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Tag Archives: First World War
Lost Opportunity – The Battle of the Ardennes, 22 August 1914
By Simon J House The story of the ‘Lost Opportunity’, afforded to the French Armies in August 1914 and squandered, had its origins in a ‘Moment of Madness’ – or more properly a ‘Moment IN Madness’. For I was researching … Continue reading
Facial wounds, surgery and the First World War
By Dr Andrew Bamji During my training to be a doctor, I ended up specialising in the treatment of arthritis, and I hardly expected to write a book about plastic surgery in the First World War. But when I started … Continue reading
Why another book on the Somme? Canadians on the Somme 1916
A dialog with William Stewart, the author of the upcoming book The Canadians on the Somme, 1916: The Neglected Campaign First, what is the book about? It examines and analyses the 89-day Canadian experience in the 1916 Somme campaign at … Continue reading
British First World War Studies graduate secures Great War book deal: An Army of Brigadiers
A BIRMINGHAM University graduate has penned a ‘ground-breaking’ book on British First World War brigadier-generals, released during the centenary year of the Battle of Arras. Dr Trevor Harvey’s remarkable work, An Army of Brigadiers. British Brigade Commanders at the Battle … Continue reading
Birmingham publisher sweeps the board at British military history ‘Oscars’
A BIRMINGHAM-based publisher has won the top two accolades at the ‘Oscars’ of British military history publishing – the Templer Awards. Helion and Company, which has also celebrated its 20th anniversary, published both the best book on British military history … Continue reading
WW1 historian calls for PTSD pledge
A prize-winning First World War historian and psychiatrist has called for a cross-party commitment to deliver improved services for armed forces veterans battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) this Mental Health Awareness Week. Dr Stefanie Linden’s proposal for a book … Continue reading
Two Wheels to War – Volunteer motorcycle despatch riders and the British Expeditionary Force 1914
Two Wheels to War is the story of the first motorcycle despatch riders – the talented volunteers who served alongside the Regular Army in 1914. With no military training, they served on the retreat from Mons, at the Marne and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Publishing
Tagged Aisne, BEF, British Expeditionary Force, First Battle of Ypres, First World War, Great War, Marne, Motorcycle Despatch Riders, Western Front, WW1
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Britain’s Forgotten War With the Soviets
By Damien Wright Why should such a remarkable event as the two-year campaign by the British Government to militarily defeat the Bolsheviks (later known as the ‘Soviets’) on Russian soil be virtually forgotten today? From August 1918-July 1920 – initially … Continue reading
WW1 Artefacts: Private Harold Tookey’s Camera
By Steve Corbett Early last year, at a vintage collectors’ fair being held in a village in Sussex, an elderly lady approached one of the stall holders and offered him a small Kodak vest pocket camera – often referred to … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged 56th Division, Battle of the Somme, First World War, Great War, Maricourt, WW1
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From Docks and Sand: The men and women of Southport and Bootle’s during the Great War
This new book is the first to study the men and women of Bootle and Southport during the Great War through the story of their local battalion: 7th King’s, Liverpool Regiment. This Territorial battalion fought within Regular divisions in 1915, … Continue reading
