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British Soldier of the First World War by Peter Doyle (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100747806837
ISBN-139780747806837
eBay Product ID (ePID)65828587
Product Key Features
Book TitleBritish Soldier of the First World War
Number of Pages56 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War I, Europe / Great Britain / General, Military
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorPeter Doyle
Book SeriesShire Library
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight4.6 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number471
Dewey Decimal355.3094109041
Table Of ContentChapter 1: The Great War * Introduction to the War *Trench warfare and its routines * The British Soldier at War *The major campaigns * Chapter 2: Joining up *Your Country Needs You *Territorials, Regulars, Kitchener's Army, Derby Men and Conscripts *Training and preparing for war overseas * Chapter 3: Up the line * Tommy's uniform and equipment * The routine of trench life * Over the top * Chapter 4: On rest and at home * In and out of the trenches * Hospitals, casualties and wounds * Life in the rear areas * Thoughts of home * Chapter 5: Aftermath * Remembrance and commemoration * Medals and certificates * Life after the war * Chapter 6: Where to go today * Museums and battlefields * Preserved trenches * Suggested reading
SynopsisThe First World War affected the lives of a whole generation of people in Britain and the Commonwealth. Most people living today will have an ancestor who fought or died in the conflict, and as the 90th anniversary of the conclusion of the war approaches, there has been a rush of people trying to trace their ancestors and understand what life for them was like during World War I. While the familiar images - the photographs, film, poetry and prose of the First World War focus on the hellish trenches, mud and death, there is another dimension to the soldiers life in the war - that of everyday life at the front. The Tommy was only in the trenches for at most one-quarter of his time overseas, and when away from the front, vigorous routine, training and order soon took over. Peter Doyle addresses this, describing the lives of British soldiers while not in the trenches at the front, exploring the life of the average soldier of the First World War and answering the question: what was it really like to be a soldier in the trenches on the frontline., The familiar pictures of the First World War show soldiers in their trenches: hellish images of mud. But there is another dimension not depicted by these frightening representations of battle: the mundane everyday routine of the majority of the soldier's life that was spent away from the Front. This book explores the life of the average British 'Tommy' of the Great War, in battle and at rest, in training, and on his return home. Illustrated with evocative images of the war, and items of the soldier's kit, it provides an answer to the question: What was it like to be a soldier in the trenches on the front line?, The First World War affected the lives of a whole generation of people in Britain and the Commonwealth. Most people living today will have an ancestor who fought or died in the conflict, and as the 90th anniversary of the conclusion of the war approaches, there has been a rush of people trying to trace their ancestors and understand what life for them was like during World War I. While the familiar images - the photographs, film, poetry and prose of the First World War focus on the hellish trenches, mud and death, there is another dimension to the soldiers life in the war - that of everyday life at the front. The Tommy was only in the trenches for at most one-quarter of his time overseas, and when away from the front, vigorous routine, training and order soon took over. Peter Doyle addresses this, describing the lives of British soldiers while not in the trenches atthe front, exploring the life of the average soldier of the First World War and answering the question: what was it really like to be a soldier in the trenches on the frontline., Explores the life of the average British 'Tommy' of the Great War, in battle and at rest, in training, and on his return home. Illustrated with evocative images of the war, and items of the soldier's kit, this book provides an answer to the question: What was it like to be a soldier in the trenches on the front line?
LC Classification NumberUA649
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