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France and the Great War, 1914-1918. Leonard V Smith, Stephane Audoin- Rouzeau and Annette Becker
Cambridge University Press, 2003, 218 pp, index, illustrations, maps, bibliography. (New Approaches to European History). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0 521 66631 7, £15.95 soft cover; ISBN 0 521 66176 5, £42.50 hardcover. Kindle £25, Hardcover (New £111 - Used £66), Softcover (New £26 - Used £2) Prices as of 2022 Translations f...
The Indian Army in the First World War Editor Alan Jeffreys
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Helion, £35.00, 313pp, Notes, refs, bibliog, index. ISBN: 978–191–151–278–3 Contributors include: Daniel Marston, Raymond Callaban, Rob Johnson, Graham Winton, Joseph Moretz, Adam Prime, Cat Wilson, David Omissi, Alan Jeffreys, Andrew Jarboe, Michael Creese, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Peter Stanley and Anirudh Deshpande. [This review first appe...
Southampton: The Gateway to War
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When Britain entered the First World War in August 1914, there was no question as to which port was going to be the focus of activity – secret planning had been ongoing for years in relation to the city of Southampton. Previously used as the point of embarkation for troops bound for both India and the Boer War, in 1912 a practice mobilisation ha...
Finding the Horses and Mules for the British Army during the First World War
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During the First World War, commandeering horses and mules was crucial to the British Army's mobilisation strategy. Despite the advent of motorised vehicles, horses remained essential for artillery and cavalry. By 1914, the Army needed to quickly amass 160,000 horses for the British Expeditionary Force, far exceeding the peacetime establishment....
The First RFC Pilot to land in France 13 August 1914
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At 6.25am on 13 August 1914, No.2 Squadron Royal Flying Corp mobilised for France. They were to follow their commanding officer Major C J Burke, a pioneer of military aviation who was noted for his courage and who had not only insisted that his squadron be the first to leave – but that his aircraft be the first to land. Major Charles Burke, a p...
August 1914 by Bruno Cabanes
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One of the positive features of modern Great War scholarship is the number of books that allow historians to understand the conflict from the perspective of another of the combatant nations. Bruno Cabanes’ August 1914 tells the story of France, and French society, in that cataclysmic first month of the war. Cabanes not only draws on government a...
The Rob Thompson Memorial Conference
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The late Rob Thompson was, in his own words, an "accidental military historian". But, in the opinion of others, he was "a true scholar … with a new way of looking at the Great War" and "an off the wall character with rock star charisma". This conference celebrates his lifetime achievements - in historical research, critical interpretation and pu...
‘Mobilisation 1914’ with Phil Watson
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This talk will be about mobilisation in 1914. Image: Soldiers of the 14th Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish) carrying out bayonet drill, 10 November 1914. Public Domain. IWM (Q 53395)
12th President’s Conference : 1914 Revisited
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The Western Front Association is pleased to announce the 12th President’s Conference. One hundred and ten years on from the commencement of hostilities, the theme of this year’s conference is '1914'. Doors open for registration at 9:15 am Prof Gary Sheffield: Two BEFs, two retreats: Mons 1914 and Dunkirk 1940 Compared The Mons (1914) and Dunkir...