The Lancashire Fighting Territorials
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The Lancashire Fighting Territorials
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Author : George Bigwood
language : en
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
Release Date : 2023-08-15
The Lancashire Fighting Territorials written by George Bigwood and has been published by Naval & Military Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-15 with History categories.
This is an account of the Lancashire Territorial battalions, fighting initially in the desert in Egypt, however the the major part of the book is concerned with the Gallipoli campaign.
The Lancashire Fighting Territorials
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1916
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Liverpool Territorials In The Great War
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Author : Paul Knight
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-09-30
Liverpool Territorials In The Great War written by Paul Knight 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 2016-09-30 with History categories.
The Territorial Force is the forgotten army of the First World War. Between the pre-war Regular Army, which attempted to stem the German advance in 1914, and the New Armies who took to the field with such disastrous consequences on the Somme in 1916, stood the Territorial Army. Liverpool's Territorials could be found on the Western Front before the famous Christmas truce of 1914, fighting in Gallipoli, and supporting the Canadians. Throughout 1916 and 1917, they succeeded and failed in some of the most brutal battles of the war. During the German 1918 Spring Offensive, Liverpool Territorials in the 55th (West Lancashire) Division halted the German advance, effectively ending Germany's final bid to win the war.Amazingly, the Territorials were never intended, trained, or equipped for overseas service; their role was to defend the UK mainland against invasion. Yet men across Liverpool's diverse communities volunteered for the Territorials in the thousands, forming the core of two divisions during the war.Formed in 1908, but building on the Volunteer tradition of the 1850s, the Territorials remain in Liverpool to this day. Renamed the Army Reserve, they are still training and volunteering for operations.Offering a fresh, integrated perspective on the Territorial Army during the First World War, this is the remarkable story of the Liverpool Territorials.
The Fighting Territorials Classic Reprint
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Author : Percy Hurd
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-03-19
The Fighting Territorials Classic Reprint written by Percy Hurd and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-19 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Fighting Territorials Do you think fellows of your kind - men who have done clerical work - can stick'it out as well as mechanics and agricultural labourers and men of outdoor life not requiring much head work.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Territorial Force At War 1914 16
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Author : W. Mitchinson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-10-02
The Territorial Force At War 1914 16 written by W. Mitchinson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-02 with History categories.
William Mitchinson analyses the role and performance of the Territorial Force during the first two years of World War I. The study looks at the way the force was staffed and commanded, its relationship with the Regular Army and the War Office, and how most of its 1st Line divisions managed to retain and promote their local identities.
The Fighting Territorials
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Author : Sir Percy Angier HURD
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1915
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The Territorial Divisions 1914 1918
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Author : John Stirling
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-07-10
The Territorial Divisions 1914 1918 written by John Stirling and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-10 with Fiction categories.
"The Territorial Divisions, 1914-1918" by John Stirling. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Lessons From The Mud
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Author : Paul Knight
language : en
Publisher: Helion
Release Date : 2018-03
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In Basil Liddell Hart's 1930 account of the Third Battle of Ypres, a tearful, anonymous Staff Officer reportedly uttered words which have entered the historiography of the battle: Good God, did we really send men to fight in that? First World War generals and their Staff Officers have a reputation for failing to comprehend the conditions their men were fighting in. They are also accused of failing to adopt to the reality of warfare on the Western Front. All too often in discussions, the Lions led by Donkeys attitude prevails which has been reinforced by Blackadder's 'General Melchett'. These views came to dominate public perceptions of the Western Front in the 1960s. Just how accurate is this view? Lessons from the Mud questions this perception of uncaring generals incapable of adopting new methods capable of addressing trench warfare. Paul Knight has, for the first time, transcribed in their entirety a unique collection of reports compiled for one general of one division's experiences in two battles during the Third Battle of Ypres. Compiled within days of each battle, these provide an authentic voice from the trenches. The views expressed are free and frank, with personal analysis of battle plans, tactics and weapon systems. They are written in such a way as to question the class-dominated deferential view of the British Army of 1917. General Sir Hugh Jeudwine commanded the 55th Division from January 1916. His command of the division was highly regarded and was placed in the top third of the British Expeditionary Force. Jeudwine was neither a Donkey nor a Melchett. He also appears to have been genuinely liked. After the war, he became Inspector General of the Territorial Army and Honoury Colonel to one of the division's artillery regiments. On his and Lady Jeudwine's death, their ashes were placed in the division's memorial in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral. The 55th (West Lancashire) Division of the Territorial Force had its prewar headquarters in Liverpool. Its unit were recruited from Warrington through to Barrrow in Furness. In common with the rest of the Territorial Force, the division was originally formed in 1908 for Home Defence. When the War Office asked for volunteers in August 1914, all units in the division volunteered and they started to deploy to France, Flanders and Gallipoli from late-1914. The division was reformed in France in January 1916. It retained a strong affiliation with Lancashire which Jeudwine exploited to create a corporate identity around the Lancashire Rose. In 1916 and 1917, the divsion fought on the Somme, at Third Ypres and during the German counter-attack during Cambrai. During the German Spring Offensive of April 1918, the division held the line at Givenchy and has been credited with saving the British Army. One of the division's two memorials are in Givenchy. At the end of the year, the division went on the offensive to advance fifty miles into Belgium. 