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The Liverpool Rifles Kevin Shannon

The Liverpool Rifles By Kevin Shannon

The Liverpool Rifles by Kevin Shannon


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Summary

Almost 1,100 Territorials of the Liverpool Rifles deployed overseas in early 1915, but by the end of the war, less than 100 remained with the battalion. This book narrates their daily struggle in the pitiless arena of modern warfare; from their apprenticeship during the Second Battle of Ypres, to their epic actions with the famed 55th Division.

The Liverpool Rifles Summary

The Liverpool Rifles: A Biography of the 1/6th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment in the First World War by Kevin Shannon

Using a wealth of contemporary sources, this book narrates the story of the Liverpool Rifles in the Great War from their mobilisation in August 1914 to their return to Liverpool in 1919, each day of their active service in France and Belgium detailed. The role played by 3,000 individuals, including every single casualty---wounded or killed---is covered in the narrative and in many cases, the exact position where this happened. The battalion served a tough apprenticeship in the Second Battle of Ypres, losing over 40 per cent casualties in their first five months overseas. By the time the battalion left the Somme in September 1916, their casualties figures exceeded the number who sailed to France in 1915. The ferocious struggle in the Third Battle of Ypres and their epic defensive actions at Little Priel Farm and Givenchy are described down to individual platoon level; twenty-one detailed sketch maps allowing the reader to follow the action. Uniquely, the battalion roll in the appendices includes every officer and man who served with the battalion overseas, many of whom do not feature in the Medal Rolls.

About Kevin Shannon

Kevin Shannon was educated at St Edward's College, Liverpool, enlisting in the Army straight from school. His varied Army career included service in an armoured reconnaissance regiment, infantry and Intelligence. After leaving the military he studied for a degree in Liverpool and then taught history for many years. He is now a full-time writer and historian.

Table of Contents

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Glossary; 1 August 1914-24 February 1915: Early Days; 2 25 February 1915-30 July 1915: A Hard Apprenticeship; 3 31 July 1915-18 November 1915: Vaux; 4 19 November 1915-13 February 1916: Back to the Fold; 5 14 February 1916-30 July 1916: Wailly; 6 31 July 1916-29 September 1916: Steel Rain; 7 30 September 1916-3 July 1917: Return to the Salient; 8 4 July 1917-3 August 1917: The Battle of Pilckem Ridge; 9 4 August 1917-27 September 1917: The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge; 10 28 September 1917-6 December 1917: The Thin Khaki Line; 11 7 December 1917-8 April 1918: Givenchy-les-la Bassee; 12 9 April 1918-28 July 1918: Kaiserschlacht; 13 29 July 1918-11 November 1918: The Hard Road to Victory; Epilogue; Appendix I: Statistics; Appendix II: Battalion Roll 1914-1918; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.

Additional information

NPB9781781557013
9781781557013
1781557012
The Liverpool Rifles: A Biography of the 1/6th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment in the First World War by Kevin Shannon
New
Hardback
Fonthill Media Ltd
2019-06-20
496
N/A
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