North Midland Territorials Go to War: The First Six Months in Flanders Trenches

North Midland Territorials Go to War: The First Six Months in Flanders Trenches

by Martin Middlebrook (Author)

Synopsis

Having established himself as one of the foremost military historians in the world, Martin Middlebrook's books are eagerly awaited and prized by publishers. In this, his latest work, he tells the story of his home county regiment's experiences in the Great War. He does so with not just his usual flair but a real sense of conviction and belonging, using sources that have never been tapped before. He uncovers a number of evocative stories and mysteries including the curious case of Captain Staniland an officer in the Lincolns. To discover more read this intriguing book.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Published: 13 Feb 2003

ISBN 10: 0850529964
ISBN 13: 9780850529968

Author Bio
Martin Middlebrook is a Lincoln shire farmer and lives in Boston. In 1967, while on a visit to France and Belgium, he was so impressed by the military cemeteries on the 1914-1918 battlefields that he decided to write a book about the soldiers of the First World War. This book, The First Day of the Somme, was published by Allen Lane in 1971 and was widely acclaimed both in this country and the United States. His second work the Nuremberg Raid, a disastrous nigh for the RAF Bomber Command, followed ad this was also published in Germany. Convoy, published in 1976, completed the trilogy on the theme of the part played by the ordinary men of the three armed services in two world wars.