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voiceS in FLiGht:the royaL navaL airService dUrinG theGreat warMalcolm Smith

Following in the same style as hisprevious book of Fleet air armrecollections, malcolm Smith hascollected a compendium ofreminiscences from pilots who flewfor the royal navy and the royalmarines during the First world war.he includes first-hand testimoniesfrom pilots manning early seaplanestations and an enthralling accountfrom F.J. rutland who became thefirst pilot to take off in a SopwithPup from a platform on the roof ofone of hmS yarmouth’s gun turrets.

the royaL navaL airService in the FirStworLd warPhilip Jarrett

this book makes five originaldocuments relating to the work ofBritain’s royal naval air Service(rnaS) during the First world warreadily available to students andhistorians. all of these documentsoffer an array of fascinating insightinto royal naval air Servicepractices during the Great war. muchof the content on display has neverbeen printed before. this uniquetreasure trove of visual reference issure to appeal to all serious Firstworld war historians, students andenthusiasts.

From coLoniaLwarrior toweStern FrontFLyerCarole McEntee-Taylor

Sydney herbert Bywater harris wasan adventurer, a man possessed ofgreat courage and charm, whofulfilled every schoolboy fantasy andreally did ‘live the dream’. a real‘Boys own’ adventure detailing thefive wars he was involved with. aremarkable life led in an era ofendless possibilities …

Unknown warrior:the Search ForaUStraLia’SGreateSt aceMike Rosel

Lest we Forget? in the case ofcaptain robert alexander (alec)Little, australia’s greatest ‘ace’, itwould seem that we did. thiseminently researched and reverentialhistory charts the course of animpressive career cut tragically short.in line with the centenaryanniversary of the start of the Firstworld war, it serves as a timelyreminder of just one of the manyskilled and tragically doomed youngpilots of early twentieth-centuryaviation history.

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LoSt winGS oF wwiMartin Bowman

this new publication from eminentmilitary historian martin Bowmanchronicles the stories of airmendowned on the western Frontbetween 1914 and 1918, representinga contribution on the author’s part tothe 100th anniversary of the Greatwar. it’s speciality focus makes for atruly unique compendium of visceralFirst world war accounts of theincredible, bloody, aerial battlesflown by the rFc, German,american, British andcommonwealth pilots shot downover the western Front, alsoincluding stories of their escapes andlives in Pow camps.

Great war FiGhteraceS 1914–1916Norman Franks

here, norman Franks tells the story,in words and images, of theemergence of some of the greatestfighter aces to see action during thefirst half of the First world war. heexplores the manner in which thesituation developed from late 1914 tothe late summer of 1916, the point atwhich oswald Boelcke helped formthe German Jasta system that wouldprove so devastating to the rFc andrnaS. Utilising images drawn fromhis large personal archive ofphotographs, Franks profiles some ofthe greatest and most notorious aces,as well as the aircraft in which theyflew.

the ZePPeLinMichael Belafi, Translated by CordulaWerschkun

this new publicationfrom michael Belafioffers some truly intriguing content.Photographs of the mighty Zeppelinat all stages of development featurein a publication that aims to chart theentire course of the airship’s history,exploring each facet of its history,and concludes by assessing thelegacy of rigid airship development,still felt to this day.

the kinGS oF the airIan Sumner

in comparison to theirBritish and Germancounterparts, the French airmen ofthe Great war are not well known.yet their aerial exploits were just asremarkable, and their contribution tothe war effort on the western Frontwas equally important. that is whyian Sumner’s vivid history of themen of the French air force duringthe war is of such value. he tellstheir story using the words of thepioneering pilots and observersthemselves, drawn from memoirs,diaries, letters, and contemporarynewspapers, magazines and officialdocuments.

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yPreS 1914: LanGemarckJack Sheldon and Nigel Cave

authors nigel cave and Jack Sheldon tell thestory of the men who fought over theunremarkable undulating ground that was tobecome firmly placed in British nationalconscience ever afterwards. when, in october1914, the newly created German Fourth armyattacked west to seize crossings over the yser,prior to sweeping south in an attempt tosurround the BeF, two things prevented it. to thenorth, it was the efforts of the Belgian army,reinforced by French troops, coupled withcontrolled flooding of the polders but, furthersouth, the truly heroic defence of Langemarck, forthree days by the BeF and then by the Frencharmy, was of decisive importance. the villagestood as a bulwark against any further advance tothe river or the town of ypres. here the Germanregiments bled to death in the face of resoluteallied defence and any remaining hope of forcinga decision in the west turned to dust.

yPreS 1914: meSSineSNigel Cave and Jack Sheldon

at the end of october 1914 an increasinglydesperate Falkenhayn, aware that his offensive inFlanders had stalled, decided to make one finaleffort to break through the allied lines south ofypres. Pulling together a large strike force, the so-called army Group Fabeck, he launched a violentoffensive designed to capture the messines ridgeand to use this dominating terrain as aspringboard for a further advance. inadequatelyresourced, assembled in a rush, this thrust wassoon in trouble. confused fighting in the woodedareas to the south of the menin road slowed theadvance and initial attempts to gain a foothold onthe ridge failed. a supreme effort by the men ofthe 26th infantry division ultimately broughtabout the capture of the town of messines andsimilar heroics by the Bavarian 6th reservedivision led to the fall of wytschaete, but it wasall in vain. yet again a valiant allied defence hadbuckled, but not broken.

retreat oF i corPS 1914Jerry Murland

this new title looks at the effect of the increasingwidth of gap that existed between the two corpsof the BeF, the apparent impotence of Sir JohnFrench and GhQ that was revealed as the retreatcontinued and the essential role of the regimentalofficer in keeping units together.the book isdivided into 3 stages and each stage is the subjectof a detailed car tour that takes the battlefieldtourist to each of the locations described above.the book is supported by over 120 maps andphotographs and two appendices.


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waLkinG the SaLient Paul Reed

here we have a series of walks designed to takethe visitor across this most heavily fought-overpart of the western Front. the ‘immortal salient’has had its fair share of guide books, but this onetakes the reader across the landscape in the waythat ‘tommy’ would have seen it on foot. Paulreed is a leading military historian specialising inthe two world wars. he has worked as aresearcher and battlefield guide, and is the authorof several books on the great war.

aiSne 1918David Blanchard

this battlefield guide and history will focusmainly on the events of attack that fell on theBritish sector of the front between the 27th – 1stJune 1918, although the offensive which alsobefell the French forces will not be totallyneglected. this area had been a French held sectorsince 1915 and the French had fought one of itsmajor engagements of the war here in 1917, theill-fated nivelle offensive. French monumentsand cemeteries dominate the landscape. theBritish were also here in 1914, and they too haveleft reminders of their relative brief presence.however, the actions fought here early in the wartend to be found mainly to the west of the sector.

weLSh on the SommeMichael Renshaw

the Battle for mametz wood is normallyassociated with the endeavours of the 38th welshdivision and was the first of those great battlesto secure possession of the woodlands of theSomme. the author looks at events after the 1stJuly, but also relates the story of the 17thnorthern division who attacked the quadrangle,a defensive system guarding the westernapproaches to the wood. also related is thedemise of both generals commanding thesedivisions who were sent home. written by anexperienced and respected author, this bookcovers a neglected yet accessible area on theSomme front.

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the FirSt day onthe SommeMartin Middlebrook

martin middlebrook’s research hascovered not just official andregimental histories and tours of thebattlefields, but interviews withhundreds of survivors, both Britishand German. as to the action itself,he conveys the overall strategic viewand the terrifying reality that it wasfor front-line soldiers.


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the middLeBrookGUide to the SommeBattLeFieLdSMartin and Mary Middlebrook

while best known as being the sceneof the most terrible carnage in theww1 the French department of theSomme has seen many other battlesfrom roman times to 1944. thisevocative book written by the authorof the iconic First day on the Sommeis a thorough guide to the cemeteries,memorials and battlefields of the area,placing the emphasis on the fightingof 1916 and 1918, with fascinatingdescriptions and anecdotes.

the kaiSer’S BattLeMartin Middlebrook

at 9.30am on 21 march 1918, the lastgreat battle of the First world warcommenced when three Germanarmies struck a massive blow againstthe weak divisions of the British thirdand Fifth armies. it was the first day ofwhat the Germans called thekaiserschlacht (‘the kaiser’s Battle’),the series of attacks that were intendedto break the deadlock on the westernFront, knock the British army out ofthe war, and finally bring victory toGermany. in the event the cost of thegamble was so heavy that once theassault faltered, it remained for theallies to push the exhausted Germanarmies back and the war was at lastover.

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SniPer JackSonFrederick Sleath

although it reads as a novel, SniperJackson can be justifiably viewed as‘faction’ weaving true events arounda mythical character. this was acommonplace method of writing at atime when many serving or ex-soldiers did not want individuals orevents in their books to be identified,and many used pseudonyms toconceal their identities.

Germany’S hiGh SeaFLeet in the FirStworLd war Admiral Reinhard Scheer

in his own account of the war in thenorth Sea, first published in 1920,admiral Scheer, the Germancommander at Jutland, gives his ownexplanation for the failure of eitherfleet to achieve the decisive victoryexpected of it, particularly the failureof his own operation plans thatresulted in the battle of Jutland. thisbook is an invaluable account of oneof the most important theatres of theFirst world war, written by one of itsmost senior commanders.

FataL FortniGhtDuncan Marlor

numerous books have beenpublished about the First world warbut few have focused on themachinations in the Britishparliament and the role it played inthe decision to go to war. Britain,after all, could not have entered theconflict without clear approval frommPs. one hundred years on, FatalFortnight re-examines the argumentswhich Parliament heard againstBritish war entry and reflects on howthe world might have been had thedecision gone a different way.

over the toPPeter Tsouras, Spencer Jones

although separated from the modernreader by a full century, the Firstworld war continues to generatecontroversy and interest as the greatevent upon which modern historypivoted. this thought-provokingbook explores ten alternate scenariosin which the course of the war ischanged forever. how would the warhave changed had the Germans notattacked France but turned theirmain thrust against russia; or hadthe Greeks joined the allies atGallipoli? what if the americansintervened in 1915, rather 1917?expertly written by leading militaryhistorians, this is a compelling andcredible look at what might havebeen.


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GaLLiPoLiChristopher Pugsley

the definitive account of newZealand’s role in the disastrous 1915Gallipoli campaign, when a British-led expeditionary force met theturkish army in an attempt to wrestcontrol of the dardanelles, comesalive in an updated edition, liberallyillustrated and brilliantly analysed bythe doyen of military historians.

FataL charGe atGaLLiPoLiJohn Hamilton

Using the letters and diaries of thosewho fought and died in thisfamously futile action, award-winning journalist and best-sellingauthor, John hamilton takes thereader on a journey from the rush torecruit in august 1914 when war wasdeclared, through the training campsto the unforgiving terrain of Gallipoliand the unbending turkishdefenders, and finally to that fatefulmorning and that fatal charge.

GaLLiPoLi victoriacroSS heroJohn Hamilton

the son of a former Premier ofwestern australia, hugo throssell,volunteered to join the imperialaustralian Force which was shippedto Gallipoli in 1915. he was amember of the 10th australian Lighthorse which fought in a dismountedrole in Gallipoli. he was involved inthe famous charge of the 10th Lighthorse at the Battle of the nek andthe Battle of hill 60 where his actionssaw him being awarded the victoriacross. meticulously researched, andbeautifully written, this is a movingtale of heroism and patriotism whichended in sad and disturbingcircumstances.

