A Private In The Guards [Illustrated Edition]

A Private In The Guards [Illustrated Edition] PDF Author: Stephen Graham
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786255324
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 729

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Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photos Stephen Graham was a noted writer and journalist who took the fateful step of enlisting in the Scots Guards at the less than tender age of 33. However as he did so in 1917 the manpower shortage of the First World War ensured his quick acceptance into the “Little Sparta” depot for recruits. Being a liberal, well-travelled gentleman with views as to his dignity, the author suffered greatly under the strict discipline and harsh training of which he complained bitterly in this book. He shipped out to France for the last bloody year of the war, and found that he had bonded with his comrades to an extent he could not have imagined. Even as part of an elite unit he experienced the casual brutality and suffering of the fighting troops which he noted with his eye for detail and recorded herein. A First World War One memoir controversial at the time of publication and still every inch a classic.

A Private In The Guards [Illustrated Edition]

A Private In The Guards [Illustrated Edition] PDF Author: Stephen Graham
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786255324
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 729

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Book Description
Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photos Stephen Graham was a noted writer and journalist who took the fateful step of enlisting in the Scots Guards at the less than tender age of 33. However as he did so in 1917 the manpower shortage of the First World War ensured his quick acceptance into the “Little Sparta” depot for recruits. Being a liberal, well-travelled gentleman with views as to his dignity, the author suffered greatly under the strict discipline and harsh training of which he complained bitterly in this book. He shipped out to France for the last bloody year of the war, and found that he had bonded with his comrades to an extent he could not have imagined. Even as part of an elite unit he experienced the casual brutality and suffering of the fighting troops which he noted with his eye for detail and recorded herein. A First World War One memoir controversial at the time of publication and still every inch a classic.

PRIVATE IN THE GUARDS

PRIVATE IN THE GUARDS PDF Author: STEPHEN. GRAHAM
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ISBN: 9781033176382
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Brigade of Guards. [Illustrated.].

The Brigade of Guards. [Illustrated.]. PDF Author: Thomas Joseph Edwards
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Languages : en
Pages : 36

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The Scots Guards in the Great War 1914-1918 [Illustrated Edition]

The Scots Guards in the Great War 1914-1918 [Illustrated Edition] PDF Author: F. Loraine Petre
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786255537
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 533

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Includes 15 maps and plans. “In 1914 the Scots Guards (Third Regiment of Foot Guards) consisted of two battalions, both in England and two week after the outbreak of war the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion was formed; this battalion did not go abroad but during the course of the war it provided drafts of 11,201 all ranks for the 1st and 2nd Battalions. The 1st Battalion went to France with the 1st (Gds) Brigade, 1st Division on 14 August and served on the Western Front throughout the war; the 2nd Battalion joined the 20th Brigade of the 7th Division when it formed in September 1914, and landed in Belgium on 7 October 1914 and also served on the Western front for the whole of the war. Losses numbered 111 Officers and 2730 Other Ranks; 30 battle honours and 5 VCs were awarded. In August 1915 the Guards Division was formed in France and both battalions were transferred to it, the 1st to the 2nd Guards Brigade, the 2nd to 3rd Guards Brigade. ...This book is set out in chronological order, and though the battalions were not in the same division during the first twelve months of the war their actions are not recorded under separate headings. Thus both battalions were in action during First Ypres and they both appear in the chapter covering that battle. Apart from war diaries, there are extracts from letters and other contributions from those who were there making up the narrative and the result is a plain, straightforward account. From time to time the list of officers present in both battalions is given as are the names of those who became casualties during any specific action.”-Print ed.

A Private in the Guards

A Private in the Guards PDF Author: Stephen Graham
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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Dictionary of National Biography

Dictionary of National Biography PDF Author: Leslie Stephen
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1466

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Dictionary of National Biography

Dictionary of National Biography PDF Author:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 544

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The Dictionary of National Biography, Founded in 1882 by George Smith

The Dictionary of National Biography, Founded in 1882 by George Smith PDF Author:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1492

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The Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography PDF Author: Leslie Stephen
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Category : Great Britain
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Pages : 1420

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A Private in the Guards - Scholar's Choice Edition

A Private in the Guards - Scholar's Choice Edition PDF Author: Stephen Graham
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
ISBN: 9781297409479
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Languages : en
Pages : 366

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