Fromelles 1916 No Finer Courage, the Loss of an English Village

Name: Fromelles 1916 No Finer Courage, the Loss of an English Village
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ISBN: 9781848845374

ISBN-10: 1848845375

ISBN-13: 9781848845374

Edition: 2011

Authors: Michael Senior, Michael (Mike) Senior

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'This is a remarkable account of a village's contribution to probably the most appalling war that there has ever been and to those who were in the Second World War, it brings home to how much more terrible was the 1914-18 War. It must have been a Herculean task to assemble all the data, photographs and memorabilia and I only write to congratulate you on what is remarkable achievement.' Lord CarringtonIn addition to a full run of The Lee Magazine, the author has drawn on a wide range of archive sources that include unpublished letters, diaries, memoirs and newspapers. Fromelles 1916 gives an unrivalled insight into the life and times of an English village in the First World War a way of life…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date: 7/30/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Michael Senior spent his working life in industry. A history graduate, when he retired he took up writing, specialising in the First World War. He lives in a wing of the manor house at The Lee, Great Missenden, Bucks, a factor which inspired him to embark on this work..



Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Lee Before the War



The Early Years of the War



The Call to Arms



The Road to Laventie



Fromelles - The Preparations



Fromelles - The Attack



The Legacy



Particulars of the Thirty Men whose names are carved on the Lee War Memorial



A Tour of the Fromelles Battlefield


Notes and References


Select Bibliography


Index