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1945 · ref. 000714 — Aldershot: Gale and Polden 1945. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. First Edition printings. Four volumes. Slim Quarto 4to. An exceptionally scarce consecutive post-war run of the Regimental Journal for the 11th Hussars Prince Albert's Own. This collection beautifully spans the immediate aftermath of WWII through the height of the early National Service years anchoring on the highly sought-after 1945 Victory Edition. Richly illustrated with photographic plates regimental updates rolls and operational records of the "Cherry Pickers" during their pivotal post-war deployments. Publisher's original printed soft covers paper wraps. Issued without dust jackets in Good to Very Good overall. Volumes 1949 and 1951 are in Very Good clean condition. The 1945 Victory Edition is Good remaining clean and bright internally though the middle pages are loose but entirely present. The 1950 volume is Fair showing typical age-discolouration to the wraps and notable damage/loss along the fragile paper spine. A scarce and highly desirable group mapping a crucial era in British armored cavalry history. The 11th Hussars entered Berlin in 1945 as part of the victory garrison having fought their way across Northwest Europe as a premier armored reconnaissance unit. The rare 1945 Victory Edition contained in this set offers an unparalleled raw look at a historic regiment celebrating the end of WWII while rapidly adapting to an uncertain peace. Together with the 1949-1951 volumes this collection provides an invaluable primary resource documenting the daily lives training regimes and intense camaraderie of British National Servicemen serving in Lower Saxony on the literal frontline of the burgeoning Cold War. Softcover regimental journals from this era were printed in incredibly small numbers primarily for serving members making surviving sets an essential acquisition for any serious British Army or cavalry library Gale and Polden paperback