[Cover title:] Persian Gulf Command. Iran.

Published by [Persia, ca. 1943-1945].

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Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, AustriaAntiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH

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Photo album. (16), (11 blank) ff. With 150 gelatin silver photographs (various sizes). Ca. 32.5 × 26 cm. Contemporary embossed brown cloth, with the title embossed in silver on the front board, and the green shoulder sleeve insignia of the Persian Gulf Command embedded in the front board. Unusual military photo album with 150 photographs of the activities of the Persian Gulf Command (PGC) at the base in Andimeshk, Iran. The PGC was a branch of the United States Army established to facilitate the supply of material from the U.S. Lend-Lease programme through the Persian Corridor. This material was sent to the Soviet Union to strengthen it, so it could help defeat Nazi Germany. - The photographs in this album, which cannot be found anywhere else, offer a visual documentation of this time. However, they show the simple soldiers; the men tasked with driving trucks, maintaining oil supply lines, or working alongside Iranians at the two factories producing trucks for the war effort. The work therefore offers a fascinating insight into daily life of PCG members in Persia in the Second World War. - This album was compiled by John Stefano (dates unknown), a technician fourth grade in the PGC. It includes photographs of the Tehran conference in 1943, the first World War II conference between the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom, where it was decided to open a second front against Germany. Other than this, there are photographs of the barracks the men lived in, the military vehicles they used, the marches and excercises they partook in, but also the surrounding landscape and the local people. - Inserted in the album is a booklet with images and information about Persia, with a letter by PCG commander Donald Prentice Booth (1902-93), which was sent to PCG members after the war to congratulate them on a job well done. He hoped the booklet would serve as a memento. Together with the album, it continues to do so until this day. - With the shoulder sleeve insignia of the Persian Gulf command mounted on the inside of the front board, some of the photographs are captioned on the back. The eyelets for the string on the front board have come loose. The corners of the leaves are slightly creased. Overall in very good condition.…

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Title
[Cover title:] Persian Gulf Command. Iran.
Author
[Persian Gulf Command]. Stefano, John (compiler/photographer).
Publisher
[Persia, ca. 1943-1945].
Binding
Hardcover
Item weight
2,000 grams
Seller catalogs
Middle East, incl. Arabian Gulf: History, Travels, Falconry and Horses

Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH

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We have been dealing in valuable books, manuscripts, and autographs since 1883. As members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Verband der Antiquare Österreichs (Austrian association of antiquarian booksellers), as well as the Verband deutscher Antiquare e.V. (German association of antiquarian booksellers), we are bound by these organizations' code of ethics. A large proportion of our customers is made up of institutions, including renowned international universities and major state libraries. We keep contact with our private customers at international book fairs and through our online catalogues. You are welcome to visit us on our business premises from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM. We are happy to take buying orders for the important book auctions in Germany and Austria, which we attend regularly. We dedicate special attention to the estates and archives of important personalities of the arts and sciences in European and world history. Through specially prepared archive catalogues we have been able to sell the archives of Viktor Léon (librettist, 1859-1940), Leo Fall (operetta composer, 1873-1925), Lotte Lehmann (singer, 1888-1976), Otto Tressler (actor, 1871-1865) and Max Reinhardt (director, 1873-1743), as well as the last privately owned important original manuscripts by Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher, 1889-1951). Along the lines of this specialization our buying policy concentrates especially on these fields.…

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Inlibris, Handelsgesellschaft für antiquarische Bücher und Drucke GmbH

Rathausstrasse 19/27
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