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Title: Ονήσανδρος: Εφημερίς του κατά ξηράν και θάλασσαν Στρατού (Onēsandros: Ephēmeris tou kata xēran kai thalassan Stratou kai tēs ethnophylakēs).

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Years: 1864-1865 + Suppl.

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Volumes: 1-2.

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Frequency: Semi-monthly.

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Editor: I. P. Rhodios, lieutenant captain of the Greek infantry and Professor of War at the Military School of Greece.

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Publisher: Athens: Hermes Press; Z. Gryparēs and A. Kanariōtos.

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Publication history: T. 1, phylladion 1 (1 Aug. 1864)-.

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Subject: Military matters “Journal of the Land and Sea Army and the National Guard.”

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Notes: Greek military biweekly journal with news and information about the armed forces and the personnel working in it. It was the first Greek military journal after the 1821 War of Independence.

 

Content example: volume 3 (1865) has a long article on how to budget for carting off dirt during military road construction (article draws from French scientific literature) and how to scientifically plan for it. Then there is a literal translation of a lecture by a certain C. Thierse who reported to the French parliament regarding rational budget planning for the French military. And then there is a long translated excerpt from a novel with a military theme (scenes of life in the military, after an original text by a G. Graux).

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Online: 1865 issues available in Anemi: https://anemi.lib.uoc.gr/metadata/f/b/9/metadata-1333094409-899250-7923.tkl