02058nam 2200469 450 991046786110332120200520144314.01-61200-485-7(CKB)4340000000192760(MiAaPQ)EBC4926397(Au-PeEL)EBL4926397(CaPaEBR)ebr11418075(OCoLC)995357877(EXLCZ)99434000000019276020190115d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTommies the British Army in the trenches /Rosie Serdiville and John SadlerOxford ;Philadelphia :Casemate,2017.1 online resource (156 pages) illustrations, mapsCasemate short history1-61200-484-9 British soldiers have been known as Tommies for centuries, but the name is particularly associated with the British soldier in World War I. In 1914, a small professional force of British soldiers crossed the Channel to aid the French. It soon became apparent that the war would be protracted, and a vast drive for volunteer soldiers began. By 1918 the army was transformed, fielding 5.5 million men on the Western Front alone. These Tommies were fighting an entirely new type of war, living and dying in vast trench systems, threatened by death from the air or by gas attack as well as by rifle or bayonet. This book explores the development of the 'Tommy', and his experience of war.Casemate short history.World War, 1914-1918Great BritainSoldiersGreat BritainHistory20th centuryElectronic books.World War, 1914-1918SoldiersHistory355.00941Serdiville Rosie923238Sadler JohnMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910467861103321Tommies2071797UNINA