Military Labour During the First World War
by
Ivor Lee, John Starling
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
From 1917, British soldiers who were unfit or too old for front line service were to serve unarmed and within the range of German guns for weeks or even months at a time, undertaking laboring tasks. The vital, yet largely unreported, role played by these brave soldiers was crucial to achieving victory...