The Seventh Division : 1914-1918 / by C. T. Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, C. T., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (549 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : The Naval & Military Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a very good history by one who is also the author of several regimental histories of the Great War. Cyril Falls regarded the 7th Division as one of the greatest fighting formations Britain ever sent to war. It landed initially in Zeebrugge in October 1914 as part of a force intended to relieve Antwerp, but almost immediately moved down to Ypres where it joined the main BEF. It fought in many of the major battles on the Western Front before being sent to Italy at the end of 1917 where...

Contents:

Cover; Front Matter; Contents; Half Title; Frontispiece; Title Page; Dedication; Preface; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Body Matter; I: Mobilization and Antwerp; II: First Ypres: Menin, Zonnebeke, Polygon Wood; III: First Ypres (continued): Kruiseik; IV: First Ypres (concluded): Zandvoorde and Zillebeke; V: Trench Warfare in the First Winter; VI: Neuve Chapelle; VII: Aubers Ridge and Festubert; VIII: From Festubert to Loos; IX: Loos; X: After Loos; XI: Preparing for the Somme; XII: The Somme: Mametz; XIII: The Somme: Bazentin and High Wood; XIV: The Somme: Ginchy

XV: After the Somme: Beaumont HamelXVI: The German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line; XVII: The Retreat to the Hindenburg Line (continued): Croisilles and Ecoust; XVIII: Bullecourt; XIX: After Bullecourt; XX: Third Ypres: Noordemdhoek and Reutel; XXI: Third Ypres: Gheluvelt; XXII: The Move to Italy; XXIII: The Asiago Plateau; XXIV: The Grave di Papadopoli; XXV: Vittorio Veneto; Back Matter; Appendixes; I: Order of Battle of Division in October 1914; II: Changes in Composition of Division; III: Changes in Commands and Staff; IV: Changes in Command of Units; V: Victoria Crosses; Indexes

Index of Battles and ActionsIndex of Persons; Index of Units

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-69324-0

1-78150-427-X

OCLC:

772845636