Come on Highlanders!

Come on Highlanders!
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780752495880
ISBN-13 : 0752495887
Rating : 4/5 (887 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Come on Highlanders! by : Alec Weir

Download or read book Come on Highlanders! written by Alec Weir and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formed in 1868, and already possessors of a proud history by the outbreak of the First World War, the men of the 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry, were right at the heart of the cataclysmic events that unfolded between 1914 and 1918 on the Western Front. One of the first Territorial units to be rushed to France in 1914, they participated in almost all the major British battles, including the Somme in 1916 and Ypres in 1917. Altogether, around 4,500 men served with the Glasgow Highlanders in the First World War. The composition of the Glasgow Highlanders changed dramatically over five years of fighting, as the original Territorial members were replaced. Despite this change, the ethos of the battalion, built up over half a century of peace and many months of warfare, survived. Alec Weir has steeped himself in the proud history of the Glasgow Highlanders in the First World War. His accessible, informal style, employing many first hand accounts, and his rigorous research combine here to produce a fascinating and detailed account of how ordinary men from all walks of life confronted and mastered the hellish conditions of trench warfare.


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