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Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918

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Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918

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Author: Chris Baker

12th July 2015Reviews

Fire and movement

Fire and movement The British Expeditionary Force and the campaign of 1914 by Peter Hart published by Oxford University Press, 2014 ISBN […]

12th July 201512th July 2015Reviews

The Battle of Mons – the official German account

The Battle of Mons – the official German account translated by Robert Dunlop and Holger Puttkammer with an introduction by Dr Jack […]

12th July 20152nd June 2021Reviews

A moonlight massacre

A moonlight massacreThe night operation on the Passchendaele Ridge, 2 December 1917by Michael LoCiceropublished by Helion & Company, 2014ISBN 978 1 909982 […]

12th July 2015Reviews

Conan Doyle’s war

Conan Doyle’s War an edited selection of “The British campaign in France and Flanders” by Arthur Conan Doyle one of the series […]

12th July 20153rd April 2018Reviews

From Somme to Victory

From Somme to Victory The British Army’s experience on the Western Front 1916-1918 by Peter Simkins MBE published by The Praetorian Press […]

9th July 2015Reviews

The naval flank of the Western Front

by Mark D Karau published in 2014 by Seaforth Publishing, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books illustrated paperback 227 pages plus […]

5th July 20157th July 2015Welcome

Welcome to the Long, Long Trail

All about the soldiers, units, regiments and battles of the British Army of the First World War, and how to research and […]

4th July 201527th June 2016Reviews

Review of “The last great cavalry charge”

The last great cavalry charge: the battle of the silver helmets, Halen, 12 August 1914 by Joe Robinson, Francis Hendricks and Janet […]

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I am Chris Baker. Welcome to the Long, Long Trail, my free gateway for your own research since 1996. My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War. Dig in!


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