Mrs. Caudle`s Curtain Lectures and Other Stories and Essays: With an Introduction by Walter Jerrod and 90 Illustrations..., Jerrold Douglas William
Автор: Jerrold, Douglas Название: Royal naval division ISBN: 1847340083 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781847340085 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 12622.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Formed in September 1914 from Royal marines and naval reservists surplus to sea-going requirements. Battalions named after famous admirals. Antwerp 1914, Gallipoli, France May 1916 when it passed from Admiralty to War Office control and was numbered 63. Western Front for the rest of the war, nearly 48,000 casualties.
Описание: The Great War campaigns of one of the Royal Naval division battalions The campaigns of the Royal Naval Brigades have always fascinated students of military history. During several notable campaigns of the Victorian era including the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, the Zulu War and the Boer War these 'sailors without ships' left their natural element (invariably dragging and pulling their guns with them) to do battle alongside their comrades of the British Army. The story of the naval brigades of the First World War was somewhat different for here were units, named for the great admirals of the age of sail, which had been specifically created to act and fight as infantry whilst maintaining the traditions of the 'senior service'. The requirements of this great conflict meant that the initial role of the naval brigades to defend port areas very quickly gave way to the pragmatic need for fighting battalions in the field. After the debacle at Antwerp, the Hawke Battalion was re-formed and took part in the ultimately disastrous Gallipoli Campaign before being transferred to the Western Front where it played its part in the Battle of the Somme. This is a riveting account that benefits from the authenticity of first-hand experience written by an officer who served with the Hawke Battalion. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
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