GaLLiPoLi SniPerJohn Hamilton

‘this is a well-researched, detailedand compelling story.’defendermagazineBilly Sing was a small, darkman – and a deadly killer. when, as amember of the australian imperialForce 5th Light horse, he was thrustonto the narrow strip of land held bythe australians on Gallipoli, hewitnessed the terrible effects of theturkish snipers and decided to fightfire with fire. Using a simple Leeenfield .303 rifle, Sing began to pickoff unwary turks who exposedthemselves. this a vivid account ofthe merciless nature of the fighting inthe Gallipoli campaign from anaward-winning journalist and best-selling author.

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at war in diStantwaterSPhillip Pattee

the naval story of the First worldwar is so often told in relation the thenorth Sea and the war in europe, butin this new book the authorconcentrates on the royal navy’soffensive operations further afieldand argues that they were not, asoften portrayed, unnecessarysideshows but absolutely critical toBritain’s very survival. a finelyresearched and written book for bothnaval enthusiasts and historians.

FiGhtinG the Greatwar at SeaNorman Friedman

this radical new book concentrateson the way in which each side triedto use or deny the sea to the other,and in so doing it describes rapidwartime changes not only in shipand weapon technology but also inthe way naval warfare was envisagedand fought. combat produced manysurprises: some, like the impact ofthe mine and torpedo, are familiar,but this book also brings to lightmany previously unexploredsubjects, like creative new tacticalpractices and improved commandand control.

From imPeriaLSPLendoUr tointernmentNicolas Wolz

this important new work describeshow the imperial German navy,which had expanded to become oneof the great maritime forces in theworld, second only to the royalnavy, proved, with the exception ofits submarines, to be largelyineffective throughout the years ofconflict. this is a fascinating andperceptive analysis of a whole era,and it contributes substantially to ourunderstanding of the war and itsconsequences – consequences, sadly,that helped pave the way for thethird reich.

the hoodBattaLionLeonard Sellers

the hood Battalion saw some of thefiercest fighting of the First worldwar, particularly at antwerp, in theGallipoli campaign and then againon the western Front at the ancre, atGavrelle, and at Passchendaele. LenSellers, whose interest in the hoodBattalion was first aroused when hediscovered that his great-uncle hadserved with them, lets theparticipants tell their own story,having expended prodigious labourin unearthing the many first-handaccounts of the hood’s exploitsincluded in this book. it is indeed atale told by heroes.

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From thedardaneLLeS tooranArthur Marder

this collection of thought-provokingessays by arguably the 20th century’sgreatest naval historian was firstpublished in 1974, but theircontinuing relevance fully justifiesthis reprint. it opens with astimulating reappraisal of the navalattack on the dardanelles, the successof which would have made thedisastrous Gallipoli land campaignthat followed completelyunnecessary. marder identifies anumber of relatively minor issuesthat made a failure of what was inreality a great strategic opportunityto shorten the war.

From thedreadnoUGht toScaPa FLowArthur Marder

the third volume deals with thecontroversial clash between theGerman high Seas fleet and theBritish Grand Fleet and BattlecruiserFleet at Jutland and its immediateaftermath, and the author’s intricatecharting of this great battle is stillrecognised and a major step forwardin our understanding of the events.


the fourth volume covers the periodfrom Jellicoe’s arrival at theadmiralty to deal with the U-boatmenace until his dismissal a yearlater. mounting losses brought aboutthe introduction of the convoysystem and the turn of the tide inanti-submarine warfare. the volumealso looks at the beginnings of navalaviation.


this last volume describes the royalnavy’s final triumph. the convoysystem brought rewards and the USnavy arrived in european waters.the striking 1918 raid on Zeebruggewas a big morale booster, and innovember 1918 Beatty received thesurrender of the German high SeasFleet. in June the following year theGermand scuttled their fleet at ScapaFlow and so came to an end a majorera in naval history.

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GerMaNBattleCruisers oFWorlD War oNeGary Staff

in this new book the author detailstheir design and construction, andtraces the full service history of eachship, recounting their actions, largelyfrom first-hand German sources andofficial documents, many previouslyunpublished in english. a superbseries of full-colour, specially-commissioned computer graphicsshow full length profiles and top-down views of each ship in preciseand clear detail.

the BattleCruiserhMs hooDBruce Taylor

the battlecruiser hMs hood is oneof the great warships of history.unmatched for beauty and charisma,unequalled for size, for 20 years theshe was the glory ship of the royalNavy, flying the flag across the worldin the twilight years of the Britishempire. here, in words, photos andcolour artwork, is the story of herlife, her work and her people, fromthe laying of her keel on the Clyde in1916 to her awful destruction at thehands of the Bismarck in 1941.

the Naval FlaNk oFthe WesterN FroNtMark Karau

this new book tells thestory of the creation,purpose, operations and career of theMarinekorps Flandern. the Flandersharbours should have allowed theGerman navy to strike dangerousblows at vital British traffic in theChannel and southern North sea butthe Marinekorps was unable to fulfillthe great expectations of von tirpitz.the author not only explains how theGerman conducted operations, butalso explains how the opportunitespresented by the Flemish occupationwere wasted away. a significant andinsightful book on an importanttheatre of the War.

Warships oF theGreat War eraDavid Hobbs

this book is one of a series that takesa selection of the best models to tellthe story of specific ship types – inthis case, the various classes ofwarship that fought in the First WorldWar, from dreadnoughts to coastalmotor boats. it reproduces a largenumber of model photos, all in fullcolour, and including many close-upand detail views. these are captionedin depth, but many are also annotatedto focus attention on interesting orunusual features. although pictorialin emphasis, the book weaves thepictures into an authoritative text,producing an unusual and attractiveform of technical history.


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Brothers iN arMsKaren Farrington

hidden away in theback of an old deskdrawer was a dusty pile of school-style exercise books. in them werethe recollections of a young officerwho had fought with the essexregiment in the First World Warfrom the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in1915, through the mud and misery ofYpres, to see victory in 1918. thecollection of memoirs, letters andpersonal photographs are woventogether to produce a gripping andpowerfully frank testimony – onethat will come to be recognised asamongst the finest personal accountsof the First World War ever to bepublished.

aMateur GuNNers Ian Ronayne

together, the book and letters offer afascinating insight into the life of aFirst World War artillery officer.lucidly written in a candid style,thorburn shows excellentobservation, description andnarration skills. While amateurGunners itself is worthy of reprint,when combined with thorburn’sprivate letters and historical contextfrom author ian ronayne, this bookoffers a unique look at a gunner’sexperience during the Great War.

arMaGeDDoN roaDBilly Congreve, Edited by Terry Norman

Billy Congreve was an exceptionalsoldier and an exceptional man. Bythe time he was killed on the sommein July 1916 at the age of twenty-fivehe had been awarded the Dso, MC,and the légion d’honneur, and forhis many deeds of gallantry on thesomme, a posthumous vC. terryNorman carefully edited his diary toset his story in the context of the war,and thus provide an exceptionalpicture of what an officer thought ofthe conduct of the war side by sidewith his personal grief at the loss ofhis friends and the wastage ofhuman life.

Battle BeNeath thetreNChesRobert K. Johns

During 1915, the Western Front wasestablished as a static line that grewinto a huge network of defence-in-depth earthworks. siege conditionsdemanded siege tactics and as theground was everywhere mineable,the Western Front was a primecandidate for underground warfare.in February 1915, eight tunnellingCompanies were created andoperational in Flanders from March1915. By mid-1916, the British armyhad around 25,000 trained tunnellers,mostly volunteers taken from miningcommunities. this is their story.

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BeFore action –wiLLiam noeLhodGSon and the9th devonCharlotte Zeepvat

the Great war may have madehodgson’s reputation as a poet but italso killed him. Like so many of hisgeneration he was an unlikely soldierand this first ground-breakingbiography explores his early life andhis reasons for abandoning it andvolunteering for the army. todayhodgson is remembered as one ofthe ill-fated 9th Battalion thedevonshire regiment whose fate inthe opening moments of the Battle ofthe Somme has become one of theemblematic stories of the most costlyday in British military history.

BLood in thetrencheSCaptain A. Radclyffe Dugmore

written by captain a. radclyffedugmore of the king’s own Lightinfantry, this personal memoirprovides an excellent account of theGreat war up to the Battle of theSomme. a wide ranging andperceptive relation of events,radclyffe dugmore’s pedigree as aprofessional writer shines through.this new re-print of radclyffedugmore’s classic volume is aworthy addition to the primarysource literature of the Great war,and casts new light on theexperiences of the brave men whosaw the terror of the Battle of theSomme first hand.

FoLLow me! i wiLLLead yoU!George Brenton Laurie

‘Follow me! i will lead you!’ were thelast words of Lt. col. George BrentonLaurie, who commanded the 1stBattalion royal irish rifles and waskilled at neuve chapelle in march,1915. he died with his revolver inhand while leading his men in anassault on the German lines. Laurieleft behind a remarkable collection ofletters, which provide us with aprivileged insight into the day to dayexperience of a battalion commanderand his struggles to make sense ofthe developing madness of trenchwarfare.

in Good comPanyThe Hon William Fraser, Edited by DavidFraser

in Good company is a graphicaccount by the hon. william Fraser,Gordon highlanders, of his service inthe First world war. Several timeswounded, he went to Flanders in1914 with the 2nd Battalion andcommanded successively a platoon, acompany, a territorial battalion and aregular battalion, ending the war asa lieutenant-colonel of twenty-eight,having survived the battles of First,Second and third ypres, arras,cambrai and the final triumphs of1918. in Good company gives aremarkable insight into some of themost terrible and challenging yearsof the army’s life.


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LetterS From aSoLdier oF France1914–1915Preface by André Chevrillon

this powerful volume was for manyyears out of print, but this newedition corrects that unhappysituation and provides an englishspeaking readership with a rare andmuch needed insight into what itmeant to experience the Great warfrom the sharp end during thedesperate struggles of the Frencharmy fighting for its survival in 1914and 1915.

a French SoLdier’Swar diary 1914–1918Henri Desagneaux, Edited by JeanDesagneaux, Translated by GodfreyAdams

to henri desagneaux and tothousands of others, there was nopattern to be seen from the trencheswhere he executed orders whichensured that dozens of men had todie attempting to achieve impossibleobjectives worked out at aheadquarters in the rear. his diary,one of the classic French accounts ofthe conflict, gives a vivid insight intowhat it was like to execute thoseorders, and to live in the trencheswith increasingly demoralized,unruly and mutinous men.

a German tommyKen Anderson

the date: 14 october 1918 – a mistyearly morning, east of Ledegem,Belgium. young British army theauthor has gone behind the acceptedfacts to tell for the first time the truestory of this gallant deserter. thebook offers an insight into the way inwhich people of German origin weretreated in australia and Britainduring the First world war.

the German airForce i knew1914–1918Compiled by Major Georg Paul Neumann

major Georg Paul neumann was aformer German air Force officer whohad served in the Great war. heproduced his outstanding survey ofthe German air Force in 1920 whilethe events were still recent history.he was able to draw on his ownexperience and his contacts tocompile a large number of personalaccounts from officers and men whohad so recently fought in the cause.this comprehensive and compellingreview includes a series of primarysources dealing with some of theunusual and lesser known aspects ofthe Luftstreitkräfte.

