Saving Lives: Arthur Conan Doyle and the Campaign for Body Armour, 1914-18

by Philip Abbott

Inspired by a collection of letters received by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle during the First World War, Philip Abbott sets out to explore the campaign to provide body armour to British soldiers serving in the trenches.

Setting the letters in the context of the terrible losses suffered during the Battle of the Somme, Abbott reveals the actions of the War Office and Ministry of Munitions in providing better protection for the troops. He examines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0948092823
• ISBN13: 9780948092824
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Royal Armouries
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"