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Big Norm · 06-01-2003, 04:12 AM

I have two books that try to help me understand the fighting of WW1.
"The Guns of August" by Barbara Tuchman. This book discusses the months leading up to the war and the first few months of the war. It gives interesting information regarding the personalities of various inflential people involved in it. Like the name of the first German officer killed in WW1.

"A Short History of WW1" by James L. Stokesbury. This book gives a broad overview of the total war and the military changes that occured as the armies began to run out of fighting men.

I have seen the "The War 1914-19' book that Jan Stills references so often in his books. Unfortuately, it is in German and I don't understand German. I have looked at maps of Europe and tried to understand why the Germans took that route through Belgium to attack France. But the landscape looks so mountainous that maps don't seem to help. I guess that its one of those things that you have to be there to understand.

There are a lot of 1916 & 1917 LP-08's out there because there were so many more produced. The earlier ones vanished during heavy bombardments. Many also disappeared when allied soldiers returned home and were told on the returning ships that anyone caught bringing home contraband weapons would be court marshalled. So troups, eager to get home, simply threw them over board. They say that the waters leading up to the unboarding of the ships could be walked on because so many weapons were thrown over board. But any of what I call full rig artilleries, are valuable. Its tough enough to find any artillery with a matching magazine, but one also with a matching stock is really hard to find.

I have a LP-08 stock that came with a 1916 holster rig that I bought off of an Australian a couple of years ago. B.A.X11.16 is stamped in ink under the holsters flap. The stock (serial #9283a) has the name D.A. Fowler of Goulburb (Victoria) scratched into it. Captain Daniel Arthur Fowler was a Military Cross winner in the 2nd Div Artillery and survived the war.
I have often wondered if Murray might have an interest in this trophy stock since Australia and New Zealand are so close? I would prefer to keep the leather holster and accessories though.
Big Norm

06-01-2003, 04:12 AM	#8
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	I have two books that try to help me understand the fighting of WW1. "The Guns of August" by Barbara Tuchman. This book discusses the months leading up to the war and the first few months of the war. It gives interesting information regarding the personalities of various inflential people involved in it. Like the name of the first German officer killed in WW1. "A Short History of WW1" by James L. Stokesbury. This book gives a broad overview of the total war and the military changes that occured as the armies began to run out of fighting men. I have seen the "The War 1914-19' book that Jan Stills references so often in his books. Unfortuately, it is in German and I don't understand German. I have looked at maps of Europe and tried to understand why the Germans took that route through Belgium to attack France. But the landscape looks so mountainous that maps don't seem to help. I guess that its one of those things that you have to be there to understand. There are a lot of 1916 & 1917 LP-08's out there because there were so many more produced. The earlier ones vanished during heavy bombardments. Many also disappeared when allied soldiers returned home and were told on the returning ships that anyone caught bringing home contraband weapons would be court marshalled. So troups, eager to get home, simply threw them over board. They say that the waters leading up to the unboarding of the ships could be walked on because so many weapons were thrown over board. But any of what I call full rig artilleries, are valuable. Its tough enough to find any artillery with a matching magazine, but one also with a matching stock is really hard to find. I have a LP-08 stock that came with a 1916 holster rig that I bought off of an Australian a couple of years ago. B.A.X11.16 is stamped in ink under the holsters flap. The stock (serial #9283a) has the name D.A. Fowler of Goulburb (Victoria) scratched into it. Captain Daniel Arthur Fowler was a Military Cross winner in the 2nd Div Artillery and survived the war. I have often wondered if Murray might have an interest in this trophy stock since Australia and New Zealand are so close? I would prefer to keep the leather holster and accessories though. Big Norm