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GaLLiPoLi 1915

the fighting in the Gallipoli or dardanellescampaign began in 1915 as a purely naval affairundertaken partly at the instigation of winstonchurchill, who, as First Lord of the admiralty,had entertained plans of capturing thedardanelles as early as September 1914. it was theroyal navy that bore the brunt of the initialaction, supported by the French and with minorcontributions from the russian and australianfleets.

on 3 november 1914, churchill ordered thefirst British attack on the dardanelles followingthe opening of hostilities between ottoman andrussian empires. the British attack was carriedout by battle cruisers of carden’s mediterraneanSquadron, hmS indomitable and hmSindefatigable, as well as two French battleships.this attack actually took place before a formaldeclaration of war had been made by Britainagainst the ottoman empire. royal navysubmarines had already been operating in theregion.

when the naval operations failed, a fullinvasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula was launched.the bitter fighting that followed resonatedprofoundly among all nations involved.

the GaLLiPoLi exPeriencereconSideredPeter Liddle

the Gallipoli campaign is generally viewed as adisastrous failure of the First world war,inadequately redeemed by the heroism of thesoldiers and sailors who were involved in thefighting. But before the first landings were made,the concept of a strike at the dardanelles seemedto offer a short cut to victory in a war withoutprospect of end. what fuelled and what drainedmorale during the eight months of extraordinaryhuman endeavour? a balanced evaluation of theGallipoli gamble, and of the political and militaryleadership, are the challenging tasks which PeterLiddle sets himself in his new study of thecampaign and the experience of the men whoserved in it.

a marine at GaLLiPoLi andon the weStern FrontHarry Askin, Edited by Jean Baker, Edited by NicolaWoollaston, Edited by Gaynor Newlyn

harry askin was 22 when he enlisted atnottingham in September 1914 and was sent totrain with the royal marines at Portsmouth. heset sail with the mediterranean expeditionaryForce in late February 1915. on 25 april he wastowed ashore to Gallipoli. So began a nine monthordeal of constant fighting and shelling on thatbare and desperate Peninsula. in this diary hecaptures the atmosphere of danger and death.harry was among the last to withdraw and hisreward was to be sent to the western Front. againhe was wounded. this is a stirring memoir whichpaints a vivid picture of the horrors of war.


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GaLLiPoLi and thedardaneLLeS 1915–1916Compiled by Martin Mace and John Grehan

when the naval operations failed, a full invasionof the Gallipoli Peninsula was launched. thebitter fighting that followed resonatedprofoundly among all nations involved. thecampaign was the first major battle undertakenby the australian and new Zealand army corps(anZac), and is often considered to mark thebirth of national consciousness in both of thesecountries. For the turkish forces it would prove amajor victory.

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GaLLiPoLi: the ottomancamPaiGnEdward J Erickson

‘Superb new book on the ottoman perspective ofGallipoli. erickson has provided extensive insightsinto the preparations for and execution of thedefense of Gallipoli. he has drawn on multipleturkish sources, including detailed maps….[his]insights place the campaign into a clearerperspective, dousing many of the traditionalviews of the ottoman army that have beenperpetrated in the english literature….highlyrecommended.’ Great war Forum ‘many modernand contemporary military analysts assert that the[Gallipoli] campaign was ill-fated from the start.in this crisply drafted monograph. ed ericksonhelps us understand why.’ Stand to!’this book isa must for every reader about Gallipoli…in orderto see how the ottoman Fifth army fought asuccessful and prolonged campaign against anenemy with far greater resources.’ the Gallipolian

hamiLton and GaLLiPoLiEvan McGilvray

this is a reappraisal of Sir ian hamilton vcscontroversial command of the Gallipoli campaign.hamilton has often been criticized for this failureand seen as the stereotypical British generalclinging to outdated thinking. this freshassessment, drawing on original archival research,shows that hamilton did display someprogressive ideas and a realization that warfarewas rapidly changing. Like all generals of thisperiod he faced the challenge of unprecedentedtechnological and tactical revolution as well as thepolitical and media battle. it is as a case study ofcommand in these circumstances that this bookwill be most valued.

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Johnny Get yoUrGUnJohn F Tucker

the author contrasts the beauties ofthe French countryside with theugliness of widespread death anddestruction, and paints a picture ofFrench country life hardly lesssqualid than the soldiers’ own lot.But above all, he makes the readerrealise what it was like to fight in thewar to end all wars.these are thememoirs of one infantryman, butthrough his eyes a vivid canvas ofthe whole war gradually unfolds.

monS, anZac andkUtEdited by Edward Melotte

already a diplomat and mP, on theoutbreak of war aubrey herbert’seye-sight excluded him from militaryservice but he attached himselfunofficially to the irish Guards andbecame an honorary Lieutenant.wounded and briefly captured in theretreat from mons, he went on toegypt before landing at Gallipoli,where he personally arranged atemporary truce to enable the burialof the dead and the recovery ofwounded.

the nek: a GaLLiPoLitraGedyPeter Burness

in this classic book, Peter Burnessprovides the best account everpublished of the formation andtraining of the Light horseregiments, the battle itself and acareful consideration of how thesuicidal charges were allowed tocontinue when any hope of successwas lost. For this new edition, theauthor has updated the text toinclude new information that hascome to light since the book was firstpublished in 1996, and he has alsoprovided new maps andphotographs.

GaLLiPoLi – reviSededitionNigel Steel

Gallipoli’, tells of the disastrouscampaign at Gallipoli in 1915 whenthe allies failed to knock turkey outof the war. with then and nowphotographs the book providesdetailed historical descriptions of thearea and the events, all of which willappeal to the armchair historian andthe intrepid visitor to the sites. it willprove an indispensable


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GULLy ravineStephen J Chambers

this book concentrated on Gullyravine and its immediate area on thewestern side of the helles battlefield,Gallipoli. here trench fighting ragedthroughout the campaign,culminating in the battle of Gullyravine between 28 June and 5 July1915.

SUvLa: aUGUStoFFenSive –GaLLiPoLiStephen Chambers

the landing at Suvla Bay, part of theaugust offensive, commenced on thenight of 6 august 1915. it wasintended to support a breakout fromanzac Beach. despite early hopesfrom a largely unopposed landing,Suvla was a mismanaged affair thatquickly became a stalemate. thisbook adds to the Gallipoli story byrecounting the Suvla Bay landingthrough a mix of official accountsintertwined with a rich collection ofthe participants’ letters, diaries,personal accounts, photographs andmaps.

anZac – Sari BairStephen Chambers

General Sir ian hamilton,commander-in-chief of themediterranean expeditionary Force,chose to play all his remaining cardsin this daring and ingenious gamblethat he hoped would finally turn thetide in the allies favour and bring hisarmy up onto the heightsoverlooking the elusive dardanelles.however the plan’s same ingenuitybecame its eventual undoing. this isthe story, told using a rich mix ofletters, diaries, photographs andmaps, of Gallipoli’s last battles; theforlorn hope for a decisive victory.

anZac – theLandinGStephen Chambers

the anzac legend was born on theshores of Gallipoli during the historicmorning of 25th april 1915. Landingon a hostile beach, under the cover ofdarkness, the anzacs moved inlandrapidly, but the response of theottoman forces was equally quick.the outcome of the campaign wasarguably sealed during the first day,when the door for an anzac victorywas closed. this attractive and well-written book will serve as either ahandy guide or concise history (orboth).

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a GUide to warPUBLicationS oF theFirSt & SecondworLd warArthur Ward

in ww2 information leaflets andposters proliferated. Soldiers werebombarded with Field regulations,airmen with the latest updates aboutairborne early warning, bomb sightsand radio navigation and sailors withmaterial that helped them identifyenemy aircraft and submarines andtold them how to operate the newship board weapons to destroy them.this book is concerned with theplethora of printed ephemera thatwas designed to educate, instruct,inform and entertain.

the BioGraPhy oFcaPtain BrUceBairnSFather Major and Mrs Holt

during the First world war thecontribution of Bairnsfather’s workto the morale of the nation, throughlaughter, is without question. theauthors trace his life in fascinatingdetail. this delightful book reveals aman who was a compelling paradox.Lavishly illustrated with over 150photographs and drawings,including a useful section setting outthe range and values of Bairnsfathermemorabilia and collectables.

BeSt oF FraGmentSFrom France By Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather’ Compiledand edited by Tonie & Valmai Holt

Bruce Bairnsfather (BB) was the mostfamous cartoonist of ww1 and hissoldier characters old Bill, Bert andalf, faced with sardonic goodhumour everything that theGermans, the mud and their officerscould throw at them. Leafingthrough these pages, the reader willsoon understand their tremendouspopularity and success which havewithstood the test of time. Publishedto conincide with the 50thanniversary of Bairnsfather’s deathin September, and acknowledging hiscontribution to the war incombination with raising funds forhelp for heroes.

BULLy BeeF andBiScUitS – Food inthe Great warJohn Hartley

napoleon Bonaparte isoften credited withsaying that ‘an army marches on itsstomach’. a hundred years after histime, the soldiers of the Great warwould do little marching. instead,they would fight their battles fromcold, muddy trenches, looking outacross no man’s Land towardsanother set of trenches that housedthe enemy. it is one of the remarkablesuccesses of the war that they rarelywent hungry.


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doUGLaS haiG aS iknew himGeorge S Duncan

the book’s representation of haig isunremittingly positive; he is theBritish commander who rose to newheights with each succeeding crisis &brought us in the end to victory.duncan became aware, that in recentyears many writers have presented tothe public a portrait of haig which isso distorted as to be essentially false.this personal memoir is thereforedesigned to redress the balance.

the FateFUL BattLeLineEdited by Michael Glover

the diaries of front-line soldiers ofthe Great war are relativelycommonplace; contemporarydrawings and paintings, other thanthose by the official war artists, areless so. what is extraordinary, evenunique, about the Fateful Battle Lineis that it combines a journal ofinfantry service on the western Frontwith sketches and finished workmade at the time, often illustratingplaces, people and incident from thetext.

FiGhtinG on threeFrontSMajor D.D. Ogilvie

this classic account, based onwartime diaries, written by major d.d. ogilvie, details the absorbingstory of how the Fife and Forfaryeomanry evolved over the course ofthe war, and presents a rare primarysource record of a hard fightingbattalion that saw action on threefronts.

SniPinG in FranceH Hesketh-Prichard, DSO, MC

available for the first time in years,this is a new edition of the classicaccount by the adventurer and biggame hunter who developed and ranthe British army sniping programmein the First world war. when the warstarted in 1914, Germany’s edge inthe sniping duel on the westernFront cost thousands of Britishcasualties. Sniping in France explainsthe methods hesketh-Prichard usedto reverse the situation and help winthe sniping war.

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i eScaPe!Captain J.L. Hardy DSO, MC Introductionby Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

of all the daring Pow escape storiesthat have come to light in the last 100years and immortalized by StevemcQueen in the film the Greatescape, the story of J.L. hardy has tobe one of the most remarkable. aPow for three-and-a-half years,hardy made no less than twelveescape attempts while imprisoned bythe Germans in the First world war,five of which being successful.written in hardy’s own words, thisbook reads like a wartime thriller orhollywood screenplay and his Greatwar story makes for fascinatingreading.

i SUrvived didn’t i?Edited by Joy Cave

charlie ("Ginger") Byrne was atypical young "tommy" who had noliking or aptitude for writing, but atthe age of 82, sound in body andhaving a mind blessed with totalrecall, he was persuaded to tell hisstory to an interested and observantlistener. Joy cave has achieved thetransition into print of charlie’s war,set down in the form in which herelated it, with an addedcommentary on the larger events inwhich, like so many of hisgeneration, this humble soldierfound himself caught up.

in BattLe andcaPtivity 1916–1918Henry Gilbert Nobbs

this is the astonishingautobiographical account of henryGilbert nobbs, an extraordinary manof inexhaustible energy whosememoirs will forever provide one oflife’s enduring monuments to thehuman spirit. dedicated to his everloving wife, the harrowing memoriesand experiences of nobbs at theBattle of the Somme and after arecaptured here in a rare account ofwhat proved to be one of the mostultimately futile battles and theagonising aftermath.

kitchener’S armyPeter Simkins

numbering over five million men,Britain’s army in the First world warwas the biggest in the country’shistory. remarkably, nearly half thosemen who served in it werevolunteers. 2,466,719 men enlistedbetween august 1914 and december1915, many in response to theappeals of the Field-marshal Lordkitchener, by then a natural hero.the book will be of interest not onlyto those studying social, political andeconomic history, but also to generalreaders who wish to know moreabout the story of Britain’s citizensoldiers in the Great war.


