Ghosts of Old Companions
Lloyd George's Welsh Army, the Kaiser's Reichsheer and the Battle for Mametz Wood, 1914-1916
The 38th (Welsh) Division was formed from the many thousands of Welsh volunteers in late 1914 and 1915 as part of Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener¿s New Armies ¿ a force for the long war that he was the first to recognise. It was to be ready for battle in 1917. The Division subsequently carried out its training in Britain and embarked for France where it served numerous tours of frontline duty until summer 1916. Mametz Wood village and the area around Fricourt village saw one of the few successes by the British Army on the notorious First Day of the Somme. BEF C-in-C Sir Douglas Haig decided to reinforce that success and attack again…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-911628-86-6
- EAN: 9781911628866
- Produktnummer: 28525642
- Verlag: Helion & Company
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 350 S.
- Masse: H18.1 cm x B25.3 cm x D2.3 cm 1'074 g
- Abbildungen: 124 b/w photos, 27 b/w ills, 39 maps
- Gewicht: 1074
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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