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Contemptible

A Personal Recollection of the 'Retreat from Mons' by a British Infantry Officer

Autor: Casualty

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An 'Old Contemptible' recounts the campaign of 1914 At the outbreak o...

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Autor

Casualty

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2012

Pagini

148

EAN

9780857068729

ISBN

9780857068729

Enbook ID

07415803

Editura

Leonaur Ltd

Greutate

327

Dimensiuni

140 x 216 x 13

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An 'Old Contemptible' recounts the campaign of 1914 At the outbreak of the First World War, units of the British regular army-the B. E. F-were despatched to the continent to assist the French in an attempt to stem the tide of the advancing Imperial German Army as it marched inexorably towards Paris. The enemy viewed the 'Tommies' as 'that contemptible little army.' In that way peculiar to the British the insult became a byword for courage and honour as the highly trained and motivated soldiers in khaki demonstrated just what a contemptible little army could do. However, this was a war of attrition and despite the 'contemptibles' magnificent performance the 'grey horde' could not initially be halted. What followed was the memorable retreat from Mons. The author of this book was a subaltern officer serving in one of the county regiments of the B. E. F and chose as his title for this book the proudly worn designation 'Contemptible.' Although the book was written under a pseudonym it is widely believed that the writer was Arnold Gyde who served with the South Staffordshire Regiment and was one of the first British soldiers to set foot on the continent. Although the account of this vital aspect of the opening months of the conflict is presented in a 'factional' style it is clearly based on the author's first hand experiences. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

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