The Public Schools Battalion in the Great War a history of the 16th (Public Schools) Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own), August 1914 to July 1916 /
Superbly researched, written and illustrated, this is the tragic story of the formation and later destruction of a unique infantry battalion of The Great War.
| Основен автор: | Hurst, Stephen Brunel, 1932- |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Barnsley :
Pen & Sword Military,
2007.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=621590 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Public Schools Battalion in the Great War. |
| Резюме: |
Superbly researched, written and illustrated, this is the tragic story of the formation and later destruction of a unique infantry battalion of The Great War. Founded in August 1914 with the principle that recruiting would be restricted to public school 'old boys', the volunteers gathered at Hurst Park racecourse in a spirit of youthful enthusiasm. A more somber mood soon set in. Despite many of the original volunteers leaving to take commissions in other regiments the battalion, now officially the 7th Middlesex, remained an elite until its disbandment in 1917. The climax of the Battalion's war came on 1 July 1916. Close to the Hawthorn Redoubt Crater are two cemeteries sited on either side of the Auchonvilliers - Beaumont Hamel road. They contain ro. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (573 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-296) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781783460540 1783460547 9781783403264 1783403268 |