I have to admit here that this was/is a totally different book to what I expected, but it was a pleasant surprise. I expected to be reading biographies celebrating brave young men, whilst I did get that later in the book. What you do get for about the first 80 pages of the book is the detail of the Battle at Amiens, which is very good and stunning in detail, which I must say runs throughout the book. I was probably thinking just because I knew about the battle I didn’t need to know about it. But I was wrong, the battle was very well written and informative. The amount of research and documentation that has been gone through is phenomenal. We then go onto the stories that were awarded Victoria Crosses. Again the research and information is stunning, Paul Oldfield the author has done an amazing job with the research and background. Generally this is pretty much it, but don’t be fooled the work, battle, biographies in this particular book is first class. The book is also supported by.. Read more
UK Historian
I have to admit here that this was/is a totally different book to what I expected, but it was a pleasant surprise. I expected to be reading biographies celebrating brave young men, whilst I did get that later in the book. What you do get for about the first 80 pages of the book is the detail of the Battle at Amiens, which is very good and stunning in detail, which I must say runs throughout the book. I was probably thinking just because I knew about the battle I didn’t need to know about it. But I was wrong, the battle was very well written and informative. The amount of research and documentation that has been gone through is phenomenal. We then go onto the stories that were awarded Victoria Crosses. Again the research and information is stunning, Paul Oldfield the author has done an amazing job with the research and background. Generally this is pretty much it, but don’t be fooled the work, battle, biographies in this particular book is first class. The book is also supported by.. Read more
UK Historian
… a good history and an interesting way to experience it yourself.
The Armourer, March 2021
… a good history and an interesting way to experience it yourself.
The Armourer, March 2021
I want to say right from the beginning this book is a stonker, there is so much information and research that has gone into this book by the author Klaus Wolf, a huge amount of credit should go to him. I remember doing about Gallipoli at school but the teacher wasn’t that great, but now having read this book it has filled in a number of blanks and reasons. Especially as this book is written through all the research about the German side of events. Whilst this is a well written book and it is very comprehensive, it’s one of those books you need to take your time to read due to the amount of research in the book. I’ve learnt more about the men, the forces, the campaign strategy and how things were reacted to and also the politics about things especially from a German perspective. A comprehensive read, if you want info from the German viewpoint, this is the book for you. The photographs, diagrams, tables in the book are fantastic and I can really recommend this book. 5 stars Read the.. Read more
UK Historian
I want to say right from the beginning this book is a stonker, there is so much information and research that has gone into this book by the author Klaus Wolf, a huge amount of credit should go to him. I remember doing about Gallipoli at school but the teacher wasn’t that great, but now having read this book it has filled in a number of blanks and reasons. Especially as this book is written through all the research about the German side of events. Whilst this is a well written book and it is very comprehensive, it’s one of those books you need to take your time to read due to the amount of research in the book. I’ve learnt more about the men, the forces, the campaign strategy and how things were reacted to and also the politics about things especially from a German perspective. A comprehensive read, if you want info from the German viewpoint, this is the book for you. The photographs, diagrams, tables in the book are fantastic and I can really recommend this book. 5 stars Read the.. Read more
UK Historian
This fantastic book is not just a written history of Saxon Army, but it is therefore a visual history. The images throughout this book are remarkable at all level; the value of which is clear to see for anyone interested in the Flanders battlefields. Further special images who battlefield graves such as near Broodseinde, or cemeteries that were established north and east of Lille in late 1914. Of particular fascination were the photos of the different groupings of soldiers, with helmets and rifles which further brought home the personal aspect of war, and the youth embroiled in it. The images are to clear, and - in there own way- inspiring.
Jon Sandison
This fantastic book is not just a written history of Saxon Army, but it is therefore a visual history. The images throughout this book are remarkable at all level; the value of which is clear to see for anyone interested in the Flanders battlefields. Further special images who battlefield graves such as near Broodseinde, or cemeteries that were established north and east of Lille in late 1914. Of particular fascination were the photos of the different groupings of soldiers, with helmets and rifles which further brought home the personal aspect of war, and the youth embroiled in it. The images are to clear, and - in there own way- inspiring.
Jon Sandison
Without question, this is yet another special book in this fantastic series and one for all battlefield enthusiasts and historians to have a copy of.
Jon Sandison
Without question, this is yet another special book in this fantastic series and one for all battlefield enthusiasts and historians to have a copy of.
Jon Sandison
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Fort Vaux
The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun - it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the fort's commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen… Read more...
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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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Before Action
William Noel Hodgson never intended to be a soldier; he wanted to write. The Great War made his reputation as a poet but it also killed him. This groundbreaking biography traces his path through the pre-war world and explores why he set his own hopes and plans aside to join the army. His story is personal but it evokes the experience of a generation.… Read more...
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Mud and Bodies
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...
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Aisne 1914
The 1914 Battle of the Aisne, officially from 12 – 15 September, came about as a result of the German retirement from the Battle of the Marne, which took place further south as the huge conscript armies of France and Germany jostled for position almost within sight of Paris. By the time the British arrived on the Aisne the battle line stretched some… Read more...
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Battle on the Aisne 1914
The River Aisne featured prominently in August 1914 during the Retreat from Mons. A month later it was the scene of further desperate action when the British Expeditionary Force re-crossed it in their unsuccessful attempt to dislodge the German Army entrenched along the crest of the slopes on its northern bank. Having already fought three major engagements… Read more...
Republished to coincide with the new ITV film, My Boy Jack? starring Daniel Radcliffe, this is the full account of the tragic life of John 'Jack' Kipling. On 27th September 1915 John Kipling, the only son of Britain's best loved poet, disappeared during the Battle of Loos. The body lay undiscovered for 77 years. Then, in a most unusual move, the Commonwealth… Read more...
The Second Battle of Ypres was a battle of the First World War fought from 21 April–25 May 1915 for control of the strategic Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium, following the First Battle of Ypres the previous autumn. It marked the first mass use by Germany of poison gas on the Western Front. For the first time a former colonial force (the… Read more...
With the Battle of the Aisne grinding to a halt as trench warfare gradually set in, both the German and Allied commanders realised the dominance of the defensive, established by quick firing artillery and the machinegun, meaning that casualties in frontal attacks on a dug-in enemy were enormously heavy. Consequently, the armies sought to outflank the… 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...
This ground breaking series of military DVDs is launched here with the release of Somme, 1st July 1916 - Northern Sector. The DVD covers the events of 1st July in the areas from Gommecourt, Serre, Beaumont Hamel, Thiepval to Ovillers. It contains a visual tour of each of the key areas in the northern sector, together with maps, archive film and contemporary… Read more...
This ground breaking series of DVDs continues here with the release of Somme, 1st July 1916 - Southern Sector. The DVD covers the events of 1st July in the areas from la Boisselle, Fricourt, Mametz, Carnoy to Montauban. It contains a visual tour of each of the key areas in the southern sector, together with maps, archive film and contemporary stills.… Read more...
