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The Great Retreat 1914
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Author : George Stuart Gordon
language : en
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Release Date : 2014-04
The Great Retreat 1914 written by George Stuart Gordon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04 with History categories.
Two views of the Great Retreat Imperial Germany had long planned the conflict that was to become the First World War, but when the onslaught came there was little sign that the nations which would be embroiled were prepared for the storm. Germany advanced in the east and west where French and Belgian armies were forced to retire by overwhelming odds. The small British Army, the 'B. E. F', was rushed to the continent with most of its troops having less than a week between garrison life and the firing line. Under Sir John French, it was allocated the western end of the line, and at Mons it inflicted far more causalities on the enemy than its numbers would suggest. No army of its size, however, could stand against the German superiority in men (at least five to one) or artillery and machine guns. An envelopment was inevitable and so a stubbornly fought retreat was ordered. Near Le Cateau, the British turned at bay and Smith-Dorrien's determination to stand and fight undoubtedly saved the British Army from annihilation. Many people imagine the First World War as a stalemate of mud, wire and trenches, but in the first six months it was a great European war fought in much the same way that Napoleon, Wellington and Blucher had fought a century before. This Leonaur Original edition contains two concise accounts of the early campaign of the great conflict where the 'Contemptible Little Army' of the B. E. F earned undying fame in the history of military conflict. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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Author : Gordon George Stuart
language : en
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Release Date : 2013-12
The Great Retreat 1914 written by Gordon George Stuart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Two views of the Great Retreat Imperial Germany had long planned the conflict that was to become the First World War, but when the onslaught came there was little sign that the nations which would be embroiled were prepared for the storm. Germany advanced in the east and west where French and Belgian armies were forced to retire by overwhelming odds. The small British Army, the 'B. E. F', was rushed to the continent with most of its troops having less than a week between garrison life and the firing line. Under Sir John French, it was allocated the western end of the line, and at Mons it inflicted far more causalities on the enemy than its numbers would suggest. No army of its size, however, could stand against the German superiority in men (at least five to one) or artillery and machine guns. An envelopment was inevitable and so a stubbornly fought retreat was ordered. Near Le Cateau, the British turned at bay and Smith-Dorrien's determination to stand and fight undoubtedly saved the British Army from annihilation. Many people imagine the First World War as a stalemate of mud, wire and trenches, but in the first six months it was a great European war fought in much the same way that Napoleon, Wellington and Blucher had fought a century before. This Leonaur Original edition contains two concise accounts of the early campaign of the great conflict where the 'Contemptible Little Army' of the B. E. F earned undying fame in the history of military conflict. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Liaison 1914 A Narrative Of The Great Retreat
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Author : Sir Edward Spears
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Liaison 1914 A Narrative Of The Great Retreat written by Sir Edward Spears and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with British Army categories.
Chasing The Great Retreat
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Author : Joseph Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Helion
Release Date : 2022-02-15
Chasing The Great Retreat written by Joseph Robinson and has been published by Helion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-15 with History categories.
This book details the German attempt to catch the allied forces as they retreated from the Germans designated to ensnare them. It did not succeed. This is an incredible story of missed opportunities for the German cavalry, made more astonishing by the amount of propaganda extolled by some British authors.
Liaison 1914
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Author : Edward Spears
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
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Liaison 1914
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Author : Edward Louis Spears (Gal)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931
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Walking The Retreat
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Author : Terry Cudbird
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2015-01-05
Walking The Retreat written by Terry Cudbird 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 2015-01-05 with Social Science categories.
The opening month of the Great War ending in the Battle of the Marne (6-9 September 1914) was a turning point in modern history. The French and British armies were forced into a long retreat from Belgium but subsequently regrouped to mount a successful counter-attack. However, the miracle of the Marne, as it was later called, ended in the stalemate of the trenches. The failure of the Imperial German Army to achieve a decisive victory led to thirty years of hostility, warfare and destruction, which cost millions of lives. During the retreat to the Marne over a million soldiers marched 20 miles a day carrying 60-lb packs in temperatures above 30 degrees. They were often short of food and only managed short snatches of rest. They fought a series of engagements over two weeks which ended in a battle from the plains of Lorraine to the gates of Paris. This march tested them to the limits of endurance and beyond. In this book Terry Cudbird recreates the experience of the infantry during their gruelling journey. He describes his own August walk from southern Belgium to the battlefield, which followed the exact route taken by a French Lieutenant in the Fifth Army. He draws on a wide range of personal reminiscences, not only French but also British and German. He takes us back to the landscapes of Northern France in 1914 and explains how they have changed since that August one hundred years ago. He also reflects on the soldiers' origins and training, and their morale as they set out. This is not another military history but a unique evocation of the powers of endurance of ordinary soldiers. It will appeal to those interested in the history of the Great War, including readers who want to explore the route of the retreat for themselves.
Mons
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Author : John Terraine
language : en
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Release Date : 2000-01-17
Mons written by John Terraine and has been published by Wordsworth Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-17 with Mons, 1st Battle of, Mons, Belgium, 1914 categories.
Twice in the 20th century, a British Expeditionary Force has taken the field in Northern France to fight beside the French Army. Twice, the Expeditionary Force has survived threat of complete destruction. But the differences between the Retreat to Dunkirk in 1940 and the first encounter with the enemy at Mons in 1914 are significant.
Riding The Retreat
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Author : Richard Holmes
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2007
Riding The Retreat written by Richard Holmes and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Belgium categories.
The retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Mons in the early months of the First World War is one of the great dramas of European history. Blending his recreation of the military campaign with contemporary testimony and an account of his own ride over the route, Richard Holmes takes the reader on a unique journey - to glimpse the summer the old world ended.
1914
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Author : H. W. Carless-Davis
language : en
Publisher: Leonaur Limited
Release Date : 2011-03-11
1914 written by H. W. Carless-Davis and has been published by Leonaur Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-11 with History categories.
Two battles of the first year of conflict This concise book contains two accounts, by H. W. Carless-Davis, of the conflicts of the first year of the Great War, brought together in one value for money volume because the short length of each account means that it is improbable that either would be republished individually in modern times. Each account includes a campaign overview, illustrations and maps, dispatches and in some cases first hand accounts from those who fought. The first account concerns, 'the Great Retreat' which took place in the late summer of 1914 after the British Army had fought its holding action against the advance of the attacking Germans. This was a long, fighting withdrawal which might have spelled disaster at an early stage of the war but for the professionalism of the B. E. F and Smith-Dorrien's inspired command at Le Cateau. The second piece covers the Battle of Ypres-Armentieres fought in October of 1914. Available in softcover and hardcover with dustjacket.