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Liverpool Pals
Graham Maddocks
其他書名
17th, 18th, 19th, 20th Service Battalions, The King's Liverpool Regiment 1914-1919
出版Pen and Sword, 2008-01-30
主題History / Wars & Conflicts / World War IHistory / Wars & Conflicts / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / Military
ISBN14738160179781473816015
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=uhnHDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Liverpool Pals, is a record of duty, courage and endeavour of a group of men who, before war broke out in 1914, were the backbone of Liverpool's commerce. Fired with patriotism, over 4,000 of these businessmen volunteered in 1914 and were formed into the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th (Service) Battalions of the King's (Liverpool Regiment); they were the first of all the Pals battalions to be raised, and they were the last to be stood down. It is commonly held that the North of England's Pals battalions were wiped out on the 1st July, 1916, certainly this befell a number of units, but the Liverpool Pals took all their objectives on that day. From then on they fought all through the Somme Battle, The Battle of Arras and the muddy hell of Passchendaele in 1917, and the desperate defence against the German offensive of March 1918.