Description
Book SynopsisFocusing on developments at the divisional level in Britain and Canada, The Empire on the Western Front casts a critical eye on how the British Empire transformed unseasoned volunteers into battle-ready soldiers for the Western Front.
Trade ReviewGeoffrey Jackson is to be congratulated for his efforts.
The Empire on the Western Front is recommended reading for anyone interested in Great War history. -- Major Jim D. Barrett * The Ormsby Review *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1 Raising and Training the Divisions
Part 1: Forging Fighting Forces
2 The 4th and the 62nd Divisions: First Months in Line
3 The 62nd Division: Second Bullecourt and Aftermath
4 The 4th Division: Road to Vimy
5 The 4th Division: Lens and Passchendaele
6 The 62nd Division: Road to Bourlon
Part 2: The Final Year
7 The 62nd Division: Training and Fighting
8 The 62nd Division: The Hundred Days
9 The 4th Division in 1918: Towards the Hundred Days
Conclusion: Producing Combat-Capable BEF Divisions in Wartime
Appendix: Orders of Battle for 62nd and 4th Divisions
Notes; Bibliography; Index
