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THE HISTORY OF THE SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY (PRINCE ALBERT'S) 1914-1919

by Everard Wyrall

Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st. 1927

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.

Stock no. 2109024

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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

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