Haynes: Great War Tommy: The British Soldier 1914-1918 (All Models)

The Great War continues to fascinate, and never more so as we approach 2014, the centenary year of its outbreak. There is an abiding fascination in the uniform and equipment of the British Great War soldier. What was it like to wear? What were puttees? What does a gas mask look like? How heavy was the equipment? How did you dig a trench? These and other typical questions will be answered in Haynes Manual style, providing a vivid insight into life during the Great War for the average “Tommy Atkins."
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Haynes: Great War Tommy: The British Soldier 1914-1918 (All Models)

The Great War continues to fascinate, and never more so as we approach 2014, the centenary year of its outbreak. There is an abiding fascination in the uniform and equipment of the British Great War soldier. What was it like to wear? What were puttees? What does a gas mask look like? How heavy was the equipment? How did you dig a trench? These and other typical questions will be answered in Haynes Manual style, providing a vivid insight into life during the Great War for the average “Tommy Atkins."
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Haynes: Great War Tommy: The British Soldier 1914-1918 (All Models)

Haynes: Great War Tommy: The British Soldier 1914-1918 (All Models)

by Peter Doyle
Haynes: Great War Tommy: The British Soldier 1914-1918 (All Models)

Haynes: Great War Tommy: The British Soldier 1914-1918 (All Models)

by Peter Doyle

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The Great War continues to fascinate, and never more so as we approach 2014, the centenary year of its outbreak. There is an abiding fascination in the uniform and equipment of the British Great War soldier. What was it like to wear? What were puttees? What does a gas mask look like? How heavy was the equipment? How did you dig a trench? These and other typical questions will be answered in Haynes Manual style, providing a vivid insight into life during the Great War for the average “Tommy Atkins."

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780857332417
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Publication date: 12/01/2013
Series: Finding My Escape
Pages: 156
Product dimensions: 8.20(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author


Peter Doyle is a military historian and author who has written widely on the First World War. He is a visiting Professor at University College London and is co-secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary War Heritage Group. He lives in Essex, U.K.
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