Die Again by Gerritsen Tess

Die Again by Gerritsen Tess

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the 3/4th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 52 Infantry Brigade, 17th Division, covering May 1917 to February 1918 across 413 pages. It names 31 places across 38 dated entries. Alongside the daily entries the volume carries 46 reports, narratives and plans, 79 Operation Orders, five maps and one diagram. Among the papers are: Annexe to V Corps Summary of Intelligence; 3/4th R West Kent order No; March Table to Accompany Brigade order No. 196; Warning order; Administrative instructions numbered 19 to 49 (15 of them); Administrative instructions; March Table to Accompany 52nd Infantry Brigade order No. 200; Table of Reliefs; 3/4th. Battn. Royal. West Kent Regiment. Administrative instructions No. 4; Relief Table attached to Brigade order No 206; Table B to Accompany 52nd Infantry Brigade order No. 208; Table A to Accompany 52nd Infantry Brigade order No. 208. The diary opens at Canterbury on 31 May 1917. 1917 is spent at Hesdin, Parroy Camp, La Panne, Lucheux and Wanquetin. 1918 at Velu Wood, Graincourt, Phipps Camp and NE of Hermies. It closes at Velu Wood on 28 February 1918. Hesdin is where it spent longest, 59 days, including a single unbroken stay of 59 and it came back to La Panne three separate times. Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Velu Wood. In 1917 it is also recorded at Southampton, Havre, St. Nicholas, Proven, Dublin Camp, Dragon Camp, Soult Camp, Marsouin Camp, Huddleston Camp and Bridge Camp.

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ISBN 13	9780812999082
ISBN 10	0812999088
Title	Die Again
Author	Gerritsen Tess
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House LCC US
Year published	2015-09-29
Number of pages	0
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