Following in the footsteps of heroes: a WW1 guidebook to Ypres and the Somme by Tom Strickland published by Sabrestorm, 2020 paperback ISBN 978 1 781 220184 157 pages plus index, illustrated, GPS location references…
To all those visiting the Long, Long Trail I give you my warmest welcome and best wishes during these troubling times. For those who are in isolation and in need of things to do and…
This article may be useful if you are researching the military service of anyone who was a policeman before or during the early years of the Great War. Many policemen had previously served in the…
If you have been lucky enough to obtain a copy of a soldier’s service record it may include details of payment of a bounty. What was it all about? Army Order 86 of 1916, published…
With valour and distinction: the actions of the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918 by Nigel Atter published by Helion & Company in 2019 paperback ISBN 978 1 912866 24 3 total pages 254: main body…
The 10th (Service) Battalion of the Scottish Rifles returned to the front line of the Arras sector on 23 March 1917, relieving the 7/8th Battalion of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers. It war diary reads,…
Missing: the need for closure after the Great War by Richard van Emden published by Pen & Sword Military in 2019 hardback ISBN 978 1 52676 096 8 pages 272 plus sources and acknowledgements, indexed,…
“The first and the last of the Sheffield City Battalion” by John Cornwell published by Pen & Sword Military in 2019 Hardback ISBN 978 1 52676 224 5 203 pages plus bibliography and index. Illustrated…
I did not mention Sussex company Naval & Military Press in my recent review of online military research services. On reflection that was on omission. It is a company whose work I use almost every…
A vital endeavour: military engineering in the Gallipoli campaign by (Dr) John Dixon published by Helion & Company, 2019 review copy paperback ISBN 978 1 911628 89 7 438 pages plus bibliography and index No…