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Zero Hour Z Day 1st July 1916: XIII Corps Operations between Maricourt and Mametz
By Jonathan Porter Self–published, £30.00 hardback, £25.00 soft back, 500pp, ills, photographs and maps in monochrome and colour throughout, 1 Appendix, index. ISBN: 978–099–569–110–0 Review by David Filsell Starting a book review with superlatives is bad practice. It either indicates the work of an over impressed reviewer or, perhaps, one on...
Major 'Alastair' Soutar, M.C.
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One of the well known 'classic' accounts of the First World War is 'Twelve Days' published in 1933 (and more recently republished as 'Twelve Days on the Somme') by Sidney Rogerson, an officer on the staff of 23 Infantry Brigade (part of the 8th Division). Less well known is his second book, about his experiences in May 1918 on the Aisne. This ac...
'A Lieutenant at Fifteen: the remarkable story of Alfred Davis' - by Paul Harris
We are very pleased to welcome back Paul Harris to our October branch meeting. Paul will be speaking on 'A Lieutenant at Fifteen: the remarkable story of Alfred Davis'. Commissioned at the age of fifteen, Alfred Davis fought at the Battle of Mametz in 1916 and survived the German offensive of March 1918. His story offers a valuable insight into...