Author: Peter Downham
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783400250
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
“First class . . . a book that helps the reader to understand just what the ordinary soldier thought about his lot in the Great War.” —The Western Front Association This is a most unusual chronicle of the events of one man during the Great War. A professional soldier at the outbreak, Edward Roe was one of the first to cross over to France in 1914 and as such fought in the early battles of the war and took part in the Retreat from Mons. He was there for the crossing of the Marne and Aisne, the dreadful fighting at Ploegsteert and for the extraordinary events during the first Christmas. Remarkably he witnessed the debacle at Gallipoli and was part of the rear-guard of the Army during the re-embarkation and evacuation of the Peninsula. Thereafter the scene shifts to Mesopotamia and the Tigris Corps in the attempt to relieve General Townshend at Kut. Wounded he returned for the final campaign that captured Baghdad. “The author of these unique and extraordinarily moving diaries, which are supported by excellent maps and footnotes, was Edward Roe, an Irishman who had already served nine years with the British Army by the outbreak of the first world war.” —The Times
Diary of an Old Contemptible
Author: Peter Downham
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783400250
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
“First class . . . a book that helps the reader to understand just what the ordinary soldier thought about his lot in the Great War.” —The Western Front Association This is a most unusual chronicle of the events of one man during the Great War. A professional soldier at the outbreak, Edward Roe was one of the first to cross over to France in 1914 and as such fought in the early battles of the war and took part in the Retreat from Mons. He was there for the crossing of the Marne and Aisne, the dreadful fighting at Ploegsteert and for the extraordinary events during the first Christmas. Remarkably he witnessed the debacle at Gallipoli and was part of the rear-guard of the Army during the re-embarkation and evacuation of the Peninsula. Thereafter the scene shifts to Mesopotamia and the Tigris Corps in the attempt to relieve General Townshend at Kut. Wounded he returned for the final campaign that captured Baghdad. “The author of these unique and extraordinarily moving diaries, which are supported by excellent maps and footnotes, was Edward Roe, an Irishman who had already served nine years with the British Army by the outbreak of the first world war.” —The Times
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783400250
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
“First class . . . a book that helps the reader to understand just what the ordinary soldier thought about his lot in the Great War.” —The Western Front Association This is a most unusual chronicle of the events of one man during the Great War. A professional soldier at the outbreak, Edward Roe was one of the first to cross over to France in 1914 and as such fought in the early battles of the war and took part in the Retreat from Mons. He was there for the crossing of the Marne and Aisne, the dreadful fighting at Ploegsteert and for the extraordinary events during the first Christmas. Remarkably he witnessed the debacle at Gallipoli and was part of the rear-guard of the Army during the re-embarkation and evacuation of the Peninsula. Thereafter the scene shifts to Mesopotamia and the Tigris Corps in the attempt to relieve General Townshend at Kut. Wounded he returned for the final campaign that captured Baghdad. “The author of these unique and extraordinarily moving diaries, which are supported by excellent maps and footnotes, was Edward Roe, an Irishman who had already served nine years with the British Army by the outbreak of the first world war.” —The Times
An Old Contemptible and An Irish Pasha
Author: Reg Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1398440043
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 539
Book Description
This is a true story of the adventurous times and heroism of Lt Colonel T W Fitzpatrick, a latter-day hero of the 19th and 20th centuries. It is a mixture of Lawrence of Arabia, Sharpe and Hornblower but with much, much more! There are numerous different facets to his adventures, including his army experiences, police exploits, handling of riots, assassinations, terrorism and murder, along with his interactions with kings, popes, prime ministers and parliaments. This biography takes the reader on a thrilling journey, packed with adventure, from rural Ireland to India, back to Ireland, to England, to France during World War I, and then onto the Middle East: Palestine, Transjordan and Egypt in World War II. He has blood-curdling adventures in Alexandria, Cairo and Eritrea. Finally it's back to Britain and ministerial shenanigans in the corridors of power.
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1398440043
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 539
Book Description
This is a true story of the adventurous times and heroism of Lt Colonel T W Fitzpatrick, a latter-day hero of the 19th and 20th centuries. It is a mixture of Lawrence of Arabia, Sharpe and Hornblower but with much, much more! There are numerous different facets to his adventures, including his army experiences, police exploits, handling of riots, assassinations, terrorism and murder, along with his interactions with kings, popes, prime ministers and parliaments. This biography takes the reader on a thrilling journey, packed with adventure, from rural Ireland to India, back to Ireland, to England, to France during World War I, and then onto the Middle East: Palestine, Transjordan and Egypt in World War II. He has blood-curdling adventures in Alexandria, Cairo and Eritrea. Finally it's back to Britain and ministerial shenanigans in the corridors of power.
FRED - An Old Contemptible
Author: Iain B. Thompson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326885413
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326885413
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Old Contemptible
Author: Harry Walter Beaumont
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
True story of how a wounded hero of Mons managed to survive for nine months in German-occupied Belgium and then escape back to England. --cover.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
True story of how a wounded hero of Mons managed to survive for nine months in German-occupied Belgium and then escape back to England. --cover.
The Old Contemptibles
Author: Robin Neillands
Publisher: John Murray Publishers
ISBN: 9780719556463
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
In his robust re-examination of the onset of war, Robin Neillands reviews the exploits and character of the BEF, revealing how it came to be both the focus of British hopes and, in the tragedy of its defeat, the catalyst for a policy shift without which the war would surely have been lost.
Publisher: John Murray Publishers
ISBN: 9780719556463
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
In his robust re-examination of the onset of war, Robin Neillands reviews the exploits and character of the BEF, revealing how it came to be both the focus of British hopes and, in the tragedy of its defeat, the catalyst for a policy shift without which the war would surely have been lost.
Galloping Shoes
Author: Will H. Ogilvie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Herd Register
Author: American Guernsey Cattle Club
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
Book Description
G.K.'s Weekly
The Veterinary Record
Shire Horse Stud Book
Author: Shire Horse Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description