The predictions of the war 'being over by Christmas' turned out to be far from the truth. By January 1915 the British Expeditionary Force found themselves trapp
During visits to the First World War battlefields the author often wondered where various Victoria Cross actions took place; he resolved to find out. Research c
The research for this book commenced in 1988 while the author was serving in the Army. In the years since, numerous sources have been consulted, but career impe
There have been thousands of books on the Great War, but most have focused on commanders, battles, strategy, and tactics. Less attention has been paid to the da
In this valuable resource, over 1,000 annotated sources from Great Britain, France, and Germany offer a historiographical reference for study of the British arm