Lessons from the Mud - 55th West Lancashire Division at the Third Battle of Ypres Knight PaulPaperback softback
Lessons from the Mud - 55th West Lancashire Division at the Third Battle of Ypres Knight PaulPaperback softback First World War generals have a reputation for both failing to understand the…
Specifikacia Lessons from the Mud - 55th West Lancashire Division at the Third Battle of Ypres Knight PaulPaperback softback
Lessons from the Mud - 55th West Lancashire Division at the Third Battle of Ypres Knight PaulPaperback softback
First World War generals have a reputation for both failing to understand the conditions their men were fighting in and also to adopt to the reality of the Western Front. His command of 55th (West Lancashire) Division from January 1916 was highly regarded and the division was in the top third of the British Expeditionary Force.The division attacked twice during the Third Battle of Ypres. All too often in discussions, the Lions led by Donkeys attitude prevails which has been reinforced by Blackadder's 'General Melchett'.General Jeudwine was neither a Donkey nor a Melchett.
These range from formal reports from Commanding Officers to Private soldier's handwritten memoires on a sheet of paper torn from a notepad.Transcribed in their entirety for the first time, these Narratives offer a fascinating, first-hand After each attack, Jeudwine collected 'Narratives' from his men.