In August 1914 Kipling's son John, not yet seventeen, volunteered for a commission in the Army, but was initially refused as under age and with poor sight. Kipling pulled some strings and his son was killed at the battle of Loos a short time after. Asked to write a regimental history by the Irish Guards HQ, five years later, this masterpiece appeared. Said Kipling, 'This will be my great work... It is done with agony and bloody sweat.' This edition in two volumes is complete with the orginal maps and appendices and a foreword by George Webb, Editor of The Kipling Journal.
| ISBN: | 9781862274044 |
| Publication date: | 20th November 2007 |
| Author: | Rudyard Kipling |
| Publisher: | Spellmount an imprint of The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 319 pages |
| Genres: |
First World War Military institutions Military history |
In August 1914 Kipling's son John, not yet seventeen, volunteered for a commission in the Army, but was initially refused as under age and with poor sight. Kipling pulled some strings and his son was killed at the battle of Loos a short time after.
The Irish Guards in the Great War features in the following genres: First World War, Military institutions, Military history
Paperback. £17.09, down from the £18.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
The Irish Guards in the Great War was written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Spellmount an imprint of The History Press
The Irish Guards in the Great War has 319 pages
£17.09, reduced from £18.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.