THE HISTORY OF THE SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY (PRINCE ALBERT'S) 1914-1919
Written by Everard Wyrall
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.
in 1927
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- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- SOMERSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LEATHER BINDING
THE HISTORY OF THE SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY (PRINCE ALBERT'S) 1914-1919
Written by Everard Wyrall.
Stock no. 2109024
1st.
1927.
Hardback.
Large format.
Good condition.
Leather spine and corners. Cloth covers. With 29 portraits, 7 other illustrations and 21 maps. Large format. Heavy wear to top of spine. Damp marks/browning to covers. Front joint is cracked and therefore prelims detached. Some foxing. A little pen annotation to a couple of pages; damp to some page edges. Creasing, browning and a few tears to fold-out plans. All illustrations and plans are present.
Front cover
Contents
- I MOBILIZATION OF THE REGIMENT
- II LE CATEAU
- III THE RETREAT
- IV THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE, 6TH-9TH SEPTEMBER 1914
- V THE PURSUIT TO THE AISNE
- VI THE BATTLE OF THE AISNE, 13TH-14TH SEPTEMBER 1914
- VII THE BEGINNING OF TRENCH WARFARE
- VIII OF THE RESERVE, THE TGERRITORIAL AND SERIVCE BATTALIONS
- IX THE BATTLE OF ARMENTIERES, 13TH OCTOBER-2ND NOVEMBER 1914
- X TRENCH WARFARE
- XI "THERE IS NO CHNAGE IN THE SITUATION"
- XII 20TH DECEMBER 1914-24TH APRIL 1915
- XII THE BATTLES OF YPRES, 1915
- The Battle of St. Julien
- The Battle of Frezenberg Ridge
- The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge
- XIV. THE 6TH AND 7TH (SERVICE) BATTALIONS ARRIVE IN FRANCE
- XV HOOGE
- XVI THE BATTLE OF LOOS, 25TH SEPTEMBER-8TH OCTOBER 1915
- The Main Operations
- The Subsidiary Actions
- The Second Attack on Bellewaarde
- XVII IN THE LINE: INCIDENTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
- XVIII OF THE TERRITORIAL BATTALIONS
- XIX THE FIRST CAMPAIGN FOR BAGHDAD
- The Second Attempt to Relieve Kut
- XX FRANCE AND FLANDERS AGAIN
- Mount Sorrel
- XXI THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME,1916
- The Battle of Albert
- The Battle of Delville Wood
- The Battle of Guillemont
- The Battle of Flers-Courcelette
- The Battle of Morval
- The Battle of Le Transloy Ridges
- The Battle of the Ancre
- XXII THE BRITISH ADVANCE AND GERMAN RETREAT TO THE HINDENBURG LINE, 1917
- XXIII THE BATTLES OF ARRAS, 1917
- The First Battle of the Scarpe
- The Second Battle of the Scarpe
- The Battle of Arleux
- The Third Battle of the Scarpe
- XXIV THE FORMATION OF THE 12TH BATTALION SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY AND THE SECOND BATTLE OF GAZA
- XXV THE BATTLES OF YPRES, 1917
- The Battle of Pilkem
- The Battle Langemarck
- The Attack on Inverness Copse
- The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge
- The Battle of Polygon Wood
- The Battle of Broodseinde
- The Battle of Poelcapelle
- The First Battle of Passchendale
- The Second Basttle of Passchendale
- XXVI THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI, 1917: 20TH NOVEMBER-3RD DECEMBER
- The Tank Attack
- The German Counter-Attacks
- XXVII THE INVASION OF PALESTINE
- The Third Battle of Gaza
- The Capture of Beersheba
- The Fall of Gaza
- XXVIII THE ACTION OF EL MUGHAR, 13TH NOVEMBER 1917
- XXIX THE JERUSALEM OPERATIONS
- The Battle of Nebi Samwil
- The Capture of Jerusalem
- The Defence of Jerusalem
- XXX FRANCE AND FLANDERS
- XXXI THE GERMAN OFFENSIVES
- XXXII THE GERMAN OFFENSIVES, 1918: THE OFFENSIVE IN PICARDY
- The Battle of St. Quentin
- The Actions of the Somme Crossings
- The Battle of Rosieres
- The First Battle of Arras, 1918
- The Battle of the Avre
- The Battle of the Ancre
- XXXIII THE GERMAN OFFENSIVES, 1918: THE OFFENSIVE IN FLANDERS
- The Battle of Hazebrouck
- The Battle of Bethune
- XXXIV PALESTINE
- XXXV THE ADVANCE TO VICTORY, 1918
- Introduction
- The Counter-Attacks in Champagne
- XXXVI THE ADVANCE IN PICARDY
- The Battle of Albert, 1918
- The Second Battle of Bapaume, 1918
- XXXVII LOCAL GERMAN WITHDRAWALS FROM THE LYS SALIENT
- XXXVIII THE SECOND BATTLE OF ARRAS, 1918
- The Battle of the Scarpe, 1918
- The Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line
- XXXIX THE BATTLES OF THE HINDENBURG LINE
- The Battle of Havrincourt
- The Battle of Epehy
- The Battle of the Canal du Nord
- The Battle of Cambrai
- XL THE WITHDRAWAL FROM LENS AND ARMENTIERES
- XLI THE FINAL ADVANCE - I: FLANDERS
- The Battle of Ypres, 1918
- The Battle of Courtrai
- XLII THE FINAL ADVANCE - II:
- Artois: 2nd October-11th November
- XLIII THE FINAL ADVANCE - III: PICARDY
- The Battle of the Selle
- The Battle of Valenciennes
- The Battle of the Sambre
- XLIV THE INVASION OF PALESTINE
- The Battle of Sharon
- XLV MESOPOTAMIA
- XLVI INDIA
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDICES
- INDEX