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An indispensable guide to the British Army during the First World War covers the men who fought for Britain: from the Old Contemptibles the professionals who stemmed the German advance at the beginning of the war to the Territorials, the Derby Men, Kitcheners New Army and the conscripts who eventually defeated the Kaisers armies four years later. Andrew Rawson examines the impressive contributions made by the Dominions and the Empire and explores aspects of doctrine, training, communications, strategy and tactics, together with divisional organisations, histories and the roles of the different Arms and Services. He reviews all aspects of the soldiers everyday life uniforms, equipment, rations, trench life, leave and military discipline and profiles the commanders and the legacy of the war in art, as well as providing information on cemeteries and places of interest. It is all here, in one book.

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TH D IVISION

1915

Gallipoli

25 April

Landed on four beaches on Cape Helles and pushed inland

Helles

MayAugust

Engaged between Gully Ravine and the Krithia road

Suvla

1621 August

Transferred to Suvla and attacked Scimitar Hill

Helles

December

Returned to Helles

1916

Gallipoli

8 January

Withdrew from Helles and sailed to Eygpt

France

March

Sailed to France

Somme

AprilJune

Held the Beaumont-Hamel sector

Somme

1 July

Disastrous attack against Beaumont-Hamel

Ypres

August & September

Held the Wieltje sector

Somme

2030 October

Engaged in the Gueudecourt sector

Somme

December

In the Lesboeufs sector

1917

Somme

JanuaryMarch

Held the Morval and Sailly-Saillisel sector

Arras

1223 April

Advanced east of Monchy-Le-Preux

Arras

May

In the Monchy-le-Preux sector

Ypres

88 August

Engaged west and north-west of Langemarck

Ypres

21 Sept14 Oct

Advanced north-east of Langemarck

Cambrai

2030 November

Continued the advance to Masnires and Marcoing

1918

Ypres

January10 April

Sector north of Passchendaele

Lys

1013 April

86th and 87th Brigades fell back from Vieux Berquin

Lys

1015 April

88th Brigade fell back from Steenwerck

Lys

mid-AprilJuly

Division reunited and held the Vieux Berquin sector

The Advance to Victory

Lys

18 August

Captured Outtersteene Ridge

Messines

4 September

Captured Ploegsteert

Ypres

28 Sept1 Oct

Advanced through Gheluvelt to Gheluwe

Courtrai

1419 October

Crossed the River Lys at Ledeghem

Renaix

811 November

Crossed the River Schelde and advanced to Lessines

TH D IVISION

1916

France

JanuaryJune

Held the Montauban sector, Somme

Somme

113 July

Captured Montauban and fought in Bernafay and Trnes Woods

Somme

22 July

Engaged at Guillemont; unable to capture the village

Bthune

AugustSeptember

Held the Givenchy sector

Somme

1022 October

Engaged east of Eaucourt lAbbaye

Arras

NovemberMarch

Monchy-au-Bois and Blaireville sector

1917

Hindenburg

March

Followed up the withdrawal to Hnin

Arras

913 April

Captured Hninel and advanced south of Wancourt

Arras

2226 April

Advanced towards Fontaine-les-Croisilles and Chrisy

Ypres

MayJuly

Held the Zillebeke sector

Ypres

31 July4 August

Advanced through Sanctuary Wood

Ypres

August

Held the Hollebeke sector

Ypres

November

In the Gheluvelt sector

1918

St Quentin

JanuaryFebruary

Held the Barisis and Moy sector

St Quentin

February

In the St Quentin sector

Somme

2122 March

Driven back to Ham on the Somme Canal

Somme

2326 March

Fell back across the Canal du Nord and over the River Avre

Ypres

April

In the Poelcapelle sector

Lys

from 25 April

Engaged near Dickebusch and St Eloi

The Advance to Victory

Messines

August

Advanced from Locre to Wulverghem

Ypres

28 September

Advanced to Warneton and Comines

Courtrai

1421 October

Advanced from Gheluwe through Menin to the River Schelde

Renaix

811 November

Crossed the river and advanced towards Ghoy

ST D IVISION

1915

Egypt

DecemberMarch

Suez Canal defences

1916

France

MarchApril

Beaumont-Hamel sector, Somme

Somme

AprilJune

Held the Serre sector

Somme

1 July

Attacked Serre then transferred to Neuve Chapelle sector

Bthune

AugustSeptember

In the Givenchy sector

Somme

October

Held the Hbuterne sector

Somme

13 November

Another unsuccessful attack on Serre

1917

Somme

JanuaryFebruary

Held the Puisieux sector

Hindenburg

March

Advanced through Gommecourt and Bucquoy

Arras

end of April

Engaged in the Oppy sector; failed to advance on 3 May

Arras

28 June

Captured Oppy Wood

Arras

JulyMarch

Held sectors north-east of Arras

1918

Somme

2326 March

Forced back from Ervillers to Ablainzevelle

Lys

1114 April

Brigades engaged at Vieux Berquin, Merris and lEpinette

Lys

MayAugust

Vieux Berquin sector, capturing the village on 13 August

Armentires

September

In the Ploegsteert sector

The Advance to Victory

Ypres

28 September

Advanced to Warneton

Courtrai

1520 October

Crossed the River Lys and advanced to the Schelde via Tourcoing

Renaix

811 November

Crossed and advanced through Renaix to the River Dendre

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