Die Sowjetarmee, unser Waffenbruder (The Soviet Army, our brothers in arms)
Berlin: Verlag des Ministeriums für Nationale Verteidigung, 1958. First edition. Paperback. 18, [2]pp (text), 48 loose plates, 2 loose folded maps, as issued. Original photo-illustrated wrap around. Published by the East German Ministry of National Defense on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Red Army, this work features 48 b/w photographic plates depicting the Soviet Army in action during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922), the Second World War (1941-1945) to the annual Moscow Military Parade, held on the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution (November 7, 1957). Includes two color folded maps (The fronts of the civil war and the armed intervention 1918-1920; and The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945). Moderate rubbing along edges of wrappers. Text and captions in German. Wraps in overall good, interior in good+ to very good condition. g to vg. Item #37615
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