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Author : Harry Spring
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1557531706
Publisher Fact Sheet Private diaries of an engineer who fought in World War I. * Personal, honest, detailed, & accurate account of the wartime experiences. * Uses many photographs.
Author : Peter Barton,Peter Doyle,Johan Vandewalle
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0773529497
"The product of over twenty-five years of research, Beneath Flanders Fields illustrates the evolution of military mining, leading to its deployment in the greatest siege in military history - in the trenches of the Western Front." "In the words of the tunnellers themselves, and through previously unpublished photographs - many in colour - as well as contemporary plans and drawings, this book reveals how this most intense of battles was fought - and won. Few on the surface knew the horrific details of the tunnellers' work, yet this silent, claustrophobic conflict was a barbaric struggle that raged day and night for almost two and a half years, and one which generated mental and physical stresses often far beyond those suffered by the infantry in the trenches. On 7 June 1917 at Messines Ridge, the tension was broken with the opening of the most dramatic mine offensive in history."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Richard van Emden
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781408803486
Albert John ('Jack') Martin was a thirty-two-year-old clerk at the Admiralty when he was called up to serve in the army in September 1916. These diaries, written in secret, hidden from his colleagues and only discovered by his family after his return home, present the Great War with heartbreaking clarity, written in a voice as compelling and distinctive as Wilfred Owen or Siegfried Sassoon and all the more extraordinary given that it is not an officer's but that of a private. From his arrival in France and his participation in the Somme, through offensives at Ypres and eventual demobilisation after the Armistice, we see wartime life as it really was for the ordinary Tommy. In these journals, introduced and edited by bestselling First World War historian Richard van Emden, we witness the cheerful Albert Martin getting to grips with life in the trenches and, together with his comrades in the Royal Engineers, confronting the ever-present threat of injury and death. We also see the mundane reality of life at the front line - the arguments with superiors, the joy brought by the arrival of packages from loved ones at home and the appalling conditions in which that attritional war was fought.
Author : Ken Porter
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473860278
Clacton-on-Sea and the surrounding coastline is part of the Sunshine Coast, an area of sandy beaches and low-level cliffs facing the North Sea. This book gives a brief history of the major nearby villages Brightlingsea, St Oysths, Clacton on Sea, Holland on Sea, Frinton and Walton on the Naze as they developed from agricultural areas, to seaside resorts in the mid to late 1800s, and then into heavily defended hives of activity. They were considered by the authorities to be convenient spots for foreign invasion and, as a result, mock invasion exercises at Clacton had taken place since the early 1900s. Being close to the sea, many of the inhabitants were heavily involved with yachting and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, so it's not surprising that a great number joined the Royal or Merchant Navy.Brightlingsea became a major naval port and the Australian and New Zealander's Engineers trained there for four years. Clacton itself saw over a 1,000 men sign up, and it also had a number of Military and Convalescent Homes that treated injured men. Middlesex Hospital, for one, treated over 9,000 men. The local villages produced a considerable number of men who were awarded the Military Medal/Cross, and Walton on the Naze produced one VC in Herbert Columbine.The tremendous efforts of others are also covered, in particular those of the local women folk. A number of appropriate poems, many written at the time, are included throughout the book, as well as rarely seen photographs and insightful reports from the local papers of that period.
Author : Charles Edward Dilkes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0692028617
Remembering World War I is a story of the raw war emotions expressed by a volunteer engineer, Charles Edward Dilkes, who left the comforts of high society to shoulder a shovel and rifle to serve his country. His emotions go from patriotic fervor to the reality of the true cost of freedom, which he experienced in the carnage of life. Once committed to the war effort, Charles Edward Dilkes displayed firm resolve. This book is based on the memoirs he wrote of his World War I experiences from enlistment through honorable discharge. He saved many artifacts, which added dimension to the publication of Remembering World War I. The main artifact is his diary, which he kept daily from the time he left American shores in August 1917, through the armistice signed on November 11, 1918, and until he completed his service to his country as part of the U.S. Army of Occupation in Germany. At one point going into battle in the Aisne-Marne Campaign, he buried his diary in case the German offensive
Author : Mitchell Yockelson
Publisher : Dutton Caliber
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780451466952
The Battle of the Meuse-Argonne is the deadliest clash in American history: more than a million untested American soldiers went up against a better-trained and experienced German army, resulting in more than twenty-six thousand deaths and leaving nearly a hundred thousand wounded. Yet in forty-seven days of intense combat, these Americans forced the Germans to surrender, bringing the First World War to an end. Historian Mitchell Yockelson tells how General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing’s exemplary leadership led to the unlikeliest of victories.
Author : Simon Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472861078
This absorbing illustrated study reveals the evolving tactics and techniques used by all sides in the underground war during 1914–18. Covering the Western Front but also the Gallipoli and Italian theatres, this study explores three aspects of World War I below ground: military mining, attack tunnels and dugouts. In 1914–17, the underground war was a product of static trench warfare, essential to survive it and part of both sides' attempts to overcome it. In 1917–18 it was rendered largely obsolete by the development of the all-arms battle as mobility was restored to the battlefield. In the stagnant, troglodyte existence of trench warfare, military mining was a hidden world of heroism and terror in which hours of suspenseful listening were spent monitoring the steady picking of unseen opponents, edging quietly towards the enemy, and judging when to fire a charge. Break-ins to enemy mine galleries resulted in hand-to-hand fighting in the darkness. The ingenuity, claustrophobia and tactical importance of the underground war are discussed and depicted in this fully illustrated study from an acknowledged expert. The artwork plates include depictions of the specialized uniforms, weapons and equipment used underground, as well as vignettes that vividly convey the many aspects of subterranean warfare during World War I.
