Gallipoli: the Egerton diaries and papersby David Rawpublished by Helion & Company 2020Paperback ISBN 978 1 912390 84 7143 pages plus bibliography and indexReviewed by Chris BakerI thank the publisher for sending me a copy. A short review for a short book, which is a study of the work of Major-General Granville Egerton in command […]
On tidying up some admin files this morning, I came across an old receipt, dated November 2010. It was the happy day that I bought the LinesMan product from Great War Digital. I have used this product literally every day since then, other than the time when I was in hospital undergoing surgery! Let me […]
Allies are a tiresome lot: the British Army in Italy in the First World Warby John DillonPublished by Helion & Company in 2015Hardback ISBN 978 1 910777 32 9209 pages plus bibliography and indexIllustrated with 15 photographs and 4 mapsMy thanks to Helion & Company for sending me a copy. The campaign in Italy has […]
In which they served: the stories of five men and women of the Great War as told by their medalsby Richard CullenPublished by Unicorn Publishing in 2020Hardback ISBN 978 1 913 491 031315 pages including chapter end notes, plus references and end notesReviewed by Chris BakerWith thanks to Unicorn for sending me a copy to […]
The Royal Marines on the Western Frontby Daniel J. McLeanPublished by Pen & Sword Military 2021Hardback ISBN 978 1 52676 386 0132 pages plus appendix (list of honours and awards), bibliography, endnotes and indexReviewed by Chris BakerWith thanks to Pen & Sword for sending me a copy to see. For some years I have owned […]
Keep the old flag flying The World War 1 memoir of Kenneth Basil Foyster, Canadian soldier, prisoner and internee By Mike Richardson Published by Spiderwize in 2018 Paperback ISBN 978 1 91269439 6 also available in ebook format 322 pages plus list of sources Not indexed Cover price £12.99 I am grateful to the author, […]
Arras 1914-1918: a comprehesive guide to the battlefield: part 1: Arras South by Jim Smithson and Tim Wright published by Helion & Company in 2020 Paperback ISBN 978 1 912174 83 6 257 pages plus bibliography and index. Illustrated mostly black and white. Glossy paper. Colour cover and map section. Many readers of this site […]
Thousands of heroes have arisen: Sikh voices of the Great War 1914-1918 by Sukwinder Singh Bassi Published by Helion & Co., 2019 Hardback ISBN 978 1 911628 98 9 390 glossy pages plus 23 pages of appendices, bibliography and index 4 maps. Illustrated. Cover price not stated. This is a considerable and valuable work of […]
The Gallipoli evacuation By Peter Hart Published in Australia and UK by Living History ISBN 978 0 6489 2260 5 Paperback. 275 pages plus 35 pages of acknowledgements, bibliography, endnotes and index. You don’t need me to introduce the author of this book, for Peter Hart is amongst the most prolific authors on Great War […]
Long before daybreak The rediscovered WW1 memoir of an art student’s survival in the trenches by Albert Clayton edited by Micah Duckworth published independently by M J Duckworth paperback, 218 pages, illustrated, no index In 1969, George Coppard published his memoir “With a machine gun to Cambrai”. It has rightly come to be regarded as […]