aimed to prepare the civilian population for a potential German invasion and instill a spirit of unwavering resistance
in the striking pictorial dust jacket
the earliest of Milne’s four Christopher Robin books and the volume that first introduced Winnie-the-Pooh (appearing anonymously in the poem Teddy Bear)
Beyond his scientific contributions
London: Methuen & Co
Bolo Whistler - Montgomery to Lord Portal Presentation Copy, CIGS to Wartime Air Chief gilt decorated cloth aimed to prepare the civilianSMYTH, Brigadier The Rt Hon Sir John Smyth, Bt, VC, MC. Bolo Whistler: The Life of General Sir Lashmer Whistler, GCB, KBE, DSO, DL. A Study in Leadership. London: Frederick Muller, 1967. First edition. Field Marshal Montgomery presentation copy to Lord Portal. First edition, first impression. A superb presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: To Peter from Bernard. The recipient was Lord Portal, known privately as Peter, wartime Chief