From Eton to Ypres

The Letters And Diaries Of Lt Col Wilfrid Abel Smith, Grenadier Guards, 1914-15 An honest account of World War I's key engagements told through the eyes of an Old Etonian Wilfrid Abel Smith has been acknowledged as one of the outstanding commanding officers of World War I. His letters and diaries provide a vivid, first-hand account of the fighting and suffering on the frontline and trench warfare. As an Old Etonian, his account gives key insight into his family's social network and the connections he made: most of Wilfrid's officers were Old Etonians as was his Brigade commander, Lord Cavan and his second in command, Ma Jeffreys. This book is co-edited by Henry Hanning and Charles Abel Smith, grandson and great grandson of Wilfrid. AUTHOR: Charles Abel Smith Is an Old Etonian and has recently retired from a career in finance. Henry Hanning is a former Grenadier who wrote 'The British Grenadiers'. He was commissioned in 1959 from Sandhurst and served in West Germany, Berlin, Cyprus, Belize, Hong Kong and Northern Ireland. SELLING POINTS: ? Provides key insight into the service of Old Etonians ? Of interest to anyone who read Alexandra Churchill's 'Blood and Thunder' ? Keen interest to the Travellers Club ? of which Wilfrid was a member ? which is publishing a new work on their members who fell ? First-hand narrative, never before published, of WWI ? Includes a detailed biographical index of the approximately 160 officers and NCOs. 16pp mono 60 b/w illustrations