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The following titles are some of the new stock this added this month. Each title is also listed on the appropriate catalogue page.
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DOUGLAS HAIG AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR by J P Harris. A definitive new life of the British Army’s controversial Commander-in-Chief during the First World War. Paul Harris decisively answers the contested issue of whether Haig's tactics cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of British soldiers during the First World War or were essential to the Allied victory. From December 1915 until the armistice of November 1918, Sir Douglas Haig was commander-in-chief of the largest army his country had ever put into the field. He has been portrayed as both an incompetent 'butcher and bungler' and a clear-sighted, imperturbable 'architect of victory'. However, in this magisterial new account, J. P. Harris dispels such stereotypes. Hardback. 650 pp. £25 - OUR PRICE £19.99
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GERMAN STRATEGY AND THE PATH TO VERDUN – Erich von Falkenhayn and the Development of Attrition 1970 – 1916 by Robert T. Foley. For almost 90 years, the battle of Verdun has been synonymous with senseless slaughter. By examining the development of German military ideas from the Franco-German War in 1871 to the First World War, this book offers an unprecedented understanding of one of the bloodiest battles of the twentieth century. Softback. 300 pp. £22.99 - OUR PRICE £20.99
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ENDURING THE GREAT WAR - Combat, Morale and Collapse in the German and British Armies, 1914–1918 by Alexander Watson. This unique account of how German and British soldiers endured the horror of the First World War argues that at the heart of armies' robustness lay natural human resilience. It explains why the British outlasted their opponents by examining and comparing German and British soldiers' motivation, morale and coping mechanisms. An innovative comparative history of how German and British soldiers endured the horror of the First World War. Hardback. 280 pp. £50 - OUR PRICE £45.99
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THE DAY WE WON THE WAR – Turning Point at Amiens 8 August 1918 by Charles Messenger. In this comprehensive history of the battle Charles Messenger explains the complex innovations in weaponry and tactics that made the Allied victory possible. Using sources from Australia, Canada, France, The USA, Britain and Germany, he gauges the mindset of the various armies at the time, and recreates the atmosphere of the battle with numerous eyewitness testimonies. The result is a compelling account of one of the most dramatic events in military history. Illustrated. Hardback £20.00 – OUR PRICE £17.99
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DEAR HAL, YOUR PUD – compiled and edited by Theo Stibbons. The story of a young Norfolk soldier, Raymond Randall, nicknamed Pudlo, told through his letters home to his brother Harold (Hal). Raymond originally enlisted in the 8th Norfolks but after three weeks was transferred to the 10th Essex. Throughout his training, his journey to the Front and his time in the line and a long stay in hospital after being injured in the Battle of the Somme he maintains correspondence with home. The book makes use of the 10th Essex war diary to help illustrate the diary. 116 pp. Illustrated. Softback. A4 format. Published price £12.95 - OUR PRICE £10.99
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GRANDAD'S WAR - The First World War Diary of Horace Reginald Stanley by Juliet and Heather Brodie. The young Horace Stanley had joined the Cambridgeshire Regiment before the First World War. By the time his unit arrived on the battlefield, he was a sergeant in B Company, 6 platoon. Invalided out of the Cambridgeshire’s at the end of 1915 after service in Ypres he joined the Army Ordnance Corps and returned to the front. He then served on the Somme, Ypres again and finally St Quentin and Vimy in 1918. He went to war with his military equipment but also with a sharp mind, a notebook and most remarkable of all, a camera amongst his kit. 80 pp. Illustrated. Softback. A4 format. Published price £11.95 - OUR PRICE £10.49
Image: Thank God I am trying to do my little bit - front cover
“THANK GOD I AM TRYING TO DO MY LITTLE BIT” by Ken Wayman. The title of this book derives from a pencil-written letter of Private Jim Elwell, 7th Suffolks; It was but one of fifty-three letters, field service postcards and greetings cards from Jim that are preserved for posterity and which afford an insight into the life of an erstwhile civilian family-man who was called up in June 1916. Jim took part in the Battle of Arleux on 28th April, when he was posted as first, ‘slightly wounded’ and eventually, ‘wounded and missing in action’. The book is packed throughout with original photos, letters, postcards and other official documents that illustrate Jim Elwell’s life and the impact that he had on those who touched upon his existence both in the army and in his pre-war civilian days. 98 pp. 88 photographs & 3 maps. Softback. A4 format. Published price £11.95 - OUR PRICE £10.49
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