Harrogate Terriers: The 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment in the Great War

by John Sheehan

Book Overview

The 1/5th Battalion Yorkshire Territorials defied expectations, showing heroism and sacrifice in key battles of the Great War.

General Haig accused the Yorkshire Territorials of being too sleep" to fight well on the Somme, but the 1/5th Battalion proved him wrong. Mainly drawn from Harrogate, York, Ripon and the surrounding area, more than 700 lost their lives as they went on to fight successfully at Passchendaele and other key battles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399075357
• ISBN13: 9781399075350
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 352 Pages