Author: | Jon Cooksey | ISBN: | 9781783460618 |
Publisher: | Pen and Sword | Publication: | July 15, 2008 |
Imprint: | Pen and Sword Military | Language: | English |
Author: | Jon Cooksey |
ISBN: | 9781783460618 |
Publisher: | Pen and Sword |
Publication: | July 15, 2008 |
Imprint: | Pen and Sword Military |
Language: | English |
The ‘Pals” battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby’s scheme, and in response to Kitchener’s famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front.
The ‘Pals” battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby’s scheme, and in response to Kitchener’s famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front.