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Original letter signed by French VICE-AMIRAL ALBERT ROUSSIN in 1866.
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VICE-AMIRAL ALBERT ROUSSIN 1866 EXPEDITION COREE ROZE
................VICE-AMIRAL ALBERT ROUSSIN 1866 EXPEDITION COREE ROZE
DEUX MAGNIFIQUES ET FORT INTERESSANTES LETTRES DU VICE-AMIRAL, MINISTRE DE LA MARINE EN 1877, COMMANDANT EN CHEF DE LA DIVISION NAVALE DE L'OCEAN PACIFIQUE... ALBERT ROUSSIN (1821-1896) DEUX LETTRES DATEES DU 19 ET 29 JUIN 1866 ADRESSEES A UN AMIRAL ( L'AMIRAL RAYMOND DE MONTAIGNAC DE CHAUVANCE) A L'ENTETE MINISTRE DE LA MARINE ET DES COLONIES / CABINET DU MINISTRE. SUPERBES LETTRES SUR LES PREPARATIFS DE L'EXPEDITION PUNITIVE DE COREE EN SEPTEMBRE 1866 MENEE PAR LE CONTRE-AMIRAL ROZE. ALBERT ROUSSIN ALORS DIRECTEUR DU CABINET DU MINISTRE DE LA MARINE CETTE ANNEE-LA CHASSELOUP-LAUBAT, DONNE SES ORDRES ET RECOMMANDATIONS AUPRES DE L'AMIRAL. IL INDIQUE COMBIEN IL EST IMPORTANT QUE LA FLOTTE FRANCAISE PUISSE PARAITRE PRETE A AGIR AUX YEUX DES AUTRES NATIONS ET POUR CELA IL DEMEURE IMPERATIF DE REMETTRE EN ETAT LES PRINCIPAUX NAVIRES DE GUERRE EN RADE A CHERBOURG: LE NAPOLEON, L'AUSTERLITZ, LE BAYARD, LE FONTENOY... "LE MINISTRE NE VEUT PAS FAIRE DE DEPECHE OFFICIELLE POUR PRESCRIRE TOUTES CES MESURES; MAIS IL VOUS PRIE DE LES PRENDRE, SANS BRUIT, COMME DE VOTRE INITIATIVE. ELLES SONT D'AILLEURS FACILES A EXPLIQUER PAR LA NECESSITE DE TENIR LES BATIMENTS DE LA RESERVE EN ETAT D'ARMER RAPIDEMENT, ET D'EN AUGMENTER LE NOMBRE AVEC TOUS LES NAVIRES DONT LES DIRECTIONS DU PORT ONT ACHEVE LES TRAVAUX DE REPARATION ET COMPLETE LE MATERIEL..." 4 PAGES CHAQUE LETTRE.
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JOINT ARMY-NAVY INTELLIGENCE STUDY OF KOREA (INCLUDING TSUSHIMA AND QUELPART) COASTS AND LANDING BEACHES APRIL 1945., /1945
256p,13 3/4"x10",paper wrappers,illus.(incl. aerial photos,maps,and 2 colored folded maps),covers soiled and worn,good. JANIS 75 Chapter IV. Along with the National Intelligence Survey (NIS) and the World Factbook,the Joint Army-Navy Intelligence Studies became government coordinated programs providing basic intelligence since WWII. Between 1943 and 1947 JANIS published 34 studies including this one on landing sites in Korea. Admiral Forrest Sherman called these reports "indispensable".
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Sino-Japanese Combat in KOREA in 1882 (CHINA-JAPAN SCHLACHT IN KOREA)/1882
35 Figures of Officers and Soldiers from China and Japan in KOREA in 1882.
Figures made of Tin and packed in wooden case sized in 32cm x 34cm x 5cm....(URALT ZINNFIGUREN CHINA-JAPAN SCHLACHT IN KOREA IM MASSIVEN HOLZKARTON, LEIDER WURDE DER SCHIEBEDECKEL MAL GEKLEBT ANSONSTEN GUTER ORIGINALZUSTAND MIT KLEINEN FEHLERN, HERSTELLER UNBEKANNT, HÖHE 32 CM, BREITE 34 CM)
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History of The Flag of the United States of America and of the Naval and Yacht-Club Signals,Seals ,and Arms,and Principal National Songs of the United States with a Chronicle of The Symbols,Standards,Banners ,and Flags of Ancient and Modern Nations/1880
Hard cover,Cloth, 8 vo.815 pages.Second Revised Edition (First Edition was published in 1872)A comprehensive and an extremely thorough book about Old Glory. A revision of the book written by the same author in 1872: "Our flag: origin and progress of the flag of the Unites States of America". xvi, 815 pages
. Monumental volume written on the American Flag, signals, seals and arms, symbols, standards, banners also of ancient and modern nations.
