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The Guards Came Through - An Illustrated History of the Guards in the Great War (Hardcover, Main) Loot Price: R545
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The Guards Came Through - An Illustrated History of the Guards in the Great War (Hardcover, Main): Simon Doughty

The Guards Came Through - An Illustrated History of the Guards in the Great War (Hardcover, Main)

Simon Doughty

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An illustrated account of the Household Cavalry and Foot Guards in The Great War. 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.

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Imprint: Third Millennium Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: June 2016
Authors: Simon Doughty
Dimensions: 254 x 196 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages: 160
Edition: Main
ISBN-13: 978-1-908990-57-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > Regiments
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
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LSN: 1-908990-57-0
Barcode: 9781908990570

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