Books on Topic: 'British Army'

Any life of Wolfe can be artificially simplified by treating his purely military work as something complete in itself and not as a part of a greater w...

“Pvt Ryan”, “Platoon”, “A Soldier’s Home”, Kitchener’s Mob”. These aren’t happy stories, they are about the experience of War. War at different times,...

Secret Battle is a World War I novel that explores the psychological toll of war on a young British officer, Harry Penrose. The story unfolds through...

'Recollections of Rifleman Harris' offers a firsthand account of the life of a British infantryman during the Napoleonic Wars. Written by Henry Curlin...

Set in the British Raj, 'Colonel Thorndyke's Secret' follows the repercussions of a stolen diamond bracelet taken from a Hindu idol. The theft ignites...

This book, written by Boyd Cable, a British soldier during World War I, offers a firsthand account of the horrors and realities of trench warfare on t...

This memoir recounts the experiences of Lieutenant Richard Haigh during World War I, focusing on his service in the British Army's Tank Corps. The boo...

This is an adventure story set in Africa during World War I. Bertram Greene, a young and naive intellectual, joins the British Army to prove his worth...

Kate John Finzi's 'Eighteen Months in the War Zone' provides a firsthand account of her experiences as a woman working on the Western Front during Wor...

Written by H. C. McNeile, who served in the Royal Engineers Corps during World War I, "Men, Women and Guns by Sapper" is a collection of fictionalized...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade" is a powerful and moving poem that commemorates the tragic and heroic charge of the British Ligh...

This book, 'War Surgery - From Firing Line to Base' by Henry Stanley Banks, stands as a seminal work in the field of wartime medical treatment. Publis...

This book recounts the experiences of John Henry Patterson, a British officer, during the Palestine Campaign of World War I. He specifically details...

This book provides a glimpse into the British Army's structure and daily life in the early days of World War I, offering a unique perspective from wit...

This biography of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, was written by journalist George Hooper in 1889. Hooper offers a lively account of Wel...

This book is a firsthand account of the author's experiences as a British officer in the trenches during World War I. 'Nothing of Importance' chronicl...

'Bullets & Billets' by Bruce Bairnsfather provides a raw and honest account of the author's experiences as a machine gun officer in the British Army d...

Set in Portugal during the winter of 1812, 'Actress in High Life' offers a glimpse into the lives of British officers stationed in Elvas. The story fo...

Terrence O'Conner, the son of an officer in the "Mayo Fusiliers," joins the regiment as an ensign when it is called out to Portugal to fight the Frenc...

Brown Brethren is a poignant novel that chronicles the experiences of a group of close-knit soldiers from the London Irish Rifles during the First Wor...

Arnold Bennett, a renowned writer, served in the British war effort during World War I. "Over There" is a collection of essays he penned after visitin...

'Barrack-Room Ballads' is a collection of poems by Rudyard Kipling that offers a vivid glimpse into the lives of British soldiers stationed in India d...

Mortimer Menpes, an Australian expatriate artist, embarked on a journey to South Africa as a correspondent for the London weekly *Black and White* mag...

This volume focuses on the continuation of World War I, specifically from the opening stages of the Battle of Verdun in February 1916 to mid-November...