14 Division 42 Infantry Brigade Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion
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14 Division 42 Infantry Brigade Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion
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language : en
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Release Date : 2015-07-25
14 Division 42 Infantry Brigade Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-25 with categories.
The War Diaries for the Great War, held under WO95, represent one of the most popular record collections held at the National Archives, Kew, London. For researchers and family historians, the War Diaries contain a wealth of information of far greater interest than the army could ever have predicted. They provide unrivalled insight into daily events on the front line and are packed with fascinating detail. They contain no modern editing, opinions or poorly judged comments, just the war day by day, written by the men who fought this 'War to end all Wars. They are without question, the most important source of information available on the war on the Western Front. Full colour facsimile of each page with specially created chronological index. What is a War Diary? The headquarters of each unit and formation of the British Army in the field was ordered to maintain a record of its location, movements and activities. For the most part, these details were recorded on a standard army form headed 'War diary or intelligence summary'. What details are given? Details given vary greatly, depending on the nature of the unit, what it was doing and, to some extent, the style of the man writing it. The entries vary from very simple and repetitive statements like 'Training' up to many pages of description when a unit was in battle. Production of the diary was the responsibility of the Adjutant of the headquarters concerned. Is there any other information or documents with the diaries? Some diaries have other documentation attached, such as maps, operational orders and after-action reports.
Order Of Battle Of The British Army 1914
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Author : Richard A Rinaldi
language : en
Publisher: Ravi Rikhye
Release Date : 2008-07-15
Order Of Battle Of The British Army 1914 written by Richard A Rinaldi and has been published by Ravi Rikhye this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-15 with History categories.
A complete Order of Battle for the British Army in 1914. 470 content pages.
The Battle Of Bellewaarde June 1915
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Author : Carole McEntee-Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-08-30
The Battle Of Bellewaarde June 1915 written by Carole McEntee-Taylor and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-30 with History categories.
It was 2am on the 16th June 1915 and dawn was slowly breaking over Bellewaarde. It was exceptionally quiet, the troops of 3rd Division were situated on the western edge of Railway Wood and shrouded in a thick mist which reduced visibility and gave the illusion of safety. Across the few yards of no man's land, the German troops of Reserve Infantry Regiments (RIR) 248 and 246, and Unter-Els_ssisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 132 were also blanketed in the thick damp mist. It swirled round their trenches, deadening sound and reinforcing the illusion that all was secure. Fifty minutes later the planned British artillery bombardment began. By the end of the day more than 4,000 men would be casualties on a field approximately half a mile square. ??At the close of the 2nd Battles of Ypres, the German trenches between the Menin Road and the Ypres-Roulers railway formed a salient. From Bellewaarde ridge, situated on the eastern side of the lake, they were able to overlook the greater part of the ground east of Ypres. In early June it was decided to attack the salient, and take possession of Bellewaarde ridge. The attack was to be carried out by the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division, with 7th Brigade in support.??The book is a tribute to those who fought and died at Bellewaarde on the 16th June 1915 and author royalties will be donated to a fund to help raise money for a memorial.
Military Training In The British Army 1940 1944
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Author : Dr Timothy Harrison Place
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-01-20
Military Training In The British Army 1940 1944 written by Dr Timothy Harrison Place and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-20 with History categories.
In this study, the author traces the reasons for the British Army's tactical weakness in Normany to flaws in its training in Britain. The armour suffered from failures of experience. Disagreements between General Montgomery and the War Office exacerbated matters.
Boesinghe
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Author : Stephen McGreal
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Boesinghe written by Stephen McGreal and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with History categories.
"Boesinghe is not a place name that often comes up in battlefield touring ... Yet during the months and years between late October 1914 and September 1918 large number of units spent periods of time of dreary discomfort in water and mud, interspersed with tragedy, death and maiming, in this northernmost outpost of the Salient. Significant events happened -- the fighting at Second Ypres in 1915 and the push forward on 31st July 1917 ... but the memory of the area was generally one of trench warfare ... This book gives a flavour of these months of trench warfare: short entries in war diaries, filled with routine and interspersed with trench raids, small and large ... The extensive tours section take the visitor around the battlefield and provides points where it is possible to gain an appreciation of the issues that faced the rival armies"--Page 6.
Blood Iron
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Author : Hugh Montagu Butterworth
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2012-02-02
Blood Iron written by Hugh Montagu Butterworth and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-02 with History categories.
