The Territorial Force at War 1914-16 by K W Mitchinson

[Guest]

Just thought I would flag this book. The last of a trilogy. The previous books are outstanding in my view. very well researched and I had no hesitation in taking the plunge on this. Released on 6th October.

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MG

P.S. The Derbyshire Yeomanry gets mentioned twice which makes two more reasons to buy it.

[charlesmessenger]

Martin

Many thanks for flagging it up. I have the other two volumes and have been eagerly awaiting this one. Hence, it is now on order.

Charles M

[RobL]

Is anyone who has it able to say how much there is on the artillery units, please?

[Guest]

The book arrived today. Huzzah.

In usual style the book has a mass of notes - all endnotes by chapter but consolidated at the end of the book rather than chapter ends. 40 pages worth out of 260 pages.

To answer RobL's question - there are Chapters as follows:

1. The pre-War quest for Efficiency

2. The Territorial Force and the War Office

3. Mobilization Training and Embarkation

4. Acclimatization and Training Overseas

5. The Infantry's experience of Battle

6. The Experience of Other Arms

7. Command and Leadership

8. Drafts and the Loss of TF Identity.

9. Conclusion

If the index is any indication, the Artillery TF is mentioned on 50 pages, or about 23% of the book. I will report back in a few days. 10 pages in and no regrets. He writes beautifully. MG

[Steven Broomfield]

Hmmmm ... Amazon have kindly drawn my attention to this. How do they know?

Looks like I'll fall (as ever).

[paulgranger]

For those with a limited budget, but assuming they've got the technology, the book's now out in Kindle format at just over £34, which is still a fair bit, but half the price of the hardback.