The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 1 of 3

A regimental account traces the actions and experiences of the Grenadier Guards during the 1914–1918 European conflict, focusing on battalion, company and platoon-level operations. It synthesizes officers' letters, diaries and battalion records to reconstruct engagements from the Retreat from Mons through the Marne, the Aisne and the First Battle of Ypres. The author explains the difficulties of contemporary military history—contradictory eyewitness reports, uneven documentation and scarce information about the enemy. Extended trench life, the impact of gas and high explosives, and heavy casualty lists are recorded alongside maps and administrative detail. The narrative deliberately emphasizes granular regimental experience rather than grand tactical analysis.