The Old Contemptibles - Michael Barthorp - Osprey Elite 24 MMP Factory 183

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"The original basis for Wooden Ships and Iron Men first published by Battleline and later Avalon Hill

The Old Contemptibles - Michael Barthorp - Osprey Elite 24 MMP Factory 183On 19 August 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered General von Kluck, commanding the German First Army, to 'exterminate the treacherous English and walk over General French's contemptible little Army'. The 'Old Contemptibles' adopted the aspersion like a treasured regimental title, their subsequent successes earning them a more accurate evaluation as 'the best trained, best organised and best equipped British Army that ever went forth to war'. This book