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The Old Contemptibles
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Author : Martha Grimes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Old Contemptibles written by Martha Grimes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Large type books categories.
The Old Contemptibles
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Author : Keith Simpson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-10-05
The Old Contemptibles written by Keith Simpson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-05 with History categories.
This book, originally published in 1981, tells the story of the regular soldiers and reservists of the British Expeditionary Force (B. E. F.) who fought in the first six months of the First World War on the Western Front. This photographic history of the B. E. F. is unique in that the photographs were taken not by official war photographers, but either by the few press photographers who were able to get near the Front or by members of the B. E. F themselves. Complementing the photographs are many first-hand accounts of their experiences by ‘Old Contemptibles’ and an authoritative text by Keith Simpson.
The Old Contemptibles
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Author : Boyd Cable
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
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The Old Contemptibles
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Author : Martha Grimes
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-06-11
The Old Contemptibles written by Martha Grimes and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-11 with Fiction categories.
Following a passionate and troubled love affair with a pretty widow named Jane Holdsworth, Jury finds himself, unaccountably, a suspect in a murder investigation. Detained in London, Jury sends his friend Melrose Plant, former Earl of Caverness, to the Holdsworth family’s Lake District home to pose as an eccentric librarian. Plant discovers that his catalogue cards contain less data on Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey than they do on tantalizing questions about the Holdsworths: What happened to Crabbe Holdsworth’s first wife? What happened to his son, Graham? What happened to the cook, Annie? And what might happen to the two children, favorites of rich old Adam Holdworth, who prefers the ambience of a swank retirement home, Castle Howe, where he and the elegant Lady Cray can drive the staff crazy? Jury and Sergeant Wiggins finally join Melrose at the Old Contemptibles pub, where they arrive at a solution that Jury detests, for no matter what he does, innocence will suffer.
The Old Contemptibles
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Author : Ernest Andrew Ewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
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Honours And Awards Of The Old Contemptibles
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
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The Old Contemptibles
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Author : Martha Grimes
language : en
Publisher: Onyx Books
Release Date : 2006
The Old Contemptibles written by Martha Grimes and has been published by Onyx Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Fiction categories.
When the lady he had hoped to marry is murdered, Richard Jury becomes a suspect in the investigation and sends his friend, Melrose Plant, to Scotland to probe into the sordid history of the victim's family.
Building The Old Contemptibles British Military Transformation And Tactical Development From The Boer War To The Great War 1899 1914
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Author : Major Andrew J. Risio
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15
Building The Old Contemptibles British Military Transformation And Tactical Development From The Boer War To The Great War 1899 1914 written by Major Andrew J. Risio and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.
Impressed with the tactical lessons of the Boer War, the British Army reformed its doctrine and training from 1899 to 1914, deploying a combat ready force, the “Old Contemptibles” of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in 1914. Because of these changes, the BEF played a crucial role in Belgium and France in 1914. The lessons of the Boer War guided the British Army and its interwar reforms. The doctrine and training developed from 1902-1914 was a significant improvement over the pre-Boer War British colonial warfare tactics. With Haldane’s organizational reforms and Robert’s new doctrine, the British Army built the Old Contemptibles of the BEF. The battles of 1914 showed the BEF was the equal of any European contemporary in quality of its tactics and doctrine. The comparison of the BEF to the other combatants in 1914 does not stand in stark contrast. The BEF performed well but no better or worse than comparable German or French units did. What does stand in stark contrast is the BEF in 1914 when compared with the expedition to South Africa in 1899. The years of reform between these two expeditions were truly a crucible that built the Old Contemptibles.
The Old Contemptibles
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Author : Robin Neillands
language : en
Publisher: John Murray Publishers
Release Date : 2004
The Old Contemptibles written by Robin Neillands and has been published by John Murray Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
In his robust re-examination of the onset of war, Robin Neillands reviews the exploits and character of the BEF, revealing how it came to be both the focus of British hopes and, in the tragedy of its defeat, the catalyst for a policy shift without which the war would surely have been lost.
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Author : Robin Neillands
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Old Contemptibles written by Robin Neillands and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
The British entered World War I convinced of victory. Many even predicted an end to hostilities by Christmas. For the British Expeditionary Force, which was instead obliterated by 1915, this proved a costly assumption. In his robust re-examination of the onset of war, Robin Neillands reviews the exploits and character of the BEF, revealing how it came to be both the focus of hasty British hopes and, in the tragedy of its defeat, the catalyst for a policy shift without which the war would surely have been lost. Affectionately known as 'the Old Contemptibles' (a subversion of criticism from the Kaiser), the BEF was, although small, so highly trained and motivated that enemy lines mistook the unremitting accuracy of its rifles for machine gun fire. However, at Ypres, it was nonetheless conclusively defeated, proving that no amount of patriotism, skill or valour could match superior numbers and equipment. This forced the government to re-evaluate conscription and military funding. Using the testimony of both commanders and infantrymen, Robin Neillands' definitive account offers new insight into still highly, and justly, emotive issues: why such appalling numbers perished and to what extent the course of events would have been altered had the initial reaction from Britain been different.