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Re: Bedtime reading - WW1
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 10 October 09 00:05 BST (UK) »
Quote from: layerb on Friday 09 October 09 23:36 BST (UK)
Hi Paul,

You could do not better than try The Western Front Association.

www.wfa.org

There are plenty of unit histories about, so if you know the particular battalion of their regiment you should look at that.  Also trace the division as well as they often have histories written which show how things fitted together.

Men serving inn Infantry regiment (Cheshire, King's Liverpool etc) would serve in a battalion !st, 2nd etc and it is this unit you need to trace first.  Battalions were grouped in4s or later 3s into a Brigade and then a number of brigades into a Division.  They were then grouped into an "Army".

Hope this helps,

layerb

Unless you are doing missionary work to the poor lost souls of Rootschat, I think you meant to link this,....

http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/

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Re: Bedtime reading - WW1
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 10 October 09 08:56 BST (UK) »
Thanks all. ... Plenty to browse now.

I'm not specifically looking for books so if you can think of any other particularly good websites or documentaries I'd appreciate it.

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Re: Bedtime reading - WW1
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 10 October 09 09:11 BST (UK) »
Books is best!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

The web can be an.....interesting place :o ::)

As are some of the programmes made for television these days. Not balanced and written by 9yr old producers with no idea

There is a lot of tosh out there...Especially on the "History" channel re WW1 (and WW2 come to that!)...I have ended up throwing things at the TV >:(
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Re: Bedtime reading - WW1
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 10 October 09 09:37 BST (UK) »
Quote from: scrimnet on Saturday 10 October 09 09:11 BST (UK)
Books is best!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

...I have ended up throwing things at the TV >:(

I absolutely agree - on both of those. ;D

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Re: Bedtime reading - WW1
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 14 October 09 03:42 BST (UK) »
Hi Paul,

This is a link to the twelves volumes of C W Bean's books of the history of WW1. 

http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/first_world_war/

Fromelles is covered in great detail.

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Re: Bedtime reading - WW1
« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 14 October 09 05:29 BST (UK) »
Another good read with particular reference to the ordinary soldier is Tommy - by Richard Holmes

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Re: Bedtime reading - WW1
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 22 October 09 18:41 BST (UK) »
That looks great JM. I think I am going to spend a few hours there  ;D

Thanks everyone for your good suggestions.

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Re: Bedtime reading - WW1
« Reply #16 on: Thursday 22 October 09 21:49 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Just Moi on Wednesday 14 October 09 03:42 BST (UK)
Hi Paul,

This is a link to the twelves volumes of C W Bean's books of the history of WW1. 

http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/first_world_war/

Fromelles is covered in great detail.

Cheers, 

JM

Hi JM and Paul

If you want the "bible" on Fromelles then it simply has to be Robin Corfield's Don't Forget Me, Cobber A new edition came out in July which has been updated to cover the find at Pheasant Wood. I think it is still hard to get in the UK as I got my copy sent over from Oz.

Also, it seems to be a new addition to the AWM website as I don't recall seeing it a few weeks ago, is the personal papers of Bean from which he wrote the OH.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,412976.0.html

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Re: Bedtime reading - WW1
« Reply #17 on: Sunday 01 November 09 08:45 GMT (UK) »
I absolutely agree about "Tommy" by Richard Holmes. It is unputdownable! Mr Holmes has written some cracking books but Tommy is really the best of the bunch. It is enlightening, informative and not at all a dry read. I have not found anything to better it.
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