| Description |
1 online resource (320 pages) |
| Access |
Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
Crofton's commentary offers a fascinating glimpse into the mindset of the regular officer class largely wiped out by the end of 1915. Covering the period when bloody and unsuccessful British attempts to break the stalemate were made at Festubert, Neuve Chapelle and Aubers, Crofton describes the bewildering pace of technological change as new weapons like gas and hand grenades entered the fray. Whether criticising government policy, analysing the repercussions of battles in other theatres of war or observing the burgeoning war economy behind the lines, Crofton's outspoken scepticism informs our understanding of a lost generation of professional soldiers. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Crofton, Morgan, 1879-1958 -- Diaries.
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Great Britain. Army. Life Guards, 2nd.
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Great Britain. Army -- Biography.
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HISTORY / Military / World War I.
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Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Diaries.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Belgium -- Ieper.
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Ypres, 2nd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1915.
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Ypres, 1st Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1914.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gilbert, Martin, 1936-2015.
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Roynon, Gavin.
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| Added Title |
Crofton diaries, Ypres 1914-1915 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Crofton, Morgan, 1879-1958. Massacre of the innocents. Stroud, Gloucestershire : Sutton Pub., 2004. 9780750937399 (DLC)2008431408 |
| Standard No. |
9780752495392 |
| ISBN |
9780752495392 (e-pub) |
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