Author : P. Doyle,Matthew R. Bennett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401715508
Terrain has a profound effect upon the strategy and tactics of any military engagement and has consequently played an important role in determining history. In addition, the landscapes of battle, and the geology which underlies them, has helped shape the cultural iconography of battle certainly within the 20th century. In the last few years this has become a fertile topic of scientific and historical exploration and has given rise to a number of conferences and books. The current volume stems from the international Terrain in Military History conference held in association with the Imperial War Museum, London and the Royal Engineers Museum, Chatham, at the University of Greenwich in January 2000. This conference brought together historians, geologists, military enthusiasts and terrain analysts from military, academic and amateur backgrounds with the aim of exploring the application of modem tools of landscape visualisation to understanding historical battlefields. This theme was the subject of a Leverhulme Trust grant (F/345/E) awarded to the University of Greenwich and administered by us in 1998, which aimed to use the tools of modem landscape visualisation in understanding the influence of terrain in the First World War. This volume forms part of the output from this grant and is part of our wider exploration of the role of terrain in military history. Many individuals contributed to the organisation of the original conference and to the production of this volume.
Author : K.W. Mitchinson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783461790
Pioneer battalions, created as an expedient in 1914, were a new concept in the British Army. Intended to provide the Royal Engineers, with skilled labour and to relieve the infantry from some of its non-combatant duties, Pioneers became the work horses of
Author : Brian N. Hall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107170551
This book reveals the impact of communications on the military operations of the British Expeditionary Force during the First World War.
Author : Herbert L. Martin
Publisher : Merriam Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9781576383131
The daily life of a soldier in World War II in journal entries with drawings by the author.
Author : Mary Thorp
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780190276706
"Mary Thorp, an English governess working for a Belgian-Russian family in German-occupied Brussels, kept a secret war diary from September 1916 to January 1919. This long-forgotten diary sheds light on an important aspect of the First World War: civilian life under military occupation in a transnational conflict"--
Author : Ian F. W. Beckett,Keith Simpson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473816626
The Great War was the first conflict to draw men and women into uniform on a massive scale. From a small regular force of barely 250,000, the British Army rapidly expanded into a national force of over five million. A Nation in Arms brings together original research into the impact of the war on the army as an institution, gives a revealing account of those who served in it and offers fascinating insights into its social history during one of the bloodiest wars.
Author : Charles Gates Dawes
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780990657415
A critical edition of Charles Gates Dawes' A Journal of The Great War with two new essays that explore the broader story of Dawes' war experience.First published in 1921, A Journal of the Great War provides a fascinating glimpse into the challenges faced by the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during the United States' 18-month involvement in World War I. Dawes' journal, written while he was stationed in France from 1917 to 1919, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the power struggles and political maneuvering that took place among American and European political and military leaders as they sought to fight the war as an allied force. Part document of life in wartime France, part war diary, and part mentation on the means of exercising power, Dawes' journal is a unique contribution to the literature of World War I. In July 1917, at the age of 51, Dawes sailed for France as an officer with the U.S. 17th Engineers. At the time, Dawes' enlistment made headlines. He was hailed as a "soldier banker" -- one of the wealthiest men in the country to join Uncle Sam's army. Dawes was indeed a wealthy man; he was president of the Central Trust Company of Illinois, a bank he founded in 1902, and, along with his brothers, he also ran numerous investments and companies. When he sailed for France, he left all that behind.Once in France, Dawes was appointed as the General Purchasing Agent in Europe for the AEF by his friend, General John Pershing. Stationed in Paris for the duration, Dawes served as Pershing's confidant throughout the war, consulting with the American general as Pershing deployed more than two million American soldiers into battle. Meanwhile, Dawes oversaw a massive operation to acquire and distribute supplies for the war effort. Working closely with Pershing, Dawes would soon develop the Military Board of Allied Supply, a means to coordinate supply among the Allies. Dawes' stunning achievement to bring about and manage this alliance -- and the political drama that unfolded behind it -- is documented in A Journal of the Great War.
Author : Peter Liddle
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473891630
How can we begin to make sense of the Great War now that over 100 years have passed since it ended with the defeat of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman empire and Bulgaria, and the collapse of Tsarist Russia? The conflict had such a profound influence on world history that is it difficult to reconcile the different perspectives and draw clear conclusions. That is why this thought-provoking collection of original essays on the outcome of the war and its aftermath is of such value.It completes the trilogy of ground-breaking volumes conceived and edited by Peter Liddle which presents the latest scholarly thinking about the Great War from an international perspective. The first two volumes Britain Goes to War and Britain and the Widening War made this stimulating new writing accessible to a broad readership and this final volume has the same aim.A group of over twenty expert contributors reconsider the military reasons for the outcome of the fighting and look at the consequences for the principal nations involved. They explore the way the war and the peace settlement shaped the twentieth century and had an enduring impact within Europe and beyond.
