Barnsley Pals (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
The true World War I story of one British town's remarkable response to the message "Your Country Needs You."
The Pals battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby's scheme, and in response to Lord Kitchener's...
The Pals battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby's scheme, and in response to Lord Kitchener's...
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The true World War I story of one British town's remarkable response to the message "Your Country Needs You."
The Pals battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby's scheme, and in response to Lord Kitchener's famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front.
Their experience was all too frequently tragic, as men who had known each other all their lives, had worked, volunteered, and trained together, and had shipped to France together, encountered the first full fury of modern battle on the Somme in July 1916. Many of the Pals battalions would not long survive that first brutal baptism, but their spirit and fighting qualities have gone down in history. These were truly the cream of Britain's young men, and every single one of them was a volunteer. This book tells their story.
Includes photographs and illustrations
The Pals battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby's scheme, and in response to Lord Kitchener's famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front.
Their experience was all too frequently tragic, as men who had known each other all their lives, had worked, volunteered, and trained together, and had shipped to France together, encountered the first full fury of modern battle on the Somme in July 1916. Many of the Pals battalions would not long survive that first brutal baptism, but their spirit and fighting qualities have gone down in history. These were truly the cream of Britain's young men, and every single one of them was a volunteer. This book tells their story.
Includes photographs and illustrations
Autoren-Porträt von Jon Cooksey
Jon Cooksey is a leading military historian who takes a special interest in the history of the world wars. He is the editor of Stand To!, the journal of the Western Front Association, and he is an experienced battlefield guide. His books include The Barnsley Pals, Calais, Harry's War and, as editor, Blood and Iron.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jon Cooksey
- 2008, 288 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Pen and Sword
- ISBN-10: 178346061X
- ISBN-13: 9781783460618
- Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2008
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