Somme 1916

And Other Experiences of the Salford Pals

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War I
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Author: Michael Stedman ISBN: 9781783409747
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: September 18, 2006
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military Language: English
Author: Michael Stedman
ISBN: 9781783409747
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: September 18, 2006
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
Language: English

Salford was late in recruiting for its Pals battalions, with many of its men already joining Territorial units and a new Pals battalion in Manchester. Yet within a year it had raised four Pals battalions and a reserve battalion. Raised mainly from Lancashire’s most notorious slums, the men trained together in Wales, North East England and on Salisbury Plain, they had great expectations of success.

On the 1st of July 1916 the Somme offensive was launched and in the very epicenter of that cauldron the first three of Salford’s battalions were thrown at the massive defenses of Thiepval - the men were decimated, Salford was shattered.

Michael Stedman records the impact of the war from the start on Salford and follows the difficulties and triumphs. Whether the actions small or great the author writes graphically about them all.

Unusual photographs and a variety of sources make this both a readable and a scholarly account.

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Salford was late in recruiting for its Pals battalions, with many of its men already joining Territorial units and a new Pals battalion in Manchester. Yet within a year it had raised four Pals battalions and a reserve battalion. Raised mainly from Lancashire’s most notorious slums, the men trained together in Wales, North East England and on Salisbury Plain, they had great expectations of success.

On the 1st of July 1916 the Somme offensive was launched and in the very epicenter of that cauldron the first three of Salford’s battalions were thrown at the massive defenses of Thiepval - the men were decimated, Salford was shattered.

Michael Stedman records the impact of the war from the start on Salford and follows the difficulties and triumphs. Whether the actions small or great the author writes graphically about them all.

Unusual photographs and a variety of sources make this both a readable and a scholarly account.

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