Dauntless Courage On The Somme
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Dauntless Courage On The Somme
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Author : Nick J. Thornicroft
language : en
Publisher: Helion
Release Date : 2016
Dauntless Courage On The Somme written by Nick J. Thornicroft and has been published by Helion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 categories.
The main focus of the book concentrates upon the sixty-four officers of the British Army's 19th Division (including a small number who were attached from elsewhere) who were either killed or died of wounds during the storming of the heavily-fortified village of La Boisselle, on the Somme, during early July 1916. The initial chapters deal with events from autumn 1914, when the area was captured from the French by the advancing Germans, through the deployment of British regiments the following year, the localized trench raids and digging of mine shafts, and the events of 1 July 1916, when the British attack was totally thwarted after sustaining heavy casualties. A separate section explores the reasons why certain individuals felt compelled to become officers in the first place, often dictated by their pre-war social standing, or simply because the authorities felt they possessed the necessary military attributes to do so. The later chapters deal with the region until the Armistice and beyond, plus a detailed breakdown of casualty figures for all ranks. Apart from a small number of books giving a general background to the village's capitulation, there has not been an in-depth volume dedicated solely to the endeavors of the 19th Division. (Whilst the officers provide the structure for the narrative, the bravery and contribution of the men who followed them into battle is not overlooked. One of them was awarded a Victoria Cross, as was his overall Commanding Officer, plus a gallant lieutenant who fell in action, and all three are indicative of the chaos and courage of the close-quarter fighting experienced by private soldiers through to lieutenant colonels alike). Contained within this text are eyewitness accounts (including some recently uncovered), war diary entries, numerous photographs of the fallen (a small proportion of these involved a lengthy search to obtain, and the collection as a whole has never been collated in one place before), biographical details, contemporary and modern images (a handful of the former have rarely been given a public platform), and a critical overview of the battle as it unfolded. Coming so soon after the well-documented slaughter of 1 July 1916, the hard-fought tactical success at La Boisselle - resulting in 3,500 casualties, of which 1,000 lost their lives - is sometimes overlooked within the wider history of the Great War.
The First Day Of The Somme
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Author : Jon Cooksey
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-08-31
The First Day Of The Somme written by Jon Cooksey 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 2016-08-31 with History categories.
Many guidebooks cover the Somme offensive in 1916, the five-month struggle that has come to be seen as one of the defining episodes in the history of the fighting on the Western Front during the First World War. But no previous guide has concentrated on the first day, 1 July 1916, when the British Army suffered around 60,000 casualties. That is why, on the centenary of that great battle, this new volume from Pen & Sword is so timely. In a series of tours that can be walked, biked or driven, expert authors Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland take the visitor along the eighteen-mile front line that was the starting point for the Somme offensive, from Gommecourt in the north to Maricourt in the south. The tours allow the visitor to trace the entire course of the opening day on the ground. In vivid detail the authors describe what happened, where it happened and why and which units were involved, and point out the sights that remain for the visitor to see.
Somme 100th Anniversary
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Author : Tonie Holt
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-06-30
Somme 100th Anniversary written by Tonie Holt 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 2016-06-30 with History categories.
The 100th Anniversary of the most publically aware battle of WW1 - the battle of the Somme, will be on 1 July 2016 and every media form will be covering it from January onwards. The book has taken 20 years to mature from its first edition to this new 'Definitive' edition, the Seventh, each time being updated and expanded. It is a legacy that should be on every bookshelf.The book is based upon over 30 years of traveling and writing about battlefields by two people - Major and Mrs Holt - who are credited with having started the modern era of battlefield tours - and were awarded the Somme Centenary Medal for their work in 'opening the doors to the battlefields' with their books.This Guide Book is MORE than a guide book - Sir Martin Gilbert said, ' the Holts have raised the Guide Book to a new high level,' and ' the golden thread that runs through it (the previous Somme Guide) - is the focus that the Holts give to the stories of individuals'. It will therefore appeal both to General and to Specialist readers whether they travel to the battlefields or not.This is not merely a guide book, nor a history book, but it is brimming with human interest stories of veterans' experiences, tales of bravery, comradeship, natural terror, literary illusions to poets who experienced the battles (such a Owen & Sassoon, Seeger and Sorley) ...If you buy just one book about the Battle of the Somme, this is the one that you should have, written by those who know the area and the battlefield better even than the French themselves, and who tell its story from both humanistic and military standpoints
The Boy Allies On The Somme Or Courage And Bravery Rewarded 1917
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Author : Clair Wallace Hayes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-08-01
The Boy Allies On The Somme Or Courage And Bravery Rewarded 1917 written by Clair Wallace Hayes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-01 with Literary Collections categories.
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Vcs Of The First World War Somme 1916
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Author : Gerald Gliddon
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-05-30
Vcs Of The First World War Somme 1916 written by Gerald Gliddon and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-30 with History categories.
