The Scorer Posted 7 June , 2018 Share Posted 7 June , 2018 Does anyone know of a book the Army of Occupation from 1919, please? I know that there are details of individual soldier's experiences in a number of their autobiographies / biographies, but these don't really cover the bigger picture. I'd be interested to read more about where it was based, what it did, how long it was there for, etc. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgranger Posted 7 June , 2018 Share Posted 7 June , 2018 Michael Foley 'The British Army of the Rhine' might be the one. Available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 7 June , 2018 Share Posted 7 June , 2018 There is a volume in the British Official History series, The Occupation of the Rhineland. It was originally published only in a restricted edition, but has been reprinted in a public edition in relatively recent years - I think by IWM. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_East Posted 7 June , 2018 Share Posted 7 June , 2018 (edited) The book took some considerable time to be published and the work was not sanctioned by the Cabinet until February 1942.....the work of Brigadier General Sir James E Edmonds.........The Occupation of the Rhineland 1918-1929 Brigadier General James Edmonds as editor of the British official history series first proposed that an account of the British Army on the Rhine should be undertaken in 1930 but this was not supported the Treasury.It appears that in the background Edmonds conducted research and collected official relevant records. Edmonds went on to work on the project with the backing of R.A.Butler from February 1942. The final edition being a limited publication,released virtually at the end of the war in Europe. A valuable resource on the actions of the British involvement in the occupation of the Rhine and the difficulties encountered......and like others the British cut short their previous statement of intent regarding the length of occupation. Edited 7 June , 2018 by Frank_East typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 7 June , 2018 Author Share Posted 7 June , 2018 Thank you; I'll have to have a look at the Michel Foley book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 8 June , 2018 Share Posted 8 June , 2018 (edited) Naval Military Press are doing a current promotion on reprint of the volume mentioned in posts 3 & 4 above; Edited 8 June , 2018 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yperman Posted 10 June , 2018 Share Posted 10 June , 2018 Thank you - one just ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G Posted 10 June , 2018 Share Posted 10 June , 2018 Peace Patrol by Lt. Col. Stewart Roddie, who was a member of the disarmament committee, is in interesting personal account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 10 June , 2018 Share Posted 10 June , 2018 Assize of Arms, by Brig-Gen J H Morgan (London, Methuen, 1945) tells "the story of the disarmament of Germany and her rearmament, 1919-1939". It is in two volumes and I picked up Volume One fairly cheaply recently from a well-known website. Brig-Gen Morgan served on the Inter-Allied Council of the Control Commission. It is mostly about the writer's dealings with German officers and politicians, and there is a certain amount of wry humour in it. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmessenger Posted 11 June , 2018 Share Posted 11 June , 2018 Ron I don't think that Vol 2 of Morgan's work was ever published. Charles M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 12 June , 2018 Share Posted 12 June , 2018 Thanks for that, Charles. My interest in this book came via a friend, who is part of the group trying to compile a history of the MGC. He had found a reference to the book, and I managed to find a copy very cheaply. It doesn't actually have any info on the MGC as such, but at least your comments will release me from my promise to look up Volume 2 next time I am in the University Library! Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 3 July , 2018 Share Posted 3 July , 2018 On 07/06/2018 at 21:00, The Scorer said: Thank you; I'll have to have a look at the Michel Foley book. The Michael Foley book isn't the best, he thinks for example that Jan Smuts was female and that the Scots Guards wore kilts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 3 July , 2018 Author Share Posted 3 July , 2018 Um ... I have bought it, so I'll let you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgranger Posted 3 July , 2018 Share Posted 3 July , 2018 4 hours ago, Heid the Ba said: The Michael Foley book isn't the best, he thinks for example that Jan Smuts was female and that the Scots Guards wore kilts. In my defence, I haven't read it. I just knew it had been published. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 4 July , 2018 Share Posted 4 July , 2018 I thought that, I was just trying to warn The Scorer but was too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 4 July , 2018 Author Share Posted 4 July , 2018 You've really got me going on this .... I think that I'm going to have to have a look at the index to track down the offending passages before I start reading the book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 5 July , 2018 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2018 I've just started it .... but there isn't an index, so that's Plan A out of the window straight away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 5 July , 2018 Share Posted 5 July , 2018 On 03/07/2018 at 14:00, Heid the Ba said: and that the Scots Guards wore kilts. Well, their pipers did! Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 6 July , 2018 Share Posted 6 July , 2018 Chapter 4 “The year 1921 saw Britain in a great position in the world. This was according to Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa at the time; she said that . . . “. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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