The Fifteenth (Scottish) Division : 1914-1919 / by J. Stewart and John Buchan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, J., author.

Buchan, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (524 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh ; London : William Blackwood and Sons, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The senior of Kitchener's Second New Army Divisions, the 15th (Scottish) was raised at Aldershot in September 1914 with a nucleus of men surplus to the requirements of the 9th (Scottish) Division and brought up to strength with drafts sent down from Scotland. It arrived in France in July 1915 and its first major battle was at Loos in which it captured its objectives, Loos itself and Hill 70, at a cost of 6, 404 casualties. All five VCs the division was to be awarded were won during the battl...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Dedication; Note; The Divisional Sign; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Body Matter; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Back Matter; Appendices; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Appendix H; Appendix I; Appendix J; Appendix K; Index; Maps

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-69330-5

1-78151-317-1

OCLC:

779694217