Bibliotheca Staffordiensis; Or a Bibliographical Account of Books and Other Printed Matter
Bibliotheca Staffordiensis; Or a Bibliographical Account of Books and Other Printed Matter

Author: Rupert Simms

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-03

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 9780260256553

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Excerpt from Bibliotheca Staffordiensis; Or a Bibliographical Account of Books and Other Printed Matter: Relating to Printed or Published in or Written by a Native, Resident, or Person Deriving a Title From Any Portion of the County of Stafford And as I cannot think any place wholly unworthy of notice that affords a habitation Ito a man of letters, I have collected the history and antiquities of the several garrets in which I have resided. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Memoirs of a Rifleman Scout
Memoirs of a Rifleman Scout

Author: F. M. Crum

Publisher: Frontline Books

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1473834643

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Frederick Maurice Crum (18791952) fought in the Second Boer War (18991902) in the Mounted Infantry, where he was wounded and taken prisoner. After peacetime service in India he retired due to the effects of his injuries, and became involved in the Boy Scout movement, founding the 7th Troop of Boy Scouts at Stirling in Scotland in 1909. On the outbreak of war in 1914 he rejoined the Rifle Corps and served with its 8th Battalion in France until 1919, specialising in trench sniping.Made up from his extensive diaries and letters to family and friends at the time, this book details the development of sniping in the British Army in the First World War. It was through the work of expert marksmen and trainers like Major Crum that the initial dominance of the Germans in this type of fighting was eventually overcome. These memoirs provide a unique insight into the life of a British Army officer before and during the First World War. Major Crum's involvement in the Boy Scout movement is also a fascinating account of that organisation's origins, showing what the true motives behind its foundation were.With a new Foreword by sniping expert Adrian Gilbert, this is not only a first-rate memoir of sniping in the trenches, but also of a long, outstanding life of bravery