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Liverpool Pals

Graham Maddocks
Liverpool Pals Book PDF

Author : Graham Maddocks
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 687 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473816015

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Liverpool Pals by Graham Maddocks Pdf

Liverpool Pals, is a record of duty, courage and endeavour of a group of men who, before war broke out in 1914, were the backbone of Liverpool's commerce. Fired with patriotism, over 4,000 of these businessmen volunteered in 1914 and were formed into the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th (Service) Battalions of the King's (Liverpool Regiment); they were the first of all the Pals battalions to be raised, and they were the last to be stood down. It is commonly held that the North of England's Pals battalions were wiped out on the 1st July, 1916, certainly this befell a number of units, but the Liverpool Pals took all their objectives on that day. From then on they fought all through the Somme Battle, The Battle of Arras and the muddy hell of Passchendaele in 1917, and the desperate defence against the German offensive of March 1918.

Liverpool Territorials in the Great War

Paul Knight
Liverpool Territorials in the Great War Book PDF

Author : Paul Knight
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473884502

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Liverpool Territorials in the Great War by Paul Knight Pdf

The Territorial Force is the forgotten army of the First World War. Between the pre-war Regular Army, which attempted to stem the German advance in 1914, and the New Armies who took to the field with such disastrous consequences on the Somme in 1916, stood the Territorial Army. Liverpool's Territorials could be found on the Western Front before the famous Christmas truce of 1914, fighting in Gallipoli, and supporting the Canadians. Throughout 1916 and 1917, they succeeded and failed in some of the most brutal battles of the war. During the German 1918 Spring Offensive, Liverpool Territorials in the 55th (West Lancashire) Division halted the German advance, effectively ending Germany's final bid to win the war.Amazingly, the Territorials were never intended, trained, or equipped for overseas service; their role was to defend the UK mainland against invasion. Yet men across Liverpool's diverse communities volunteered for the Territorials in the thousands, forming the core of two divisions during the war.Formed in 1908, but building on the Volunteer tradition of the 1850s, the Territorials remain in Liverpool to this day. Renamed the Army Reserve, they are still training and volunteering for operations.Offering a fresh, integrated perspective on the Territorial Army during the First World War, this is the remarkable story of the Liverpool Territorials.

Tracing Your Liverpool Ancestors

Mike Royden
Tracing Your Liverpool Ancestors Book PDF

Author : Mike Royden
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781844686766

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Tracing Your Liverpool Ancestors by Mike Royden Pdf

Tracing Your Liverpool Ancestors' gives a fascinating insight into everyday life in the Liverpool area over the past four centuries. Aimed primarily at the family and social historian, Mike Royden's highly readable guide introduces readers to the wealth of material available on the citys history and its people. In a series of short, information-packed chapters he describes, in vivid detail, the rise of Liverpool through shipping, manufacturing and trade from the original fishing village to the cosmopolitan metropolis of the present day. Throughout he concentrates on the lives of the local people on their experience as Liverpool developed around them. He looks at their living conditions, at poverty and the laboring poor, at health and the ravages of disease, at the influence of religion and migration, at education and the traumatic experience of war. He shows how the lives of Liverpudlians changed over the centuries and how this is reflected in the records that have survived. His useful book is a valuable tool for anyone researching the history of the city or the life of an individual ancestor.

The Liverpool English Dictionary

Tony Crowley
The Liverpool English Dictionary Book PDF

Author : Tony Crowley
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781786948335

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The Liverpool English Dictionary by Tony Crowley Pdf

From ‘Abbadabba’ to ‘Z-Cars’, this remarkable dictionary records the rich vocabulary that has evolved over the past century and a half, as part of the complex, stratified, multi-faceted and changing culture of Liverpool. The roots/routes, meanings and histories of the words of Liverpool are presented in a concise, clear and accessible format.

