Author: David Raw
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2006-06-15
Total Pages: 419
ISBN-13: 1473812631
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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contemporary newspaper reports, official records and archives, and it is illustrated with many maps and previously unpublished photographs.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.
Author: Ralph N. Hudson
Publisher:
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780907734536
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ralph N. Hudson
Publisher:
Published: 1993-01-01
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780907734383
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: MR Ralph N Hudson
Publisher: Ralph N.Hudson
Published: 2014-08-13
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780992846510
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 1976 one of the 'Pals Battalions' veterans said to me: "No one could write a book about the First World War unless he had been in it, because he could not possible imagine what it was like" So, I did not try to write a book about the First World War. I merely recorded the things that those old soldiers told me and what they wrote in their reports and in their letters to loved ones. This is their story, not mine.
Author: John Sheen
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2007-03-29
Total Pages: 567
ISBN-13: 1783460091
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Alan Hall
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2013-07-01
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 0750952369
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Story of Bradford traces the city's history from earliest times to the present, concluding with comments on the issues, challenges and opportunities that the 21st century will present. The departure of the German wool merchants in 1914 and the tragedy that befell the Bradford Pals at the Somme had a serious effect not just on the city but further afield, while the achievements of the great nineteenth-century wool barons are contrasted with the condition of the working-class and industrial unrest. The challenge in the new millennium is for Bradford to use its considerable assets - including the architectural development and heritage - to shine as a prosperous and self-confident community.
Author: Ralph N. Hudson
Publisher:
Published: 2000-11-01
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780907734567
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