Author: Bertram Armitage
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244976074
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
An autobiographical account of an under-age lad who managed to enlist in the British Army and fought in the First World War. The book was developed later from the author's own contemporary field diaries, and is ably illustrated with his own paintings. His story is related candidly and with humour. A good read.
Schoolboy Soldier - 1914-1918 Memoir
Author: Bertram Armitage
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244976074
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
An autobiographical account of an under-age lad who managed to enlist in the British Army and fought in the First World War. The book was developed later from the author's own contemporary field diaries, and is ably illustrated with his own paintings. His story is related candidly and with humour. A good read.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244976074
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
An autobiographical account of an under-age lad who managed to enlist in the British Army and fought in the First World War. The book was developed later from the author's own contemporary field diaries, and is ably illustrated with his own paintings. His story is related candidly and with humour. A good read.
Subject Index of the Books Relating to the European War, 1914-1918
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Subject Index of the Books Relating to the European War, 1914-1918
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
Publisher: London : Printed by order of the Trusteeds
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher: London : Printed by order of the Trusteeds
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
British Generalship on the Western Front 1914-1918
Author: Simon Robbins
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134269684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This book explores how British Army learnt from the pyrrhic victories of 1915-17 and developed the new tactics, leadership and doctrine of combined arms to overcome the tactical stalemate hitherto bedevilling Allied offensives to defeat the
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134269684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This book explores how British Army learnt from the pyrrhic victories of 1915-17 and developed the new tactics, leadership and doctrine of combined arms to overcome the tactical stalemate hitherto bedevilling Allied offensives to defeat the
Kitchener's Army
Author: Peter Simkins
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719026379
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This interesting book looks at the British army of 1914, an army of conscripts and volunteers. The effect of this mobilization on the social and political climate of Britain and the kind of army that was created are thoroughly explored. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719026379
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This interesting book looks at the British army of 1914, an army of conscripts and volunteers. The effect of this mobilization on the social and political climate of Britain and the kind of army that was created are thoroughly explored. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British Museum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library
A Nation in Arms
Author: Ian F W Beckett
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1783461837
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
The Great War was the first conflict to draw men and women into uniform on a massive scale. From a small regular force of barely 250,000, the British Army rapidly expanded into a national force of over five million. A Nation in Arms brings together original research into the impact of the war on the army as an institution, gives a revealing account of those who served in it and offers fascinating insights into its social history during one of the bloodiest wars.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1783461837
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
The Great War was the first conflict to draw men and women into uniform on a massive scale. From a small regular force of barely 250,000, the British Army rapidly expanded into a national force of over five million. A Nation in Arms brings together original research into the impact of the war on the army as an institution, gives a revealing account of those who served in it and offers fascinating insights into its social history during one of the bloodiest wars.
The Killing Ground
Author: Tim Travers
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844158896
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
This books explains why the British Army fought the way it did in the First World War. It integrates social and military history and the impact of ideas to tell the story of how the army, especially the senior officers, adapted to the new technological warfare and asks: Was the style of warfare on the Western Front inevitable? Using an extensive range of unpublished diaries, letters, memoirs and Cabinet and War Office files, Professor Travers explains how and why the ideas, tactics and strategies emerged. He emphasises the influence of pre-war social and military attitudes, and examines the early life and career of Sir Douglas Haig. The author's analysis of the preparations for the Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele provide new interpretations of the role of Haig and his GHQ, and he explains the reasons for the unexpected British withdrawal in March 1918. An appendix supplies short biographies of senior British officers. In general, historians of the First World War are in two hostile camps: those who see the futility of lions led by donkeys on the one hand and on the other the apologists for Haig and the conduct of the war. Professor Travers' immensely readable book provides a bridge between the two.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844158896
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
This books explains why the British Army fought the way it did in the First World War. It integrates social and military history and the impact of ideas to tell the story of how the army, especially the senior officers, adapted to the new technological warfare and asks: Was the style of warfare on the Western Front inevitable? Using an extensive range of unpublished diaries, letters, memoirs and Cabinet and War Office files, Professor Travers explains how and why the ideas, tactics and strategies emerged. He emphasises the influence of pre-war social and military attitudes, and examines the early life and career of Sir Douglas Haig. The author's analysis of the preparations for the Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele provide new interpretations of the role of Haig and his GHQ, and he explains the reasons for the unexpected British withdrawal in March 1918. An appendix supplies short biographies of senior British officers. In general, historians of the First World War are in two hostile camps: those who see the futility of lions led by donkeys on the one hand and on the other the apologists for Haig and the conduct of the war. Professor Travers' immensely readable book provides a bridge between the two.