The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) During the First World War 1914-1918

by Fred W. Ward

Book Overview

A famous battalion on the Western Front

The appalling losses to the British regular army during the first period of the Great War prompted the creation of the New Army-an enormous influx of citizen soldiers driven by feelings of patriotism determined to 'do their bit' for the cause. Such a massive increase in the size of the army required a huge expansion in the number of battalions to accommodate them. These came under a myriad of identities-public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857061232
• ISBN13: 9780857061232
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"