Tommies

“Everything you need to know to get you started on the subject of the men of the British Army who found themselves in the trenches in WWI. Superb.” — Books Monthly British soldiers have been known as Tommies for centuries, but the nickname is particularly associated with the British infantryman in the trenches of World War I. In August 1914, a small professional force of British soldiers crossed the Channel to aid the French and Belgians as the German army advanced. As it became apparent that th