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With Valour and Distinction: The Actions of the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918
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Nigel Atter Spencer Jones

With Valour and Distinction

The Actions of the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918

Nigel Atter,  Spencer Jones

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English
Helion & Company
01 November 2019
British & Irish history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; First World War; Regiments
This is the first book to uniquely focus on the actions of the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment during the First World War. This new history spans the 2nd Leicesters' military operations undertaken on the Western Front 1914-1915, in Mesopotamia 1916-1917 and Palestine in 1918. The author has undertaken extensive archival research and made use of previously unpublished primary sources from public archives, artefacts kept by direct descendants and collectors of 2nd Leicesters memorabilia. This work is considerably enriched by the author's access to previously unpublished photographic archives. The extensive use of Helion's cartographer has also ensured that the maps are appropriately embedded in the text. The 2nd Leicesters fought with valour and distinction winning one Victoria Cross, handfuls of Military Crosses, and Distinguished Conduct Medals in abundance – in actions that ranged from the Western Front, Mesopotamia and Palestine. Nigel Atter's eye for detail focusses upon the actions of the Leicesters at Neuve Chapelle, Festubert, Loos – Sheikh Sa'ad, the Dujaila Redoubt and Sannaiyat – Meggido, Beirut and Tripoli.

AUTHOR: Nigel Atter is an independent scholar of the Great War. His primary interests are the 8th Lincolnshire Regiment at the Battle of Loos, 1915 and the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918. Nigel was a founding member of the Leicestershire and Rutland Branch of the Western Front Association (WFA) and is regular speaker at branch meetings presenting his research. Nigel's article 'A Difficult Year: Offensive Operations on the Western Front in 1915', was published in the WFA's Journal Stand To! No. 104, September 2015. His first work for Helion and Co, In the Shadow of Bois Hugo The 8th Lincolns at the Battle of Loos, received critical acclaim from distinguished historians such as Professor Robin Prior, Chris Baker and Paul Reed.

90 b/w photographs, maps
By:   ,
Imprint:   Helion & Company
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
ISBN:   9781912866243
ISBN 10:   1912866242
Pages:   262
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Nigel Atter is an independent scholar of the Great War. His primary interests are the 8th Lincolnshire Regiment at the Battle of Loos, 1915 and the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918. Nigel was a founding member of the Leicestershire and Rutland Branch of the Western Front Association (WFA) and is regular speaker at branch meetings presenting his research. Nigel’s article ‘A Difficult Year: Offensive Operations on the Western Front in 1915’, was published in the WFA’s Journal Stand To! No. 104, September 2015. His first work for Helion and Co, In the Shadow of Bois Hugo The 8th Lincolns at the Battle of Loos, received critical acclaim from distinguished historians such as Professor Robin Prior, Chris Baker and Paul Reed. Dr Spencer Jones is Senior Lecturer in Armed Forces and War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton. He serves as the Regimental Historian of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. His previous publications include From Boer War to World War: Tactical Reform of the British Army 1902 – 1914, Stemming the Tide: Officers and Leadership in the British Expeditionary Force 1914, Courage without Glory: The British Army on the Western Front 1915 and At All Costs: The British Army on the Western Front 1916.

Reviews for With Valour and Distinction: The Actions of the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918

''[A]n excellent work of reference and a good tribute to an unsung battalion.''-- Long Long Trail


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