Barnsley Pals

Jon Cooksey
Barnsley Pals Book PDF

Author : Jon Cooksey
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783460618

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Barnsley Pals by Jon Cooksey Pdf

The true World War I story of one British town’s remarkable response to the message “Your Country Needs You.” The Pals battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby’s scheme, and in response to Lord Kitchener’s famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front. Their experience was all too frequently tragic, as men who had known each other all their lives, had worked, volunteered, and trained together, and had shipped to France together, encountered the first full fury of modern battle on the Somme in July 1916. Many of the Pals battalions would not long survive that first brutal baptism, but their spirit and fighting qualities have gone down in history. These were truly the cream of Britain’s young men, and every single one of them was a volunteer. This book tells their story. Includes photographs and illustrations

Somme 1916

Paul Kendall
Somme 1916 Book PDF

Author : Paul Kendall
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510708747

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Somme 1916 by Paul Kendall Pdf

What really happened on the first day of the Somme? Much controversy has surrounded the Somme offensive relating to its justification and its impact upon the course of the war. General Sir Douglas Haig's policies have been the subject of considerable debate about whether the heavy losses sustained were worth the small gains that were achieved which appeared to have little strategic value. That was certainly the case on many sectors on 1 July 1916, where British soldiers were unable to cross No Man's Land and failed to reach, or penetrate into, the German trenches. In other sectors, however, breaches were made in the German lines culminating in the capture that day of Leipzig Redoubt, Mametz and Montauban. This book aims to highlight the failures and successes on that day and for the first time evaluate those factors that caused some divisions to succeed in capturing their objectives whilst others failed. An important new study, this book is certain to answer these questions as well as challenging the many myths and misconceptions surrounding the battle that have been propagated for the last 100 years. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Great War Britain Liverpool: Remembering 1914-18

Pamela Russell
Great War Britain Liverpool Remembering 1914 18 Book PDF

Author : Pamela Russell
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750988186

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Great War Britain Liverpool: Remembering 1914-18 by Pamela Russell Pdf

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Liverpool offers a detailed insight into this great city and its people facing the challenges of wartime. This highly accessible volume explores the city's regiments, and includes many individual stories of men on the frontline and the vital role of women against the background of the changing face of industry, attitudes to conscientious objectors, hospitals for the wounded and their rehabilitation, peace celebrations, the fallen heroes and how they are commemorated. Liverpool Central Library & Record Office have generously made available illustrative and other material from their extensive archives.

The Leeds Pals

Stephen Wood
The Leeds Pals Book PDF

Author : Stephen Wood
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445619637

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The Leeds Pals by Stephen Wood Pdf

The story of the Leeds volunteers who went to War in 1914.

Leeds Pals

Laurie Milner
Leeds Pals Book PDF

Author : Laurie Milner
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990-12-31
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780850523355

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Leeds Pals by Laurie Milner Pdf

15th (Service) BattalionThe Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment.

Understanding the Somme 1916

Thomas Scotland,Steven Heys
Understanding the Somme 1916 Book PDF

Author : Thomas Scotland,Steven Heys
Publisher : Helion and Company
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781910294901

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Understanding the Somme 1916 by Thomas Scotland,Steven Heys Pdf

This is a guidebook with a difference. It is not a list of memorials and cemeteries. Its aim is to provide the reader with an understanding of the Battle of the Somme. There were some partial successes; there were many disastrous failures. In 17 concise chapters dealing with different areas of the battlefield and various aspects of strategy, this book explains what happened in each location and why. Each chapter is accompanied by color photographs, taken by the authors in the course of many visits to the Somme, which will illustrate, illuminate and allow the reader to understand important points made in the text. It doesn`t matter whether you are in your armchair, on foot, on a bicycle, or in a car, this book will effortlessly transport you to the battlefield and will sweep you round the front line of 1 July 1916. From Montauban in the south, to Serre in the north, it will lead you to the night attack of 14 July and to the first use of tanks on 15 September. It will take you to the Pozières Ridge and to Mouquet Farm, and to the heights above the Ancre. You will visit the famous Sunken Lane near Beaumont Hamel, where the text will transport you in time to stand with men from the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers waiting to go over the top on 1 July 1916. You will look towards Hawthorn Mine Crater and almost feel the earth tremble beneath your feet as though you were there at 07.20 hrs. on 1 July 1916. You will go into Beaumont Hamel with the 51st (Highland) Division and climb up Wagon Road. You will look across to where Frankfurt Trench once was, and where men from the 16th Highland Light Infantry from Glasgow fought a last ditch battle, having become marooned in the trench, in what was the last action to take place before the Somme finally petered out in the mud in late November 1916. With its focus on informing and illuminating the events of 1916 on the Somme, and illustrated throughout by carefully annotated color photographs showing the sites today, this book will prove equally essential to the battlefield visitor or the 'virtual visitor' in their armchair.

