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A concise but vivid history of one of the most illustrious squadrons to serve over the Western Front in the Great War. One of the early commanders of the squadron was the great ace Major Lanoe Hawker VC, who was shot down in single combat wih the ÔRed BaronÕ, Manfred von Richthofen, in November 1916 at the end of the battle of the Somme. The squadronÕs other battle honours included the advance to the Hindenburg Line in the spring of 1917; the great retreat and the defence of Amiens in... more information

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The battalion was raised by the Mayor and Borough of Kensington as a Service (Kitchener) battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (RF) on 11 Sep 1914 at the White City. In June 1915 it became part of 99th Brigade 33rd Division, along with 17th, 23rd and 24th Battalions RF. The battalion went to France in November 1915 with 33rd Division, but almost immediately on arrival the brigade was transferred to the 2nd Division, a regular division, where the battaion remained till it was disbanded in Feb 1918 when the BEF... more information

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This is one of the classic memoirs of the Great War, written by an officer of the 2nd Battalion the Leinster Regiment, who joined his battalion in the trenches in May 1915 and served with them to the end of the war. It is a truly memorable account and a great tribute to the soldiers from the South of Ireland, for the Leinsters were one of the five infantry regiments from Southern Ireland that formed part of the British Army; they were disbanded in July 1922. It is a vivid account, supported by some wonderf... more information

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Frank Richards is well known for his Old Soldiers Never Die, probably the best account of the Great War as seen through the eyes of a private soldier. Richards served in the trenches from August 1914 to the end in the 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers (RWF). Born in 1884 he enlisted in the RWF at Brecon in April 1901, just three months after the death of Queen Victoria. Brecon was the home of the South Wales Borderers (SWB) and the recruiting sergeant there did his best to persuade the new recruit to joi... more information

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A good general history of a regiment raised in one of New ZealandÕs largest cities to take part in the Great War.The author - who won the Military Medal and the French Medaille DÕHonneur for his military exploits, - has written a fluent and readable account. The three battalions of the Auckland Regiment trained in Egypt for the coming Gallipoli campaign in 1915. They assembled at Lemnos, took part in the landing and fighting at Cape Helles and Sari Bair, sustaining severe losses, and were ... more information

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Mobilised in 1914, trained at Shorncliffe in Kent in 1915, the 4th Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery found themselves in action in some of the hottest spots on the Western Front after their arrival in France in 1916. Their first taste of trench warfare was in and around the Ypres Salient at St Eloi, Hooge and Sanctuary Wood. They then moved south to take part in the later stages of the Battle of the Somme, where they helped their comrades in the Canadian infantry capture the village of Courcellette a... more information

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The firefly lamps were lighted yet As we crossed the top of the parapet,But the East grew pale to another fire,As our bayonets gleamed by the foemanÕs wire.And the Eastern sky was gold and grey,And under our feet the dead men lay,As we entered Loos in the morningThis is one of the most vivid accounts of a battle I have read - the Battle of Loos. The author was a well known writer before the war in which he served as a stretcher-bearer with the 1/18th London Irish R... more information

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This is a monumental piece of work, encompassing as it does the war record of all University members who served in the Armed Forces. The Record comprises, first, a ÒRoll of the Fallen,Ó on which are 944 names of members, 846 of them with portrait photos. This Roll is arranged alphabetically and gives for each individual his date of birth, his school, his athletic and military record at school, the Faculty in which he studied and his degree (if any), his athletic and militay record at the univ... more information

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Written by its Corps commander, Major-General W.H. Mackinnon, and with a short foreword by its distinguished Colonel, Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, this record of the City Imperial Volunteers concentrates on the role played by its infantry section in South Africa. The unit was raised in the wake of ÔBlack WeekÕ - the disastrous series of defeats inflicted on the British by the Boers at Colenso, Magersfontein and Stormberg - which, as Mackinnon admits, left the nation Ôdepressed .. thou... more information

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This book is concerned with the two West Riding divisions during the Great War - the 49th (1st West Riding) and the second-line 62nd (2nd West Riding), formed after the outbreak of war. The 49th has no separate divisional history of its own but the 62nd has a two volume history, recently reprinted by N&M Press. The record is set out in three parts or books. Book I deals with pre-war history, describing the formation of the West Riding (Territorial) Association in 1908 and what it did in the years befor... more information

