The British Army In World War I (1)

THIS BOOK IS THE FIRST OF THREE CONCISE BUT FACT-PACKED TITLES ON THE BRITISH ARMY OF THE GREAT WAR. THE UNITS COVERED INCLUDE THE BEF, THE REGULAR ARMY, AND THE ROYAL NAVY AND MARINE UNITS OPERATING ON LAND, DETAILING THE TRAINING, COMMUNICATIONS, LEADERSHIP, AND CAMPAIGN HISTORY OF THE VARIOUS UNITS THAT FOUGHT DURING THIS TURBULENT TIME, FROM THE ARRIVAL OF THE BEF IN FRANCE IN AUGUST 1914 TO THE END OF THE BLOODY BATTLE OF THE SOMME IN AUTUMN 1916.