Liverpool's Military Heritage

Ken Pye
Liverpool s Military Heritage Book PDF

Author : Ken Pye
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445688633

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Liverpool's Military Heritage by Ken Pye Pdf

Highly illustrated look at the military heritage of Liverpool from medieval times to the present day.

Pals on the Somme 1916

Roni Wilkinson
Pals on the Somme 1916 Book PDF

Author : Roni Wilkinson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783409464

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Pals on the Somme 1916 by Roni Wilkinson Pdf

Pals on the Somme covers the history of all the Pals Battalions who fought on the Somme during the First World War. The book looks at the events which led to the war and how the Pals phenomenon was born.It considers the attitude and social conditions in Britain at the time. It covers the training and equipping of the Battalions, the preparations for the Big Push, 1st July 1916, and going over the top, and how each battalion fared, failed or succeeded. It looks at how they Battalions had to undergo a change after the 1st July, due to the heavy casualties, and the final victory in 1918, and how the battalions were eventually amalgamated. The final chapter examines how each area coped in the aftermath of losing their men in the three year slaughter. It covers the organizations and visits to the Battlefields as they are today.

World War I in 100 Objects

Peter Doyle
World War I in 100 Objects Book PDF

Author : Peter Doyle
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780698166714

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World War I in 100 Objects by Peter Doyle Pdf

World War I in 100 Objects by Peter Doyle is a dynamic social history and perfect gift for history lovers. General readers and history buffs alike have made bestsellers of books like A History of the World in 100 Objects. In that tradition, this handsome commemorative volume gives a unique perspective on one of the most pivotal and volatile events of modern history. In World War I in 100 Objects, military historian Peter Doyle shares a fascinating collection of items, from patriotic badges worn by British citizens to field equipment developed by the United States. Beautifully photographed, each item is accompanied by the unique story it tells about the war, its strategy, its innovations, and the people who fought it.

The First Day on the Somme

Martin Middlebrook
The First Day on the Somme Book PDF

Author : Martin Middlebrook
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473814240

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The First Day on the Somme by Martin Middlebrook Pdf

A history of the British Army’s experience at the Battle of the Somme in France during World War I. After an immense but useless bombardment, at 7:30 AM on July 1, 1916, the British Army went over the top and attacked the German trenches. It was the first day of the battle of the Somme, and on that day, the British suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, two for every yard of their front. With more than fifty times the daily losses at El Alamein and fifteen times the British casualties on D-day, July 1, 1916, was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. But, more than that, as Lloyd George recognized, it was a watershed in the history of the First World War. The Army that attacked on that day was the volunteer Army that had answered Kitchener’s call. It had gone into action confident of a decisive victory. But by sunset on the first day on the Somme, no one could any longer think of a war that might be won. Martin Middlebrook’s research has covered not just official and regimental histories and tours of the battlefields, but interviews with hundreds of survivors, both British and German. As to the action itself, he conveys the overall strategic view and the terrifying reality that it was for front-line soldiers. Praise for The First Day on the Somme “The soldiers receive the best service a historian can provide: their story is told in their own words.” —The Guardian (UK)

Montauban

Graham Maddocks
Montauban Book PDF

Author : Graham Maddocks
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780850525793

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Montauban by Graham Maddocks Pdf

Montauban was the southernmost of the Somme villages attacked by the British Army on 1 July, 1916, and it was where there was the greatest success. This new book in the series takes the reader over ground where Captain Nevill kicked a football on going over the top, where the Somme cameramen took some of their most evocative footage and where Pals battalions engaged in a triumphant first major engagement.