An Illustrated Pocket Guide to the Battle of Loos 1915
Author | : Michael Gavaghan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1998 |
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ISBN | : |
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Author | : Michael Gavaghan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : Michael Gavaghan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Loos-en-Gohelle (France), Battle of, 1915 |
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Author | : Gordon Corrigan |
Publisher | : Spellmount, Limited Publishers |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781862272392 |
This book looks at the major British offensive in 1915 when the British Expeditionary Force, embarked on a battle that it did not want to fight over ground that was quite unsuitable for the attack.
Author | : Ed Harris |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2009-08-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 075096250X |
The Germans fighting on two fronts were concentrating in the east where the Russians were weakening. In the west, the Allied effort was met with well prepared German defences, and efforts to open a new front on the Gallipoli Peninsula had foundered. Decisive action to break the deadlock on the Western Front saw a mighty attack of six British divisions planned for the autumn of 1915 in the vicinity of the small mining community of Loos en Gohelle where 'The Big Push' would begin. The bitter recriminations that followed the perceived failure reduced the Battle of Loos to a footnote in the history of the Great War for many decades. Entirely lost in translation has been the Boys' Own tale of the Tommy who kicked a football ahead of the charge. That soldier was identified as Rifleman Frank Edwards, and through his original research, Ed Harris clearly establishes for the first time that the first great attack by the British army was begun when Edwards kicked a football towards the German lines. Harris sheds light on what it was like to be a part of this crucial battle and questions the largely held view that Loos was a failure, using material sourced from a wide variety of sources form the Imperial War Museum to the National Football Museum.
Author | : Nick Lloyd |
Publisher | : History Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Loos, Battle of, Loos-en-Gohelle, France, 1915 |
ISBN | : 9780752446769 |
The story of Loos 1915
Author | : Tonie Holt |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2014-09-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1844153959 |
The Somme is the epicentre for most people in the study of the First World War from a UK and Commonwealth perspective. Today the landscape and terrain are dedicated to the soldiers that fought and died there and Major and Mrs Holt's Pocket Guide to the Somme has been put together to take you around the area. This book, part of a new series of guides, is designed conveniently in a small size, for those who have only limited time to visit, or who are simply interested in as an introduction to the historic battlefields, whether on the ground or from an armchair. They contain selections from the Holts' more detailed guides of the most popular and accessible sites plus handy tourist information, capturing the essential features of the Battles. The book contains many full colour maps and photographs and detailed instructions on what to see and where to visit.
Author | : Niall Cherry |
Publisher | : Helion |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
The year of 1914 had been a difficult one for the British Expeditionary Force, the war that had started in August had not been over by the expected time of Christmas. Additionally many of its original members had become casualties and replacements were difficult to find. 1915 did not go much better, the BEF was still a minor player with only a relatively small number of divisions compared to the many in the French Army. The culmination of several attacks by the BEF in 1915 was the attack in the Loos sector in September where in a mining area north of Arras, the largest British offensive of the war thus far took place. Forced into an offensive in an area which as one senior commander put it was on 'most unfavorable ground', the BEF suffered heavy casualties and little material gain. Probably for these reasons the 1915 battles have been largely ignored and there has been a dearth of decent publications on Loos. Helion and Co Ltd are therefore pleased to announce the publication of a major new work Most Unfavourable Ground. The Battle of Loos 1915 by Niall Cherry. Most Unfavourable Ground offers a detailed look at the planning, execution and aftermath of the fighting. As well as using official records and reports, numerous personal stories have been woven into the account. The author's grandfather was present at Loos as a Chemical Corporal with the Royal Engineers gas units and this major new work reflects the author's passion for the subject. Key sales points: A major new work on an oft-neglected and overlooked offensive launched by the British forces in 1915, Draws on a large number of personal accounts in addition to official sources to provide a rich and detailed account, Includes much information about overlooked aspects of the Battle, including the British use of gas, and medical facilities, Features a large number of rare photographs, a comprehensive selection of maps and an extensive number of statistical tables.
Author | : Michael Gavaghan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Aubers (France) |
ISBN | : 9780952446415 |
Author | : Infantry School (U.S.) |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1934 |
Genre | : Infantry drill and tactics |
ISBN | : 1428916911 |
Author | : Peter Doyle |
Publisher | : The Crowood Press |
Total Pages | : 557 |
Release | : 2020-10-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1785007645 |
The First World War has left an almost indelible mark on history, with battles such as the Somme and Passchendaele becoming watchwords for suffering unsurpassed. The dreadful fighting on the Western Front, and elsewhere in the world, remains vivid in the public imagination. Over the years dozens of books have been published dealing with the soldier's experience, the military history and the weapons and vehicles of the war, but there has been little devoted to the objects associated with those hard years in the trenches. This book (new in paperback) redresses that balance. With hundreds of carefully captioned photographs of items that would have been part of the everyday life for the British Tommy; from recruiting posters, uniforms and entrenching equipment to games, postcards and pieces of 'trench art', this book brings to life the experience of the Great War soldier through the objects with which he would have been surrounded.