Challenge of Battle: The British Army's Entry into the First World War by Adrian Gilbert ISBN 13: 9781849088596

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2014. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Osprey Publishing (UK), 2014. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

Bloomsbury Publishing USA. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Bloomsbury Publishing USA. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

U S. A.: Osprey Publishing. Fine/Fine. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 1849088594 304pp including bibliography and index "Clears a way the layers of sentiment that have obscured a true historical understanding of the 1914 campaign to provide a full, unvarnished picture of the BEF at war Photographs .

Osprey Publishing (Uk), 2014. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9781849088596

Osprey Publishing (Uk), 2013. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9781849088596

Osprey Publishing. very nice copy . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2014.

Osprey Publishing. Used - Like New. 2014. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Bright, clean copy. Fine. (Subject: Military History & Exploration).

Osprey Publishing, 2014-02-18. Hardcover. Like New.

Osprey Publishing. New. 2014. Hardcover. New. Dj. is fine. (Subject: Military History & Exploration).

Osprey Publishing, 2014-02-18. Hardcover. New.

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Maps. General Military. Audience: General/trade.

Great Britain: Osprey. Fine/Near Fine. 2013. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9781849088596 Guidebook Hardcover. First Edition. Challenge of Battle. The Real Story of the British Army in 1914. 'I could see a German cavalry officer some 400 yards away standing in full view of me, gesticulating as he disposed of his dismounted men. Immediately I saw him I took aim, squeexed the trigger and automatically, almost instantaneously, he fell to the ground'. With these words Corporal Edward Thomas describes firing the first shot by a soldier of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. It was the start of a dramatic struggle that would take in the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the Aisne, and culminate in the successful defence of Ypres - the graveyard of the pre-war British Army. This thought-provoking new book provides a full, unvarnished picture of the British Expeditionary Force in the battles of 1914, portraying… Read More

Published by Osprey Publishing, 2014. 1st edition.. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper. An authoritative and well-paced campaign narrative, re-evaluating the Army's leadership, organization and tactics. The problems faced by commanders, grappling with the brutal realities of 20th century warfare, and how the British infantry's famed marksmanship has to be set against the inexperience and tactical shortcomings of the BEF as a whole. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. 304 pages including index.

. Very Good. 1849088594. with dustjacket, bright clean copy . 2014. Hardcover.

London : Osprey Pub, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 304 pages : 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Cover; Title; Contents; List of Maps; List of Images; Introduction; Prologue: First Blood; Part One: Advance to Battle; 1. Opening the War Book; 2. Across the Channel; 3. The March to Mons; 4. The Kaiser's Army; 5. Encounter at Mons; Part Two: The Great Retreat; 6. Disengagement; 7. Le Cateau: the Decision to Fight; 8. Le Cateau: the Defeat; 9. Failures of Command; 10. The Retreat Continues; Part Three: From the Marne to the Aisne; 11. Turn of the Tide; 12. Battle on the Aisne: Assault; 13. Battle on the Aisne: Entrenchment; Part Four: Decision at Ypres; 14. The Opening Moves. 15. Storm over Ypres 16. Battle in the South; 17. Ypres: the Test; Epilogue: Death of the Old Army; Appendix A: BEF Order… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.