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Author Peter Simkins |
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Alison Hine ; Peter Simkins, Author of introduction, etc. | West Midlands, England : Helion & Compagny Ltd | 2018From the start of the First World War casualties were far higher than had been anticipated. The losses required rapid replacement in order to maintain operational effectiveness, but the provision of manpower and the drafting processes would requ[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-912390-70-0 Article on page: XX, 344 p. Descriptors: Class number: 940.41241 Tags: Great Britain. Army. Infantry--History--World War, 1914-1918 ; World War, 1914-1918--Casualties--Great Britain ; World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front ; Haig, Douglas, 1861-1928 Languages: English ![]()
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Numbering over five million men, Britain's army in the First World War was the biggest in the country's history. Remarkably, nearly half those men who served in it were volunteers. 2,466,719 men enlisted between August 1914 and December 1915, ma[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-84415-585-9 Article on page: XVI, 359 p. Class number: 355/.00941 Tags: Great Britain. Army--History--World War, 1914-1918 ; Great Britain. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--History--20th century Languages: English ![]()
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Geoffrey Jukes ; Peter Simkins ; Michael Hickey ; Hew Strachan, Author of introduction, etc. | London : Osprey Publishing | Essentials histories | 2003Raging for over four years across the tortured landscapes of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the First World War changed the face of warfare forever. Characterised by slow, costly advances and fierce attrition, the great battles of the Somm[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-84176-738-3 Article on page: 352 p. Tags: World War, 1914-1918 Languages: English ![]()
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ISBN (or other code): 978-90-366-0758-2 Article on page: 221 p. Tags: Wereldoorlog, 1914-1918--Veldslagen--Westelijk Front Languages: Dutch