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This is an colour illustrated compendium of all shell in use by the German Army in early 1916. It was compiled from actual examples of the shells and from German pamphlets describing the use the shells were to be put to.Each shell, and there are many, is described in the text and (almost always) with a coloured scale drawing of the shell itself. The calibres range from the 3.7cm and its variations through to the 42cm heavy shell. It also includes gas and shrapnel shells and mortar projectiles.The introduction is a table of all shells used with a description of their basic colour, the German name for the shell, and an index reference within the book.Included in this reprint are the various amendments (23 in all) which were issued after publication of this basic manual, each amendment following the structure of the main book. Thus there are many more coloured illustrations.The description of the shells is extremely detailed, and includes a section on 'Employment' - where and when the German gunners would fire that particular shell, and there is a section on Remarks, which is very important.

With a glut of memoirs and histories of the trench warfare on the Western Front in the Great War, interest has been increasing in other theatres of the conflict: the Middle East, the Balkans, or, as in this fascinating and unusual history, the war in Italy. This volume differs from other official Divisional histories, not only because it is solely devoted to the 7th DIvision's role in Italy in the closing weeks of the war, but also because its author, the Rev. E.C. Crosse, was not a fighting soldier but a man of peace - the senior Chaplain of the DIvision. He may not have shouldered a rifle, but, as his DSO and MC attest, and the Division's Commander, Gen. T.H. Shoubridge writes in his admiring foreward: 'He was also where the senior chaplain of the Division should not have been during the actual battle' ie. in the front line. Crosse's acount of the 7th Division's part in the final rout of the Austrian army, from August 1918 through the Battle of the River Piave to the final Armistice is characterised by his humanity and interest in the feelings and fortunes of the Division's common soldiers. As he writes: 'Historians so often omit to show that the men they write about were human beings like ourselves... if the world is not to forget this war as it has forgotten every other, the historians of it must record not merely that we advanced here, and the Germans advanced there, but that the ordinary British soldier carried some sixty pounds on his back on the march, that he saw his home, if he was lucky, once every fifteen months, and that everyone who was in the neighbourhood of a shell when it burst felt..that war was the devil's invention'.

This unit history covers a huge sweep of - mainly - colonial warfare concluding with the tragedy of Kut-al-Amara in the Great War. Originating as an infantry unit of the East India company in the 1770s, the battalion were captured as prisoners of war by the notorious Tipu, Sultan of Mysore. The long-running resistance of Mysore to the Company's rule was ended with the storming of Seringapatam by Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) beginning the close association between the Iron Duke and the Battalion. The frequently re-organised battalion was finally reformed as a Rifle Corps in time for the Sikh Wars. It took part also in the Afghan wars, distinguishing itself in the defence of Kandahar. In the Great War, the unit was mobilised and sent to Mesopotamia (Iraq) where it fought the Turks before it took part in the siege and surrender at Kut-al-Amara. It suffered greviously in Turkish captivity, but was re-formed after the war in Iraq before returning to India for field service in Waziristan.Comes complete with awards; rolls of honour; maps and photographs.

The sixty years covered by this wide-ranging unit history encompassed the high noon and final sunset of both the British Army's proud cavalry arm and the Indian army of which the 19th Lancers were such an ornament. The 19th Lancers were raised in India in 1858 in the aftermath of the Great Mutiny. In the 1870s it fought in the second Afghan war; was on garrison duty in India in the 1880s; served on the ever-restive North West Frontier in the 1890s. With the outbreak of the Great War, the regiment was rushed to France, where, after the formation of the trench lines, it fought as infantry - including the battle of the Somme in 1916. In 1917 it fought at Arras and Cambrai, and ended the war in Egypt and Palestine where it took part in the advance on Damascus. This is a valuable and rare official account of an Indian regiment in the Great War, and is laced with vivid vignettes of the Indian army's social life in peace and war. There are photos and maps and numerous appendices; awards; and Rolls of Honour.

The Lancers originated in a unit - Wynn's Dragoons - raised to put down the 1715 Jacobite rebellion at the battle of Preston. It was also used to put down the 1798 Irish rebellion, culminating in the battle of Vinegar Hill. The Lancers took part in two of the more ill-starred miliary ventures of the era - the failed assault on Buenos Aires and the Walcheren expedition - but was more successful in the Peninsular War. Transferred to India, it took part in the conquest of the Punjab and the relief of Lucknow in the Indian Mutiny. The Lancers marched on Kabul in the Second Afghan War and relieved the siege of Kimberley in the Boer War, when it was also present at Cronje's Boer surrender at Paardeburg. The Lancers came into their own in the guerilla operations on the Veldt that followed - when they were up against the cavalry of the legendary Boer commando leader, Chistiaan De Wet. In the Great War, although held in reserve for much of the conflict, the Lancers took part in the open warfare of 1914 and once more in 1918. This complete history of the unit follows them up to the mechanisation and changeover to armour between the world wars.

