Arnold Crabtree: WW1 British Sniper.: Short WW1 Biography story: (Military Biography Series.)
Description
Amazon's 2019 Best Selling 'WW1 Biography Series.'
WW1 BRITISH SNIPER - ARNOLD CRABTREE: At the beginning of WW1, German snipers executed mass killings along the trenches of Flanders and France. Sniper bullets cut down thousands of Kitcheners' soldiers in the prime of life. Amidst, exploding shells and smoke, a carnage of mangled corpses sank in a sea of mud. The Kaiser's crack shot marksmen were off to a winning start.
In 1915, British battalions were losing 12 to 18 men a day, at the hands of snipers, firing behind bullet-proof steel loop-hole plates, that the British could not penetrate. In response, the British army hit back with their own division of snipers. Arnold Crabtree, my Great-Uncle-In-Law was one of them. A young Mill Worker from Rochdale, England, who became a war hero at 21. This is his story
100th Anniversary World War One (1914-1918): Army & Aviation ebooks with Maps, Photographs and Famous Leaders.
5 Stars. Amazon Review by 'Worktop.'
Very Good. Have told a number of people about it.
4 Star Review. Eric Wallace (Australian Site).
A fascinating account of life in the trenches during WW1, which was the so-called "War to end all wars".
5 Star Amazon Review. Squadron Leader. Raymond Leach (MBE).
A fascinating read. I have read little on British Snipers; plenty about the Germans' depredations. This is one for the bookshelf.
5 Stars. Amazon Review by 'Minnie.'
Good Piece of History.
About the Author
Alex Devaney is an Independent Publisher, Author and Freelance Writer. Since receiving a Honours Diploma in Freelance and Feature Writing from London School of Journalism, Alex has had numerous articles published on Military History, Social History and Military Crime. Alex has also published twelve ebooks on Military History.
tags: war crime books, kindle short reads, ww1 sniper, military history, elite sniper assassin, world war 1 battles, action and adventure, war campaigns, sniper rifles, western front, German snipers, British snipers, military weapons, battle of loos, chemical warfare, Kitchener's soldiers, ww1 sniping school, ww1 famous commanders, ww1 battalions, trenches, allied soldiers ww1
