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A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army
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This is one of the most valuable books in the armoury of the serious student of British Military history. It is a new and revised edition of Arthur White's much ...
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A Guide to Military History on the Internet: A Comprehensive Introduction for Genealogists and Military Historians
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There are thousands of websites devoted to all aspects of military history from ancient the Battle of Hastings to the modern Gulf. This unique book helps you find the ones that will help with your research. Includes websites relevant for researching British, American, Australian and
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Army Records: A Guide for Family Historians
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An accessible, up to the minute guide for all those interested in the British Army or ancestors with an Army past ...
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Attleborough in War Time, 1919
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Attleborough, a small town situated in the county of Norfolk, who's population in 1919 was 2500. From this town a total of 550 of the town's men served in the armed forces. This book provides a record of the contribution this little town made in the Great War, both at the front and within its own environs ...
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Battle of Hastings-S
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Battles Fought in Yorkshire
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Written by Alex. D.H. Leadman, published in 1891, this is a historical and topographical series of papers on the Yorkshire battles drawn from original and contemporary sources ...
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Baxter's Guide: Biographical Sources in the India Office Records
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First published in 1979, and now in it's 3rd edition, this book become an essential reference work for all who research the history of their families who served in India. It brings together a clear set of references to the enormous number of biographical sources at the India Office Records ...
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Bloody Provost
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The first comprehensive account of the office of Provost Marshal. The brutality of Wellington's Provost Marshals in the Peninsula earned them the nickname 'Bloody Provost'. Their cruelties were legendary, especially ...
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British Campaign Medals 1815-1914
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This book outlines the medals issued to British soldiers and sailors for military service across the globe. At a time of imperial expansion British forces were almost constantly in action--against major powers ...
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British Campaign Medals 1914-2005
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This book surveys the medals awarded to British Personnel for military service around the world and in two world wars. During the course of the twentieth century the role of ...
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British Gallantry Awards 1855-2000
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Since ancient times soldiers have been honoured for gallantry in battle. Over the years and in different societies such honours have taken many forms but since the 1850s specific acts ...
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Dating Old Army Photographs
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A lot can be learned from a photograph, and the same goes for military photographs. Even if you have no military knowledge, the author takes you through the a head-to-toe examination of British military uniform and accoutrements identifying possible dating clues ...
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Discovering Battlefields of England and Scotland
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The battlefields of Britain are a strangely neglected part of the British heritage. A few, such as Bosworth and Culloden, have visitor centres, and efforts have been made ...
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Discovering British Military Badges and Buttons
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This book examines the development of the various styles of military head-dress badge from 1751, when the use of private crests and badges was forbidden, to the first ...
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Discovering English County Regiments
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A warm regard for the British soldier, the values he served and the regimental traditions that nourished his humanity underlines the information collected in this book. It gives ...
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Eyewitness in the Crimea
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Famous Regiments of the British Army Volume 1: A Pictorial Guide and Celebration
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Thirty five of the most famous regiments ever featured - their battle honours, their badges, their most famous sons - and the stories of the actions of Victoria Cross holders. Each regiment's section is accompanied by artworks and photos, illustrating insignia, uniforms and soldiers in action ...
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Following the Drum: The Lives of Army Wives and Daughters
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For centuries they have faced capture, torture, even death, to be with the ones they love. For centuries they have been the unsung heroines of war. This is their story. Spanning ...
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Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain
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'It is more powerful than any drama, more convincing than any fiction'. Drawing material from London's Imperial War Museum's extensive archive, the author brings together voices from both sides ...
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Home Front 1914-1918: How Britain Survived the Great War
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The war years brought far-reaching changes in Britain, as ordinary people - from schoolchildren to the elderly, ladies of leisure to coalminers - struggled to adapt to new conditions and an often perilous world ...
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Life in Wellington's Army-S
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Lord Kitchener and the War in South Africa 1899-1902
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On 29 November 1900 Lord Roberts handed over the command in South Africa to Kitchener, convinced that only some 'police work' still remained to be done. However, within a fortnight, the war escalated geographically as well as in intensity, and Kitchener had to ask for more troops. This book contains 115 letters written by or to Kitchener ...
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Military Barracks
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Military barracks have played an important part in the social as well as the military history of Britain. They have served many purposes, being homes, training establishments and recruitment depots, ...
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Military in British India: Land Forces
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Military Photographs and How to Date Them
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This book is profusely illustrated with over 230 photographs and offers a brilliant guide to dating our precious family heirlooms that relate to those in the British military ...
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On the Western Front: Soldiers' Stories from France and Flanders
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Official histories of the First World War are accounts of strategy and tactics, political and logistical considerations and after reading them many might ask why soldiers are rarely mentioned except in terms of military units. Even regimental histories devote more space ...
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One and All: A History of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1702-1959
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Hugo White gives us the history of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry from 1702 through until 1959. He was himself a Light Infantryman, and the book is ...
