Barnsley Pals: The 13th & 14th Battalions York & Lancaster Regiment

by Jon Cooksey

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844157075
• ISBN13: 9781844157075
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.3"