With the Guns of the B. E. F., 1914: A Personal History & Recollections by an Officer of the Royal Horse Artillery-The Retreat from Mons & the Marne-A

by Arthur Corbett-Smith

Book Overview

An outstanding first hand account and history of the first battles of the Great War

The Great War had long been planned by Imperial Germany and its army stood ready to advance through Belgium and France with a force of overwhelming superiority. Both the Belgian and French nations rushed to arms, but were overwhelmed. The small British regular army in the form of the B. E. F was mobilised and thrown into the battle line in a matter of days...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178282202X
• ISBN13: 9781782822028
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"