A note for posterity: November 2019 site visitors
During November 2019 the Long, Long Trail welcomed a total of 59,267 unique visitors. Some came back for more, registering a total of 75,134 visits. Not bad for a hobby site! #lifeswork #labouroflove
Articles by Chris Baker
Online information service providers for researching British soldiers – which is best?
Many British military records relating to soldiers and the army of 1914-1918 have been digitised in recent years. There is no doubt that it has made finding information very much easier and quicker than before….
The work of the transport section of an infantry battalion
The classic memoir of the Great War, “Four years on the Western Front: being the experiences of a ranker in the London Rifle Brigade, 4th, 3rd and 56th Divisions” by “A rifleman” includes some wonderful,…
New article on a much-visited location: Brandhoek
Today’s addition to the Long, Long Trail’s gazetteer of the Western Front is about Brandhoek, a hamlet between Ypres and Poperinge that developed into a major medical centre. See Gazetteer of the Western Front: Brandhoek
Amazon links to be removed from the Long, Long Trail
For many years, payments received from Amazon have helped keep this website alive. Any time a user clicks through one of the affiliate links and then buys something from Amazon, a small cash payment has…
Review of “Stars in a dark night”
Stars in a dark night: Hornsea and the Great War by Barrie S. Barnes published by Helion & Company in 2019 paperback ISBN 978 1 912174 99 7 162 pages plus sources, bibliography, index. Illustrated….
Review of “With the Kaiser’s Army”
With the Kaiser’s Army A neutral observer in Belgium and France by Sven Hedin Republished under licence by Pen & Sword Military in 2014 Hardback ISBN 978 1 783463 18 3 517 pages. No index….
The annual WFA weekend seminars at Abergavenny
I used to greatly enjoy the seminars organised by the Western Front Association and attended them each year from 1992 to 2001. In many ways they encouraged my interest in the subject and built my…
Time on the Western Front
In relation to Greenwich Mean Time Unlike today, Great Britain , France and Belgium all operated at the same time during the Great War. (The latter two countries are of course now one hour ahead…
Review of “The German failure in Belgium, August 1914”
The German failure in Belgium, August 1914 by Dennis Showalter, Joseph P. Robinson and Janet A. Robinson published by McFarland & Company, Inc of Jefferson NC USA in 2019 paperback ISBN 978 1 4766 7462…