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First published over 15 years ago and long out of print, this is still the only work to deal in detail with the campaign medals of West, East and Central Africa. This completely revised and reset edition contains much new information and almost 100 additional pages. A summary of awards shows the eventual distribution of the clasps and the numbers awarded to participating units. Many European recipients are mentioned by name. Not only has a comprehensive general index been added to the new edition, but also... more information

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This is an unusual book in that it is the record of a company, a company of the 7th Royal Dublin Fusiliers(RDF) - ÔDÕ Company - at Gallipoli. The battalion was raised in August 1914 and allocated to 30th Brigade, 10th Irish Division. At the request of a Mr Browning, President of the Irish Rugby Football Union, the CO of the new battalion agreed to keep open a special company, ÔDÕ Company as it was subsequently known, for ÒPalsÓ from the Irish Rugby Union volunteers. ... more information

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Of the 18 VCs awarded to the Royal Regiment of Artillery during the Great War, eight were won in the first three weeks, all for acts of gallantry carried out not only under enemy shellfire, but also under direct rifle and machine gun fire. The so-called Affair of Nery, an action fought on 1st September 1914, was one of these in which three VCs were awarded to ÔLÕ Battery, RHA, which, since then, has been known as ÔNeryÕ Battery in commemoration of that action. This story of the Ge... more information

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Invaluable detailed stage-by-stage account of the battle. Becke was attached to the Historical Section (Miitary Branch) of the Committee of Imperial Defence, so had - for a regimental historian writing in 1918 - privileged access to the relevant War Diaries. In addition, he interviewed every available artillery officer who was present, and as a respected military historian and gunner officer his analysis and thoroughness are beyond question. SB viii + 87pp 5 maps and 4 sketches , 2003 N&MP Reprint of 1... more information

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This had been a local Corps - the Bhopal Levy (1859-1865) and the Bhopal Bn (1865-1903) - before gaining the title of 9th Bhopal Infantry (1903-1922). Its nick-name at that time was Ôthe Bo-peepsÕ. During WWI it raised three additional Bns, two of which served in Mesopotamia, but this book is concerned mainly with the original pre-war (Regular) 1st Bn. It served on the Western Front with the Indian Corps, in Egypt, and then in Mesopotamia.Its adventures are described here in good detail, with ... more information

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100 Squadron was a pioneer night bombing unit, and was the first to be raised specifically for that purpose by Hugh Trenchard, the Ôfather of the RAFÕ who contributes a forwrod to this history, commending the squadron, and its willingness to go out and bomb in all weathers, and the ability of its groundcrew to keep their aircraft airbourne in all conditions. . This book traces the squadronÕs story from its formation in March 1917 to the Armistice in November 1918. Equipped with F.E.2B a... more information

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This German-language book was available to every German armed forces recruit from the early 1930Õs until 1944, and it underwent annual revision.The wide availability meant that it contained only material which was easily learned by observation, but it encapsulates the complete ethos of the German army at the beginning of the Second World War.It contains details of German state and military history, and shows every recruit what to do and how to behave as a member of the army.From bed-making to rifle... more information

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The regiment was raised in 1689 by Sir Albert Conyngham (Cunningham) after whom it was named; the men came mostly from County Donegal. There is reference to an interesting note among King William IIIÕs State papers: ÔThe Inniskilliners do not care for the English, but they like the Scots, most of their parents being Scotch. It is well therefore not to have too many English in their regiments.Õ The regimentÕs first major action was the Battle of the Boyne (11 July 1690). Writing a... more information

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ÒWe have given the Gallic cockerel a vast heap of sandÓ said British Foreign secretary Lord Salisbury after Britain and France divided much of Africa between them. ÔLet him scratch it how he willÕ. FranceÕs chief ÔsandpitÕ was Algeria, conquered in 1830 in the otherwise undistinguished reign of King Louis-Philippe. with the aid of the newly-formed French Foreign Legion who were to be based in Algeria for the next century and beyond. The story of that conque... more information

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The details on medal dies used by both the English and Indian Mints for early awards is most informative.Issuance figures contained within the covers gives the reader an in depth knowledge that is not found elsewhere, it establishes the real rarity of certain awards. The text is complimented with the addition of medal illustrations often showing the original suspenders. Starting with the Seringapatam medal of 1799, Biddulph sets out the order of battle, he also details the command structure and lists the s... more information

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