The British Soldier of the First World War
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The familiar pictures of the First World War show soldiers in their hellish, muddy trenches. But what about the mundane everyday routine of clothing, food and the majority of the soldier's life that was spent away from the Front?
This book explores the day-to-day existence 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 an answer to the question: what was it like to be a soldier in the First World War?
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Great War
Introduction to the War
Trench warfare and its routines
The British Soldier at War
The major campaigns
Chapter 2: Joining up
Your Country Needs You
Territorials, Regulars, Kitchener's Army, Derby Men and Conscripts
Training and preparing for war overseas
Chapter 3: Up the line
Tommy's uniform and equipment
The routine of trench life
Over the top
Chapter 4: On rest and at home
In and out of the trenches
Hospitals, casualties and wounds
Life in the rear areas
Thoughts of home
Chapter 5: Aftermath
Remembrance and commemoration
Medals and certificates
Life after the war
Chapter 6: Where to go today
Museums and battlefields
Preserved trenches
Suggested reading
Introduction to the War
Trench warfare and its routines
The British Soldier at War
The major campaigns
Chapter 2: Joining up
Your Country Needs You
Territorials, Regulars, Kitchener's Army, Derby Men and Conscripts
Training and preparing for war overseas
Chapter 3: Up the line
Tommy's uniform and equipment
The routine of trench life
Over the top
Chapter 4: On rest and at home
In and out of the trenches
Hospitals, casualties and wounds
Life in the rear areas
Thoughts of home
Chapter 5: Aftermath
Remembrance and commemoration
Medals and certificates
Life after the war
Chapter 6: Where to go today
Museums and battlefields
Preserved trenches
Suggested reading
Product details
| Published | 20 Apr 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 56 |
| ISBN | 9780747806837 |
| Imprint | Shire Publications |
| Illustrations | 12 b/w; 66 col |
| Dimensions | 210 x 149 mm |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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