World War I British officer’s tunic and Sam Browne belt with attachments And a Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer’s Sword, the hilt decorated with the GRV cypher for George V.
Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks (September 7, 1895- January 4, 1985) was a British Army Soldier in World War I and the Russian Civil War and a British Army General in World War II. Brian Horrocks was born in Ranikhet, British India on September 7, 1895. He was a soldier in the British Army in World War I on the Western Front and the Russian Civil War from 1919 to 1921. In 1939, at the outbreak of World War II, he was promoted to a Lieutenant Colonel. He fought in the Battle Of France in 1940 and took
Here it is, my very first piece of Sims 4 custom content, as well as my first two meshes! I had noticed there was a lack of historical accuracy in many decades legacies as no World War I uniforms ex…
A very rare British officer's leather covered swagger stick with concealed blade. Dating from the Great War, this piece would double up as a fierce weapon if required. The acid etched blade bares the name of Clements of London which suggests this was most likely a privately purchased item from the officer's outfitter.
Written by a serving officer, this handbook aims to give a complete knowledge of grenades in use during the Great War. Describing the use and effects of grenades in clear terms, the author aims to give the reader a quick grasp of grenades and the tactics involved in their employment. Chapter subjects include clearing a trench with grenades, trench storming parties, explosives in grenades, fuses and detonators, frontal attacks with grenades, and how to throw them. As well as detailed descriptions and diagram drawings of grenades used by the British, there are descriptions of French and German grenades. This is clearly THE book to own on the use of grenades in WW 1.
From a British member of Parliament to a CIA counterintelligence officer, meet some of the Cold War personalities who betrayed their countries.
168 women, among them recruits from the US and Australia, served in the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II which ended 70 years ago this Saturday with the surrender of Japanese forces.
Q 32533. Officers of the 27th Division playing badminton in a village (possibly Stavros) in Salonika.