Hard as Nails: The Sportsmen's Battalion of World War One - Michael Foley - Books - The History Press Ltd - 9781862274068 - June 1, 2007
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Hard as Nails: The Sportsmen's Battalion of World War One


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This is the history of the Sportsmen's Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 23rd service battalion, which consisted almost entirely of men from the world of sport or entertainment. The battalion was privately raised and took men up to the age of 45. This book covers the battalion's beginnings in London and progression to Hornchurch, France and then Germany.


224 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released June 1, 2007
ISBN13 9781862274068
Publishers The History Press Ltd
Pages 224
Dimensions 156 × 240 × 18 mm   ·   600 g
Language English  

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