Infantry Brigade: 1914-The Diary of a Commander of the 15th Infantry Brigade, 5th Division, British Army, During the Retreat from Mons

by Edward Gleichen

Book Overview

The retreat from Mons by men from some of from Britain's finest county regiments

The author of this book was a relative of Queen Victoria and a regular soldier. He had served in the Sudan with the Camel Corps and eventually became a Divisional commander during the Great War. Placed in command of a brigade of regulars in 1914, he took the 15th Infantry Brigade consisting of the first battalions of the Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Cheshire and Dorsetshire...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846773644
• ISBN13: 9781846773648
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"