Light Car Patrols 1916 19

Author: Captain Claud Williams
Editor: Silphium Press
ISBN: 1900971194
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Captain Claud WilliamsÕ memoir tells, firsthand, what it was like to be a Light Car Patrol commander during the First World War, while Russell McGuirkÕs commentary provides the historical background to the formation of the Patrols and follows their activities from the British raid on Siwa Oasis to desert exploration and survey work and the Kufra Reconnaissance Scheme. Lavishly illustrated with original photographs from Light Car officers, this combined memoir and history provides a fascinating and informative picture of an unsung hero of the desert Ð the Model T Ford.

Landscapes And Voices Of The Great War

Author: Angela K. Smith
Editor: Routledge
ISBN: 1351856405
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This volume aims to provide a wider view of First World War experience through focusing on landscapes less commonly considered in historiography, and on voices that have remained on the margins of popular understanding of the war. The landscape of the western front was captured during the conflict in many different ways: in photographs, paintings and print. The most commonly replicated voicing of contemporary attitudes towards the war is that of initial enthusiasm giving way to disillusionment and a sense of overwhelming futility. Investigations of the many components of war experience drawn from social and cultural history have looked to landscapes and voices beyond the frontline as a means of foregrounding different perspectives on the war. Not all of the voices presented here opposed the war, and not all of the landscapes were comprised of trenches or flanked by barbed wire. Collectively, they combine to offer further fresh insights into the multiplicity of war experience, an alternate space to the familiar tropes of mud and mayhem.

Sir Archibald Murray S Despatches June 1916 June 1917

Author: Sir Archibald James Murray
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The Allies At Bay 1916

Author: Sir John Alexander Hammerton
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Chauvel Of The Light Horse

Author: Alec Jeffrey Hill
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Pioneers Of Australian Armour

Author: David A. Finlayson
Editor: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1925275272
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Pioneers of Australian Armour tells the story of the only Australian mechanised units of the Great War. The 1st Australian Armoured Car Section, later the 1st Australian Light Car Patrol, and the Special Tank Section were among the trailblazers of mechanisation and represented the cutting edge of technology on the Great War battlefield. The 1st Armoured Car Section was raised in Melbourne in 1916, the brainchild of a group of enthusiasts who financed, designed and then built two armoured cars. Having persuaded the Australian Army of the vehicles’ utility in the desert campaign, the Armoured Car Section, later re-equipped with Model T Fords and retitled the 1st Australian Light Car Patrol, provided valuable service until well after the Armistice. The First World War also saw the emergence of the tank which, despite unpromising beginnings, was to realise its potential in the crucial 1918 battles of Hamel and Amiens. A British Mark IV tank which toured Australia in 1918 demonstrated the power of this new weapon to an awestruck Australian public. Much of the story of the armoured cars is told in the voices of the original members of the section and in newspaper articles of the time which highlight the novelty of these vehicles. Painstaking research has produced a remarkable collection of images to accompany the narrative, many never previously published. Biographies of the members of these extraordinary units are also a feature of this book, their stories told from the cradle to the grave. Appendixes provide a wealth of supporting biographical and technical information that enriches the text and adds factual detail.

The Cheshire Earl Of Chester S Yeomanry 1898 1967

Author: Sir Richard Verdin
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The New Larned History

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The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints

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The English Catalogue Of Books

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Over The Front

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Who Was Who

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The Empire At War Australia New Zealand The Pacific Islands

Author: Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas
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Fire And Water Engineering

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The War In The Air

Author: Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
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Crisis Change

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Public Management

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