In spite of all the books written on the First World War, some
remarkable stories still remain untold, and that of the 58th London
Division is one of the most neglected. A territorial formation,
lacking the glamour of the old army or the Kitchener Volunteers, the
58th never received an official history and apart from the odd mention
and a poignant memorial on the Somme battlefield depicting a rider
cradling a dying horse, it has faded from memory. Yet the Division saw
hard service and won through at Passchendaele where it won fame for
capturing the Wurst Farm ridge many of its soldiers were decorated for
this action, and the ridge afterwards renamed London Ridge in its
honour. This book will tell the fascinating story of the 58th
Division's war, and through this cast new light on the wider story of
how the BEF struggled through the hard years and developed into such a
formidable force. Passchendaele is remembered for mud and waste, but
the 58th Division's experience shows the immense scale of the
preparations supporting the offensive and show both how these worked
and when they fell short. A history of the 58th Division is long
overdue. It is also a way of bringing a good deal of new research on
the war to the general reader.As featured in the Shropshire Star and
Epping Forest Guardian.
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ISBN
9781473834682
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Pen & Sword Military (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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