Author: F. C. StanleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The History of the 89th Brigade, 1914-1918
Author: F. C. StanleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428910220
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
This work provides an organizational history of the maneuver brigade and case studies of its employment throughout the various wars. Apart from the text, the appendices at the end of the work provide a ready reference to all brigade organizations used in the Army since 1917 and the history of the brigade colors.
Kitcheners Army
Author: Peter SimkinsPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844155854
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Numbering over five million men, Britain's army in the First World War was the biggest in the country's history. Remarkably, nearly half those men who served in it were volunteers. 2,466,719 men enlisted between August 1914 and December 1915, many in response to the appeals of the Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener. How did Britain succeed in creating a mass army, almost from scratch, in the middle of a major war ? What compelled so many men to volunteer ' and what happened to them once they had taken the King's shilling ? Peter Simkins describes how Kitchener's New Armies were raised and reviews the main political, economic and social effects of the recruiting campaign. He examines the experiences and impressions of the officers and men who made up the New Armies. As well as analysing their motives for enlisting, he explores how they were fed, housed, equipped and trained before they set off for active service abroad. Drawing upon a wide variety of sources, ranging from government papers to the diaries and letters of individual soldiers, he questions long-held assumptions about the 'rush to the colours' and the nature of patriotism in 1914. The book will be of interest not only to those studying social, political and economic history, but also to general readers who wish to know more about the story of Britain's citizen soldiers in the Great War.
The History of the 19th Division, 1914-1918
Author: Everard WyrallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Leadership In Conflict 1914–1918
Author: Matthew HughesPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473815908
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
The First World War was a conflict in which personality and character mattered. Its course and outcome were decided by determined individuals who had to make momentous decisions in very trying circumstances. As battles raged on land, sea and air across Europe, Africa and Asia, the Generals and politicians tried to steer a course to victory. It was never easy and they often disagreed on the best strategy. Yet, men's lives depended on the outcome.This collection of authorative essay examines these disagreements, portraying the decision-making process on both sides in the Great War. The personalities involved are now household names: Haig, Foch, Lloyd George, Woodrow Wilson and the German Kaiser, William II.
To the Last Man :.
Author: Jonathan D. BrattenSubject Index of the Books Relating to the European War, 1914-1918
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher: London : Printed by order of the Trusteeds
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army
Author: Arthur S. WhitePublisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 178150539X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
This is one of the most valuable books in the armoury of the serious student of British Military history. It is a new and revised edition of Arthur White's much sought-after bibliography of regimental, battalion and other histories of all regiments and Corps that have ever existed in the British Army. This new edition includes an enlarged addendum to that given in the 1988 reprint. It is, quite simply, indispensible.
Sounds of War
Author: Emma HannaPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110848008X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Music in all its forms was an indispensable part of everyday life in Britain's armed forces during the Great War.
Call to Arms
Author: Charles MessengerPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1780227590
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
This is a comprehensive account of how the British Army coped with and adapted to the enormous challenges and pressures of the First World War -- the first major continental war that the army had had to fight for almost a hundred years. Following the course of the War, both on the Western Front and in other theatres, Charles Messenger tells how the British Army managed the challenges of command, training, technology and new weapons of war. He examines officer selection, medicine, discipline, the manpower crisis of 1918, the integration of women into the forces and many other topics. Based on years of original research, this will become the standard work of reference on the organization and administration of the biggest army Britain has ever put into the field.