Tommies: The British Army in the Trenches (Casemate Short History) - Softcover

Sadler, John; Serdiville, Rosie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1612004849 ISBN 13: 9781612004846

Publisher: Casemate Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

British soldiers have been known as Tommies for centuries, but the name is particularly associated with the British soldier in World War I. In 1914, a small professional force of British soldiers crossed the Channel to aid the French. It soon became apparent that the war would be protracted, and a vast drive for volunteer soldiers began. By 1918 the army was transformed, fielding 5.5 million men on the Western Front alone. These Tommies were fighting an entirely new type of war, living and dying in vast trench systems, threatened by death from the air or by gas attack as well as by rifle or bayonet. This book explores the development of the Tommy , and his experience of war.

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Review:

These books would be excellent for someone with an early interest in military history or for someone talking history at school. Very readable and easy to understand with some good illustrations. Source: Army Rumour Service

Tommies is concise, intelligently written, but contains everything you need to know to get you started on the subject of the men of the British Army who found themselves in the trenches in WW1. Superb. Source: Books Monthly

Very well done and a good choice to give as a present to students. Source: Gun Mart

From the Publisher:

John Sadler is a military historian living in Northumberland. He is extensively published on a range of periods and lectures on military history at Newcastle University’s Centre for Lifelong Learning. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a member of the Battlefield Trust and Guild of Battlefield Tour Guides.

Rosie Serdiville is a social historian and re-enactor with a particular interest in the wider impact of war on civilian populations. She delights in spending time in archives: some of the most interesting characters in this volume have emerged from archival materials.

About this edition

• Publisher: Casemate Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1612004849
• ISBN 13: 9781612004846
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160