LibraryThing Review User Review - petulant_seraph - LibraryThing. A wonderful book about the experiences of the ordinary man and his life as a soldier in the first world war Read full review5/5(1). George Coppard makes mention of Robert Graves' cl Tales from enlisted men tend to be rarer than those from the officers' ranks, probably due to educational disparities between officers and grunts. It should go without saying, though, that since the brunt of the war is borne on the back of the soldier on the front lines and in the trench, these /5. Serving with the Machine Gun Corps, he fought in the battles of Loos, Somme and Arras, and at Cambrai, where he was badly wounded and won the Military Medal for Bravery. This book is based on diaries that the author kept, against military regulation, during his service i In August , after lying about his age, the year-old George Coppard enlisted in Kitchener's army/5.
Achebe has also published children's books, Chike and the River () and How the Leopard Got Its Claws (), a collection of short stories, Girls at War and Other Stories (), and a volume of poetry, Christmas in Biafra (). These records are the unit war diaries of the British Army in the First World War and are held by The National Archives in record series WO They are not personal diaries (try the Imperial War Museum or local record offices for those). Different parts of the collection cover units serving in different theatres: France and Flanders: WO 95/1. First World War casualty details for Private S G Ellis Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Date of death Friday 30 November (aged 26).
With a machine gun to Cambrai: The tale of a young Tommy in Kitchener's army by Coppard, George. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. WITH A MACHINE GUN TO CAMBRAI. by George Coppard [Coppard, George] on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. WITH A MACHINE GUN TO CAMBRAI. by George Coppard. Serving with the Machine Gun Corps, he fought in the battles of Loos, Somme and Arras, and at Cambrai, where he was badly wounded and won the Military Medal for Bravery. This book is based on diaries that the author kept, against military regulation, during his service i In August , after lying about his age, the year-old George Coppard enlisted in Kitchener's army.
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