Download or read book A History of the East Lancashire Royal Engineers written by Great Britain. Army. East Lancashire Royal Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the East Lancashire Royal Engineers written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the East Lancashire Royal Engineers written by Members of the Corps of Discovery and published by . This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the East Lancashire Royal Engineers written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the Corps of Royal Engineers written by Whitworth Porter and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the East Lancashire Regiment in the Great War 1914 1918 written by Sir Cecil Lothian Nicholson and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Hindenburg Line written by Peter Oldham and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1997-01-28 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hindenburg Line, or Siegfriedstellung, achieved almost mythical status in the minds of the British public: the strongest defence system the world had then seen, scientifically designed by fortification experts with only one aim, to keep at bay the British Army. So pleased and delighted were the British that church bells were rung when the Line was pierced at Cambrai in November 1917. The new wonder-weapon, the Tank, had shown itself to be capable of great deeds and British Generals were seen to be capable of showing the Germans what Tommy could do when properly organised. The initial elation was followed by disappointment as the Germans fought back and the Hindenburg defences were retaken when the Germans used "defence-in-depth" and "elastic-defence", both new concepts to the British who were to learn from their mistakes. The British were to witness triumph and joy again, when, towards the end of the Great War, the Hindenburg Line was to be broken by men from the Midlands. This book examines the reasons for the German's decision to fall back to a strong defence line while their Navy starved Britain into submission, and the "burnt earth" policy of devastation in the area evacuated. The design and layout of the Hindenburg Line, and the Battles for its possession in 1917 and 1918, are given: with numerous maps covering different sectors and the struggles for each village and farm, together with the part played by many British Regiments. The maps contain information on how to find all remaining vestiges of both German and British defences in the region, most of which are rarely visited and many of which have not been seen by British eyes for many years. No book since the Great War has examined this area in such detail, nor has any single account contained so much for the battlefield visitor to see. The sites of individual acts of bravery, including the winning of many Victoria Crosses are featured, and existing locations of battle lines, headquarters, artillery observation and machine gun posts are also included, together with an absorbing narrative which also guides the armchair reader.
Download or read book History of the Corps of Royal Engineers written by Whitworth Porter and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army written by Arthur S. White and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the most valuable books in the armoury of the serious student of British Military history. It is a new and revised edition of Arthur White's much sought-after bibliography of regimental, battalion and other histories of all regiments and Corps that have ever existed in the British Army. This new edition includes an enlarged addendum to that given in the 1988 reprint. It is, quite simply, indispensible.
Download or read book Armageddon s Walls written by Peter Oldham and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Army and her commonwealth Allies went to war in 1914 with little knowledge and experience of constructing permanent, shell proof protective structures. Some masonry fortifications, such as defensive blockhouses in South Africa, had been built but the Royal Engineers of the Army were more versed in simple temporary defences suitable for mobile warfare. Home defences were a limited number of forts around naval ports, and Martello Towers on the east coast. It was considered that the Navy was quite able to defend Britain's coasts.??The Germans, on the other hand, as with the other continental countries such as France, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Poland, Austria, etc. had been constantly renewing and updating border forts for several centuries. They had also maintained fortification and siege elements of their armies, who were experienced in designing and constructing strong shelters. Both German and French armies began the war with a degree of expertise in what was to become a static war with little movement. However, by 1918 the British were to surpass both enemy and her allies in the design and construction, with supply and logistics, of such shell proof cover for troops and defensive positions.??This book gives the history of development and innovation of concrete bunkers, pill boxes, blockhouses and general concrete constructions during the First World War. Many of these structures _ some showing obvious signs of war damage - still exist in France and Belgium today.??All the existing structures, with photograph (except for some which are impractical, because of dense vegetation,) are shown within. Many entries have contemporary maps showing how they fitted into a defensive system, whilst for others the location can be identified from the text. GPS coordinates are given for each entry, except for a few which are on private land and where privacy has been requested.
Download or read book Gardens of Hell written by Patrick Gariepy and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardens of Hell examines the human side of one of the great tragedies of modern warfare, the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War. In February 1915, beginning with a naval attack on Turkey in the Dardanelles, a combined force of British, Australian, New Zealand, Indian, and French troops invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula only to face crushing losses and an ignominious retreat from what seemed a hopeless mission. Both sides in the battle suffered huge casualties, with a combined 127,000 servicemen killed during the action. Patrick Gariepy has pieced together the battle from combatantsÆ own words. Drawn from diaries and letters and from stories passed down through generations of families, these firsthand accounts offer an honest, heartfelt, and sometimes painful testimony to a doomed campaign fought by the men who lived through the fury, terror, and grief that was Gallipoli. Gardens of Hell is a sensitive acknowledgment of the enormous human cost of military folly and failure.
