History of the sixth battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment [ volume 1 1/6th Battalion

History of the sixth battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment [ volume 1 1/6th Battalion

Compiled at the instigation of the 'Old Comrades Association' of the 1/6th Battalion of the West Yorkshire regiment, this is a typical no-nonsense history of a down-to-earth unit that saw active service, suffered heavy casualties, and rendered sterling service in some of the very worst fig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tempest, Ewart Vincent (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: London, England : Naval & Military Press , c2012
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Belgium
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > France
World War, 1914-1918 > Regimental histories > Great Britain
Great Britain. Army > West Yorkshire Regiment > Battalion, 6th
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Early days
  • 2. First experiences in France
  • 3. Period of Apprenticeship ? Neuve Chapelle and Fleurbaix
  • 4. The Ypres Salient
  • 5. Preparations for the Somme
  • 6. Thiepval
  • 7. Trench Warfare?Gommecourt, Monchy-au-Bois, Ransart
  • 8. The science of Trench Warfare, March?July, 1917
  • 9. Nieuport
  • 10. Passchendaele
  • 11. The great German offensive ? April, 1918
  • 12. Quiet days ? the last of the Ypres Salient
  • 13. Cambrai?Valenciennes
  • 14. ?Nec Aspera Terrent?

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