Prussia, Kingdom. The Pour le Mérite and Germany's First Aces, Author Signed Copy Republic of the strap with a button

the strap with a button hole

Duplessie re-engaged for three years' service on February 29

the cross demonstrates Godet’s noted quality and remains in an extremely fine condition

below the lion are crossed weapons

One being a machine woven national eagle with stretched-out-wings

Prussia, Kingdom. The Pour le Mérite and Germany's First Aces, Author Signed Copy Republic of the strap with a buttonHardcover, smooth black cloth cover, the award on the front cover and the text on both the spine and the back cover in gold colored ink, entitled "The Pour le Mrite and Germany's First Aces" by Lieutenant Colonel John R. Angolia (Retired) and Clint R. Hackney Jr., copyrighted by the author in 1984, First Edition, signed in blue ink by "John Angolia" and hand serial numbered in red ink "487" on page 4 as one of the first 500 copies of this edition,