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
Whopping and interesting book.
The Armourer, March 2020
Whopping and interesting book.
The Armourer, March 2020
Raised in 1902 and disbanded in 1922; one squadron served as part of the BEF at Mons in 1914 and subsequently a further five squadrons served with distinction throughout the Great War in France and Flanders. This is the first published account of the South Irish Horse and the author has done well to pull together a coherent and relatively detailed story draw largely from incomplete war diaries and press reports. He includes a reconstructed roll of honour and a list of honours and awards.
Military Historical Society
Raised in 1902 and disbanded in 1922; one squadron served as part of the BEF at Mons in 1914 and subsequently a further five squadrons served with distinction throughout the Great War in France and Flanders. This is the first published account of the South Irish Horse and the author has done well to pull together a coherent and relatively detailed story draw largely from incomplete war diaries and press reports. He includes a reconstructed roll of honour and a list of honours and awards.
Military Historical Society
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Wargames Illustrated, March 2018
As featured 'ON THE SHELF'
Wargames Illustrated, March 2018
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
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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...
