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Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Under Lord Derby's 'Pals' battalions scheme 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 encountered the first full fury of modern battle on the Somme in July 1916.
Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Pub. Date
2014
Description
The distinguished contribution of this, the first Pals Battalion, is recorded in text and contemporary images. Particularly poignant are the words of Battalion members from when it was formed in London in August 1914 until the end of the War. Many come from personal diaries and letters written at the time but the author also uses the War Diary of the Battalion and accounts of events written by participants after the War.
Author
Publisher
Guild of Master Craftsman
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Do you know your Stegosaurus from your Brachiosaurus or a Diplodocus from a Triceratops? If not, then this fun and fact-filled book of prehistoric projects is a must-have. All dino-obsessed children and grown-ups alike will love these quirky knitted toys.
Author
Publisher
Helion & Company Limited
Pub. Date
2017
Description
This is an account of the experiences of the author's grandfather as a young officer on the Western Front with the Liverpool Pals. Based on his unpublished letters and diaries, it covers his participation in the battles of Arras and Ypres in 1917, with the Fifth and Second Armies during the great German Spring Offensive of 1918, and in Brussels after the armistice.
Author
Publisher
Leo Cooper
Pub. Date
2004
Description
During World War I, the battalions raised in Manchester were initially comprised of middle-class men who worked in the commercial, financial and manufacturing sectors. Michael Stedman evaluates their contribution to the war and especially their experiences at the Battle of the Somme during 1916.