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Author : Richard Dunn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Transportation
ISBN : WISC:89059450320
Author : Joan S. Farebrother,Martin J. B. Farebrother
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473869585
The Arras sector of the Western Front in World War I (WW1) was held partly by the British and Dominions 1st Army from September 1915, and almost wholly by the 1st and 3rd Armies from March 1916. No less than in the Ypres sector to the north and the Somme sector to the south, the struggles of the French and then British troops in this sector were pivotal to the outcome of the War. The sector included countryside in the south, but in the north a major part of the industrial and coal-mining area of northern France, around Lens and Bthune. In this book the contribution of metre and 60 cm gauge railways to the Allied war effort in this sector is examined in the context of the history of the metre gauge lines already established. The build up of light (60 cm gauge) lines from 1916 is examined in detail area by area, and the contribution of the related metre gauge lines is reassessed, from British and French sources. After the War the role of these railways in the reconstruction and recovery of this devastated region of France is described. Later the surviving part of the 60 cm gauge network served the sugar beet industry east of Arras. The history is followed through another World War to the closure of the last of these railways in 1957.The book refers to previous works on British War Department light railways in WW1, but contains sufficient general information for readers new to the subject. It also describes how to find key locations now, and how and where rolling stock can be seen. Six walks and an urban tour are included for those who wish to explore the territory in greater depth.
Author : Martin J B Farebrother,Joan S Farebrother
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526788849
The Ypres sector of the Western Front was held predominantly by the British and Dominions Armies from 1914 to 1918. The Ypres Salient, at the centre of this sector, was one of the most intensively fought over single locations of the First World War. By the end of 1917 the sector was full of railways, dumps, camps, and other facilities. Much was lost in the German advance in April 1918, but from September 1918 the German Army was driven eastwards until the Armistice. Although Ypres and most of the forward areas are in Belgium, much of the support area is in northern France. In this book the meter gauge networks of both countries established before the First World War are examined, with their uses and extensions during the War. The build up of light (60cm gauge) railways from 1916 to 1918 is described, with an assessment of the contribution of both narrow gauges to the war effort. After the war the light railways in this sector were generally used only for short term clearing up and salvage. The meter gauge railways in Belgium were rebuilt or repaired. Those in France had been less affected. The story is followed to the closure of the last of these railways. This book is a companion volume to those on the Arras Sector (2015), and the Somme Sector (2018). It refers to other previous works on British, French and Belgian railways, especially during the First World War, but contains sufficient information to stand alone.
Author : P.S. Duffy
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780871403766
From a hardscrabble village in Nova Scotia to the collapsing trenches of France, a debut novel about a family divided by World War I. In the tradition of Robert Goolrick’s A Reliable Wife and Karl Marlantes’s Matterhorn, P. S. Duffy’s astonishing debut showcases a rare and instinctive talent emerging in midlife. Her novel leaps across the Atlantic, between a father at war and a son coming of age at home without him. When his beloved brother-in-law goes missing at the front in 1916, Angus defies his pacifist upbringing to join the war and find him. Assured a position as a cartographer in London, he is instead sent directly into the visceral shock of battle. Meanwhile, at home, his son Simon Peter must navigate escalating hostility in a fishing village torn by grief. With the intimacy of The Song of Achilles and the epic scope of The Invisible Bridge, The Cartographer of No Man’s Land offers a soulful portrayal of World War I and the lives that were forever changed by it, both on the battlefield and at home.
Author : Ralph Connor
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066222376
"The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land" by Ralph Connor. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : Ken Robison
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439665459
Montana's cowboys, miners, foresters, farmers and nurses entered World War I in April 1917 under the battle cry that would resonate on the battlefields in France--"Powder River, Let 'Er Buck!" Montana men served in a greater percentage per capita than any other state. Hundreds responded to the call, including local women and minorities, from the nation's first congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin, to young women serving as combat nurses on the front lines. Additionally, the state provided vital supplies of copper and wheat. Learn what role celebrities like "cowboy artist" Charlie Russell played in the war and how Montanans mobilized, trained and deployed. Acclaimed historian Ken Robison uncovers new and neglected stories of the Treasure State's contributions to the Great War.
Author : Ken Robison
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467140997
World War I continued with fury in the spring of 1918 as American Yanks endeavored to play the key role in stemming the German tide. Montana's Marines suffered the bloodiest day in their history as they became "Devil Dogs," charging through hell on earth at Belleau Wood. Locals in the Wild West Division stormed "over the top" into the Argonne Forest, while nurses, "hello girls," Navy Yeomanettes and YMCA workers blazed new gender roles. And young Seaman Mike Mansfield, future legendary senator, served on convoy duty against lurking German U-boats. Award-winning historian Ken Robison illuminates the story of young and vibrant Montanans of all ethnicities as they fought for elusive democracy, at home and abroad, in this world war to end all wars.
Author : United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Engineer Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Military engineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026306683
Author : David Gwyn
Publisher : RCAHMW
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781871184556
Slates from quarries in Wales once went to roof the world. By the late nineteenth century as many as a third of all the roofing slates produced worldwide came from Wales, competing with quarries in France and the United States. This book traces the industry from its origins in the Roman period, its slow medieval development and then its massive expansion in the nineteenth century – as well as through its long drawn-out decline in the twentieth.
Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Regiment, 2nd,William Augustus Mitchell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015073751078
The Official History of the Second Regiment of Engineers and Second Engineer Train, United States Army, In the World War by William Augustus Mitchell, first published in 1920, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Author : United States. Army. Ordnance Dept
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015030611415
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B74064
Author : South Australia. Parliament. Legislative Council
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1146 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028015803
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Railroad history
ISBN : UOM:39015056894242
Author : Pete Ayrton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781605987095
The Great War gave birth to some of the twentieth century's most celebrated writing; from D. H. Lawrence to Siegfried Sassoon, the literature generated by the war is etched into collective memory. But it is in fiction that we find some of the most profound insights into the war's individual and communal tragedies, the horror of life in the trenches, and the grand farce of the first industrial war.Featuring forty-seven writers from twenty different nations, representing all the main participants in the conflict, No Man's Land is a truly international anthology of World War I fiction.Work by Siegfried Sassoon, Erich Maria Remarque, Willa Cather, William Faulkner, and Rose Macaulay sits alongside forgotten masterpieces such as Stratis Myrivilis's Life in the Tomb, Raymond Escholier's Mahmadou Fofana, and Mary Borden's The Forbidden Zone. No Man's Land is a brilliant memorial to the twentieth century's most cataclysmic event.