Korea section: Refering to various Miltary flags taken from Korean Army
during the Battle between U.S.A. and Korea in 1871 in Korean territory.
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A.Williams and Company,Boston |
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September 6th 1943 POW LETTER CAMP H CHOSEN (KOREA) TO ENGLAND/1943
This is a letter from Joe Charlton, Prisoner of War, to his sister Madge (Cameron) in Berkshire , England.
Return address is PTE Joseph B Charlton. 3844681/P.O.W. No. 409/Camp H. Chosen. Korea/September 6 1943. There are 2 pieces of tape which have browned through the years. Writing is readable beneath the tape. Both taped areas are split most of its length. It looks like it has been stored in this flat condition for a long time. No envelope.
"I have been here since September 1942.....first letter I have been allowed to write....I am working every day except Sundays...."
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Stag Magazine ,October,1956./1956
Monthly magazine reporting the War bewteen United States and Korea
in 1871 in Korean territory. Illustrated with black and white photographs.
Korea section:from page 40 to43.(America's 48-Hour War)
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Sketches of a P.O.W. in KOREA/1945
Paperback,octavo.30 pages. First and only edition. Extremely rare source on
British Prisoners of War captured by Japanese amry in 1942 and lived
in Korea up to the finish of War in August 1945.Collection of drawing and skecthes ,prepared under difficult conditions and with poor materials ,represents some of experiences as Prisons of War in Korea
during World War Second.The last photo is from The Chosun Ilbo dated September 8,2004 (one of the largest and leading daily newspapers in Korea) reporting about this rare
source.
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Wilke and Co.Pty.Ltd.Melbourne |
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The Battles between Japan and China.
An Artistic Production of Japanese Colored Paintings./1894
paperback.Japanese binding style.8 vo.
1.The seizure of the Soko(2nd)
2.The Japanese troops cross over the Dojakushin.
3.The Japanese field camp at the vicinity of Sajo.
4.The Japanese troops pass over the branch of the Anjo in the battle at Seikwan
5.A trumpeter,receiving a bullet in his breast,blew the trumpet until his death.
6.The Japanese right wing attack the Chinese field camp across a corn-field.
7.The Japanese left wing fire off cannon against the Chinese camp.
8.The Japanse troops burst in the Chinese camp,and their generals run away flusteredlys.
9.A temporary field hospital at Anjo.
10.The Japanse troops often met with thunder-storms,while marching on into Gazan.
11.The Japanese soldiers seized the ammunitions and weapons left by the Chinese at Gazan.
12,Transporting the ammunitions,weapons,and grains,seized at Gazan into Jinsen by a steamer.
13. The triumphal retreat into Ryozan,on 5th Aug.The Triumphalfestival ,on 9th Aug.
14.The Triumphal festival ,on 9th Aug.
14 colored illustrations plus 4 pages of explanations in Japanese on illustrations.a colored map attached. Extremely rare material on Korea.
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The Battles between Japan and China.An
Artistic Productuons of Japanese Colored
Paintings by Kwason Suzuki/1895
paperback.Japanese style bining.8 vo.
1.The Night View of Fusan
2.The Japanese troops landing at Chemulpo
3.The King's Father who became the Prime Minister of Corea
4>The Insurrection between Japanese and Corean Soldiers at Seoul Castle on the 23rd July,1894. The King's Father accompanied by Minister Otori entered the castle after defeat of Corean soldiers headed by Min Young Chun,a China Party.
5.The Corean Soldiers could fire no Guns before the Japanese overwhelmed them
7.The Japanese Army entered into the Palace.
8.The Japanese army guarding the King's a this palace.The centre is the main gate to the Palace-The Houses at its both sides are the government buildings.
9.The Queen in her sorrow that her family,the Chinese Party,having been driven out of their offices.
10.The Min's Family all arrested on the account of having incorporated with Chinese.
11.Corean Custumes: A lower Class,Peasant Boy,Soldiers,Water Seller,Merchants,Official in his full dress-An Official in his Religious Dress. An Officer in his Uniform,Dancing Girl,A School Master.A Woman going to washing clothes,Boys playing.
12.Yuen Sei Kai,the Chinese Minister to Corea-Escaping secretly out of Corea.
12 colored illustrations plus 16 pages of explanations in Japanese on the illustrations.
Extremely rare materials on Korea
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Shun-Yo-Do,Tokyo,Japan |
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