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Bullets, Bombs and Poison Gas: Supplying the Troops on the Western Front 1914-1918, Documentary Sources
David Rogers
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Description for Bullets, Bombs and Poison Gas: Supplying the Troops on the Western Front 1914-1918, Documentary Sources
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 colour ills, 39 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Soldiers in the trenches were issued with four bullets a day unless they were either snipers or manned a machine gun. This does not seem like a lot of bullets. However, four bullets a day is 28 per week. Therefore a million soldiers need 28 million bullets per week. Of course there were a lot more than a million troops at the Western Front, so the number of required bullets was more than that! I realise that some of the soldiers performed vital service functions and some were busy on other duties, nevertheless there was a need for a lot ... Read more
Soldiers in the trenches were issued with four bullets a day unless they were either snipers or manned a machine gun. This does not seem like a lot of bullets. However, four bullets a day is 28 per week. Therefore a million soldiers need 28 million bullets per week. Of course there were a lot more than a million troops at the Western Front, so the number of required bullets was more than that! I realise that some of the soldiers performed vital service functions and some were busy on other duties, nevertheless there was a need for a lot ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911512080
SKU
V9781911512080
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About David Rogers
David Rogers is a scientist by training, obtaining a doctorate in chemistry before working for a Fellow of the Royal Society for his post-doctorate. He went on to spend many years in British industry working for a multi-national company in both research and manufacturing departments inventing, developing or helping to manufacture a range of products. He is a Fellow of ... Read more
Reviews for Bullets, Bombs and Poison Gas: Supplying the Troops on the Western Front 1914-1918, Documentary Sources
A fascinating look at the logistics of weapons and ammunition supply during the Great War...
Books Monthly
An incredibly interesting and important book.
WW1 Revisited
The author looks at a mass of mind-boggling statistics, but in a way which is readable and informative. A fascinating book.
Britain at War Magazine
Books Monthly
An incredibly interesting and important book.
WW1 Revisited
The author looks at a mass of mind-boggling statistics, but in a way which is readable and informative. A fascinating book.
Britain at War Magazine