The original, published in 1921, is
now very scarce. The narrative tells of the author's
experiences in France and Flanders in WWI. He moved from HQ
to the Front Line and witnessed much of the fighting in 1917
and 1918. The book contains his finely reproduced portraits
of soldiers, officers, and scenes of the battlefield. Many
of these have been rephotographed from Orpen's original
works drawn from the Imperial War Museum in London and the
National Gallery in Dublin. The book which is from a limited
edition of 550, each numbered, has a hand-printed dust
wrapper and is presented in a matching slip case.
The Kitchener Battalions of the
Royal Berkshire Regiment at the Battle of Loos in 1915. This
is the first of a series of four volumes produced by the
University of Reading. This volume, which is particularly
scarce and sought after, covers the 8th Battalion's action
on 25th September, 1915. Commencing at 0630h, by nightfall
493 of the 800 officers and men had become casualties. Three
weeks later the survivors, together with their fellow
volunteers from the 5th Battalion, went into action again.
They suffered heavily, with little to show for their
bravery.
Mint in card
cover - A4 format, 64pp, numerous b/w illustrations &
maps/plans
The Kitchener Battalions of the
Royal Berkshire Regiment at the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
This is the second of a series of four volumes produced by
the University of Reading. The scale of slaughter and
suffering on the Somme was appalling. The assailants were
mowed down in swathes. This booklet describes how the 5th,
6th and 8th Battalions of the Royal Berkshires played their
part but in the event, the Somme battles made only limited
gains. The regiment's battle honour 'Somme 1916' served as
as an acknowledgment of duty done for monarch and country.
Mint in card
cover - A4 format, 94pp, numerous b/w illustrations &
maps/plans
The
Kitchener Battalions of the Royal Berkshire Regiment in
1917. The third of a series of books produced by the
University of Reading covering the role of the Kitchener
Battalions of the Royal Berkshire Regiment in World War I,
this one being concerned with their actions in 1917 on the
Western Front.
Mint in card
cover - A4 format, 75pp, numerous b/w illustrations,
maps/plans
The fourth and last of a series of
books produced by the University of Reading, covering the
role of the Kitchener Battalions of the Royal Berkshire
Regiment in World War One, this volume being concerned with
their actions in 1918. It describes the actions of the 5th
and 8th Battalions during the German Spring Offensive, the
final Allied Offensive and the Battle of Amiens, up to the
Armistice in November.
Mint in card
cover - A4 format, 115pp, numerous b/w illustrations,
maps/plans
