Featured by Seb Palmer [link=https://aquestionofscale.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-review-secret-war-story-of-soe.html] here [/link]
Seb Palmer, A Question of Scale, July 2019
Featured by Seb Palmer [link=https://aquestionofscale.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-review-secret-war-story-of-soe.html] here [/link]
Seb Palmer, A Question of Scale, July 2019
As featured 'ON THE SHELF'
Wargames Illustrated, August 2018
As featured 'ON THE SHELF'
Wargames Illustrated, August 2018
The story of the efforts to end the war, and of the final days and hours are told here in the words of the politicians, soldiers and newspapermen who were there at the time - men and women who had lived to see the end of the Great War.
[b]A superb work. 10/10[/b]
The Great War magazine, July 2017 - reviewed by Mark Marsay
The story of the efforts to end the war, and of the final days and hours are told here in the words of the politicians, soldiers and newspapermen who were there at the time - men and women who had lived to see the end of the Great War.
[b]A superb work. 10/10[/b]
The Great War magazine, July 2017 - reviewed by Mark Marsay
The Voices from the Past series has set new standards for history records. The selection of eye witness accounts has been impeccable and they have been reproduced, with sensitive editing,
into a seamless and compelling account of courage, tragedy and the tumult of war – Most Highly Recommended.
Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/voices-from-the-past-the-wooden-horse-of-gallipoli-the-heroic-saga-of-ss-river-clyde-a-wwi-icon-told-through-the-accounts-of-those-who-were-there/#more-4190]here.[/link]
Firetrench
The Voices from the Past series has set new standards for history records. The selection of eye witness accounts has been impeccable and they have been reproduced, with sensitive editing,
into a seamless and compelling account of courage, tragedy and the tumult of war – Most Highly Recommended.
Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/voices-from-the-past-the-wooden-horse-of-gallipoli-the-heroic-saga-of-ss-river-clyde-a-wwi-icon-told-through-the-accounts-of-those-who-were-there/#more-4190]here.[/link]
Firetrench
I know, yet another book about the Battle of Jutland! I've lost track of how many books on Jutland have been issued or reissued to mark the centenary of the battle. Some have been better than others and this is one of the better volumes. In this book the author, Richard Osborne, draws on the words of the key players to examine the many disputes, controversies and myths that have surrounded this battle throughout the intervening 100 years. It contains a fairly straightforward account of the battle itself, but what makes this book different is that, wherever possible, the story of the battle is told through newspaper accounts, official documents and eyewitness accounts. What I found particularly interesting about this book was its examination of events after the battle was over. Press coverage of the battle was viewed around the world are fully investigated. There is no denying that the press was mishandled by the Admiralty following the battle and one long overdue result was the establishment.. Read more
Warship World, November – December 2016 - reviewed by PJS
I know, yet another book about the Battle of Jutland! I've lost track of how many books on Jutland have been issued or reissued to mark the centenary of the battle. Some have been better than others and this is one of the better volumes. In this book the author, Richard Osborne, draws on the words of the key players to examine the many disputes, controversies and myths that have surrounded this battle throughout the intervening 100 years. It contains a fairly straightforward account of the battle itself, but what makes this book different is that, wherever possible, the story of the battle is told through newspaper accounts, official documents and eyewitness accounts. What I found particularly interesting about this book was its examination of events after the battle was over. Press coverage of the battle was viewed around the world are fully investigated. There is no denying that the press was mishandled by the Admiralty following the battle and one long overdue result was the establishment.. Read more
Warship World, November – December 2016 - reviewed by PJS
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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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The German Army Handbook of 1918
Compiled by British Intelligence, for restricted official issue by the General Staff, German Army Handbook of April 1918, is a comprehensive assessment of the German Army during the latter stages of the First World War. Illustrated throughout with plates, diagrams, charts, tables and maps, it provides a detailed breakdown of the army, covering all… Read more...
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The Daily Telegraph - Dictionary of Tommies' Songs and Slang, 1914-18
During the First World War the British soldiers were renowned for their chirpy songs and plucky sayings. Indeed nothing would lift the spirits of the often exhausted and demoralized troops more than a hearty singalong. These cheery and at times ribald and satiric songs and sayings have been collected together to give a fascinating The songs include… 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...
A joint operation between Britain and France in 1916, the Battle of the Somme was an attempt to gain territory and dent Germany's military strength. By the end of the action, very little ground had been won: the Allied Forces had made just 12 km. For this slight gain, more than a million lives were lost. There were more than 400,000 British, 200,000… Read more...
