Machine-gunner 1914-1918: Personal experiences of the Machine Gun Corps

C. E. Crutchley,Aachine

ISBN 10: 0561002274 / ISBN 13: 9780561002279

Published by Bailey Brothers, 1975

About this Item

Hardcover. Good condition. Mylar cover on dust jacket, taped to book. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Machine-gunner 1914-1918: Personal experiences of the Machine Gun Corps
• Publisher: Bailey Brothers
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0561002274
• ISBN 13: 9780561002279
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In 1914 there were only two machine guns supporting a British infantry battalion of 800 men, and in the light of the effectiveness of German and French machine guns the Machine Gun Corps was formed in October 1915. This remarkable book, compiled and edited by C E Crutchley, is a collection of the personal accounts of officers and men who served in the front lines with their machine guns in one of the most ghastly wars, spread over three continents. The strength of the book lies in the fact that these are the actual words of the soldiers themselves, complete with characteristic modes of expression and oddities of emphasis and spelling. All theatres of war are covered from the defence of the Suez Canal, Gallipoli and Mesopotamia in the east to France and Flanders, the German offensive of March 1918 and the final act on the Western Front that brought the war to an end. October 2006 is the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Machine Gun Corps.