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PUBLic SchooLS andthe Great war Anthony Seldon, David Walsh

the book examines the impact whichthe Great war had on the PublicSchools and the sacrificialcontribution made to the victorywhich came in 1918. the warconsumed about a fifth of all thepublic schoolboys who fought, whilethe survivors were scarred by theloss of so many friends. Based largelyon source material from schoolarchives and histories, it looks atschool life in those war years, boyswith their futures on hold and theprospect of death always very close.

miSter BrownriGG’SBoySDavid Bebbington

Forty-eight old Boys from magdalencollege School, oxford were killed inthe carnage of the Great war. Six ofthe boys are immortalised by thenames of the six houses of theSchool. But the 42 young men havegreat stories to tell and what bettertime to tell them than one hundredyears on?their accounts cover thespan of the Great war years andtheatres. as well as describing theirmilitary adventures, we read of theirschool careers and characters.

chUrch LadS’BriGade in theGreat warJean Morris

it is estimated that around 50,000Brigade Lads served in the Firstworld war, during which manyhonours and distinctions wereawarded. the Brigade contributedtwo Service Battalions of the king’sroyal rifle corps whose memberswere comprised entirely of past andpresent members of the church Lads’Brigade. these were known as ‘Pals’Battalions. the story of the battalioncentres around the experiences ofeight men who served and some whodied in the Battles of the Somme,arras and the Lys.

the StockBrokerS’BattaLion in theGreat warDavid Carter

the distinguished contribution ofthis, the first Pals Battalion, isrecorded in text and contemporaryimages. Particularly poignant are thewords of Battalion members fromwhen it was formed in London inaugust 1914 until the end of the war.many come from personal diariesand letters written at the time but theauthor also uses the war diary of theBattalion and accounts of eventswritten by participants after the war.

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the Germanarmy atPaSSchendaeLeJack Sheldon

this book demonstrates, attrench level the individualsoldier of the German armywas capable of fightingextraordinarily hard, despitebeing outnumbered,outgunned and subjected torelentless, morale-sappingshelling and gas attacks.

the Germanarmy in theSPrinGoFFenSiveS 1917Jack Sheldon

this latest work by expertJack Sheldon describes theevent of Spring 1917 from thedefenders’ perspective. inparticular it reveals themethods the Germans used tosmash the French attacks andoberst Fritz von Lossberg’stransformation of thedefences in the arras front.

the Germanarmy oncamPaiGn1914–1918Bob Carruthers

this book incorporates awide range of images thatencompass the actions of theGerman infantry and theirsupporting artillery. Portraitsof the German troops arecontrasted with survivingimages of captured Britishprisoners of war.

the Germanarmy on vimyridGe 1914–1917Jack Sheldon

the book employs a similarformat to the German armyon the Somme 1914–1916 andthe German army atPasschendaele; the greaterpart of the text is based onthe words of the Germanparticipants themselves.

the GermanS atyPreS 1914–1915Otto Schwink

this new volume in the long-running images of war seriesfeatures the actions of theimperial German army atypres from 1914-15.thisvolume also features achapter on adolf hitler’sservice during the Great war,which both began and endedin the ypres salient.

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the north iriShhorSe in the GreatwarPhillip Tardif

Sent to France in august 1914 thenorth irish horse (nih) were thefirst British reservist regiment to seeaction (at Le cateau) before fightingas rearguard on the long retreat tothe outskirts of Paris. the book notonly describes the regiment’s actionsby squadron but focusses on theofficers and men; their background,motivation and courageous deedsand sacrifices.

iriShmen in theGreat warTom Burnell

twenty-seven irish newspapers forthe period covering the Great warhave been trawled through to deliverthe amazing stories of those yearswhich changed the world for ever.these are the accounts of local menat the front; of torpedoed ships;drunken wives; final letters andrequests from the trenches. also eye-witness accounts of the slaughter asit was happening; battle reports fromofficers serving in irish regiments;quirky snippets; chaplains’sympathetic letters; P.o.w reports ofconditions and war poetry.

iriShmen in theGreat warTom Burnell

twenty-seven irish newspapers forthe period covering the Great warhave been trawled through to deliverthe amazing stories of those yearswhich changed the world for ever.these are the accounts of local menat the front; of torpedoed ships;drunken wives; final letters andrequests from the trenches. also eye-witness accounts of the slaughter asit was happening; battle reports fromofficers serving in irish regiments;quirky snippets; chaplains’sympathetic letters; P.o.w reports ofconditions and war poetry.

LondonerS on theweStern FrontDavid Martin

this book will tell the fascinatingstory of the 58th division’s war, andthrough this cast new light on thewider story of how the BeF struggledthrough the hard years anddeveloped into such a formidableforce. Passchendaele is rememberedfor mud and waste, but the 58thdivision’s experience shows theimmense scale of the preparationssupporting the offensive and showboth how these worked and whenthey fell short.

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my eScaPe FromdoninGton haLLGunther Plüschow

it was an escape from a Pow camp asdaring and fraught with danger asany immortalised by hollywood. yetthe story is less familiar than most –as it concerns the only Germanprisoner of war to escape fromcaptivity in mainland Britain andmake it home during either worldwar. this extraordinary story is toldin Gunther’s own words for the firsttime in english.

marShaL JoFFreAndré Bourachot, Translated by AndrewUffindell

a century ago General Joffre, as chiefof the French General Staff, led thearmies that blocked the Germaninvasion at the First Battle of themarne. he saved Paris fromoccupation and France from probabledefeat. his calm demeanour whenfaced with a disaster, his ruthlessdismissal of incompetentsubordinates, and his skilledredeployment of his forces contributedto a historic victory. andré Bourachot,in this lucid and highly readable studyof Joffre’s career, focuses on hisperformance during the openingphase of the Great war. he offers afresh and carefully considered view ofthe man and the soldier.

the rUSSian army inthe FirSt worLdwarNik Cornish

For 100 years little attention has beenpaid to the russian army that foughtthe Germans and the austro-hungarians in the First world waron the eastern Front. yet the tsar’sarmy played a critical part in theglobal conflict and was engaged in asequence of shattering campaignsthat were waged on a massive scaleon several fronts across easterneurope. nik cornish, in this heavilyillustrated account, seeks to set therecord straight.


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a GermandeSerter’S warexPerienceJulius Koettgen

in 1913 Julius koettgen, a pacifist anda socialist, was drafted into the ranksof sapper battalion no. 30. hedutifully fought in the ranks of thekaiser’s armies during 1914 and 1915and saw action in France andBelgium where he describes theterrible events which were to becomeknown as ‘the rape of Belgium’ anddetails the extent of the fightingincluding being forced to form partof a firing squad.

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a wood caLLedBoUrLonWilliam Moore

after the great victory in the famoustank battle at cambrai in 1917 thechurch bells, having been silent forthree years, rang out joyously allover Britain. But within ten daystriumph had turned to disaster. howdid this happen and why? williammoore, a distinguished First worldwar historian, attempts to explainwhat went wrong. all the advantagesgained were thrown away; thousandsof British troops were captured andhundreds of guns were lost.

caPoretto and theiSonZo camPaiGnJohn Macdonald, Željko Cimpric

‘certainly this is one toadd to the bookshelffor anyone who wantsto add to their knowledge of theitalian Front and for all thosegenerally interested in the Great war.highly recommended 10/10.’ Greatwar magazine’with its 130 or soexcellent and previously unseenphotographs gives a gooddescription of the campaign basedpartly on the experience ofindividuals.’the military historySociety

the BattLe oFBeLLewaarde, JUne1915Carole McEntee-Taylor

it was 2am on the 16th June 1915 anddawn was slowly breaking overBellewaarde. it was exceptionallyquiet, the troops of 3rd division weresituated on the western edge ofrailway wood and shrouded in athick mist which reduced visibilityand gave the illusion of safety. Fiftyminutes later the planned Britishartillery bombardment began. By theend of the day more than 4,000 menwould be casualties on a fieldapproximately half a mile square.

the BattLeS oFFrench FLanderS Jon Cooksey, Jerry Murland

the battles fought by theBritish army in 1915, inthe second year of the First worldwar, are less well known than thosefought immediately after theoutbreak of war in 1914 and thosethat followed in 1916 whichculminated in the Battle of theSomme. But the fighting at aubersridge, Festubert, neuve chapelleand Loos was just as severe – as wasthe 1916 battle at Fromelles – and thebattlefields are just as interesting toexplore today. this volume in theBattle Lines series is the perfect guideto them.

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January–December 1915The Great War Illustrated 1915

1 JanuaryBread rationing is

introduced in Germany

5 February–9 AprilThe conquest of Zwinin mountainThe Kaiser’s Reluctant Conscript

19 February British & French warships bombardthe forts defending the entrance tothe Dardanelles for a second timeDefence of the Dardanelles

23 April–St George’s DayDeath & burial of Rupert BrookeThe Life and Selected Work of

Rupert Brooke

24 April–4 MayThe Battle of Saint Julien Magnificent but not War

25 April The Allied invasionof the Gallipoli

Peninsula

May–AugFighting in northern France.

Festubert, Givenchy and MarocLetters from the Front

3 MayJohn McCrae wrote the poem ‘InFlanders Fields’ after fighting in

the Second Battle of Ypres

7 MayLusitania torpedoed byGerman U-boat U20

8–13 MayThe Battle of Frezenberg Magnificent but not War

9–10 MayBattle: Aubers Ridge

Holt’s Guide to WesternFront North

7 September16th (Irish) Division departs Ireland for

England.At War with the 16th (Irish) Division

17 September16th (Irish) Division departs

England for France.

27 SeptemberJohn ‘Jack’ Kipling goes

missing My Boy Jack?

28 SeptemberAllied troops enterKut-Al-Amara inMesopotamia

6 OctoberSerbia is invaded byGermany, Austria and

Bulgaria.

12 OctoberBritish nurse Edith Cavell is shot by Germans at7 a.m. under accusations of being a spy and

helping Allied soldiers escape Belgium.Women Wartime Spies

22 OctoberThe creation of the Machine Gun Corps Machine Guns and the Great War

1915 – TIMELINE

25 SeptemberThe Second Attack on

Bellewaarde

25 September–8 October 1915 Battle: Loos

Holt’s Guide to Western Front North

25 AprilANZAC force landed at Gallipoli

The Hood BattalionGreat Battles of the Great War

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25 February British & French warships bombard the fortsdefending the entrance to the Dardanelles for

a third and last time

10-13 MarchBattle of Neuve Chapelle

Holts Western Front North The Battle of Neuve Chappelle

18 MarchSeveral thousand Germanwomen demonstrate for

peace before the Reichstag

18 MarchBritish & French warships enterthe Dardanelles for a massattack on the fortifications.

17 April 1915 British submarine E15 runsaground in the Dardanelles

and is lost.

22 AprilThe Second Battle of Ypres; the Germans open the

assault with a chlorine gas attack, the firstsuccessful use of poison gas on the Western Front

Gas Attacks: Ypres 1915

22-23 AprilThe Battle of Gravenstafel Magnificent but not War

22 April-25 MayBattle: Second Ypres

Holt’s Guide to Western Front North, Holt’s Guide to Ypres In Seach of the Better ‘Ole, Diary of an Old Contemptible

Great Battles of the Great War

19 AugustHMS Baralong sinks U27, Accused of

killing unarmed German sailors.Outrage at Sea

19 AugustBritish sub E13, stranded on neutral Danish

shore, is shelled by German destroyersOutrage at Sea

24 October80th anniversary of Lady Dorothie’s death Lady Under Fire on the Western Front

15–27 MayFestubert–Givenchy

Holts Guide to WesternFront North

24-25 MayThe First Battle ofBellewaarde Ridge

Magnificent but not War

25 May HMS Triumph sunk by Germansubmarine U21 off GallipoliDefence of the Dardanelles

27 May HMS Majestic sunk by Germansubmarine U21 at the entrance

to the Dardanelles

4 JuneThird Allied offensive

on Gallipoli fails

4 JuneThird Battle of Krithia

6th Battalion, The ManchesterRegiment in the Great War

17 JulyIn London, women

demonstrate for the right towork in war industries.

