French Poilu 191418 by Ian Sumner
'Why,' the Kaiser enquired of Czar Nicholas in 1913, did he wish to ally himself with France when 'the Frenchman is no longer capable of being a soldier?' Indeed, during World War I (1914-1918) the French Army was in a state of disarray, plagued by indiscipline, mutinies and desertion. The ordinary French citizens that were called upon to defend their motherland, the Poilu, were disrespected and demoralized, and the infamous mutinies of 1917 by the Poilu were not protests against the war itself, but against how the war was conducted. The rebellions sent a stark warning, forcing a reform in the management of the war. Consequently, the performance of many French regiments improved and the Poilu went on to become the only European troops to fight the entire war within their own borders. Ian Sumner expertly charts the history of the Poilu, from the conscription of hundreds of thousands of men, through their training, to the horrors of the trenches and the fear of no-man's land, providing a fascinating insight into the events that led to the 1917 revolts. New artwork and diagrams illustrate the experiences of the soldiers as the comforts of civilian life were stripped away from them and the trenches became their homes.-
English Longbowman 13301515
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Knight Templar
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Anglo-Saxon Thegn AD 4491066
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Greek Hoplite 480323 BC
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Warlord of Britannia
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Rhodesian Light Infantryman 196180
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Celtic Warrior
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Norman Knight AD 9501204
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Knight Hospitaller (1)
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Viking Hersir 7931066 AD
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Roman Legionary 58 BCAD 69
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Late Roman Infantryman AD 236565
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Ninja AD 14601650
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English Medieval Knight 14001500
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Border Reiver 15131603
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SOE Agent
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Imperial Roman Legionary AD 161284
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Roman Legionary AD 69161
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Galloglass 12501600
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Gladiators
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British Paratrooper 194045
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French Resistance Fighter
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Roman Legionary AD 284-337
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Long Range Desert Group Patrolman
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English Medieval Knight 12001300
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Fallschirmjager
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Samurai 15501600
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British Rifleman 17971815
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The Art of War
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English Medieval Knight 13001400
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Roman Legionary 10958 BC
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British Cavalryman 17921815
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Apache Warrior 186086
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Matchlock Musketeer
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British Infantryman in the Far East 1941-45
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Early Iron Age Greek Warrior 1100700 BC
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Pictish Warrior AD 297-841
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Roman Auxiliary Cavalryman
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Highland Clansman 16891746
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Mongol Warrior 12001350
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British Redcoat 1793-1815
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Teutonic Knight
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Polish Winged Hussar 15761775
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The French Army 1914-18
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British Commanders of World War II
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The French Army 1939-45 (2)
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British Colours & Standards 1747–1881 (1)
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French Army at Verdun
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German Air Forces 191418
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The French Air Force in the First World War
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French Army in the First World War
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The Royal Navy 1939-45
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They Shall Not Pass
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They Shall Not Pass: The French Army on the Western Front 1914-1918
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The Indian Army 1914-1947
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Yorkshire Wolds
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Family Law Legislation of the Netherlands
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The French Army on the Somme 1916
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ANZAC Infantryman 191415
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Despise it Not
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Holderness
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Yeomanry of the East Riding
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Yorkshire Wolds in Old Photographs
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Kings of the Air: French Aces and Airmen of the Great War
Ian Sumner was born in 1953 in Eccles, near Manchester, UK. He has written numerous titles on the French soldier in World War for Osprey, and also several books on the history of the East Riding of Yorkshire, where he now lives with his wife.
Entirely self-taught, Giuseppe Rava has established himself as a leading military history artist, and is inspired by the works of the great military artists, such as Detaille, Meissonier, Röchling, Lady Butler, Ottenfeld and Angus McBride. He lives and works in Italy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846033322 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846033322 |
| Title | French Poilu 191418 |
| Author | Ian Sumner |
| Series | Warrior |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2009-02-10 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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