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The Story of ANTWERP X by Brigadier General Clare Hibbs Armstrong

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The Story of ANTWERP X by Brigadier General Clare Hibbs Armstrong-This is an original copy of ANTWERP X. These are very, very rare! Especially in this condition. Operation Antwerp X was a top-secret World War II Allied mission commanded by American Brigadier General Clare Hibbs Armstrong to protect the vital port of Antwerp, Belgium, from German V-1 and V-2 missile attacks between October 1944 and April 1945. This paperback book was published by the 50 AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery) Brigade US Army in late 1945. Written and compiled under Armstrong's direction, the 48-page illustrated record featured daily V-1 attack charts, brigade organization diagrams, ground defense plans, and color maps/illustrations by flight sergeants P. C. Haymans and R. A. Johansson.  Because they were distributed directly to the soldiers of the 50th AAA Brigade rather than sold commercially to the public, few copies survive outside of private collections. A scarce find for sure.