30–31 JulyThe Battle of Hooge

Sanctuary Wood and Hooge

25 September The Battle of Loos (ends 18 October)

Die Hard Aby Laurence Attwell’s Letters from the Front

13 NovemberThe Battle of Ancre

17 NovemberHospital ship ANGLIA

sunk off Dover. Outrage at Sea

6 DecemberResignation of Sir John FrenchLeadership in Conflict

1915 – TIMELINE

13 May 1915 HMS Goliath sunk by Turkish

torpedo boat. Defence of the Dardanelles


the BattLe oFJUtLandGeoffrey Bennett

the Battle of Jutland was the greatestnaval engagement of the ww1, if notany war. this is a fresh account ofthis historic naval engagement,offering fascinating insight into theevents proceding the action, thetactics during the battle and thepolitical and military fall-out. thebook draws on released officialrecords and includes personalaccounts.

the LUSitania SaGaand mythDavid Ramsay

the SS Lusitania entered service withcunard in 1907. She restored theBritish supremacy of the key northatlantic route which the Germanshad seized. all this ended on 7 may1915 when she was torpedoed by aGerman U-boat and sank 18 minuteslater with the loss of 1,198 passengersand crew. the author concentratesnot just on the disaster but itsaftermath including the politicalrecriminations and the inquiry.

the LUSitania StoryPeeke, Jones & Walsh-Johnson

the Lusitania Story is the completestory of this most famous ocean liner,told for the first time in a singlevolume. the Lusitania is today mostremembered for controversysurrounding her loss by a Germansubmarine attack in 1915, during theFirst world war. But this book alsotells of her life before thatcataclysmic event. it tells of theground-breaking advances inmaritime engineering that sherepresented, as well as a hithertounheard of degree of opulence.

the royaL navy andthe war at Sea –1914–1919Martin Mace and John Grehan

this unique collection of originaldocuments will prove to be aninvaluable resource for historians,students and all those interested inwhat was one of the most significantperiods in British military history.despatches in this volume includethose relating to the events atantwerp in 1914, royal navyarmoured car squadrons, the Battle ofdogger Bank, the Battle of theFalklands, the Battle of heligolandBight, minesweeping operations,royal naval air Service operationsand attacks, and, of course, the Battleof Jutland.


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victoria croSSeS onthe weSternFront – aPriL 1915 toJUne 1916Paul Oldfield

during visits to the First world warbattlefields the author oftenwondered where various victoriacross actions took place; he resolvedto find out. research commenced in1988 and numerous sources havebeen consulted in the meantime. thebook is designed for the battlefieldvisitor as much as the armchairreader. a detailed account of each vcaction is set within the widerstrategic and tactical context.

victoria croSSeS onthe weStern FrontaUGUSt 1914–aPriL1915Paul Oldfield

the researchfor this bookcommenced in 1988 while the authorwas serving in the army. in the yearssince, numerous sources have beenconsulted, but career imperatives leftinsufficient time to complete theproject until retirement from themilitary. in the past the author spentmany days on the First and Secondworld war battlefields wonderingprecisely where the victoria crossactions took place. he resolved tofind out.

martin Leake:doUBLe vcAnn Clayton

Surprisingly, this is the firstbiography of this most remarkableman, now printed in paperbackformat, for which ann clayton hasbeen given access to all the familypapers. these include hundreds ofhis letters, but she has also uneartheeye-witness accounts of his braverywhich, typically, he was at pains togloss over. this is indeed a thrillingstory of a life lived to the full by aman who sought little for himself,but having been blessed with afortunate birthright, only wanted torepay the debt.

Poetry and mythSoF the Great warMartin Stephen

Poetry and myths of the Great warexamines the various myths thathave grown up around the war. itexplores the historical andsociological myths of the edwardianSummer, the supposedly banalnature poetry of the pre-warGeorgian poets and the image of theBritish public schools as factories forunthinking cannon-fodder. itanalyses the top command of theBritish army and the idea that theBritish were ‘lions led by donkeys’.Using contemporary material, itexamines the life, mood and moraleof junior officers and private soldiers.

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Britain’S Great warexPeriencePeter Liddle

expertly written and beautifullypresented, this book of outstandingphotographs, documents and artwork captures the spirit of the Britishpeople as they faced and successfullycame through the prolongedchallenge of the First world war.with almost four hundredillustrations, the book spans theBritish isles and the most remotefighting fronts.

the FirSt worLdwarCyril Falls

the years 1914 to 1918 saw europeengaged in a conflict involving agreater area and a greater number ofmen than history had ever beforerecorded. in this book, captain cyrilFalls, known in British academic andgovernmental circles as an expert inmilitary history, discusses the militaryside of world war i in the light of itsbattles, tactics and weapons; itsproblems of supply and transport; itsarmies and their commanders. theengagements in the many theaters ofwar in europe, asia and africa aredescribed in vivid detail, butparticular attention is focused on thewestern Front, where the principaland decisive battles were fought.

the Great warexPLainedPhilip Stevens

this is much more than just anotherbook to add to the thousands on theGreat war. it sets out to fill a gap.written for the layman by a layman(who is also an articulate andexperienced battlefield guide) itsummarises the key events andcontributions of key individuals,some well, others unknown but witha story to tell. to get a true picture ofthis monumental event in history, itis necessary to grasp thefundamentals, be they military,political, social or simply human. theslaughters at verdun, Somme andPasschendaele are no more thanstatistics without the stories of thosethat fought, drowned and died there.

a nation in armSEdited by Ian F.W. Beckett, Keith Simpson,Foreword by Sir John Keegan

a nation in arms brings togetheroriginal research into the impact ofthe war on the army as an institution,gives a revealing account of thosewho served in it and offersfascinating insights into its socialhistory during one of the bloodiestwars.


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with the tankS1916–1918W.H.L. Watson DSO, DCM

this well written and evocativememoir was originally publishedunder the tile ‘a company of tanks’it constitutes a wonderful primarysource and is an invaluable additionto the library of anyone with aninterest in the evolution of the tankas a decisive weapon on thebattlefield. highly detailed, butnonetheless accessible this superbnew illustrated edition is greatlyrecommended for serious enthusiastsand casual readers alike.

riSe oF the tank Michael Foley

rise of the tank will be concentratedon the period of the development ofthe tank and its use in the Firstworld war. Using the resources ofthe imperial war museum, thenational archives and the tankmuseum, rise of the tank containslots of information available on thedevelopment and use of the earlytanks as well as personalreminiscences of those who fought inthem.

tank BattLeS oFworLd war iBryan Cooper

Bryan cooper describes the earlytank actions in vivid detail, withmany eye-witness accounts. he tellsof the courage and endurance of thecrews not just in battle but in theappalling conditions in which theyhad to drive and fight their primitivevehicles. Scalded, scorched andpoisoned with exhaust fumes,constantly threatened with beingburned to death, these crewseventually laid the foundation for theallied victory in world war i. thebook is well illustrated with manyoriginal photographs which give thepresent day reader a glimpse of theinfancy of a dominant weapon ofmodern war.

tankS on theSommeTrevor Pidgeon

the author reconstructs the tankactions that took place between lateSeptember and november when theSomme offensive was closed down.his account gives a vivid insight intothe actions and experiences of thetank crews, and it shows theappalling dangers they faced as theymaneuvered their machines towardsthe enemy. essential reading foranyone who wants to follow in thetracks of the tanks as they lumberedacross the battlefield nearly 100 yearsago.

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conScientioUSoBJectorS oF theFirSt worLd warAnn Kramer

conscientious objectors of the Firstworld war: a determined resistancetells the stories of remarkable men. itlooks at who they were, why theytook the stand they did and how theywere treated. to bring their voicesand experiences to life, ann kramer,has used extensive prime sourcematerial, including interviews,memoirs and contemporarynewspapers. working from these shedescribes what it was like for cos toface hostile tribunals, be forced intothe army, defy army regulations, bebrutalised and endure repeated termsof imprisonment.

the coUraGe oFcowardSKaryn Burnham

an innovative new history ofconscientious objectors during theFirst world war. drawing onpreviously unpublished archivematerial, karyn Burnhamreconstructs the personal stories ofseveral men who refused to fight,bringing the reader face-to-face withtheir varied, often brutal,experiences.

SheLL ShockedBritainSuzie Grogan

we know that millions of soldierswere scarred by their experiences inthe First world war trenches, butwhat happened after they returnedhome? Suzie Grogan reveals the Firstworld war’s disturbing legacy forsoldiers and their families. how dida nation of broken men, and ‘spare’women cope?

Shot at dawn Julian Putkowski and Julian Sykes

the issue of military executionsduring the war has always beencontroversial and embargoes havemade it difficult for researchers to getat the truth. now these two writersgive us a vast amount of information.they show that trials were grosslyunfair and incompetent. many of thecondemned men had been soldiers ofexemplary behaviour, courage andleadership but had cracked under thedreadful strain of trench warfare.this acclaimed book is the authorityon this shameful saga.


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rePortinG From theFront Brian Best

when the war was declared inaugust 1914, one of the first acts tobe implemented by the politiciansand military was a strict censorshipon the newspapers. as winstonchurchill said: “the war is going tobe fought in a fog and the best placefor correspondence about the war isLondon, the military sought to haveone of their officers, dubbed“eyewitness”, to be the officialspokesman to enable them to controlwhat the newspapers could print.Later, diaries and letters revealedhow many of them really felt andthey had to bear the post-war shameof not writing the truth.

rePortinG theGreat warStuart Hylton

the Great war of 1914–1918 was theworld’s first total conflict. it drew thewhole population into the war effortas never before. the armed forcesrecruited on a scale that waspreviously unimaginable, and themunitions industries drew more andmore citizens into the labour market.the entire national economy wasthrown onto a war footing. the localnewspapers of those years provide aunique picture of these momentouschanges, and reporting the Greatwar uses their words to recapture theexperience of the time.

LetterS From thetrencheSJacqueline Wadsworth

Letters from the trenches revealswhat people really thought and feltduring the conflict and covers allsocial classes and groups – fromofficers to conscripts, servicewomento conscientious objectors. Jacquelinewadsworth skilfully uses the lettersto tell the human story of the Firstworld war – what mattered toBritain’s soldiers, sailors and airmenand their feelings about the war; howthe conflict changed people; and howlife continued on the home Front.

iF yoU’re readinGthiSSiân Price

‘… tales of love and heroism fromconflicts such as the napoleonic warsand afghanistan today’ The Mirror

the poignant farewells encapsulatethe final words of servicemen to theirloved ones before they were killed inaction.’ the telegraphin thisprofoundly moving collection of‘farewell letters’, Siân Price offers aremarkable insight into the heartsand minds of some of the soldiers,sailors and airmen of the past 300years.

