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Guards Came Through
by Simon Doughty
The story of the Guards in the First World War epitomises the shattering historical significance of the conflict. These elite regiments fought in every major engagement on the Western Front - Mons, Loos, the Aisne, the Somme, Passchendaele - and sustained incalculable losses. Whole divisions were wiped out, and new regiments created. Cavalrymen spent the war behind machine-guns while their horses remained tethered and terrified. Simon Doughty's account is the first truly comprehensive record of the regiments' contribution to the war, describing every action in which they participated and tracing the complex history of their formation and dissolution. Rare extracts from regimental publications and arresting photography - much of which is published here for the first time - bring us close to the stories of famous figures such as Kipling, Julian Grenfell and Harold Macmillan, but also introduce us to the unknown private soldiers, all of whom were awarded the special rank of Guardsman by a grateful King George V after the War.
As eminent historian Sir Michael Howard's introduction makes clear, the experience of the Guards is a peculiarly poignant tale within the wider narrative of the War. Amid the series of centenary commemorations, it is a story that needs to be told.
LANGUAGE
English
CONDITION
Brand New
Author Biography
Colonel Simon Doughty was commissioned into the Life Guards in 1976 and retired from the Army in 2009, having travelled widely and served in England, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Germany and Holland. A graduate of War Studies at Kings College, London, Simon is the Editor of The Guards Magazine and a member of the British Commission for Military History, the Society of Army Historical Research and the Army Records Society.
Details
ISBN
1908990570
Author
Simon Doughty
ISBN-10
1908990570
ISBN-13
9781908990570
Media
Book
Publisher
Third Millennium Publishing
Year
2016
Publication Date
2016-06-09
Imprint
Third Millennium Publishing
Place of Publication
London
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
DEWEY
940.41241
Subtitle
An Illustrated History of the Guards in the Great War
Short Title
GUARDS CAME THROUGH
Language
English
Residence
US
Illustrations
200 colour and mono images.
Edition
Main
Pages
160
Dimensions
196mm x 254mm x 18mm
Guards Came Through
by Simon Doughty
The story of the Guards in the First World War epitomises the shattering historical significance of the conflict. These elite regiments fought in every major engagement on the Western Front - Mons, Loos, the Aisne, the Somme, Passchendaele - and sustained incalculable losses. Whole divisions were wiped out, and new regiments created. Cavalrymen spent the war behind machine-guns while their horses remained tethered and terrified. Simon Doughty's account is the first truly comprehensive record of the regiments' contribution to the war, describing every action in which they participated and tracing the complex history of their formation and dissolution. Rare extracts from regimental publications and arresting photography - much of which is published here for the first time - bring us close to the stories of famous figures such as Kipling, Julian Grenfell and Harold Macmillan, but also introduce us to the unknown private soldiers, all of whom were awarded the special rank of Guardsman by a grateful King George V after the War.
As eminent historian Sir Michael Howard's introduction makes clear, the experience of the Guards is a peculiarly poignant tale within the wider narrative of the War. Amid the series of centenary commemorations, it is a story that needs to be told.
LANGUAGE
English
CONDITION
Brand New
Author Biography
Colonel Simon Doughty was commissioned into the Life Guards in 1976 and retired from the Army in 2009, having travelled widely and served in England, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Germany and Holland. A graduate of War Studies at Kings College, London, Simon is the Editor of The Guards Magazine and a member of the British Commission for Military History, the Society of Army Historical Research and the Army Records Society.
Details
ISBN
1908990570
Author
Simon Doughty
ISBN-10
1908990570
ISBN-13
9781908990570
Media
Book
Publisher
Third Millennium Publishing
Year
2016
Publication Date
2016-06-09
Imprint
Third Millennium Publishing
Place of Publication
London
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
DEWEY
940.41241
Subtitle
An Illustrated History of the Guards in the Great War
Short Title
GUARDS CAME THROUGH
Language
English
Residence
US
Illustrations
200 colour and mono images.
Edition
Main
Pages
160
Dimensions
196mm x 254mm x 18mm
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