.With the signing of the Armistice another era in the life of the Army had passed.The horse,so long the mainstay of transport in the Army,was being replaced by the lorry; mechanisation was the byword and the Royal Army Service Corps was in the forefront of the development of mechanical transport,with all its attendant challenges of training, manpower and maintenance. The development of wheeled vehicles capable of moving off roads,with the introduction of multi-axle drive and pneumatic tyres,were to restore mobility to the battlefield.The widespread use of motor transport led to the prime importance of the provision and handling of supplies of fuel,and influenced the strategic importance of the oilfields.Thus as an army could no longer fight,or even exist,without supplies and transport,the activities of the RASC,which provided both,is a history of the activities of the Army as a whole. Although expenditure on the Armed Forces was severely restricted while disarmament was the cry,and in the face of widespread pacifism and a spirit of appeasement,there were those who understood what was happening.Despite shortages of equipment and manpower,by the time the crises of 1938 and 1939 were upon us,the training of the Army's Transport and Supply service for its role in WW2 was both realistic and imaginative.This account gives a fascinating new insight into the personalities and events which made this possible. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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