The Battalion served in France and Flanders for the duration of that dreadful war and its battle honours - from its last stand in the orchard of Oisy in 1914 when it was cut off and lost 120 men - to its part in the victory in Mormal Forest in 1918 are a testimony to the courage of its Irish officers and men. The Munsters served around Ypres, at Festubert, on the Somme, and at Passchendaele, and the accounts in this book are drawn from the eyewitness testimony of survivors, with additional material from Brigade and Battalion War Diaries. The book's author, Lt. Col. Jervis, was a former CO of the Battalion who wrote this fine history as a tribute to the men he served with.

The Seven Years War pitted Britain, allied with the emerging power of Prussia, against a coalition led by France, and including Austria, Sweden and Saxony. Best known in Britain for the wresting away of chunks of the French empire - including Canada - in Europe, the war was most notable for the battles fought, won and sometimes lost by King Frederick the Great of Prussia against Austria and Saxony. This book, written by a British Major-General who served in the Austrian army, covers the battles of Zornsdorf, Hochkirchen, Patzig, Cunnersdorf and Maxen - and is one of the best contemporary accounts of 18th century warfare and the tactics of Frederick. Contains many maps.

The author of this remarkable true tale of travel and adventure in Russian-ruled central Asia was larger than life in every sense. Fred Burnaby was a giant of prodigious strength (he once transported two donkeys by carrying one under either arm) who found the Victorian army too staid and stuffy for his restless spirit. He therefore interspersed his conventional military career as a cavalry officer with stints as a war correspondent, pioneer balloonist (he flew across the Channel), traveller - and spy. This was the book which brought Burnaby fame and made him a celebrity. It tells of his journey (authorised by the British Army) deep in Russian-controlled Turkmenistan to spy out the land and determine whether the Russians were planning to invade British-ruled India (a perennial fear of Britain during the grand strategic rivalry with the Russian Bear dubbed by KIpling 'the Great Game'). Both as a portrait of 'far-away peoples of whom we know nothing'; as a mid-Victorian travelogue in the grand style; and as an account of derring-do by a great adventurer, this book should be as popular now as when it was first published. Fittingly, after an action-packed life Burnaby eventually died fighting in the Sudan at the Battle of Abu Klea.

Our picture of the Great War is indelibly bound up with the suffering of the soldiers who fought. Lines of men blinded by poison gas hanging on to their comrades; wounded soldiers on stretchers patiently awaiting treatment; stretcher bearers themselves struggling through the mud to bring their comrades aid and succour; and the unbearably poignant pictures of limbless or shell-shocked troops in hospital back in Blighty struggling to come to terms with their devastating conditions.The story of the military medical services in the war is a fascinating but little-told one Now the Naval and Military Press is proud to republish that story, in the shape of these reprints of the rare Official Histories of the Army's medical service compiled by Major-General Sir W. G. Macpherson. The service in 1914 was much improved thanks to reforms after the Boer War, in which thousands of troops had died needlessly of disease thanks to the lack of proper medical care. In 1914, by contrast, the service was ready to cope with high casualties. The author was himself deputy-director of the Army's medical service throughout the war, and is described as having a 'genius for organisation and improving the service and untiring energy'.His four-volume history is no dry-as-dust record of administration as one might expect, but a practical, well-written day to day description of how the wounded and sick were cared for from front line casualty clearing stations to base hospitals far behind the lines. It skilfully weaves essential medical details and statistics into a narrative of battles and campaigns from every theatre of the war. It is also a record of a steep learning curve, as the medical services struggled - often successfully - to keep abreast with casualties inflicted by the changing technology of war. At first, in 1914, most wounds were caused by bullets, but with the increasing use of artillery, shell splinters, shrapnel balls and poison gas accounted for the majority. The heavily manured soil of France and Flanders ensured hat there was a high incidence of tetanus and gas gangrene. The use of blood transfusions, and increased understanding of the importance of blood groups, saved many lives, while behind the lines the pioneering use of plastic surgery strove to repair the hideous damage inflicted by weapons of war.This is a moving record of compassion in action, and of a service which stove to mitigate, heal and help relieve the inevitable suffering caused by the most destructive war that the world had yet seen.

