Witold Hupert, An Outline of Polish Military History [1919]

Size: 22.5 cm.

Volume: 292 pages, including 20 charts and 16 illustrations in the text, as well as 2 fold-out operational-tactical maps.

Binding: period half-cloth (1919), cloth spine, paper endpapers.

Witold Hupert’s *An Outline of Polish Military History* is a synthesis of the history of Polish military affairs from the Piast era to the 19th century, published in 1919, when the Polish Army was being formed. It discusses the strategy, logistics, and tactics of the most important campaigns. It contains 20 plates, 16 illustrations, and 2 fold-out maps at the end of the volume. It was jointly published by Hieronim Wilder (Antykwaryat Polski, Warsaw) and Bernard Połoniecki (Lviv).

The title page and half-title page bear the signature “Jabłoński.” The text contains numerous underlinings in pencil and ink.

The binding shows signs of wear along the edges and has a dulled finish. The paper is yellowed in places. Both maps are complete and undamaged.

An item from the 18th Polish Antiquarian Book Auction.