Название: Tyneside Irish: 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th (Service) Battalions of Northumberland Fusiliers
Автор: John Sheen
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1848840935
Год: 2010
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 368
Размер: 199,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

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