British Soldier of the First World War

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

The familiar pictures of the First World War show soldiers in their trenches: hellish images of mud. But there is another dimension not depicted by these frightening representations of battle: the mundane everyday routine of the majority of the soldier's life that was spent away from the Front. This book explores the life of the average British 'Tommy' of the Great War, in battle and at rest, in training, and on his return home. Illustrated with evocative images of the war, and items of the soldier's kit, it provides an answer to the question: What was it like to be a soldier in the trenches on the front line?

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-04-20
Mått:149 x 210 x 4 mm
Vikt:132 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Shire Library
Antal sidor:56
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780747806837

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Peter Doyle is a scientist and military historian specialising in the role of terrain in warfare. His books include: 'Tommy's War 1914–1918'; 'Beneath Flanders Fields: The Underground War 1914-18' and 'Grasping Gallipoli'. He is co-secretary of the All Party Parliamentary War Graves and Battlefield Heritage Group, and is an elected member of the British Commission for Military History. He lives in London.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: The Great War • Introduction to the War •Trench warfare and its routines • The British Soldier at War •The major campaigns • Chapter 2: Joining up •Your Country Needs You •Territorials, Regulars, Kitchener’s Army, Derby Men and Conscripts •Training and preparing for war overseas • Chapter 3: Up the line • Tommy’s uniform and equipment • The routine of trench life • Over the top • Chapter 4: On rest and at home • In and out of the trenches • Hospitals, casualties and wounds • Life in the rear areas • Thoughts of home • Chapter 5: Aftermath • Remembrance and commemoration • Medals and certificates • Life after the war • Chapter 6: Where to go today • Museums and battlefields • Preserved trenches • Suggested reading