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The British Soldier of the First World War
Description
The familiar pictures of the First World War show soldiers in their hellish, muddy trenches. But there is another dimension not depicted by these frightening representations of battle: 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
Product details
| Published | 20 Apr 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 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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