To the Last Man :.

To the Last Man :.
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Synopsis To the Last Man :. by : Jonathan D. Bratten

The Marne 15 July - 6 August 1918

The Marne 15 July - 6 August 1918
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Total Pages : 80
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Synopsis The Marne 15 July - 6 August 1918 by : Stephen C. McGeorge and Mason W. Watson

Toward Combined Arms Warfare

Toward Combined Arms Warfare
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Total Pages : 235
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ISBN-10 : 9781428915831
ISBN-13 : 1428915834
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Synopsis Toward Combined Arms Warfare by : Jonathan Mallory House

The Nineteenth Division

The Nineteenth Division
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Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 9781781506318
ISBN-13 : 1781506310
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Synopsis The Nineteenth Division by : Everard Wyrall

The 19th (Western) Division, known as the “Butterflies” from its divisional sign, an open-winged butterfly, began to assemble on Salisbury Plain in September 1914, one of the divisions of Kitchener's Second New Army. It sailed for France in July 1915 and came under command of the Indian Corps, and at the end of August took over its first sector of line, Givenchy to Festubert, from the 7th Division. The division's first major taste of action was the battle of Loos, and although only one of its brigades was fully committed the overall casualties amounted to some 2,000. The division was at the Somme for the early battles of the offensive, its great achievement was the capture of La Boisselle after intensive fighting during the period 2–5 July. It was here that 34th Division had suffered the highest casualties of any division on the first day, 1 July, in a vain attempt to take the village. The cost to the 19th Division was around 3,500 and today their memorial stands in front of the village church. It was in this action their first VCs were awarded – three of them. In March 1917 the division made its first appearance on the Ypres front and in June distinguished itself at Messines, earning the congratulations of the Army Commander, Plumer. It remained in the salient throughout Third Ypres, its main effort being at the Menin Road battle, 20 - 25 September when its losses numbered just under 2,000. The division was again heavily involved in the German 1918 offensive, on the Somme, the Lys and down on the Aisne where it had been sent for a rest; the Germans struck there just after the division had arrived. Between the start of the German offensive, 21 March, and the end of May 1918 casualties totalled 11,250. During the final, allied advance to victory the division was not seriously engaged until the Battle of the Selle in mid-October. By the end of the war the casualty roll numbered 39,381. This is a very competent and well-written account of a division that was lucky enough to be led by two good commanders for most of its time on the Western Front – Tom Bridges and ‘Ma’ Jeffreys. The narrative is clear, easy to read and with good maps to back up the operational detail. There is are no casualty lists nor lists of honours and awards, but the citations of the eight VCs awarded are given. Unusually there is a section on personalities, comments (all favourable) on certain officers, mainly lieutenant-colonels and above. Changes in command at divisional and brigade level are shown as well as order of battle.

The History of the 19th Division

The History of the 19th Division
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Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:220738056
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Synopsis The History of the 19th Division by : Everard Wyrall

Kitchener’s Army

Kitchener’s Army
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 373
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ISBN-10 : 9781844155859
ISBN-13 : 1844155854
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Synopsis Kitchener’s Army by : Peter Simkins

Numbering over five million men, Britain's army in the First World War was the biggest in the country's history. Remarkably, nearly half those men who served in it were volunteers. 2,466,719 men enlisted between August 1914 and December 1915, many in response to the appeals of the Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener. How did Britain succeed in creating a mass army, almost from scratch, in the middle of a major war ? What compelled so many men to volunteer ' and what happened to them once they had taken the King's shilling ? Peter Simkins describes how Kitchener's New Armies were raised and reviews the main political, economic and social effects of the recruiting campaign. He examines the experiences and impressions of the officers and men who made up the New Armies. As well as analysing their motives for enlisting, he explores how they were fed, housed, equipped and trained before they set off for active service abroad. Drawing upon a wide variety of sources, ranging from government papers to the diaries and letters of individual soldiers, he questions long-held assumptions about the 'rush to the colours' and the nature of patriotism in 1914. The book will be of interest not only to those studying social, political and economic history, but also to general readers who wish to know more about the story of Britain's citizen soldiers in the Great War.

The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army

The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9781428910225
ISBN-13 : 1428910220
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Synopsis The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army by :

This work provides an organizational history of the maneuver brigade and case studies of its employment throughout the various wars. Apart from the text, the appendices at the end of the work provide a ready reference to all brigade organizations used in the Army since 1917 and the history of the brigade colors.

From the Somme to Victory

From the Somme to Victory
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9781781593127
ISBN-13 : 1781593124
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Synopsis From the Somme to Victory by : Peter Simkins

Peter Simkins has established a reputation over the last forty years as one of the most original and stimulating historians of the First World War. He has made a major contribution to the debate about the performance of the British Army on the Western Front. This collection of his most perceptive and challenging essays, which concentrates on British operations in France between 1916 and 1918, shows that this reputation is richly deserved. He focuses on key aspects of the army's performance in battle, from the first day of the Somme to the Hundred Days, and gives a fascinating insight into the developing theory and practice of the army as it struggled to find a way to break through the German line. His rigorous analysis undermines some of the common assumptions - and the myths - that still cling to the history of these British battles.

The Somme

The Somme
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 399
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ISBN-10 : 9780300220285
ISBN-13 : 0300220286
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Somme by : Robin Prior

"Despite superior air and artillery power, British soldiers died in catastrophic numbers at the Battle of Somme in 1916. What went wrong, and who was responsible? This book meticulously reconstructs the battle, assigns responsibility to military and political leaders, and changes forever the way we understand this encounter and the history of the Western Front"--Publisher description.