Massacre on the Marne is a graphic reconstruction of the experiences of a small closely knit group of fighting men - the 2/5th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment - in the Great War. These men were not elite regular troops or Kitcheners' Men - they were Territorials. In many ways they were typical of the men who fought on the Western Front. Using the words of the men themselves, taken from their letters, diaries and memoirs as well as quotations from the reports and dispatches of the time, Fraser Skirrow records how ...
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Massacre on the Marne is a graphic reconstruction of the experiences of a small closely knit group of fighting men - the 2/5th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment - in the Great War. These men were not elite regular troops or Kitcheners' Men - they were Territorials. In many ways they were typical of the men who fought on the Western Front. Using the words of the men themselves, taken from their letters, diaries and memoirs as well as quotations from the reports and dispatches of the time, Fraser Skirrow records how they learned the painful lessons of trench warfare and became a highly efficient fighting unit. He also records how their hard-won efficiency was not enough to save them, for the Second Battle of the Marne in 1918 was their last - in a few terrible hours they were virtually wiped out. This meticulously researched history allows the reader to follow the careers of these men through every phase of the war, from recruitment to the final tragedy, and it makes compelling reading.
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First edition (hardback). 8vo (xii, 276pp. Text illustrations. Original black cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition (light crease to the front panel of the dustwrapper). ISBN 1844154963.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Signed by Author(s) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Dustwrapper ( priceclipped ), pp. xii, 276. Illustrated, including maps. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper as follows " To Simon. Ypres + Passchendale `08. Best Wishes Fraser Skirrow " Slight wear to dustwrapper top edge. Spine very lightly sunned not affecting the title etc. Fine in VG dustwrapper.
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