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The Trench: The True Story of the Hull Pals Kindle Edition

by David Bilton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
The book details the history of the 10th Battalion of the East Yorkshire, known as the Hull Pals, from September 1914 to May 1918. In around 150 pages it will provide viewers with answers to the questions the program will generate: Who were these men? What did they do? Which of them survived? Where did they really come from? Did they really live like this? Over 150 photographs, illustrations and maps record in detail the lives of these men; many of the illustrations have never been seen before.Known locally as "The Commercials" because they were a battalion of office workers, the 1400 men trained in England, were sent to fight the Turks in Egypt and then returned to spend nearly three years in the trenches of the Western Front. Their losses were heavy, with around one in four being killed.
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  1. ISBN-13
    978-1783037131
  2. Publisher
    Pen & Sword Military
  3. Publication date
    October 17, 2008
  4. Language
    English
  5. File size
    28.6 MB
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About the Author

David Bilton is a retired teacher who spends his time looking after his family, working as a University lecturer and researching the Great War. He is the prolific author of numerous books about the British Army, the Home Front and the German Army. His first book, The Hull Pals, became the BBC 2 series The Trench. Since he started writing he has contributed to many television and radio programmes. His interest in the Great War was ignited by his grandfather's refusal to talk about his experiences in Gallipoli and on the Western Front.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CLEAPEE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (October 17, 2008)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 17, 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 28.6 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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  • SJW56
    2.0 out of 5 stars Review
    Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2012
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    I found this book to be a bit of a slow read. I had hoped for a lot more exciting personal battle accounts gleaned from the battalion's veterans.
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  • Mitch Reed
    4.0 out of 5 stars Pick this one up!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2003
    I purchased this book after touring the trench exhibit at the Imperial War Museum in London. I was a good buy, it tell the story of the Hulls Pals, a unit raised in Kitchner's Army that was spared the destruction of the Battle of the Somme. The story is focused on a BBC television show that reenacted the formation and life of the unit. The book goes between today and the past describing everything from trench life, to the present day re-enactors finding the uniforms uncomfortable. Very well done, I have never seen the BBC show, however I enjoyed the book very much.
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  • graham osborne
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2014
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    I found the book to be enjoyable and i learnt a lot about the forgotten war, this should be taught at school so it is not lost for ever.
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