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THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES: THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 1914.

THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES: THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 1914.

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THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES: THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 1914.

by Neillands, Robin

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ISBN 10
0719556465
ISBN 13
9780719556463
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London: John Murray, 2004. 362 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H). B&w photographs, maps. "On 19 August, 1914, the German Kaiser, Wilhelm II, wrote a letter to the First Army commander, General von Kluck: 'It is my Royal and Imperial Command that you concentrate your energies and the valour of my soldiers to exterminate the treacherous English and walk over General French's contemptible little army.' (This book) chronicles that little army, the British Regular Army of 1914: how it came to be in France at all, the long years of intrigue and preparation that preceded its departure, and what happened to it in four short months of total war. Robin Neillands uses a wealth of first-hand accounts, and his great experience in bringing military history alive, to take the reader on a gripping and horrific journey to the battlefields of First World War France." Light browning to edges of textblock, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, slight cigarette odor. Dust jacket has light to moderate edge wrinkling/creases, very light rubbing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-345) and index.

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Bookseller
Capricorn Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
25964
Title
THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES: THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 1914.
Author
Neillands, Robin
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good-
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0719556465
ISBN 13
9780719556463
Publisher
John Murray
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2004
LCCN
2008360963
Keywords
Allenby, Aisne, Alsace Lorraine, Amiens, Antwerp, Armentieres, Artillery, Asquith, Black Watch, Cavalry, Cameron Highlanders, Coldstream Guards, Cheshire Regiment, Dragoon, Gordon, Indian Army, Grenadier, King's Royal, Own, London Scottish, Middlesex,
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Military - First World War;

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