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Star SheLLreFLectionS 1916Barbara McClune

as the centenary of theGreat war approaches,this book offers a unique perspectivetold in the words and illustrations ofsomeone who was there, on the frontline. the book has great historicaland educational value, and will givethose of all ages a real understandingof how this brave generation facedwar, and how they struggled tosurvive.

the BLood tUBJonathan Walker

this controversial andstirring account of one of thebloodiest battles of the Great warrecounts a heroic but disastrousengagement which left a lasting riftbetween the British and australians.drawing from a wealth ofunpublished sources and eyewitnessaccounts, Jonathan walker’s study ofthe Battle of Bullecourt is vital to anunderstanding of the difficulties thatfaced Great war commanders.central to the Blood tub is areassessment of Sir hubert Gough,one of the Great war’s most colourfulgenerals.

have yoUForGotten yet?John Blacker

this book tells the storyof an infantry officer onthe western Front from 1915–1918,and differs from others of this genreby virtue of several features: thewriter’s introspective reflections onthe traumatic events in which be wasinvolved; his shrewd charactersketches of his fellow officers; hisstrange mystical experience on thebanks of the river Somme; thepoignant juxtaposition of desolationwreaked by the war and his intenselove of natural history, particularlybirds and wild flowers. above all hebelieved that the whole war was ahideous mistake.

Britain’S LaSttommieSRichard Van Emden

the book will be an extraordinarycollection of stories told by sixveterans themselves but also throughthe author’s memories of them: theremarkable, the sad, the funny, themoving. it will also feature anoutstanding collection ofphotographs taken of the veterans asthey were, as soldiers during the wartogether with recent images of almostall of these men, taken at home, backon the western Front, at the finalveterans’ reunion, and at variousinvestitures


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the BritiSh atPaSSchendaeLe 1916–18Sir Philip Gibbs

this book incorporates a wide range of images,encompassing the actions of the British infantryand their supporting artillery. also featured areimages which depict the almost incomprehensiblestate of the waterlogged trenches. Portraits of theBritish troops are contrasted with Germanprisoners of war and the endless battle to get thesupply columns through to the front.

the BritiSh at yPreS1914–1915Bob Carruthers

this new volume in the long-running images ofwar series features the actions of the British armyat ypres from 1914–15. rare photographsillustrating the optimistic men of the BeF in theact of mobilization and transport to France arecontrasted with photographs from the battlefieldduring the opening phases of the campaign,which culminated in the four-year struggle for theypres salient. the photographs are accompaniedby a fascinating text, featuring BruceBairnsfather’s personal description of theconditions endured by the men in therudimentary trenches on the ypres salient during1914-15 as the early phase of the battle for ypresraged around them.

with the BritiSh army onthe SommeSir William Beach Thomas

a rare and vivid account of life on theBattlefields of the Great war, with the Britisharmy on the Somme details the experiences ofwar journalist william Beach thomas. one ofonly five men chosen in 1915 to document thewar from the western Front, thomas was in theterrifying and unique position of supplying thepeople of england with a glimpse of the Somme.

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trench warFareBob Carruthers

this powerfulcollection, depicting thegrim events of trench warfare,showcases the work of thecontemporary combat artists andillustrators from the Great war era.included here are the works ofserious artists, propagandists,illustrators and humourists. theresult is a stunning and vivid graphicrecord of life and death in thetrenches during the Great war, asreported to contemporary audiencesat a time when the events of theGreat war were still unfolding.

diGGinG thetrencheSAndrew Robertshaw and David Kenyon

‘the book is an excellent introductionto the subject, covering howarchaeology is carried out, what itcan tell us about the conditions in thefront, and ending with poignant talesof four men whose remains wereuncovered in the course ofarchaeological digs….digging thetrenches is essential reading andunlikely to be displaced as the bestsingle accessible book on thearchaeology of the western Front foryears to come.’ Gary Sheffield, MilitaryIllustrated

the UnderGroUndwarPhillip Robinson, Nigel Cave

‘this first book in the series detailsthe extensive mining operation alongvimy ridge to arras. the authorsexplain the background to themining operations and they providecomprehensive maps of the networkof runnels that covered this stretch ofthe front. helpfully, the authors,Phillip and nigel, have included anumber of tours of accessible sitesassociated with the undergroundwar.’ Britain at War

UnderGroUndwarFare 1914–1918Simon Jones

Simon Jones’s graphic history ofunderground warfare during theGreat war uses personalreminiscences to convey the dangerand suspense of this unconventionalform of conflict. he describes howthe underground soldiers of theopposing armies engaged in aruthless fight for supremacy. vividpersonal testimony is combined witha lucid account of the technicalchallenges – and ever-present perils –of tunnelling in order to give an all-round insight into the extraordinaryexperience of this underground war


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the retreat FrommonS 1914: northJon Cooksey, Jerry Murland

the retreat from mons 1914: north isthe first of two volumes in Pen &Sword’s Battle Lines series to coverthe opening campaign of the Greatwar. they are the essentialcompanions for every visitor who iskeen to retrace the path taken by theBritish expeditionary Forceimmediately after the outbreak of theconflict. all the important battle sitesof the first stage of the retreat,including mons and Le cateau, arefeatured here.

the retreat FrommonS 1914: SoUthJon Cooksey, Jerry Murland

the retreat from mons 1914: South isthe second volume in Pen & Sword’sBattle Lines series to cover theopening campaign of the Great war.it is the essential companion forevery visitor who is keen to retracethe path taken by the Britishexpeditionary Force immediatelyafter the outbreak of the conflict – allthe important battle sites of thesecond stage of the retreat arefeatured here. this highly illustratedguidebook is essential reading forvisitors who wish to enhance theirunderstanding of the fast-movingcampaign that preceded the war inthe trenches.

the niveLLeoFFenSive and theBattLe oF the aiSne1917Andrew Uffindell

For battlefield tourists, the chemindes dames is among the mostfascinating sites on the entirewestern Front, yet until now therehas never been a detailed englishguide to the actions that raged therein 1917. this new book by andrewUffindell fills that gap: as well asdemolishing the many myths aboutthe nivelle offensive, it enablesreaders to explore the remarkablebattlefield for themselves.

néry and theretreat From monSBattefield History TV Ltd, BHTV

the Bhtv team of historians andbattlefield guides take us to the sceneof some sharp rear guard actionsfought during the retreat from monsincluding the great cavalry actions atcerizy and nery, where the mountedBritish soldier establisheddomination of his Germancounterpart. as they travel thehighways and byways of France theyanalyze the decisions made by thecommanders in that fog of war thattogether spelt the end of theSchlieffen Plan and set conditions forthe ‘miracle of the marne’.

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viSitinG theFaLLen – arraSnorthPeter Hughes

a ‘who’s who’ of those buried in thecommonwealth war Gravescommission cemeteries located inand around arras, northern France.it will also cover the four memorialsto the missing within that area. assuch, it is a guide book rather than achronological narrative of thewar.the aim of the book is to take thereader/visitor to each cemetery ormemorial in turn and to highlightmany of the individuals buried orcommemorated there.

viSitinG the Sommeand yPreSBattLeFieLdS madeeaSyGareth Hughes

this splendid and timely book willbe invaluable to those visiting thebattlefields, sites, museums,memorials and cemeteries of Franceand Belgium. it is intended for thoseplanning and leading school groupsand similar parties but is also idealfor individual/family visitors. ratherthan list every site etc it providesrealistic itineraries to the best placesin the two major areas of the Sommeand ypres.

FirSt BattLeS oF theGreat warBOOKAZINE

the First world war changed thehistory of the world and is used as amarker for modern day history. itsimportance cannot be understated asit not only changed the way warswere fought, but influenced history.Up until the First world war, battleshad usually been fought betweentwo armies and not involvedcivilians. with the outbreak of theGreat war, this all changed asmilitary leaders looked to inflict asmuch damage as possible. this titlecovers the events that led up to theGreat war, with the assassination ofFranz Ferdinand and disagreementsbetween various european countriesover alliances that they had made.

viSitinG the Greatwar BattLeFieLdSBOOKAZINE

there is no better way to experiencethe devastating effect the Great warhad on europe and history thanvisiting the battlefields themselves.visiting the Battlefields of the Greatwar will also contain details of themajor battles, the men who fought inthem and the outcome. it will behighly illustrated with manycontemporary and modern day mapsso its easy to see what happenedwhere and how to find these sitesnow.


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viSionS oF war –SPiritS oF theSommeBob Carruthers

in a major new documentary filmBob carrruthers returns to thebattlefield on 1st July and retracesthe events which unfolded on thatdisastrous day. drawing extensivelyon rare film and photographs fromboth British and German sources, thespirit of the men who fought anddied on that day is beautifullyevoked by these powerful andhaunting images from 1916.

retreat andrearGUard – Somme1918Jerry Murland

historian Jerry murland hasresearched and visited the scenes ofdesperate actions during late march1918. he describes in graphic detailthe battles fought by British, irishand South african regiments in thearea from St Leger in the north to LaFere in the South. he unearths theextraordinary stories of unit andindividual courage. he also examinesthe work of the royal engineers whoblew bridges and disrupted lines ofcommunication. this originalapproach covers battles that in manycases have only been describedbriefly in official histories.

Somme camPaiGnAndrew Rawson

a concise, account of each stage ofthe Somme battles, whether a setpiece attack or a minor action. theemphasis of the book explains the artof waging trench warfare during theSomme campaign. you will findplenty of information on thereasoning behind each battle and theobjectives and there is discussion onartillery bombardments, tactics, zerohours, the terrain and an attempt tounderstand the successes and failuresof each attack.

From the Somme tovictoryPeter Simkins

Peter Simkins has established areputation over the last forty years asone of the most original andstimulating historians of the Firstworld war. he has made a majorcontribution to the debate about theperformance of the British army onthe western Front. this collection ofhis most perceptive and challengingessays, which concentrates on Britishoperations in France between 1916and 1918, shows that this reputationis richly deserved.

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veteran voLUnteerEdited by Jamie Vans and PeterWiddowson

Frank vans agnew left america in1914 and claiming to be 40 (ratherthan 46) enlisted in 2nd kingedward’s horse. he arrived inFrance in 1915 at Festubert and wasgiven a commission. after attendingthe machine Gun School he was atthe Somme before volunteering forthe tank corps. in 1917 he waswounded at messines, where he wonhis mc. his extraordinary and variedexperiences are superbly recorded inthis beautifully crafted memoir.

temPorary heroeSRichard Van Emden

this is a short book based on theletters written between 1915 and 1916by an officer serving with the 1/4thGordon highlanders. SecondLieutenant down wrote regularly tohis girlfriend/fiancée throughout histime in France, letters which werepublished in 1917 after he waswounded and discharged from thearmy. cecil down is a superb writer,but more than that he has a naturalwit that translates easily to the page,making this one of the mostenjoyable books to be read on thewar.

within FoUr waLLSMajor M.C.C. Harrison & Captain H.A.Cartwright

within Four walls tellsthe remarkable story oftwo British officers and their wareffort, capture by the Germans,imprisonment and eventual escape toholland.the authors were made towrite a concise and accurate accountof their incarceration in 1917 and1918 for the war office, the basis ofwhich forms the narrative for thisbook. although many points werecensored while the war was stillongoing, the authors filled in thegaps before the book was publishedin 1930.

deSPatch rider onthe weStern Front1915–1918Edited by David Venner

Sergeant albert Simpkin mm’s Greatwar diary is of unusual scope andexceptional interest. albert was aFirst world war motorcycle despatchrider attached to the headquarters37th division throughout the warwhich he was so fortunate to survive.dairy of a despatch rider offers aunique opportunity for readers toimmerse themselves in a well writtenand objective first-hand account oflife and death on the western Front.


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into toUchNigel McCrery

among the million plus British andempire soldiers that fell in theslaughter of the Great war were anelite band of international rugbyplayers.

tragically, over 130 ‘caps’ fromengland, Scotland, wales, ireland,australia, new Zealand and Southafrica – and France - lost their liveson land, in the air and at sea.