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Our War: How the British Commonwealth Fought the Second World War
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Veterans voices from the Commonwealth tell how the Second World War changed their lives irreversibly and blew the British Empire apart.p Christopher Somerville skillfully links these personal testimonies to ...
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Passchendaele: The Sacrificial Ground
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A compelling account of the battle for Passchendaele - from grand strategy at the highest levels right down to the experience of the ordinary infantrymen. In the autumn of 1917, ...
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Researching Ancestors in the East India Company Armies
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Until quite recently the records of the East India Company's European armies in India (1748-1861) were less well served with respect to finding aids than the records of their counterparts in India ...
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Researching British Military History on the Internet: The British Army and the Armies of the Commonwealth, Empire and Domionions
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The publication presents some if the best and well-known sites that can be used for researching those in the British Army both at home and abroad, as well as those armies from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa ...
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Researching British Military Medals
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There is one unique feature common to the scores of different military campaign medals awarded to British servicemen since the Napoleonic Wars - most of them are individually named to ...
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Sahib: The British Soldier in India
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From one of Britain's leading military historians, 'Sahib' is a magnificent and rich history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of empire, making full use of personal accounts of soldiers who served in the vast and varied nation that made up the jewel in Britain’s imperial crown ...
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Setting the Desert on Fire: T.E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia 1916-18
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'Setting the Desert on Fire' is a masterly account of this key moment made legendary by T.E. Lawrence ...
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The Army Index 1787: An Index to the War Office 1787 List of Officers of the British Army and Marines and Officers on Half-Pay
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Was you ancestor in the army? In England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, America, Southern Charibee Islands, Nova Scotia, Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Africa, East Indies, Portugal, Gibraltar, Germany, Havannah or Minorca.
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The British Army in Australia 1788-1870: Index of Personnel
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Prior to 1820 Australians and British were recruited into the locally based (Australian) military units. It is estimated that 60 Australian born lads enlisted locally, and a further 120 ...
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The British Army in Australia 1788-1870: Index of Personnel
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Prior to 1820 Australians and British were recruited into the locally based (Australian) military units. It is estimated that 60 Australian born lads enlisted locally, and a further ...
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The First Battallion Royal Scots in South Africa, 1899-1902
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A totally superb account of this battalion's exploits during the Anglo-Boer War with literally hundreds of photographs. A real bonus is the index of ALL men serving in B, C, ...
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The Great War Handbook: A Guide for Family Historians and Students of the Conflict
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This is a comprehensive survey covering every aspect of a British soldier's life in WWI, from recruitment and training, through the experience of battle, medical treatment, life in the trenches and more. His authoritative handbook gives a fascinating insight into the world ...
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The Green Howards in the Great War
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An incredibly detailed history of this famous Yorkshire regiment during the Great War and the third Afghan War of 1919. High quality scanned images of the whole of the original ...
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The History of the Lincolnshire Regiment 1914-1918
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Although primarily a Lincolnshire regiment, men from all over the country will have served with them. This is a superb account of the regiment's experiences throughout the First World War ...
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The Legion of Frontiersmen
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The Legion of Frontiersmen, a band of patriots and adventurers, performed remarkable exploits throughout Britain and the Commonwealth and deserve to be far better known and understood. Formed in 1904 ...
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The Oxford Companion to the Second World War
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By an outstanding team of international contributors. The most up-to-date information in over 1750 cross-referenced entries. Over 300 photos, diagrams and maps. The only Reference to Cover All Aspects of ...
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The Records of the War Office and Related Departments 1660-1964
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An essential tool for the professional military historian and enthusiast alike, covering the period from the Restoration of Charles II to the establishment of the Ministry of Defence in 1964.
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The Victorian Soldier
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Although lacking the sophisticated weapons of today, Victorian soldiers were basically no different from their present-day successors. This book aims to bring these soldiers to life through their uniforms, weapons, ...
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The Waterloo Campaign: June 1815
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Despite having given a word to the language, Waterloo continues to be an unknown battle. The author demonstrates that a few quotable quotes from Wellington and Napoleon and several gallant ...
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Tracing British Battalions on the Somme
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After receiving hundreds of inquiries from historians, researchers, and descendants of those who fought on the Somme, Ray Westlake has collated all the information to produce a comprehensive volume on the exact movements of every British battalion involved in the battle ...
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Tracing Your Army Ancestors
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Whether you are interested in the career of an individual officer, researching medals awarded to a soldier or just want to know about a particular battle or campaign, this book will point you in the right direction ...
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War Memorials on the Web Part 1: Southern England, The Marches and Wales
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War memorials are of interest to a wide range of people. Family historians may be able to identify their ancestors from them: local historian use them to trace local participation ...
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Where Did That Regiment Go?: The Lineage of British Infantry and Cavalry Regiments at a Glance
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Everyone has heard of, say, the Irish Fusliliers, the Glorious Glosters, or Royal Scots Greys. But where are these regiments today? What are they called? This is the only quick-reference, visual guide available in print showing the name changes and amalgamations of every British Army Regiment.
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