One million, one hundred thousand men and women lost their lives in the service of the British Empire during the First World War; in the Second, another six hundred thousand from all parts of the Commonwealth made the same sacrifice. The First World War, which began as a war between professional armies, was very soon to be fought by millions of ordinary citizens turned soldier. Those who died could no longer be shovelled into a hole ...and so forgotten" as had happened
| ISBN: | 9781848844230 |
| Publication date: | 18th November 2010 |
| Author: | Philip Longworth |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Military an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Genres: |
Military history General and world history Military institutions |