This comprehensive edition of Battleground series details that events that book place in August, 1914, during this early battle of the First World War. Following the isolation of II Corps General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien decided to halt and fight a rear guard action at Le Cateau thirty miles to the south-west of Mons on 26th August, 1914. By this stage, the 4th Division had joined them from England. This battle was more costly for the British than Mons. Although British musketry was to punish the Germans, artillery was to play a more decisive part. The British managed to hold them off and withdraw... ts content is broken down decisively, between the right of the line, the centre of the line and the left of the line. Following this are 4 tours, 3 of which follow this break down, with an additional chapter focussing usefully on behind the German Lines. With this is included the familiar, extremely helpful content of this series, such as the list of maps and diagrams, and wider guidance.. Read more
Jon Sandison, Freelance
This comprehensive edition of Battleground series details that events that book place in August, 1914, during this early battle of the First World War. Following the isolation of II Corps General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien decided to halt and fight a rear guard action at Le Cateau thirty miles to the south-west of Mons on 26th August, 1914. By this stage, the 4th Division had joined them from England. This battle was more costly for the British than Mons. Although British musketry was to punish the Germans, artillery was to play a more decisive part. The British managed to hold them off and withdraw... ts content is broken down decisively, between the right of the line, the centre of the line and the left of the line. Following this are 4 tours, 3 of which follow this break down, with an additional chapter focussing usefully on behind the German Lines. With this is included the familiar, extremely helpful content of this series, such as the list of maps and diagrams, and wider guidance.. Read more
Jon Sandison, Freelance
Incredible photographs from World War One show the animals that served in the war and their efforts assisting troops on the front line.
Mail Online 30/5/19
Incredible photographs from World War One show the animals that served in the war and their efforts assisting troops on the front line.
Mail Online 30/5/19
Most people are well aware that every effort was made to keep the troops and the other armed forces supplied during the long and bloody WWII – Janet MacDonald’s account of the supply chain and the problems involved is a brilliant piece of historical fact that makes for a compelling read.
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Books Monthly
Most people are well aware that every effort was made to keep the troops and the other armed forces supplied during the long and bloody WWII – Janet MacDonald’s account of the supply chain and the problems involved is a brilliant piece of historical fact that makes for a compelling read.
Read the full review [link=https://booksmonthlyreviews.wordpress.com/pen-and-sword-books-2/]here[/link]
Books Monthly
The book contains fascinating authentic photographs, such as the Guard mounting at Fakenham, dug-outs in the front line at Sheikh Abbas, and the Battalion football team. Maps compliment each section. For anyone seeking to find out more about relatives who were killed or wounded whilst serving with the Battalion, there is a list at the end of the book. Alongside this is a list of honours gained by the Battalion, such as those mentioned in Dispatches, Military Medal and Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Jon Sandison, Freelance
The book contains fascinating authentic photographs, such as the Guard mounting at Fakenham, dug-outs in the front line at Sheikh Abbas, and the Battalion football team. Maps compliment each section. For anyone seeking to find out more about relatives who were killed or wounded whilst serving with the Battalion, there is a list at the end of the book. Alongside this is a list of honours gained by the Battalion, such as those mentioned in Dispatches, Military Medal and Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Jon Sandison, Freelance
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Wargames Illustrated, March 2019
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British Battleships of World War One
This superb reference book achieved the status of 'classic' soon after its first publication in 1986; it was soon out of print and is now one of the most sought-after naval reference books on the secondhand market. It presents, in one superb volume, the complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought… Read more...
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Nottingham in the Great War
The years 1914-1918 cost many lives in the trenches of France and Belgium. Those trenches and the battles that were fought from them are well documented. But back home in towns and cities up and down the United Kingdom death and desperation were also apparent. Those left behind to carry on suffered from harsh winters, lack of food and fuel and flu… Read more...
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Cardiff and the Valleys in the Great War
Looks at the Cardiff Pals and other local regiments who fought in the Great War and how the experience of war impacted on the area, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Cardiff were committed to as the war stretched out… Read more...
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Chelmsford in the Great War
By the end of the Great War in 1918, 1,791 Chelmsford men were serving in the army or navy. Three hundred and ninety two of them did not return. Chelmsford in the Great War is the touching story of the people these men left behind: the munitions workers, special constables, VADs, shopkeepers, magistrates, councillors, conscientious objectors, teachers… Read more...
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Great War 100 Years
*****DOWNLOAD FREE COPY BY CLICKING ABOVE***** With this year marking the centenary of the First World War, the heroic efforts of those who experienced it are brought to the fore. The lives of so many people were changed forever after Britain officially declared war on Germany at 11pm on 4 August 1914. Before the month was out, the British Expeditionary… Read more...
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Doncaster in the Great War
How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Doncaster were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their… Read more...
10th (Stockbrokers') Battalion, Royal Fusiliers can genuinely claim to be the first of the many Great War Pals Battalion and this overdue book records its distinguished contribution in text and contemporary images. The Battalion initially recruited young men from the Stock Exchange and City firms. Many could have applied for commissions but were reluctant… Read more...
Neil Weir died in 1967, but it was not until 2009 that his grandson, Mike Burns, discovered his diary and letters among some packing trunks he had been left, and learnt that his grandfather had served as an officer in the 10th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders for much of the First World War. A captain and company commander at the tender… Read more...
Never before have so many resources been available to the family historian tracing Great War ancestors, both online and locally but the past dearth of easily accessible material has now been replaced by a blizzard of information that needs its own skills to navigate. This highly detailed DVD is split into three parts that deal with the various methods… Read more...
Drawing on the memories of the last surviving prisoners of the 1914-1918 war, this book tells the dramatic story of life as a POW in Germany. Stories include the shock of capture on the Western Front, to the grind of daily life in imprisonment in Germany. Veterans recall work in salt mines, punishments, and escape attempts, as well as the torture of… Read more...
