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An Accrington Pal: The Diaries Of Private Jack Smallshaw, September 1914-March 1919
Steve Corbett
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Description for An Accrington Pal: The Diaries Of Private Jack Smallshaw, September 1914-March 1919
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, c 30 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
September 1914, and the whole of Europe was at war following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his beloved wife Sophie by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914. In France and Belgium, the British Expeditionary Force were struggling to hold back the German hoards as their casualties began to mount. Back in Britain the call went out for volunteers to join the `Pals' battalions which were springing up in the northern towns of England, and one of the first to volunteer was young Jack Smallshaw of Accrington. On 15th September 1914, Jack became an `Accrington Pal,' ... Read more
September 1914, and the whole of Europe was at war following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his beloved wife Sophie by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914. In France and Belgium, the British Expeditionary Force were struggling to hold back the German hoards as their casualties began to mount. Back in Britain the call went out for volunteers to join the `Pals' battalions which were springing up in the northern towns of England, and one of the first to volunteer was young Jack Smallshaw of Accrington. On 15th September 1914, Jack became an `Accrington Pal,' ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910777930
SKU
V9781910777930
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Ref
99-3
About Steve Corbett
Steve Corbett has had a lifelong interest in military history and the collecting of artefacts from the Great War. At the age of twelve he joined the local Army Cadet unit in Hulme, Manchester and remained a member until he decided to join the Regular Army in 1969. After serving in Germany for two years - ... Read more
Reviews for An Accrington Pal: The Diaries Of Private Jack Smallshaw, September 1914-March 1919
Only now, one hundred years on, are these personalities and their memories coming to light, and our knowledge of the Somme is that much the richer for them. Every one of those men was an individual - this is just one man's story, and it will grip you from the start.
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