Download or read book History of the King s Regiment Liverpool 1914 1919 Volume III written by Everard Wyrall and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume III of III This is an impressive history by the most prolific author of Great War divisional and regimental histories, a fine tribute to a regiment that contributed 49 battalions to the nation's war effort, 26 of them served overseas, including the 2nd Battalion which was in India in August 1914 and remained there throughout the war. It is also a tribute to the author who died in 1933, before he could finish the third volume; the final few chapters were completed by Capt W. Synge of the 1st Battalion. All 23 front line battalions served on the Western Front, one of them (14th) in Salonika as well. The Roll of Honour lists 14,200 dead, six VCs were won, one of them by an officer (Capt O.A.Reid) attached to another regiment, and 58 Battle Honours were awarded. This work is set out in chronological order, each volume dealing with a specific period and ending with the Roll of Honour for that period and citations for any VC. Dates are in the margin and so is the identification of the battalion involved in the action being described. This final volume completes the story beginning with Third Ypres and ending with a very brief chapter on the 2nd Battalion in India. As it may be imagined, there is plenty of detail in a history so generous with space as this, with its three volumes, and the narrative is supported with clear maps.
Download or read book Ferryhill A Visual History written by Darrell S. Nixon and published by Darrell S. Nixon. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis (Back Cover) A vast collection of modern photographs, old postcards, maps, and other memorabilia, chronicling and celebrating the extensive and vibrant history of Ferryhill, in the County of Durham. Some of these pictures within this book have not been published in full colour before and are very rare. What is unique about this book:A comprehensive 362 page book comprised of a vast collection of over 450 images of Ferryhill: modern photographs, old postcards, maps, and other memorabilia, all chronicling and celebrating the extensive and vibrant history of Ferryhill, in the County of Durham. Some of these pictures within this book have not been published in full colour before and are very rare.Including: -- Archival images from Durham County Record Office, Durham University Archives, Lloyds Bank Archive, The Northern Echo, Beamish Museum, and many more.- Contributions from notable authors in the field of local history, including Anne Dixon, Geoff Wall, Bob Hall, Michael Chaplin, Steve Fielding, and more.- Biographical notes from historical figures of Ferryhill including the hero of Dean Bank: William Walton; John Lamb of Ferryhill Station; A.G. Gardner of Ferryhill Village, photographer; and the North East of England’s most celebrated poet and novelist, the late Sid Chaplin.- First and Second World War records of Ferryhill’s fallen comrades.- Historical murders of Ferryhill: the Brass Children’s murders in 1683, and the Lloyds Bank murder in 1928.
Download or read book The History of the King s Regiment Liverpool 1914 1919 written by Everard Wyrall and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Krithia written by Stephen Chambers and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-07-23 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Krithia was a key objective in the land offensives; a killing ground greater than Anzac or Suvla. This book adds to the Gallipoli story and the preceding Battleground books on that campaign by recounting not only the landings at Helles of 25 April 1915, but also the subsequent bitter battles that followed in an attempt to capture the village and the vital high ground of Achi Baba. General Hunter-Weston’s weakened 29th Division achieved little during the first two bloody battles of Krithia, even when reinforced by the Anzacs, 42nd Division, Royal Naval Division and the French. The allies had little to show from their costly daylight frontal attacks, apart from a slightly firmer footing ashore and a growing casualty list. As the military situation looked to degenerate into a Western Front style stalemate, General Sir Ian Hamilton pushed for a final battle of Krithia. Using Hunter-Weston’s newly formed VIII Corps, and General Gouraud’s French Corps Expéditionnaire d’Orient, the Third Battle of Krithia launched on 6 June 1915. Despite a promising start, the attack soon collapsed against a stubborn Turkish defence, and although some lessons had been learnt from earlier failures; underestimation of the enemy was not one of them. This is the true story, told using a rich mix of letters, diaries, photographs and maps, of Gallipoli's most costly battles. Gallipoli today is an exquisitely beautiful and tranquil place, with its turquoise waters, stretches of sandy beaches, wild flower covered meadows and pine forested heights, such a contrast to what occurred here over a hundred years ago.
Download or read book History of the Corps of Royal Engineers Gallipoli Macedonia Egypt and Palestine written by Whitworth Porter and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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