The British Army in World War I (1): The Western Front 1914-16
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: September 25, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781841763996
Subjects: European history: First World War; Land forces & warfare; War & defence operations; World history: First World War; First World War, 1914-1918; History: World; History; History - Military / War; British Isles; Europe; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Europe - Great Britain - General; Military - Uniforms; Military - World War I; History / Military / World War I
First sentence: WHEN THE NATIONS OF EUROPE went to war in 1914, most mobilised huge armies of conscripts numbered in their millions, produced by long established systems that took the whole able-bodied youth of the nation for brief compulsory military service followed by years in the reserves.
Notes: Men-at-Arms