Belgium, Kingdom. Six Second War Piron Brigade (Brigade Piron) Historical Albums

Entitled " Memoirs Brigade Piron - Album Historique des anciens combattants de la 1 Brigade d'Infanterie "Liberation" et des unités issues des Forces Terrestres Belges en Grande-Bretagne 1940-1945 / Historical Album of the former fighters of the 1 Infantry Brigade "Liberation "and of the Belgian Army in Great Britain 1940-1945 " (Piron Brigade Memories - Historical Album of the ex-servicemen (veterans) of the 1st Infantry Brigade "Liberation" and the units originated from the Belgian Land Forces in Great Britain 1940-1945), each is a softcover paperback, the text in French and Dutch throughout in all six albums, published by ASBL Fidelitas et Superbia (Piron Brigade Veteran's Association, a non-profit organization), jointly with the Belgian Armed Forces, printed in Belgium, with only the publication information also stated in English. Each album contains multiple Second War period photographs, featuring the men and vehicles of the Piron Brigade in action, at rest and at play, along with various images of towns and cities, many complemented by various maps, plus reproduced letters and publication articles.

Includes:

1. Return to Belgium and Liberation (Retour en Belgique et Liberation / Terug in België en Bevrijding), published in 1994, containing 64 pages, printed in black ink, the title page with the Piron Brigade regimental badge along with page 22 printed in four-colour inks, on a white paper stock, plus cover printed in four inks, on a white card stock.

2. Chronicle 1941 (Chronique 1941 / Kroniek 1941), published in 1999, containing 172 pages, printed in black ink, the two title pages with the Piron Brigade regimental badge, along with select pages throughout printed in four-colour inks, on a white paper stock, plus cover printed in four inks, on a white card stock.

3. Chronicle 1942-1943 (Chronique 1942-1943 / Kroniek 1942-1943), numbered "3" on the spine, published in 1994, containing 128 pages, printed in black ink, the two title pages with the Piron Brigade regimental badge, along with pages 35, 36, 37, 87 and 98 printed in four-colour inks, on a white paper stock, plus cover printed in four inks, on a white card stock.

4. Belgian Campaign 1944 - 3 (Campagne de Belgique 1944 - 3 / België Veldtocht 1944 - 3), numbered "7" on the spine, published in 1994, containing 94 pages, printed in black ink, the two title pages with the Piron Brigade regimental badge printed in four-colour inks, on a white paper stock, plus cover printed in four inks, on a white card stock, accompanied by a newspaper article from the French-language Belgian daily newspaper "Le Soir" dated January 10, 2003.

5. Holland 2 1945 (Hollande 2 1945 / Holland 2 1945), numbered "9" on the spine, published in 1994, containing 60 pages, printed in black ink, the two title pages and page 51 with the Piron Brigade regimental badge printed in four-colour inks, plus duo-tone tints used on the identification blocks and headshot photographs throughout, on a white paper stock, plus cover printed in four inks, on a white card stock.

6. Loss Register 1940-1945 (Registre des Pertes 1940-1945 / Register Van de Verliezen), numbered "8" on the spine, published in 1995, containing 184 pages, printed in black ink, the two title pages with the Piron Brigade regimental badge, along with the poppy graphic on page 14 and the graveyard monuments on page 110 printed in four-colour inks, on a white paper stock, plus cover printed in four inks, on a white card stock.

Each volume measures 227 mm (w) x 307 mm (h), with some wear and creasing evident on the covers, one exhibiting tape repair on its spine, the pages remaining pristine, the text legible, the illustrations crisp.

Better than very fine.