LEADER 03400nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910465609603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-151552-3 010 $a1-4294-6012-1 010 $a1-280-75848-1 035 $a(CKB)2560000000295071 035 $a(EBL)415796 035 $a(OCoLC)437094897 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000251271 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11200718 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251271 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248362 035 $a(PQKB)10826334 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072558 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415796 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415796 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10271374 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL75848 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000295071 100 $a20060824d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSteady the buffs!$b[electronic resource] $ea regiment, a region, and the Great War /$fMark Connelly 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-927860-1 311 $a0-19-170705-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [257]-262) and indexes. 327 $aContents; List of Tables; List of Maps; List of Illustrations; List of Conventions and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Officers and Men; 2. Shock, 1914; 3. Adjusting to the Western Front: January 1915-Spring 1916; 4. Raiding, 1915-1918: Learning on the Job or Unnecessary Attrition?; 5. Learning: The Buffs on the Somme; 6. Applying: 1917; 7. Defending: January-April 1918; 8. Winning: July-November 1918; 9. Remembering; Conclusion; Appendices; 1a: Places of birth, residence, and enlistment, 1914; 1b: Places of birth, residence, and enlistment, 1918 327 $a1c: Buffs soldiers condemned to death, 1914-192a: Buffs raids; 2b: Overall casualties incurred by the Buffs during raids; 3a: Table: Buffs actions, 1914-15; 3b: Table: Buffs on the Somme, 1916; 3c: Table: Buffs actions, 1917; 3d: Table: Buffs in the '100 Days', 1918; Bibliography; Buffs Index; B; C; D; F; K; N; O; P; R; W; General Index; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; P; R; S; T; W 330 $aA reinvention of the traditional regimental history examining the role of a famous Kentish regiment, the Buffs, in the Great War. The book examines the backgrounds and attitudes of officers, men, and their families to the war and looks at its impact on the military and civil community. - ;This book fully revises standard regimental history by establishing the framework and background to the regiment's role in the Great War. It tests the current theories about the British army in the war and some of the conclusions of modern military historians. In recent years a fascinating reassessment of the 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xRegimental histories$zGreat Britain 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns$zWestern Front 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xRegimental histories 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns 676 $a940.4/1241 700 $aConnelly$b Mark$0956843 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465609603321 996 $aSteady the buffs$92167185 997 $aUNINA