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London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. London New York Toronto. Hodder and Stoughton, n.d. 8vo. xii,310pp. Turquoise cloth, letters gilt; very good condition, spine faded, few blemishes on cloth, owner's name, one leaf of text frayed at fore-edge. 17 illustrations and 4 maps on coated stock. Author says his diary is "the simple diary of a citizen soldier, a story of four years of happy adventure whose measure of variety was pressed down and running over…the War was an education for millions and I have tried to explain how it influenced me." Fearing militarism, he thinks that soldiers and "common folk the world over love peace and in the main desire goodwill" (Introduction). Captain Benn saw much of the War from the air serving in the Royal Flying Corps (arm of the British Army) which merged with the Royal Naval Air Service, later to become the Royal Air Force, during his service.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1919. First Edition. Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), xii, 310 pp. Photos. Good; bookplate, light shelfwear, upper fore-edge corner of cover discolored, interior clean and tight.