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Durham Pals

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Author : John Sheen
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2006-06-01

Durham Pals written by John Sheen and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-01 with History categories.

'Durham Pals' is a well-illustrated record of Great War service from 1914-1918. The Durhams were the largest regiment in the British army, and this book covers the war on the Western front including the Somme, as well as Italy.

Durham Pals

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Author : John Sheen
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2007-03-29

A history of four battalions of the Durham Light Infantry raised in the Country during the First World War. The 18th (Pals) were the first troops of Kitcheners new army to come under fire, when the Germans bombarded Hartlepool in December 1914. The 19th were raised as Bantams and the 20th (Wearside) were raised by the Sunderland Recruiting Committee. The 22nd, the last raised became a pioneer Battalion but fought as infantry through much of 1918. The book covers raising, training and active service of the Battalions. The 18th were in action on 1 July 1916 when they supported the Leeds and Bradford Pals. After fighting at Messines in June 1917 the 20th went to the Italian front. After losing its Bantams in 1917, the 19th Battalion fought on and distinguished itself in the advance in Flanders in the latter months of 1918. The 22nd Battalion had such a hard time in March and April 1918 that it was rebuilt and again practically wiped out before being disbanded in June 1918.

Durham Pals

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Author : John Sheen
language : en
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Release Date : 2016-06-08

Durham Pals written by John Sheen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-08 with categories.

Leeds Pals

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Author : Laurie Milner
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 1990-12-31

Leeds Pals written by Laurie Milner and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-12-31 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.

15th (Service) BattalionThe Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment.

Bradford Pals

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Author : David Raw
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2006-06-15

Bradford Pals written by David Raw and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-15 with History categories.

In the early days of the First World War two volunteer Pals Battalions were raised in Bradford and this is their remarkable story. David Raw's account is based on memoirs, letters, diaries, contemporary newspaper reports, official records and archives, and it is illustrated with many maps and previously unpublished photographs. He recaptures the heroism and stoical humour displayed by the Bradford Pals in the face of often terrible experiences, but he also recounts the tragedy, pain, suffering and grief that was the dark side of war.

Pals On The Somme 1916

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Author : Roni Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2006-09-18

Pals On The Somme 1916 written by Roni Wilkinson and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-18 with History categories.

Pals on the Somme covers the history of all the Pals Battalions who fought on the Somme during the First World War. The book looks at the events which led to the war and how the Pals phenomenon was born.It considers the attitude and social conditions in Britain at the time. It covers the training and equipping of the Battalions, the preparations for the Big Push, 1st July 1916, and going over the top, and how each battalion fared, failed or succeeded. It looks at how they Battalions had to undergo a change after the 1st July, due to the heavy casualties, and the final victory in 1918, and how the battalions were eventually amalgamated. The final chapter examines how each area coped in the aftermath of losing their men in the three year slaughter. It covers the organizations and visits to the Battlefields as they are today.

Barnsley Pals

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Author : Jon Cooksey
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2008-01-01

Barnsley Pals written by Jon Cooksey and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with History categories.

The 'Pals' battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby's scheme, and in response to Kitchener's famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front.

The First Day On The Somme

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Author : Martin Middlebrook
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2006-05-25

The First Day On The Somme written by Martin Middlebrook and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-25 with History categories.

A history of the British Army’s experience at the Battle of the Somme in France during World War I. After an immense but useless bombardment, at 7:30 AM on July 1, 1916, the British Army went over the top and attacked the German trenches. It was the first day of the battle of the Somme, and on that day, the British suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, two for every yard of their front. With more than fifty times the daily losses at El Alamein and fifteen times the British casualties on D-day, July 1, 1916, was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. But, more than that, as Lloyd George recognized, it was a watershed in the history of the First World War. The Army that attacked on that day was the volunteer Army that had answered Kitchener’s call. It had gone into action confident of a decisive victory. But by sunset on the first day on the Somme, no one could any longer think of a war that might be won. Martin Middlebrook’s research has covered not just official and regimental histories and tours of the battlefields, but interviews with hundreds of survivors, both British and German. As to the action itself, he conveys the overall strategic view and the terrifying reality that it was for front-line soldiers. Praise for The First Day on the Somme “The soldiers receive the best service a historian can provide: their story is told in their own words.” —The Guardian (UK)

Understanding The Somme 1916

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Author : Thomas Scotland
language : en
Publisher: Helion and Company
Release Date : 2014-10-19

Understanding The Somme 1916 written by Thomas Scotland and has been published by Helion and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-19 with History categories.

This is a guidebook with a difference. It is not a list of memorials and cemeteries. Its aim is to provide the reader with an understanding of the Battle of the Somme. There were some partial successes; there were many disastrous failures. In 17 concise chapters dealing with different areas of the battlefield and various aspects of strategy, this book explains what happened in each location and why. Each chapter is accompanied by color photographs, taken by the authors in the course of many visits to the Somme, which will illustrate, illuminate and allow the reader to understand important points made in the text. It doesn`t matter whether you are in your armchair, on foot, on a bicycle, or in a car, this book will effortlessly transport you to the battlefield and will sweep you round the front line of 1 July 1916. From Montauban in the south, to Serre in the north, it will lead you to the night attack of 14 July and to the first use of tanks on 15 September. It will take you to the Pozières Ridge and to Mouquet Farm, and to the heights above the Ancre. You will visit the famous Sunken Lane near Beaumont Hamel, where the text will transport you in time to stand with men from the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers waiting to go over the top on 1 July 1916. You will look towards Hawthorn Mine Crater and almost feel the earth tremble beneath your feet as though you were there at 07.20 hrs. on 1 July 1916. You will go into Beaumont Hamel with the 51st (Highland) Division and climb up Wagon Road. You will look across to where Frankfurt Trench once was, and where men from the 16th Highland Light Infantry from Glasgow fought a last ditch battle, having become marooned in the trench, in what was the last action to take place before the Somme finally petered out in the mud in late November 1916. With its focus on informing and illuminating the events of 1916 on the Somme, and illustrated throughout by carefully annotated color photographs showing the sites today, this book will prove equally essential to the battlefield visitor or the 'virtual visitor' in their armchair.

Serre

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Author : Jack Horsfall
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 1990-12-31

Serre written by Jack Horsfall and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-12-31 with History categories.

The tiny French hamlet of Serre is the subject of this guide. It covers four battles for the high ground upon which Serre is situated: June 1915: July 1916: November 1916 and July and August 1918.

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