The Tommies´ Manual 1916
Hannah Holman (Ed.)
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Description for The Tommies´ Manual 1916
Paperback. A poignant, facsimile manual showing how to dig a trench, mount a bayonet charge, aim a field artillery piece and bury the dead from official books supplied by the War Office during the First World War Num Pages: 288 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445638225
SKU
V9781445638225
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Hannah Holman (Ed.)
Hannah Holman is the author of several books including the best selling Titanic Voices ('Heartstopping accounts' Juliet Gardiner, BBC History Magazine), Art Donahue's Life As A Battle Of Britain Spitfire Pilot ('Warmly recommended' All About History) & The Tommies' Manual 1916 ('A fascinating read' Great War Magazine). She studied English Literature at the University of Birmingham & works for a ... Read more
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