Gildwiller1918 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Just picked this up, a 1917 dated French Infantry leader's manual, at 480 pages, quite comprehensive. It is a typical manual of the times, it covers marching, formations, commands, weapon parts, grenades, entrenchments, etc. The spine is quite stiff so it's hard to open the manual fully. It has nice, detailed images of grenades, which is always of interest to me. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 usmc Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 I just got a US english version translated from French 1917, we must be thinking the same! Expensive $25 but I never see WW I manuals. Quote Manual for Commanders of Infantry Platoons translated from the French (edition of 1917) at the Army War College (Government Printing Office), blue paper covers; Book size about 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches with some 450 p.; very worn, edges of covers frayed, spine badly chipped; cover soiled and stained; 4-page folding plate intact; illustrated throughout with line drawings message sent about more French goodies.... note they are in France 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 Nice manual, don't see much of the French stuff here, but I am always on the lookout for interesting items. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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