Our picture of the Great War is indelibly bound up with the suffering of the soldiers who fought. Lines of men blinded by poison gas hanging on to their comrades; wounded soldiers on stretchers patiently awaiting treatment; stretcher bearers themselves struggling through the mud to bring their comrades aid and succour; and the unbearably poignant pictures of limbless or shell-shocked troops in hospital back in Blighty struggling to come to terms with their devastating conditions.The story of the military medical services in the war is a fascinating but little-told one Now the Naval and Military Press is proud to republish that story, in the shape of these reprints of the rare Official Histories of the Army's medical service compiled by Major-General Sir W. G. Macpherson. The service in 1914 was much improved thanks to reforms after the Boer War, in which thousands of troops had died needlessly of disease thanks to the lack of proper medical care. In 1914, by contrast, the service was ready to cope with high casualties. The author was himself deputy-director of the Army's medical service throughout the war, and is described as having a 'genius for organisation and improving the service and untiring energy'.His four-volume history is no dry-as-dust record of administration as one might expect, but a practical, well-written day to day description of how the wounded and sick were cared for from front line casualty clearing stations to base hospitals far behind the lines. It skilfully weaves essential medical details and statistics into a narrative of battles and campaigns from every theatre of the war. It is also a record of a steep learning curve, as the medical services struggled - often successfully - to keep abreast with casualties inflicted by the changing technology of war. At first, in 1914, most wounds were caused by bullets, but with the increasing use of artillery, shell splinters, shrapnel balls and poison gas accounted for the majority. The heavily manured soil of France and Flanders ensured hat there was a high incidence of tetanus and gas gangrene. The use of blood transfusions, and increased understanding of the importance of blood groups, saved many lives, while behind the lines the pioneering use of plastic surgery strove to repair the hideous damage inflicted by weapons of war.This is a moving record of compassion in action, and of a service which stove to mitigate, heal and help relieve the inevitable suffering caused by the most destructive war that the world had yet seen.

An interesting and complete memorial Roll of Honour containing obituaries of the 22 MPs killed in the Great War, along with Peers, officers of the House of Commons and their sons. Includes Irish nationalists Thomas Kettle and Willy Redmond, and the sons of Prime Ministers Asquith, Balfour and Bonar Law. 124 obituaries in total. See the N&MP website for a specimen entry.

A history of one battalion's part in the 1944 Normandy campaign until the end of the Second World War. The 4th and 5th battalions of the Dorsetshires were both in the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division and fought its way from Normandy, Arnhem and the Rhine Crossing. Illustrated with photographs, Roll of Honour, Honours and Awards complete this history.

The 1st Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment was in Belfast on the outbreak of the Great War in August 1914 and was rushed to France, landing at Le Havre as part of the BEF on 14th August. It took part in the war's opening battles at Mons and Le Cateau, joined the great retreat to the Marne, and then advanced to the Aisne. By the turn of the year the battalion was in the Ypres salient, fighting at Messines and Hill 60. This regimental account of the Great War's opening months is well illustrated with maps. Roll of Officers, Honours and Awards, and summary of battle casualties complete this history.

A detailed history of a fairly typical service battalion. The 20th (Service) Wearside Battalion was raised in July 1915 in an initiative by the Mayor of Sunderland. The battalion moved to Wensleydale in Yorkshire in August, and then to Barnard Castle for intensive training. In January 1916 the battalion moved to Aldershot, where it came under the orders of the 123rd Brigade in the 41st Division. On the 5th May, the Battalion arrived in France, landing at Le Havre in time to join the Somme offensive in September. A year later the 20th fought at Third Ypres (Passchendaele). In October 1917 the battalion was transferred to the Italian front, returning to France in February 1918 just in time to plug the line when the German Spring offensives were unleashed in March. Finally, the battalion took part in the Allied counteroffensive which rolled the Germans back until the Armistice in November. This is an excellent Battalion history, the narrative is full of incident and individual names (Officers and some OR's) illustrated with photographs, maps, Roll of Honour, Honours and Awards complete this history.

Covering in good detail the activities of the Battalion from reformation after the evacuation of France till it was disbanded in August 1944. The 7th Battalion of the Royal Norfolk Regiment was a 2nd line Territorial Army unit formed on the outbreak of war in 1939. Originally part of the famous 51st (Highland) Infantry Division it served with them in France in 1940 stationed on the Maginot Line, thus escaping encirclement, and Dunkirk. But the reprieve was only temporary. The Battalion suffered heavy casualties when the 51st Division was surrounded and forced to surrender on 12th June. Just 31 members of the Battalion managed to escape to Britain. The battalion was re-formed in 1941 and transferred to the 176th Infantry Brigade, part of the 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division. It took part in the Normandy campaign after D-Day. On 7/8th August the battalion's Captain David Jamieson of D Company was awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroic leadership in beating off enemy night attacks. Due to an acute shortage of infantrymen, the battalion was disbanded in late August and its men replaced losses in other British divisions of the 21st Army Group, who had suffered heavy losses in Normandy.

The 1st/4th Battalion of the Buckinghamshire Regiment was raised on the Great War's outbreak in August 1914 in Oxford as part of the South Midland `Brigade in the South Midland Division. On 30th March 1915 the battalion sailed for France, landing at Boulogne. The battalion fought at Hebuterne, the Somme, occupied territory after the German retirement in spring 1917; the third battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) before being sent to Italy in November 1917. Well illustrated with photographs, maps. Roll of Honour, Honours and Awards, and rolls of officers complete this exceptional battalion history.