The Battle of the Somme, which lasted from 1 July to 18 November 1916, is remembered as one of the most horrific and tragic battles of the First World War. On the first day alone nearly 19,000 British troops were killed – the greatest one-day loss in the history of the British Army. By November the death toll from the armies of Britain, France and Germany had risen to over a million. This book tells the stories of fifty-one soldiers from the Commonwealth and Empire armies whose bravery on the battlefield was rewarded by the Victoria Cross, the highest military honour – men like Private Billy McFadzean, who was blown up by two grenades which he smothered in order to save the lives of his comrades, and Private 'Todger' Jones, who single-handedly rounded up 102 German soldiers. Not only do we learn of heroic endeavours of these men at the height of battle, but we also read of their lives before 1914, ranging from the backstreets of Glasgow to a country house in Cheshire, and of what life was like after the war for the thirty-three survivors.
Retreat And Rearguard Somme 1918
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Author : Jerry Murland
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-07-09
Retreat And Rearguard Somme 1918 written by Jerry Murland 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 2014-07-09 with History categories.
The German Spring offensive or Kaiserschlacht was a period of great danger for the Allies. Both sides were exhausted after years of bitter fighting and huge losses. While eventually catastrophically unsuccessful and the prelude to their final defeat, the Germans forced the Allies back over hard-won ground until the tide turned.??Historian Jerry Murland has researched and visited the scenes of desperate actions during late March 1918. He describes in graphic detail the battles fought by British, Irish and South African regiments in the area from St Leger in the North to La Fere in the South. He unearths the extraordinary stories of unit and individual courage. He also examines the work of the Royal Engineers who blew bridges and disrupted lines of communication. ??This original approach covers battles that in many cases have only been described briefly in official histories. The book is a useful companion for any battlefield visitor.
The Boy Allies On The Somme Or Courage And Bravery Rewarded
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Author : Clair Wallace Hayes
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2015-11-16
The Boy Allies On The Somme Or Courage And Bravery Rewarded written by Clair Wallace Hayes and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-16 with categories.
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Brothers In Arms
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Author : Karen Farrington
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Brothers In Arms written by Karen Farrington 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 2015-04-30 with History categories.
Collected memoirs, diary entries, letters, and photos convey two British brothers’ lives in the trenches during World War I. Hidden away in the back of an old desk drawer was a dusty pile of school-style exercise books. In them were the recollections of a young officer who had fought with the Essex Regiment in the First World War from the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in 1915, through the mud and misery of Ypres, to see victory in 1918. Discovering the memoirs of Lieutenant Robert D’Arblay Gybbon-Monypenny was not the only surprise, what was even more remarkable was how well-written they were, how vividly life and death in the trenches was portrayed. That life in the trenches saw Robert hit by a sniper’s bullet, buried in appalling mudslides, choked in a chlorine gas attack and almost bayoneted by one of his own men, driven insane by the perpetual shelling. Inevitably, he was wounded as he led his men over the top at Arras, yet somehow he survived. To add to these riches were letters home from both Robert Moneypenny and his brother, and fellow officer, Phillips, who won the Military Cross with the Royal West Kent Regiment, but who was killed just four months before the end of the war. The collection of memoirs, letters and personal photographs are woven together to produce a gripping and powerfully frank testimony – one that will come to be recognized as amongst the finest personal accounts of the First World War ever to be published. Praise for Brothers in Arms “The letters offer a real contemporary insight into how these two young men perceived and experienced the war, and the memoir is one of the most vivid and insightful I have read in recent times.” —ww1geek
True Stories Of The First World War Usborne True Stories
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Author : Paul Dowswell
language : en
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2012-09-01
True Stories Of The First World War Usborne True Stories written by Paul Dowswell and has been published by Usborne Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Ten thrilling stories of the First World War. Contains eye-witness accounts of some of World War One's most important events, from the epic naval battle of Jutland to the strange Christmas truce of 1914. Stories are illustrated with maps and line drawings and there are notes on sources and ideas for further reading. Gripping and engaging for readers who prefer real life to fiction.
Gloucester S Military Legacy
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Author : Christine Jordan
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-07-03
Gloucester S Military Legacy written by Christine Jordan and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-03 with History categories.
From the establishment of Gloucester as a Roman colonia, a colony of retired military veterans, the city has held a strategic position, being close to the easiest crossing over the River Severn and into Wales. The Romans began building the city's defences, including the city walls and bastions, which were further enhanced by the great warrior Aethelflaed and which would become invaluable in the Siege of Gloucester during the Civil War in 1643. These walls would be destroyed by Charles II as a punishment for the city's role in the conflict. In the twelfth century, Gloucester's first motte and bailey castle were built and used by a number of kings as a garrison to prepare attacks against the Welsh and the Irish. The formation of what would become known as 'The Glorious Glosters', in 1782, led to a number of notable military campaigns, including the battles of Alexandria, Quatre Bras, the Second Boer War, including the Siege of Ladysmith, both World Wars and the Korean War. Christine's book will take you on an historic journey, uncovering on the way the city's military legacy.