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    The Young Gunner: The Royal Field Artillery in the Great War

    By David Hutchison

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    The Young Gunner describes the history of the Royal Field Artillery in France and Flanders in the Great War, including the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The book is based on the letters and journals of Second Lieutenant Colin Hutchison who joined the army aged 19 just before the war started. He found himself in command of a single gun in battle in 1914, a section of guns in 1915, a battery of six guns in 1916, and a brigade of 24 guns by the end of the war. He tells the story of front line action in thirteen battles on the Western Front, including Mons 1914, Ypres 1915, The Somme 1916, Passchendaele 1917 and Ypres 1918. His personal stories are inspiring, but more importantly his letters and journals describe, in a consistent style, not only life on the front line with the artillery, but also the details of his tactical deployment in battle.David explains, from his perspective, why so many men died unnecessarily in that war, and why the changes in tactical thinking he saw as necessary to achieve success and to prevent casualties were so slow to be adopted. One cannot understand the battles of the First World War without understanding the artillery. This book, with copious factual footnotes and helpful maps, gives new insights into many of the battles, and also covers all aspects of the field artillery at war on the Western Front, with the final chapter drawing together the tactical developments year on year. The Young Gunner will appeal to readers of military history, and in particular to those interested in the stresses and experiences of any one of the 140,000 men who served in the Royal Field Artillery in the First World War.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTroubador Publishing Ltd
    Release dateMar 1, 2017
    ISBN9781788031714
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    The Young Gunner: The Royal Field Artillery in the Great War
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    David Hutchison

    David currently lives in America with his wife and two and a half cats. He is an Arts graduate and worked as a professional photographer based in Edinburgh. With his extensive background in photography, David has taught at tertiary level and lectured as a Visiting Professional. Growing up in Edinburgh, David became fascinated by the rich history of Scotland’s capital, and especially with some of its leading characters. As a “Gentleman by day, thief by night”, Deacon William Brodie – the lead in David’s first novel, Deacon Brodie: A Double Life – was one such character. David began writing short pieces for magazines and was first published in the 1980s. At present he is writing Lest You Be Judged, with Detective Chief Inspector Mike Brodie in the lead.

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