The British soldier of the First World War
By: Peter Doyle
Series: Shire library ; no. 471
Publisher: Shire
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780747806837
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Great Britain. -- Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918; Great Britain. -- Army -- Military life -- History -- 20th century; Great Britain. -- Army. -- British Expeditionary Force; Soldiers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Europe, Western; World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain
Description: "This book explores the life of the average British 'Tommy' of the Great War, in battle and at rest, in training, and on his return home. Illustrated with evocative images of the war, and items of the soldier's kit, it provides answers to the questions: what was it like to be a soldier in the trenches of the frontline? What did our ancestors experience? And what was the day-to-day reality of this most horrifying of all wars?"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-55) and index.
Table of contents: label: The British Tommy in the Great War
title: 5; label: Joining the Colours
title: 17; label: In the Trenches
title: 27; label: At Rest
title: 39; label: Demobilised
title: 49; label: Suggested Reading
title: 54; label: Index
title: 56