FinaL wicketNigel McCrery

when the call to arms was made in1914 and the years of war thatfollowed, it was answered in drovesby young men including test andFirst class cricketers. the machineguns and gas of the western Frontand other theatres did notdiscriminate and many hundreds ofthese star performers perishedalongside their lesser knowncomrades. the author has researchedthe lives and deaths of over 200 topclass cricketers who made theultimate sacrifice. he includes notjust British players but those from theempire. the enormity of the horrorand wholesale loss of life during theGreat war is well demonstrated bythese moving biographies.

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even their legendary strength,fitness and courage were not enoughto spare and save them.

this book contains a brief historyof international rugby up to andincluding the First world war withbiographies of each player alongwith their individual and teamphotographs. details of the mannerof their death, their burial place andany memorials are also included,alongside their international playingrecord.

written by celebrated author andscript writer (Silent Witness/All theKing’s Men, Under the Guns of the RedBaron) nigel mccrery. he is bestknown for his crime writing but hispreviously published works reflecthis interest in the Great war,notably All The King’s Men, a bestseller and successful film starringdavid Jason.

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England

Lieutenant Ronald William Poulton-Palmer

4th Bn Royal Berkshire RegimentDied 5 May 1915Aged 25

Captain/CentreSeventeen Caps

‘It is indeed, hard to say “farewell” to such a man’

Ronald William Poulton-Palmer was born on 12 September 1889, the second son and

International Caps

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Australia

Captain Clarence (Clarrie Doss) Wallach MC

19th Battalion, AIF

Died 22 April 1918

Aged 28

Lock

Five Caps

Clarence (Clarrie) Wallach was born in November 1889 at Bondi Beach, Sydney,

Australia, the son of Henry and Mary Wallach of 31, Ocean Street, Bondi, New South

Wales. Clarence was one of eight boys all born towards the end of the nineteenth

century. The family was of German origin. They all attended Sydney Grammar School

and before the war were active in surf life-saving at Bondi Beach and Maroubra Beach

Surf Life-saving Clubs. Wallach played for Sydney Grammar School and Eastern

Suburbs RUFC, where he was a lock number eight. He made eight state representative

1914 for Australia.

Wallach enlisted as a private (706) in 19th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force on 7

May 1915. After training he left Sydney with the rest of the battalion on 2 June 1915.

Following further training in Egypt he landed at Anzac Cove on 21 August and was

soon in action, taking part in the attack on Hill 60. On the death of Corporal Berry he

was promoted to replace him on 12 September 1915. Hearing from his friend and fellow

international William Tasker (killed in action on 9 August 1918) about the deaths of his

friends, and Eastern Suburbs club-mates, Harold George and Fred Thompson, Wallach

wrote a letter home which was later published in the sporting magazine The Referee:

We arrived at Heliopolis about three weeks ago. We have been in some pretty solid

work, but expect to go into the real stuff next week. All the rugby union men are

well here, from the Major down to the privates. Twit Tasker told me how Harold

George died the death of deaths – a hero’s – never beaten till the whistle went.

Wallach formed part of the rearguard when the peninsula was evacuated and was

one of the last men to leave Gallipoli. Shortly after arriving in France he received his

commission (24 February 1916) as second lieutenant. He was once again soon in the

trench raid for which he was mentioned in General Birdwood’s despatches. He was

promoted to lieutenant on 21 August 1916.

On 26 September 1916 it was announced in the that Wallach had

been awarded the Military Cross for gallantry. The citation read:

For conspicuous gallantry during operations. Under a very heavy bombardment

which lasted forty-eight hours, after his company commander had been killed and

the company had suffered severely, he took command and steadied the men by his

He was appointed adjutant on 3 April 1917 and then promoted captain on 17 August

1917. He named the trench he occupied at Pozieres ‘Blancmange Trench’ because it

changed shape every time he visited it.

In 1918 Wallach, with the 19th Battalion, helped to repel Ludendorff ’s big offensive

which had been launched on 21 March. It was Germany’s last chance for victory and

the German High Command knew it. On 7 April 1918, during this offensive, Clarrie

sustained the wounds that eventually killed him. In the very same action around

Hangard Wood Lieutenant Percy Storkey earned the Victoria Cross.

The attack, supported by a barrage was to go in at 4.55am on 7 April, a cold and

rainy night. Something went wrong on Wallach’s front and no barrage fell ahead of

him. He nonetheless led his men across 400 yards of open country toward the wood.

German machine gunners, untouched by shells, opened up. By the time the company

reached the edge of the wood one man in four had been hit. Wallach fell with wounds

He pushed into undergrowth with eleven men trying to get behind the Germans.

They surprised an enemy position containing eighty to a hundred men, driving them

machine gun.

Wallach had suffered a compound fracture of his left leg. Gas gangrene set in and

doctors amputated the limb. His temperature soared to 105 degrees and he was given

a blood transfusion to try to save the other leg but eventually it had to come off, too.

Wallach began to weaken: the shock was too great. He died on 22 April, aged twenty-

eight.He is buried in the Etretat Churchyard Extension in Etretat France (II,D.1).

International Caps

6 September 1913. New Zealand (11) 30 vs Australia (5) 5. Athletic Park, Wellington.

20 September 1913. New Zealand (5) 5 vs Australia (5) 16. Lancaster Park, Christchurch.

19 July 1914. Australia (0) 0 vs New Zealand (0) 5. Sydney Sports Ground.

1 August 1914. Australia (0) 0 vs New Zealand (9) 17. Wooloongabba, Brisbane.

15 August 1914. Australia (0) 7 vs New Zealand (3) 22. Sydney Sports ground.


the raid onZeeBrUGGeCarl Decaluwe & Tomas Termote

the raid on Zeebrugge was a boldand daring attempt by the royalnavy to avoid further suffering onthe high seas. the author came acrossa unique collection of photographicplates, which had belonged to alfredcarpenter, captain of hmS vindictive– one of the ships that played a keyrole in the raid on Zeebrugge – andare featured in this brand new title.this book is a tribute to the Britishsoldiers, sailors and marines wholaid down their lives for the freedomof Belgium.

navaL BattLeS oFthe FirSt worLdwarGeoffrey Bennett

this classic history of the Great warat sea combines graphic and stirringaccounts of all the principal navalengagements – battles overseas, inhome waters and, for the first time,under the sea – with analysis of thestrategy and tactics of both sides.Geoffrey Bennett brings these seabattles dramatically to life, andconfirms the allied navies’ vitalcontribution to victory.

the BattLeS oFcoroneL and theFaLkLandS, 1914Geoffrey Bennett

“a book of excitement and interestwhich ably deals with men, strategy,tactics and ships that vanished forever...” The Navy

“an excellent account of twodramatic battles...” Royal UnitedInstitution Journal


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NEWthe ZeeBrUGGe &oStend raidS 1918Deborah Lake

the unrestricted U-Boat warthreatened the very survival ofBritain, whose reliance on importedfood and war materials was herachilles’ heel. this is a full study ofthe dramatic and daring raid, in starkcontrast to the static trench.

“an entralling read.” – The WesternFront Association

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nUrSinG throUGhShot and SheLLChristine Smyth, Vivien Newman

this recently discovered memoirgives an intimate glimpse into theGreat war service of Beatricehopkinson, a territorial Forcesnursing Service Sister, who remainedsteadfastly and true to her professionas she nursed through shot and shell.this diary gives rare insight into therealities of Front Line nursingthrough the eyes of someone whohad never anticipated working forthe army but who, when her countrycalled, willingly and steadfastlyanswered.

we aLSo ServedVivien Newman

we also Served is a social history ofwomen’s involvement in the Firstworld war. dr vivien newmandisturbs myths and preconceptionssurrounding women’s war work andseeks to inform contemporaryreaders of countless acts of derring-do, determination, and quiet heroismby British women, that went onbehind the scenes from 1914-1918.ignoring early war office advice to‘go home and sit still’, by 1918hundreds of thousands of womenfrom all corners of the world had lenttheir individual wills and collectivestrength to the allied cause. thisbook lets these all but forgottenwomen speak directly to us of theirwar, their lives, and their stories.

tiLL the BoyS comehomeTonie Holt, Valmai Holt

this is a new edition of this classicbook which includes, in its over 700postcards, many new, powerfulpropaganda images from nations onboth sides of this epic conflict. all arefaithfully reproduced from theoriginal, whether in dramatic blackand white or in exuberant colour andthey are all at least 100 years old. Butthis is not just a picture book. thishandsome and fascinating book useshundreds of the immensely popularpicture postcards of the ‘14-’18period to document the course andeffects of the Great war, with all itsdramatis personae, its humour,suffering, patriotism, sentimentalityand fervour.

the home Front inthe Great warDavid Bilton

the Great war was the first in ourhistory to have a deep impact onevery aspect of civilian life. in anoverdue attempt to portray the realeffect of the war on life at home,david Bilton examines all the majorevents of the period and charts theireffect on everyday life for thosetrying to live a normal existence.extensive use is made of personalaccounts and the author draws onmany photographs, newspaper andmagazine material and ephemera tomake this very informative andatmospheric.

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my war in the air1916‘Contact’ Captain Alan Bott MC

originally published under the titlean airman’s outing, thismagnificent title chronicles the dailylife of the Flying officer during theGreat war. touchingly dedicated to‘the Fallen of Umpty Squadronr.F.c.’, Bott chronicles the lives andlosses of his squadron as they carriedout their duties over France in 1916.a modest and unflinching account ofGreat war aviation, Bott neitheraggrandises nor dismisses anyachievement of his crack squadron.

the hiStory oF thewar in the air1914–1918Professor Sir Walter Raleigh

raleigh was Professor of englishLiterature at Glasgow University andchair of english Literature at oxfordUniversity. on the outbreak of theGreat war he turned to the war as hisprimary subject. his finest book onthe subject is this, the first volume ofthe war in the air, which was aninstant publishing success. ProfessorSir walter alexander raleigh hasattained classic status as a result ofthis mighty work and this legendaryvolume ensures his status as amilitary author par excellence.

aLBert BaLL vc: theFiGhter PiLot herooF worLd war iColin Pengelly

albert Ball’s individuality and hisinsistence on fighting alone set himapart from other fighter pilots duringworld war one. his invinciblecourage and utter determinationmade him a legend not only inBritain but also amongst his enemies,to whom the sight of his lonenieuport Scout brought fear. this ishis story.

BrieF GLoryAlex Revell

arthur rhys davids was shot downand killed in october 1917. he wasjust twenty and had been flying overthe western Front with 56 Squadronfor six months. in his briefoperational career he was awardedthe military cross twice and thedistinguished Service order once. inthe opinion of the commandingofficer of his squadron he deservedthe victoria cross. alex revell haswritten a sensitive and deeplymoving biography.


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Pioneer BattaLionSin the Great warK.W. Mitchinson

Pioneer battalions, created as anexpedient in 1914, were a newconcept in the British army. intendedto provide the royal engineers, withskilled labour and to relieve theinfantry from some of its non-combatant duties, Pioneers becamethe work horses of the expedentiaryForces. this book traces the reasonsbehind the creation of these units, thework they performed and thedramatic transitions many of themhad to undergo.

the GUnnerS oFaUGUSt 1914John Hutton, Published in associationwith Firepower, the Royal ArtilleryMuseum

he tells the story of the war as thegunners themselves saw it, focusingon the first few months of warfarewhich were fundamental to theconduct of the campaign. thegunners may not have always sharedthe trench experiences of the infantryin the front line, but they were in thethick of the action, and success orfailure depended on them. thepersonal testimonies of those whoserved with and supported the gunsprovide a vital insight into thecolossal tragedy and drama of thewar from the artilleryman’s point ofview.

aLLied raiLwayS oFthe weSternFront – narrowGaUGe in the arraSSectorMartin J B Farebrother, Joan S Farebrother

the book refers to previous works onBritish war department lightrailways in wwi, but containssufficient general information forreaders new to the subject. it alsodescribes how to find key locationsnow, and how and where rollingstock can be seen. Six walks and anurban tour are included for thosewho wish to explore the territory ingreater depth.

