Salvage: SS640 (War Office Publications) - Softcover

War Office

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908487658 ISBN 13: 9781908487650

Publisher: FireStep Press, 2014

Synopsis

SALVAGE (Revised edition) S.S.640 - Issued October 1918 The longer a war is fought the more important the issue of salvage becomes. The economy in material is only second to the economy in manpower. During the Great War, as it became apparent that the fight was going to be a long one, the abundance of materials became less. This booklet gives information to those officers responsible for salvage in regards to their duties, as well as the different types of salvage they would come across, giving an important insight to a side of war that is sometimes overlooked.

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The War Office Publications (WW1) series are reproductions from a number of contemporary manuals and books covering First World War doctrine. These were issued by the War Office (WO) Stationery Services (SS) Department and the General Staff to all relevant departments and personnel, whereby each would require equipping, feeding, knowledge how to operate equipment, skills to fight and much more, to perform all the tasks needed to fulfil the requirements an Army needs to function. To ensure continuity in training, process and operation every facet was carefully studied and documented in a series of publications, which were circulated to explain, often in great detail how the various technical, tactical, organisational and many other functions could and should be performed. These documents provide a fascinating insight into the daily lives of soldiers, as well as details of how the conflict was fought. They also help to dispel the myth that the First World War was fought on a basis of tactical and organisational mismanagement. On the contrary, every functional detail was carefully thought through, explained and documented. They tell the true story of how the British Army fought in 1914-1918. They provide a fascinating insight for anyone with an interest in this period.

Edition details

• Publisher: FireStep Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908487658
• ISBN 13: 9781908487650
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 28