Edmund Ironside 1882-1971 British Field Marshal, Chief of the Imperial General Staff upon the outbreak of war, 1939 A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo , Norwich, Nov. 30, 1957 Good content: " They say that 'old soldiers never die' and that they just fade away'. So long as we fade gracefully... I feel that we have not lived in vain . " Additional content concerning his service in Hungary and on the Caspian.