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The Manchester Bantams
The Story of a Pals Battalion and a City at War - 23rd (Service) Battalion the Manchester Regiment (8th City)
Caroline Scott
Livre relié | Anglais
41,95 €
+ 83 points
Description
In May 1916 Major Eustace Lockhart Maxwell, a former Indian cavalry officer, was given command of an infantry battalion in France. After 48 hours with his new unit, Maxwell wrote to his family: 'The outstanding characteristic of those who belong to it seems to be their extraordinary self-complacency! Esprit de corps is a fine thing, but the satisfaction with which they regard themselves, their battalion, its internal economy, its gallantry, its discipline, its everything else, is almost indecent! If at the end of a month my opinion of them is half as good as their own, I shall think myself uncommonly lucky.' This was the 23rd Manchester 'Bantam' Battalion, a unit entirely composed of men of a height between 5ft and 5ft 3", and its esprit de corps was about to be severely tested. The 'Bantams' left colorful, characterful, moving and often amusing records of their experiences. Using a wealth of previously unpublished sources, this book follows the Manchester men through their training, their experiences of the Somme and the Third Ypres Campaign, to Houthulst Forest where, in October 1917, the Battalion was 'practically annihilated'.
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- Auteur(s) :
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Contenu
- Nombre de pages :
- 256
- Langue:
- Anglais
Caractéristiques
- EAN:
- 9781783463893
- Date de parution :
- 03-03-17
- Format:
- Livre relié
- Format numérique:
- Genaaid
- Dimensions :
- 171 mm x 229 mm
- Poids :
- 992 g