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the FiGhtinGPioneerS: the Story oFthe 7th BattaLion dLiClive Dunn

with the creation of theterritorial Force in 1908the battalion was re-designated asthe 7th Battalion. it went to France inapril 1915 with the rest of thenorthumbrian division seeing actionalmost immediately at the Secondbattle of ypres. in 1920 when theterritorial army was reformed it wasre-raised in its original role asinfantry. the story concludes on 10december 1936 when the 7thBattalion became the 47th (durhamLight infantry) a.a. Battalion r.e.(t.a.), whose personnel went on toserve in the Second world war.

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armaGeddon’SwaLLS Peter Oldham

this book gives the history ofdevelopment and innovation ofconcrete bunkers, pill boxes,blockhouses and general concreteconstructions during the First worldwar. many of these structures – someshowing obvious signs of wardamage – still exist in France andBelgium today.all the existingstructures, with photograph (exceptfor some which are impractical,because of dense vegetation,) areshown within.

chemicaL SoLdierSDonald Richter

although the Brigade has receivedlittle attention since its disbandmentfollowing the war, chemical warfarein world war i has beenmythologized, sentimentalized andvilified. taking a new look at thereality of poison gas warfare inworld war i and the role of theBrigade, the author exposes themyths perpetuated over the years bynovelists and misinformedsentimentalists and challengesprevailing views.

that QUiet earth: aFirSt worLd wartaLeBruce Fellows

George Bridge has a secret, a wronghe did a lifetime ago that he mustconfess. Back in the summer andautumn of 1918 he lived life at apitch he never experienced again;any moment could have been hislast. he was a pilot in the raF. thatQuiet earth is rich in the kind of‘boys own’ descriptions of combat,but underlying the novel is an astutestudy of madness; the insanity of thewar itself and the personal decline oftormented young Billy Love.

thoSe meaSUreLeSSFieLdSCaroline Scott

captain Laurence Greene was gassedat ypres. he takes ten years to die.with her fiancé, Joseph, lost inFrance, effie Shaw spends a decadeas Laurence’s cook. they share aroof, a sweet tooth and a taste forpastoral romances. Propriety,however, prescribes that their sharingend there. it is a surprise to effie,then, when Laurence bequeaths her arailway ticket, the deeds to a tea shopand a declaration of his unspokenlove.


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they were there in1914Edited by William Langford

they were there has allowed thesestories of 1914 to be aired once more– covering exciting accounts frommons to the christmas truce, 1914,and to the German navalbombardment of the east coast ofengland in december of that year.we are confident that many willagree, these stories are well worthressurecting and presenting toreaders of the 21st century – 100years after they were first told.

BritiShexPeditionaryForce – the 1914camPaiGnAndrew Rawson

this narrative provides an insightinto the British army’s experienceduring those early days of the Firstworld war. this is about the menwho made a difference, the men whofought off many times their number,those who led the counterattacks andthose who were awarded the victoriacross. discover the real 1914campaign fought by the British armyand learn how the brave soldiers ofthe BeF fought hard to achieve theirobjectives.

LiaiSon 1914Edward Spears

thanks to his fluent French edwardLouis Spears was sent in mid august1914 to liaise between Field marshalSir John French and the French highcommand. in the weeks thatfollowed, events moved at lightningspeed and decisions were madewithout consulting or informing theircounterparts. it fell to Spears toupdate the British of their ally’smoves. without moderncommunication this often involvedSpears travelling on clogged roadsbetween head quarters. clearly hisefforts were appreciated; he wasmade a chevalier de la Legiond’honeur and awarded the militarycross (he was wounded four times).

with the kaiSer’Sarmy in 1914Sven Hardin

in 1914 Swedish professor, writer,illustrator and adventurer Svenhedin was granted a car and escortand given a comprehensive tour ofthe German armies fighting inBelgium and France duringSeptember and october 1914. hedinwas given unfettered access toGerman armies and leadership. theresulting book, with the Germanarmies in the west, was quicklyfinished and published. thisinvaluable study of the kaiser’sarmy in the early stages of the Firstworld war is a great addition to theliterature of the Great war providinga rare glimpse into the German armyof 1914.

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memoirS From theBritiShexPeditionaryForce 1914–1915Lord Edward Gleichen KCVO CB CMG DSO

detailed accounts by battlefieldcommanders from 1914 aresurprisingly rare. this volume ismuch more than a brigade diary,providing the reader with a detailedand privileged insight into theproblems of command during theconfused actions in Flanders andFrance from the perspective of themen who helped to forge the legendof the old comtemptables.

waLkinG into heLLEdward G.D. Liveing and Sir Philip Gibbs

the 1st July 1916 was the blackestday in the history of the British armywhen 60,000 unsuspecting men of theBritish 4th army advanced into theteeth of a hurricane of German fire.the vivid eyewitness account of thebattle from the soldier’s point ofview is provided by edward Liveingof the London regiment. also on thefield that day and engaged in filmingthe battle for posterity wascameraman Lieut. Geoffrey malins,who produced the famousdocumentary film of the battle. thesetwo contrasting accounts provide aremarkable insight into the chaoticevents as they unfolded on thebattlefield.

the BattLe Book oFyPreSBeatrix Brice

the Battle Book of ypres, originallypublished in 1927 and now presentedagain as a special centenary edition,comprises a chronological account ofthe fighting in the ypres Salientduring the First world war, followedby a useful and unique alphabeticalreference to the events in and aroundeach hamlet, village or wood – namesfamiliar to those who fought orfollowed the course of war all thoseyears ago, names now once again lostin insignificance.

weStern Front1917–1918Compiled by Martin Mace and JohnGrehan

From the moment the German armymoved quietly into Luxemburg on 2august 1914, to the armistice on 11november 1918, the fighting on thewestern Front in France and Flandersnever stopped. there were quietperiods, just as there were the mostintense, savage, huge-scale battles.this volume concludes with Fieldmarshal Sir douglas haig’sfascinating despatch, originallypublished in 1919, on the executionof the fighting on the western Front.


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the kaiSer’S caPtiveAlbert Rhys Williams

albert rhys williams was anamerican journalist and author. in1914, williams travelled to europe asthe special war correspondent foroutlook magazine, tasked with theduty of reporting the events of theGreat war. in these early days of theconflict, williams had the misfortuneto fall into the hands of the imperialGerman army. he was arrested inBelgium and marched into captivityon the suspicion that he was a Britishspy. this fascinating book detailswilliams’ experiences both on thefront and in German captivity andprovides a rare opportunity todiscover the events as they unfoldedbehind the German lines.

eScaPinG From thekaiSerH W Tustin

only a week after joining the 8thdurhams in april 1915 Privateherbert tustin was captured at theBattle of ypres. he describes thehorror of trench warfare, histreatment on being taken a Pow andthe three day train journey intoGermany. there followed 16 monthscaptivity at rennbahn Pow campwith its hunger, hardships, brutality,work regime, friendships, humourand the different nationalcharacteristics of fellow Pows. thisis one amazing story of war.

FiGhtinG thekaiSer’S warAndrew Lucas, Jürgen Schmieschek

Personal accounts of the Great warexperiences of British soldiers arewell known and plentiful, but similaraccounts from the German side of noman’s land are rare. this highlyoriginal book vividly describes thewartime lives and ultimate fates often Saxon soldiers facing the Britishin Flanders, revealed through theirintimate diaries and correspondence.this ground-breaking work isillustrated with over 300 mostlyunseen wartime photographs andother images, recording the Germanexperience of the war in humandetail and giving a rounded pictureof how the Saxons lived and died inFlanders.

SUrGeon with thekaiSer’S armyStephan Kurt Westmann, Edited byMichael Westman

the author gave up his medicalstudies at Freiburg University in 1914to enlist in the German army. hewas soon involved in bloody hand-to-hand fighting against the Frenchbefore moving to the russian front.his writing graphically illustrates lifeand death in the front line, thecarnage and humour that sustainedsoldiers of all nationalities.

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Field-marshal the viscount Byng ofvimy did not fit into a conventionalmould in the army, as Governor-General of canada, or ascommissioner of London’smetropolitan Police. Few officerscommanded more widespreadaffection from their troops and noneknew them and treated them withsuch respect as he did. with Byng ofvimy, Jeffery williams has writtenthe definitive biography of aninnovative and energetic soldier andstatesman.

command andmoraLeGary Sheffield, Foreword by Peter Simkins

Gary Sheffield is one of the mostversatile and stimulating of militaryhistorians at work today. For 25years, in a series of perceptive booksand articles, he has examined theFirst world war from many angles –from the point of view of thepoliticians and the high commandthrough to the junior officers andother ranks in the front line. moraleand command presents in a singlevolume a range of his shorter work,and it shows his scholarship at itsbest.

command on theweStern FrontRobin Prior & Trevor Wilson

this is a history of world war i, seenthrough the eyes of Sir henryrawlinson, a middle-rankingcommander who frequently actedunder General haig. By examiningrawlinson’s role in the war, theauthors are able to follow the actualevents of the battlefield and showhow they related to the strategies ofthe high command.

the conFUSion oFcommandDan Snow & Mark Pottle

the never-before-published papers ofGeneral Sir thomas d--oyly Snowprovide a remarkable insight into themindset of the Great warcommanders. despite being severelyinjured during the First Battle of themarne – when his horse fell androlled over him, cracking his pelvis –Snow served at some of the mostimportant battles of the westernFront.


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tracinG yoUrFirSt worLdwar anceStorSSimon Fowler

in a series of short,instructive chapters SimonFowler takes the readerthrough the process ofresearching ancestors whoserved in the armed forces,providing short cuts andbackground information asrequired.

tracinG yoUrGreat waranceStorS: theGaLLiPoLicamPaiGnSimon Fowler

Simon Fowler outlines thecourse of the campaign andintroduces the manyhistorical resources that youcan use to explore the historyfor yourself, and he givesadvice on the literature,archives that may help youto gain an insight into yourancestor’s story.

tracinG yoUrGreat waranceStorS: yPreSSimon Fowler

Simon Fowler outlines thecourse of the fighting aroundthe city and he introduces themost important historicalresources that you can use toexplore the history foryourself. -there is also adviceon the literature, archives,museums and monumentsthat may help you to gain aninsight into your ancestor’sstory.

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never before have so manyresources been available to thefamily historian tracing Greatwar ancestors, both onlineand locally but the past dearthof easily accessible materialhas now been replaced by ablizzard of information thatneeds its own skills tonavigate. expert genealogistSimon Fowler shows richardhone the ropes.

tracinG yoUrPriSoner oFwar anceStorS:the FirStworLd warSarah Paterson,

the experience of civilianinternees and Britishprisoners of war in the Firstworld war is one of the leastresearched – aspects of thehistory of the conflict. awide-range of detailed andrevealing information isavailable if you know whereto look for it.

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the PaLS BattaLionS

the ‘Pals” battalions were a phenomenon of the Great war, never repeatedsince. Under Lord derby’s scheme, and in response to kitchener’s famouscall for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially oftenpaid for) entire battalions for service on the western Front. their experiencewas all too frequently tragic, as men who had known each other all theirlives, had worked, volunteered, a-nd trained together, and had shipped toFrance together, encountered the first full fury of modern battle on theSomme in July 1916. many of the Pals battalions would not long survive thatfirst brutal baptism, but their spirit and fighting qualities have gone downinto history – these were, truly, the cream of Britain’s young men, and everysingle one of them was a volunteer.

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