& Sorti Monaldi - De Luitenant-generaal J. Van Swieten Contra Den Luitenant-generaal G.M. Verspyck.

Zalbommel, Noman, 1880. Clothbacked printed boards, (viii), 266pp. Errata-slip bound-up. Famous apology of the Lt.General Van Swieten, C.I.C. of the 2nd Aceh-expedition, 1873. Van Swieten, a 'liberal', defends here his military strategy during this expedition, towards his 2nd in command the Lt.General Verspyck (a conservative, from the 'old' Indian Army). He (Verspyck) reproaches his C.In.C. in a previous brochure being too soft towards the Acehnese, whilst Van Swieten states that the burning & looting of campongs, the unnecessary slaughtering of men, women & children is..completely unnecessary & puts a blame on the Army. This defence forms only a small part in the 'paper' Aceh-war. See: P.van 't Veer, De Atjeh 0orlog..Amsterdam, 1969). Rare. (bds. somewh. soiled, contents fine).