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Jon Cooksey
Barnsley Pals
The 13th & 14th Battalions York and Lancaster Regiment

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The Pals battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derbys scheme, and in response to Kitcheners famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front.

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Limba Engleză ● Format PDF ● Pagini 288 ● ISBN 9781783403332 ● Editura Pen and Sword ● Publicat 2008 ● Descărcabil 3 ori ● Valută EUR ● ID 7051744 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM

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