Under the Devil's Eye: The British Military Experience in Macedonia 1915 - 1918 (edition 2017)

by Simon Moody (Author), Alan Wakefield (Author)

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The authors have researched the Salonika Campaign in every detail, from the arrival of the first British troops in 1915 to final victory. During this period large numbers of British and allied troops were tied up in the strategically vital Balkans. Salonika was converted into a vast military base and over 70 miles of defensive works were created.We learn of the disappointments of the British XII Corps offensive in April/May 1917 (The First Battle of Doiran) and the more successful aggressive raiding in the Struma Valley.Using first hand accounts a vivid picture of life for the British Army is… (more)

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Title:	Under the Devil's Eye: The British Military Experience in Macedonia 1915 - 1918
Authors:	Simon Moody (Author)
Other authors:	Alan Wakefield (Author)
Info:	Pen and Sword Military (2017), Edition: Reprint, 272 pages
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Under the Devil's Eye: Britain's Forgotten Army at Salonika 1915-1918 by Alan Wakefield

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This is much more of a grass-roots story compared to Alan Palmer's geopolitical survey, livened up by direct accounts from the soldiers themselves, either from contemporary letters or from memoirs. It also concentrates exclusively on the British, with one benefit being an entire chapter on the Struma Valley battles of 1916 which Palmer almost ignores. The maps are by far the clearest of any of the books I've consulted so far (though I do wish I had access to the colour maps which graced Cyril Falls' first edition). (

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1st Hampshire Engineers

1st Somersetshire Engineers

20th Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich)

228th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

28th Division (United Kingdom)

Battle of Doiran (1918)

Francis Stewart Montague-Bates

Macedonian Front

Vardar Offensive

XII Corps (United Kingdom)

XVI Corps (United Kingdom)

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The authors have researched the Salonika Campaign in every detail, from the arrival of the first British troops in 1915 to final victory. During this period large numbers of British and allied troops were tied up in the strategically vital Balkans. Salonika was converted into a vast military base and over 70 miles of defensive works were created.We learn of the disappointments of the British XII Corps offensive in April/May 1917 (The First Battle of Doiran) and the more successful aggressive raiding in the Struma Valley.Using first hand accounts a vivid picture of life for the British Army is

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