Until now Hugh Butterworth was just one of the millions of lost soldiers of the Great War, and the extraordinary letters he sent home from the Western Front have been forgotten. But after more than ninety years of obscurity, these letters, which describe his experience of war in poignant detail, have been rediscovered, and they are published here in full. They are a moving, intensely personal and beautifully written record by an articulate and observant man who witnessed at first hand one of the darkest episodes in European history. In civilian life Butterworth was a dedicated and much-loved schoolmaster and a gifted cricketer, who served with distinction as an officer in the Rifle Brigade from the spring of 1915. His letters give us a telling insight into the thoughts and reactions of a highly educated, sensitive and perceptive individual confronted by the horrors of modern warfare. He was killed on the Bellewaarde ridge near Ypres on 25 September 1915, and his last letter was written on the eve of the action in which he died.
The Regimental Warpath 1914 1918
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Author : Brad Chappell
language : en
Publisher: Ravi Rikhye
Release Date : 2008-07
The Regimental Warpath 1914 1918 written by Brad Chappell and has been published by Ravi Rikhye this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07 with History categories.
A listing of every British Army infantry battalion in the Great War with raising date, formation to which attached, campaigns, and service. 440 content pages.
The Story Of The Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry The Old 43rd And 52nd Regiments
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Author : Sir Henry John Newbolt
language : en
Publisher: London : Country Life
Release Date : 1915
The Story Of The Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry The Old 43rd And 52nd Regiments written by Sir Henry John Newbolt and has been published by London : Country Life this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1915 with categories.
They Fought At Anzio
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Author : John S. D. Eisenhower
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2007
They Fought At Anzio written by John S. D. Eisenhower and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Italy, from the toe to the Alps, was the scene of the longest, bloodiest, most frustrating, and least understood series of battles fought by the Western Allies during World War II. Now, John S. D. Eisenhower offers a new look at the Italian campaign, emphasizing the Anzio offensive an operation pushed by Winston Churchill that fell largely to American troops to carry out. It was visualized as an amphibious landing of two Allied divisions behind German lines that would force the Wehrmacht to evacuate all of Italy. But the Germans held on and, with the arrival of reinforcements, nearly wiped out the Allied troops pinned down at Anzio Beach. By portraying that struggle from the perspectives of both commanders and foot soldiers, this prominent military historian focuses on the experiences of the individuals who fought in the Italian campaign to reveal what the battle at Anzio was all about. But more than the account of one operation, They Fought at Anzio covers the entire Italian campaign, from the landings at Salerno to the capture of Rome. Eisenhower brings a trained eye to reconstructing the difficult terrain of battle, approaching the Anzio campaign as a contest between opposing commands striving to anticipate and counter the opponent¿s moves not as a field exercise but as a deadly struggle for survival. He analyzes the command decisions that brought about the Anzio stalemate, interspersing his account with personal experiences of the men in the trenches, the nurses of the 56th Evacuation Hospital, and the young officers witnessing the horrors of war for the first time. As a study in command, Eisenhower¿s narrative gives new credit to generals Lucian Truscott and Fred Walker and assesses both the strengths and weaknesses of General Mark Clark, allowing us to grasp the situation as it appeared to those in command. He also offers compelling portraits of German commanders Field Marshal Albert Kesselring and General Frido von Senger und Etterlin. t has been said that Anzio was a soldier¿s battle, remembered more for blood shed than for military objectives achieved. By focusing on the experiences of the soldiers who fought there and the decisions of commanders in perilous circumstances, They Fought at Anzio offers a new appreciation of the contributions of both and a new understanding of this unheralded theater of the war.
History Of The 43rd And 52nd Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
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Author : Captain J. E. H. Neville
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2012-03-27
History Of The 43rd And 52nd Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry written by Captain J. E. H. Neville and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-27 with History categories.
Today's British soldiers serving in Iraq will know the country in which much of this unit history is set - the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers known in the Great War as Mesopotamia. Unusually for such a work of record, the author lays down the background to the Great War in the Middle East in some detail - stressing such factors as the German-Turkish alliance; the building of the Berlin to Baghdad railway and Britain's interest in the Persian ( Iranian) oilfields. He also reports events with a topical resonance today - such as anti-British riots in Basra, and the declaration of a ‘JIhad’. The 43rd took part in the defeat of the Turks at Khan Baghdadi, and after the armistice in the spring of 1919 was re-deployed to Archangel in northern Russia in an effort to nip the Bolshevik revoloution in the bud. Under the command of General Sir Edmund ‘Tiny’ Ironside the 43rd battled gallantly against Bolshevik forces, although beset by flies, mosquitoes, bloodsucking ticks called clegs - and their unreliable White Russian allies. At last, partly through lack of progress and partly due to political pressure against an un popular foreign adventure - another echo of today- the unit was withdrawn in the autumn of 1919. An intriguing and unusual account of two little-known camapigns with eerily prophetic echoes of events in Iraq today.