One of the best-known memoirs of the First World War written by a senior officer. The author served with the 9th Royal Irish (36th Ulster Div.) 1915-17 including the Somme Battles. And he commanded the 119th Inf. Bde. 1917-18. Crozier had the reputation of a  hard-driving but hands-on CO who resorted to personally patrolling no-man's-land to obtain information.  This book reflects his colourful personality.

A Brass Hat in No Man's Land

History

Crozier, F. P.

Military

Naval and Military Press

The first of the three enemies referred to in the title of this history of the 7th Queen 's Own Hussars in the Second World War were the Italians, against whom they were deployed in north-west Africa in June 1940. Their first action was the capture of Fort Capuzzo and Maddalena. In January 1941 the 7th took part in the battles of Bardia and Sidi Barrani and the attack on the port of Tobruk. The destruction of the Italians was completed at Beda Fomm when  the 7th fought continuously for 36  hours, helping in the capture of 20,000 prisoners and 112 tanks.The second enemy was Rommel's Afrika Korps which began to push back the Allies into Egypt. The 7th's first encounter with the new enemy was when they met 50 panzers, whose armament totally outclassed the 7th's Mark VI tanks.  Nonetheless, the Regiment held off the German armoured division's attacks for four days until they only had two working tanks left and had their CO killed.After refitting, they embarked in January 1942 for Rangoon in Burma where they met their third enemy: the Japanese.  The 7th covered the retreat of the Army from Burma, using their Stuart tanks to smash roadblocks, and earning the praise of Field-Marshal Alexander who said that without them 'we would never have got the Army out of Burma'.Before crossing the Chindwin river, the Regiment had to destroy their tanks and only their remnants staggered into Imphal where a famous stand would be made. In three months the regiment had covered a thousand miles, losing 46 killed and fifty wounded.Returning to Egypt, the 7th were re-equipped with Sherman tanks. In 1944 they joined the advance up Italy attached to the 2nd Polish Corps. They took part in the battles for Ancona and the piercing of the Gothic Line.

Seventh and Three Enemies the Story of Ww2 and the 7th Queen's Own Hussars

Davy, G. M. O.

NATAL CARBINEERS The History Of The Regiment From Its Foundation, 15th January 1855, to 30th June, 1911

This History of one of the best-known Scottish regiments in the British Army covers the role of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in the latter part of the Second World War. The Regiment formed part of the famous 51st Highland Division with the British Expeditionary Force in 1940 and suffered grievous casualties before escaping through the port of Le Havre. It remained in the 51st Highland Division for the rest of the war, taking part in the North African campaign, including the Battle of El Alamein in 1942, and the invasion and liberation of Sicily in 1943, before returning to take part in the many hard-fought battles following the 1944 D-day Normandy Landings and through to the Baltic. Well-illustrated with photographs and many maps, this is a fine record of a proud unit.

HISTORY OF THE ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 7th BATTALION From El Alamein To Germany

Cameron, Ian C.

Covering the post-Mutiny foundation of the unit in 1857 down to  the Great War and the 1920s, this history is written in an easy, flowing style with many individual names included in the text and the picture captions. The unit served on the north-east frontier (Manipur) in 1891;  and in the Boer War when it formed 'B' company of the famous Lumsden's Horse.

THROUGH FIFTY YEARS: A HISTORY OF THE SURMA VALLEY LIGHT HORSE

Wood, Rev.W. H. S.

This is a compilation on the subject of trench warfare fortifications as taught by three national Armies - French, German and American. It is intended to be a companion volume to British Trench Tactics, 1917-1918 and is designed to give the enthusiast and scholar some idea of field engineering tasks on the Western Front during the Great War. The contents show the often similar but sometimes unique approaches to the art of trench warfare by the various armies. The book is made up of three parts, each part page-numbered separately, and there are hundreds of diagrams/drawings depicting trenches, earthworks, gun emplacements, MG posts, bomb-proof and other shelters, barbed wire entanglements along with detailed instructions on how to build them or prepare them.'Part I: Notes on Field Fortifications (French Army). 274pp. 'Part II: The Construction of Field Positions (Stellungsbau). 67pp. This is taken from the German publication “Manual Of Position Warfare For All Arms” and was issued by the Prussian War Ministry in 1916, classified SECRET and endorsed “NOT TO BE TAKEN INTO THE FRONT LINE”'It was translated from the German and issued by the (British) General Staff in May 1917.(Evidently someone did take it into the front line!)'Part III: NOTES ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF TRENCHES, APRIL 1917. 102pp plus five plates of diagramsThis was issued by the War Department, Washington and circulated under a covering letter dated May 16, 1917.'Part III: Notes on the Construction and Equipment of Trenches April 1917'

Trench Fortifications 1914-1918. a Reference Manual

Anon. Anon.

The 6th (Border) Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers 1939-45

Baggaley, J. R. P.

Pre. WW2 Armourers instruction manual covering Rifles, Bayonets, Scabbards, Pistols, Hotchkiss, Lewis, and Vickers Machine Guns Ect., valuable information for the gunsmith, WW2 re-enactment buff, and anyone who maintains and repairs small arms and weapons.

Instructions for Armourers 1931

Command of the Army Council, Command of the Army Council

BRITISH TRENCH WARFARE 1917-1918. A Reference Manual

BRITISH CAMPAIGNS IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS 1914

DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

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