- The Tommies' Manual 1916 (2016, Paperback) in TXT, DJV
9781445638225 English 1445638223 An amazing array of leaflets, books and manuals were issued by the War Office during the First World War to aid soldiers on the Western Front. Here for the first time they are collated into a single book. Most were supremely practical or highly technical; others became obsolete almost immediately overtaken by technological advances while others hid the grimiest reality of war behind a prosaic title. All make fascinating reading. In addition there were a small offering from commercial publishers, marketed at soldiers loved ones to buy and post off to the front., How do you aim a Lewis gun?What can you do to protect your war horse from a gas attack?How do you design a barbed wire entanglement for a front line trench?What does an 18-pounder artillery piece do best?An amazing array of leaflets, books and manuals were issued by the War Office during the First World War to aid British soldiers on the Western Front. The Tommies' Manual 1916 combines the best of them into a poignant facsimile. Most were supremely practical or highly technical; some became obsolete almost immediately, overtaken by technological advances; others hid the grim reality of war behind a prosaic title. All make fascinating reading and are reproduced here with an introduction and over seventy period illustrations., What is the best way to advance across No Man's Land? How do you design and excavate a front-line trench?How did you fire the most commonly used artillery gun, the 18-pounder?An amazing array of leaflets, books and manuals were issued by the War Office during the First World War to aid British soldiers on the Western Front. Here, for the first time, they are collated into a single book. Most were supremely practical or highly technical; others became obsolete almost immediately, overtaken by technological advances; and some sought to hide the grimiest realities of war behind prosaic titles. All make for fascinating reading. In addition, there was a small offering from commercial publishers, marketed at soldiers' loved ones, who could buy and post them off to the front to help their Tommy survive life on the Western Front. This fascinating book includes over 40 period illustrations and is a must-have for anyone interested in what life was like on the front line of the First World War.
9781445638225 English 1445638223 An amazing array of leaflets, books and manuals were issued by the War Office during the First World War to aid soldiers on the Western Front. Here for the first time they are collated into a single book. Most were supremely practical or highly technical; others became obsolete almost immediately overtaken by technological advances while others hid the grimiest reality of war behind a prosaic title. All make fascinating reading. In addition there were a small offering from commercial publishers, marketed at soldiers loved ones to buy and post off to the front., How do you aim a Lewis gun?What can you do to protect your war horse from a gas attack?How do you design a barbed wire entanglement for a front line trench?What does an 18-pounder artillery piece do best?An amazing array of leaflets, books and manuals were issued by the War Office during the First World War to aid British soldiers on the Western Front. The Tommies' Manual 1916 combines the best of them into a poignant facsimile. Most were supremely practical or highly technical; some became obsolete almost immediately, overtaken by technological advances; others hid the grim reality of war behind a prosaic title. All make fascinating reading and are reproduced here with an introduction and over seventy period illustrations., What is the best way to advance across No Man's Land? How do you design and excavate a front-line trench?How did you fire the most commonly used artillery gun, the 18-pounder?An amazing array of leaflets, books and manuals were issued by the War Office during the First World War to aid British soldiers on the Western Front. Here, for the first time, they are collated into a single book. Most were supremely practical or highly technical; others became obsolete almost immediately, overtaken by technological advances; and some sought to hide the grimiest realities of war behind prosaic titles. All make for fascinating reading. In addition, there was a small offering from commercial publishers, marketed at soldiers' loved ones, who could buy and post them off to the front to help their Tommy survive life on the Western Front. This fascinating book includes over 40 period illustrations and is a must-have for anyone interested in what life was like on the front line of the First World War.