honestly believe that this really is one book that anyone with the even the slightest interest in the Great War will appreciate, as it is includes one of the best collections of war photographs I have seen in many years. This splendid publication tells the story, through these rare and previously unpublished pictures, of the 1/5th Battalion of the York and Lancashire Regiment (a Territorial Army unit), from the time of its mobilisation in August 1914, through to the battalion seeing action in the trenches of the Ypres Salient . The photographer responsible for this remarkable collection was a junior officer from Sheffield, who whilst serving with the Regiment during those early war years, took his camera just about everywhere with him. Thanks to his forethought in those troubled times, his legacy now provides us with a unique record of the brave “weekend soldiers” from South Yorkshire, when they were called upon to “plug the gaps” in the Regular Army, as it was experiencing severe.. Read more
Roll of Honour, Michael D. Booker
honestly believe that this really is one book that anyone with the even the slightest interest in the Great War will appreciate, as it is includes one of the best collections of war photographs I have seen in many years. This splendid publication tells the story, through these rare and previously unpublished pictures, of the 1/5th Battalion of the York and Lancashire Regiment (a Territorial Army unit), from the time of its mobilisation in August 1914, through to the battalion seeing action in the trenches of the Ypres Salient . The photographer responsible for this remarkable collection was a junior officer from Sheffield, who whilst serving with the Regiment during those early war years, took his camera just about everywhere with him. Thanks to his forethought in those troubled times, his legacy now provides us with a unique record of the brave “weekend soldiers” from South Yorkshire, when they were called upon to “plug the gaps” in the Regular Army, as it was experiencing severe.. Read more
Roll of Honour, Michael D. Booker
Using regimental histories, diaries and an impressive selection of rare photographs, Bridger has provided the only single-volume account of this battle in English...For anyone with relatives who fought at Neuve Chapelle, they could do worse than to read this book to understand the origins, course and aftermath of that battle.
Burton Mail
Using regimental histories, diaries and an impressive selection of rare photographs, Bridger has provided the only single-volume account of this battle in English...For anyone with relatives who fought at Neuve Chapelle, they could do worse than to read this book to understand the origins, course and aftermath of that battle.
Burton Mail
Written using primary and secondary sources, it covers all of the engagements. The book is arranged in four sections: detailed and informative text, some 250 photos, a chronological order of events in Flanders and a section on the German divisions that fought there.
Scale Military Modelling international
Written using primary and secondary sources, it covers all of the engagements. The book is arranged in four sections: detailed and informative text, some 250 photos, a chronological order of events in Flanders and a section on the German divisions that fought there.
Scale Military Modelling international
While there's little in the way of military vehicle content apart from the odd few photographs of various softskin vehicles (remember the tank hadn't been invented by then!), it's still a fascinating account of that period of the Great War, with lots of images packed between the covers showing various aspects of military life for the German soldier at the time. In addition to the comprehensive written history that is profusely illustrated by the accompanying photos there are a number of maps and an extensive chronology of events in Flanders 1914 that offers the reader a day-by-day account of the action in Belgium. There's also a comprehensive listing of the histories of the many different German units involved at Flanders, all of which builds into a comprehensive account. While there isn't much to specifically satisfy the military vehicle enthusiast, it is nonetheless a superb account of an important WW1 action.
Military Machines
While there's little in the way of military vehicle content apart from the odd few photographs of various softskin vehicles (remember the tank hadn't been invented by then!), it's still a fascinating account of that period of the Great War, with lots of images packed between the covers showing various aspects of military life for the German soldier at the time. In addition to the comprehensive written history that is profusely illustrated by the accompanying photos there are a number of maps and an extensive chronology of events in Flanders 1914 that offers the reader a day-by-day account of the action in Belgium. There's also a comprehensive listing of the histories of the many different German units involved at Flanders, all of which builds into a comprehensive account. While there isn't much to specifically satisfy the military vehicle enthusiast, it is nonetheless a superb account of an important WW1 action.
Military Machines
Allinson bases the book on interviews, letters, and diaries, and wrote it to bring 21 battalions out of obscurity. Nobody who reads this account is likely to forget them.
Ottawa Citizen
Allinson bases the book on interviews, letters, and diaries, and wrote it to bring 21 battalions out of obscurity. Nobody who reads this account is likely to forget them.
Ottawa Citizen
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The Germans in Flanders 1914
THE GERMANS IN FLANDERS 1914, the latest of historian David Bilton's works in the popular Images of War series, follows the presence and campaigns of the Kaiser's Army in Flanders during the traumatic period from its arrival in August 1914 through to the end of the year. It covers the battles with the French, Belgians and British, concentrating primarily… Read more...