55th Division attacked twice during the Third Battle of Ypres, at Pilckem Ridge (31 July 1917) and at Messine Road (20 September 1917). After each attack, Jeudwine collected 'Narratives' from his men. These range from formal reports from Commanding Officers to Private soldier's handwritten memoirs on a sheet of paper torn from a notepad. These Narratives offer a fascinating, firsthand account of two major actions written within days of the battle. Although the Narratives have been used before, this is the first time they have been published in their entirety. In the Narratives record and bring back to life: - The tension of waiting for the order to go 'over the top'. - The last known moments of men whose fates are otherwise recorded on the Menin Gate or in a CWGC cemetery. - Long forgotten actions around German strong points, in their trenches, silence machine guns and capture artillery positions. - The use of tactical theory and the difficulties of practical application. - The difficulties experienced in moving forward artillery, machine guns, trench mortars and communications necessary to support the infantry while they consolidated their gains. - Frank and open debate about the benefits or otherwise of different weapon systems. - Analysis of the wearing of Other Ranks uniforms by officers to reduce their casualties - there was no effect. - Details of equipment carried by the troops. This included carrying a second waterbottle, which was considered to be a very good idea, and also the need for more spades to be carried - and more weight - which goes against the idea of an unnecessarily overload Tommy. These Narratives were written by ordinary men, soldiers or officers, and this may be the only surviving record of their thoughts on these momentous events. This was also an opportunity for commanders to raise concerns about failures and for them to be addressed. The Artillery, for example, complained that the tracks cleared through the battlefield was insufficiently wide for the guns to move forward quickly enough to support the infantry. Most importantly, the Narratives show a high degree of self-assessment which allowed General Jeudwine, his Commanders and Staff Officers to take account of difficulties experienced on 31 July 1917 and implement changes for their second attack six weeks later. 31 July 1917 was a qualified success, with German counterattacks regaining some of their lost ground. Ammunition resupply problems were the main reason given for the division's withdrawal. On 20 September 1917, no German counterattacks succeeded. Suggestions to rectify the ammunition resupply problems had been listened to and applied. Lessons from the Mud had been learnt.
The Fighting Territorials Volume 2
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Author : Percy Hurd
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2016-05-07
The Fighting Territorials Volume 2 written by Percy Hurd and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-07 with categories.
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Lost Endeavour
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Author : Charles Watkins
language : en
Publisher: Little Gully Publishing
Release Date : 2023-11-05
Lost Endeavour written by Charles Watkins and has been published by Little Gully Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Charles Watkins sailed for the Dardanelles in 1915 with the 1/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. War, he said, was a welcome escape from hard labour in a Lancashire cotton mill. Fifty years later, he wrote his memoir, a ‘hotch-potch of Gallipoli memories.’ “In perpetrating this literary outrage, some apology is due. I could give many plausible excuses for recording moments of this disastrous campaign, but the real truth is the selfish pleasure I find in recalling one crowded hour of glorious life. It was my very good fortune to serve with a Lancashire Territorial Division. To the memory of those contumacious, argumentative, sentimental and lovable Lancashire lads — ‘Salud.’ No better comrades ever trod the field of battle …” “Students of military strategy and tactics had best throw this book away for they’ll learn nothing from it. In fact, I know even less of strategy and tactics than did the High-Ups who conducted the campaign. What’s more, a lowly private soldier sees very little of the larger picture of war — his own grubby little nose is always buried too deeply in his own particular patch of the dung-heap …” The Gallipoli Campaign is not short of operational histories, but few accounts get into the mind of the private soldier so successfully. “The trouble,” says Watkins, “is that most old soldiers develop a reluctance to talk — except perhaps after a few drinks, and when we seem, then, to get a little boastful and silly. At best, and when we are stone-sober, we feel we are merely a little boring to a new and unsympathetic generation. “So we clam-up. We leave it to the cold, clinical dissection of historians to record the battles, the victories … and the defeats. The live and vivid experiences of the soldiers themselves are seldom, if ever, recorded — which is a pity, for without these how can the atmosphere of the times themselves ever be made to come to life.” Lost Endeavour was published for ‘limited and private circulation’ in 1970, then again in 1982. For this modern edition, the editors have added a short biography of Watkins as an appendix, alongside several articles he wrote for the Gallipoli Association’s journal, ‘The Gallipolian’. For background and context, the editors include their notes on individuals, places and events mentioned by Watkins in the text. The reader will also find detail on the 6th Lancs Fusiliers at Helles — the battalion’s establishment, drafts and battle casualties, a timeline for May to December 1915, eight maps, and a Gallipoli roll of honour.