This is a careful and detailed history of 2 CMR from the time of its formation until his return home for disbandment in 1919. It arrived in England in September 1915 and moved to the Western Front where it fought in all the great Canadian battles in the infantry role. The book has good accounts of Mont Sorrel, Maple Copse, Loos, Passchendale, Arras, Canal du Nord, etc. The narrative is based upon the diary kept throughout that period by Chalmers Johnston, with later checking of facts and figures by three editors. There are not many references to individuals officers ad men, but the book gives a detailed picture of movements and actions.

This monumental work is divided into four main parts: Part one deals with the history of the Highlands, the Character of the Highlander, his arms, grab, music, loyalty, clan system and the effects of the Disarming Act. The Second Part records the state of the Highlands and its people in the nineteenth century including such objects as crofting, emigration and illicit distilling. Part Three, , by far the largest part of the book, is devoted to military annals of the Highlands regiments, relating the exploits of the regiments at home and abroad from their foundations to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Part four consists of some hundred pages of appendices covering such diverse subjects as education, second sight, armour, returns of killed and wounded in various campaigns, lists of officers, wedding customs and wildlife.

This monumental work is divided into four main parts: Part one deals with the history of the Highlands, the Character of the Highlander, his arms, grab, music, loyalty, clan system and the effects of the Disarming Act. The Second Part records the state of the Highlands and its people in the nineteenth century including such objects as crofting, emigration and illicit distilling. Part Three, , by far the largest part of the book, is devoted to military annals of the Highlands regiments, relating the exploits of the regiments at home and abroad from their foundations to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Part four consists of some hundred pages of appendices covering such diverse subjects as education, second sight, armour, returns of killed and wounded in various campaigns, lists of officers, wedding customs and wildlife.

Henry Nevinson, author of this fascinating history of the Dardanelles campaign, was the leading war correspondent of the Edwardian era. A crusading, radical journalist he reported on many conflicts - including the Boer War - for the liberal 'Daily Chronicle' and 'Manchester Guardian' newspapers. His prose is readable and his narrative of the disastrous Gallipoli campaign detailed and masterful. The book also contains orders of battle, trench maps of the Dardanelles peninsular and photographs. The distinguished war historian Sir Cyril Falls wrote of this book 'Mr Nevinson is incapable of writing unattractive prose. As an eyewitness his testimony is also valuable'.

Most famous for creating Sherlock Homes and for his historical fiction, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was also intensely interested in military matters, writing multi-volume histories of the Boer War and the Great War in which his only son Kingsley served and died (of 'flu). This volume covers the first half of 1918, the climactic year of the war on the western front when the huge German Spring offensives beginning in March, at first carried all before them, before they were staunched after the Allies decided on a unified command under Marshal Foch. Doyle staunchly defends the record of his friend Gen. Sir Hubert Gough whose Fifth Army bore the brunt of the opening offensive and who was sacked as the scapegoat for his scratch army's reverses.

The 78 Division - known from its divisional emblem as 'the Battleaxe Division' - was formed in Scotland in 1942 with the aim of landing in North Africa later that year. Within six months, the disparate elements had been welded together and were on their way to take part in 'Operation Torch' - the Anglo-American landings in Algeria. From there, the division fought its way east into the hotly defended defiles and deserts of Tunisia - where their formidable opponents were the battle-hardened Afrika Korps. The division held the line against German counter attacks through the long and bitter winter of 1942/43 before liberating Tunis and preparing for landfall on the European mainland by way of Sicily. The hard-fought slogging match of the Italian campaign followed, with the 78th taking part in the battle of Cassino, the liberation of Rome and the final push through the mountains of north-east Italy into Austria. Based on divisional war diaries, this is an exceptional history of a gruelling series of campaigns fought by a unit that learned on the job.

For aficionados of the British Empire, this volume presents a feast of nostalgia and a detailed account in words and pictures of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, a unit which in five incarnations from 1854, was the lynchpin of the port colony's defences. The First and Second Volunteer Corps (1854-1887) were Rifle Corps; the Third (1888-1900) Artillery; while the Fourth (1900-1921)expanded to include Eurasian and Chinese volunteers, Engineers and a Machine Gun unit equipped with Maxim guns. The account of the Fifth Corps (1922-37) poignantly concludes with the original publication of this Official History just five years before Singapore fell to the Japanese - an event that was not only the most humiliating British defeat of the Second World War, but also marked the end of Empire in the Far East - of which this book is such an evocative memorial.This is the only published history of the SVC. It contains much useful information also regarding the Volunteers of the Federated Malay Stated and the Straits Settlements. Index Honours and Awards and a list of casualties for the Singapore Mutiny complete this history.