HISTORY OF THE SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY (PRINCE ALBERT'S) 1914-1919

Will be an inspiration to all ranks of the Regiment present and to come King George VI Making History. The Home of 99p/99c History Books. In this fascinating Regimental history Wyrall makes use of the diaries and personal memoirs of those who fought in the Somerset Light Infantry. He also notes that his work was read by many other Generals before final publication making this a truly collective recollection of the Great War. Concentrating on the strategic planning of the Infantry he reveals the daily grind of the war and the long march to freedom documenting time spent at Le Cateau and the unforgiving relentless realities of trench warfare. The Battles of Marne Aisne Armentires Ypres Loos and The Somme are recorded in unprecedented detail as well as the fierce and critical fighting of the Hindenburg Line. Wyrall goes on to describe how the men exhausted continued on to Palestine and Jerusalem culminating in the final advance at Flanders and new uncertain military horizons in India. Praise for the author: It displays the true regimental spirit Sir Ivor Maxse Captain Everard Wyrall is an indefatigable military historian. The Spectator It is a record of patience and determination of self-sacrifice and bravery. Field Marshal George Francis Milne Everard Wyrall (1878-1933) served in the Boer War the First World War and the Third African War. He was an author journalist and historian who contributed significantly to the literary commemoration of First World War compiling extensive official military histories including among others those dedicated to the Somerset Light Infantry Middlesex Regiment Kings Liverpool Regiment and West Yorkshire Regiment.