Salford Pals: A History of the Salford Brigade15th, 16th, 19th and 20th Battalions Lancashire Fusiliers (1969) By Michael Stedman
 
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 epicentre of that cauldron the first three of Salford's battalions were thrown at the massive defences 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 are 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. Covers the story of the raising of Salford Pals during WW1.
 
Soft Cover
303 pages
In Good Condition