Ned Malet De Carteret

During the First World War, the battles fought at sea were every bit as dangerous as those fought on land. Vast navies opposed each other across the great oceans of the world, equipped with the most up to date technology that industrialised nations could produce. The human cost was staggering, not only on those who served, but also to those families left at home.

My Family in the Great War tells the story of three family members: Midshipman Philip Reginald Malet de Carteret (killed on HMS Queen Mary), Midshipman John Malet Armstrong (served on HMAS Australia) and Captain Harold Ackroyd VC, MC, MD (killed at the Battle of Passchendaele, 1917) serving in the different theatres of the 14-18 conflict. Written by a direct descendant, the story of the war at sea and on land is vividly brought to life through personal letters and historical fact. Meticulously researched, with detailed illustrations and photographs throughout, My Family in the Great War provides an intimate portrait of total war, painted on a different canvas to the stagnant hell of the Western Front, yet every bit as lethal.

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-908336-46-0
Format: 152x229mm
Binding: Paperback
Extent: 196pp
Price: £15.99
Pub date: 30 September 2014
Publisher: Tommies Guides
Imprint: Reveille Press

BIC Classifications:
First World War (HBWN)
British & Irish history (HBJD1)
First World War, 1914-1918 (3JJF)