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
