A Major soldier : the military career of Frank Bailey DCM /
This is the story of Frank Bailey, a man whose ordinary demeanour in civilian life hid a record of active service and heroism in the Great War. He embarked on a 36-year long career with the Essex Regiment when he left his tiny rural community and enlisted a few weeks after the death of Queen Victori...
| Основен автор: | Bailey, Ted. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
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Luton :
Andrews UK,
2011.
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A Major soldier : The military career of Frank Bailey DCM. |
Съдържание:
- Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Dedications; Acknowledgements; Introduction; A Major Soldier; My Grandad: A Quiet Man; Peace Arrives; Growing Up With Grandad; 'Elephant In The Kitchen'; A Missed Opportunity!; Chasing The Soldier's Tale; The Changing British Army; The Purchase System; Emerging Classes; Disaster In The Crimea; Part-Time Amateurs; Reform; The Ordinary Soldier; Training; 1899-1902; 1914-18; Frank's War And Peace; Boer War: 1901-2; Colonial Travels; Great War: 1914-18; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; Percival; The Crossbarry Incident.
- From Farmer's Sons To Military MenThe Mystery Brother; The Regimental Brother; Brothers In Action; The Unknown Brother; Gallipoli; Essex Landing; Frank's Company; Aftermath; Suvla Bay; Background; Lancashire Landing; Hindsight; The Somme; The 1st Essex At Beaumont Hamel; Aftermath; Background; Defensive Advantage; From Arras To Cambrai; The Essex At Monchy; Aftermath; The Essex Achieve Their Langemarck; Aftermath; Masnieres For Cambrai; Aftermath; Background; Arras; Third Ypres (Passchendaele); Tanks At Cambrai; 1918 Reorganisation; Battlefields; Cape Helles, Gallipoli; Beaumont Hamel.
- Thiepval MemorialMonchy-Le-Preux; Cambrai; Loker/Ypres; Langemarck; Passchendaele/Tyne Cot; Coda; Back Matter; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Sources; Also Available.