The History of Camp Tophat [Top Hat]:The Story of an American City that grew on the Banks of the Schelde - and of the personalities that made it grow.

Hard Cover, 340x210mm. Copied typoscript, letters are sometimes difficult to read. Unique document on the camp on the river banks near Antwerp where 16.500 American soldiers and 2500 German prisoners lived from July 1945 until april 1946. ' By May 1945, Tophat was a pretty luxurious place with her five movie theaters, good food, a gift PX, officer’s and enlisted men’s clubs, an ice-cream bar, a 20-seat barber shop where the haircuts were free (but you were encourage to tip the barber on your way out), and excellent English-speaking Belgian service personnel.' Ills. and map that show, together with the text, how life in Camp Tophat was. Decorative cover with tophat in gilt in the middle of the front cover. 86 p. Exceptional!. Belgisch of Nederlands posttarief naar keuze. Very Good.
Ambulant Antikwariaat Othello
Book number: 000298
€ 250.00