'Lemons, Chewing Gum, Whale Oil and Rivets': Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the ASC but Were Too Afraid to Ask

Published on 26 March 2021
Submitted by Rob Thompson

In this talk, entitled 'Lemons, Chewing Gum, Whale Oil and Rivets: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Army Service Corps on the Western Front but Were Too Afraid to Ask' Rob Thompson gives a tour de force presentation about the Army Service Corps in the First World War.

'Lemons, Chewing Gum, Whale Oil and Rivets': Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the ASC but Were Too Afraid to Ask
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