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Welsh at War 1914-1919: From Mons to Loos and the Gallipoli Tragedy
Welsh at War 1914-1919: From Mons to Loos and the Gallipoli Tragedy
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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description
Cyfrol sy'n benllanw deuddeng mlynedd o ymchwil trylwyr gan yr awdur i hanes y milwyr Cymreig, yn cynnwys unedau'r gwŷr traed a ymladdodd yn y Rhyfel Mawr, 1914-18. Dros 270 o luniau du-a-gwyn a mapiau.
Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description
Welsh at War From Mons to Loos and the Gallipoli Tragedy is the culmination of twelve years of painstaking research by the author into the story of the Welsh men and infantry units who fought in the Great War, 1914-18. Over 270 black-and-white images and maps.
Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details
- ISBN 13
- 9781473832091
- Gwales Code
- gwales.com.9781473832091
- Gwerthwr / Vendor
- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
- Long Title
- Welsh at War 1914-1919: From Mons to Loos and the Gallipoli Tragedy
- Awdur / Author
- John, Steven
- Current Price ex VAT
- £25.00
- Current Price inc VAT
- £25.00
- Availability Status (EN)
- Non-Stock Item - Ordered on request
- Availability Status (CY)
- Archebir yn ôl y galw
- Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
- 2018-02-21
- Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Limited
- Media Type (EN)
- Hardback
- Media Type (CY)
- Clawr caled
- Pages
- 336 pages
- Size
- 156 × 234 mm
- Language Code
- English
- Categori / Category
- CY: Hanes, Hanes Lleol, Arferion Gwlad, Llên Gwerin (yn Saesneg) | EN: History, Welsh Life and Customs, Local History, Folk Tales (in English)
- Is-gategori / Subcategory
- CY: 20fed Ganrif (yn Saesneg) | EN: 20th Century (in English)
Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography
Steve was born and bred in Laugharne, and served his apprenticeship as a Mechanical Engineer at the Royal Aerospace Establishment, Aberporth. He now lives in Shropshire, still working in engineering. His interest in World War One led to him writing his first book on the Laugharne War Memorial. Further research then resulted in the self-publication of his books: 'The Llanddowror Roll of Honour'; 'The St. Clears Roll of Honour'; 'The Whitland and Lampeter Velfrey Roll of Honour'; and 'The Kidwelly Roll of Honour'. He is also the author of three professionally published books: 'Carmarthen Pals' (2009); 'Carmarthen in the Great War' (2014); 'Welsh Yeomanry at War' (2016); and the forthcoming three part series, 'The Welsh at War', all of which are published by Pen and Sword Books.
Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review
These units included the four regular regiments the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers Welsh Regiment and Welsh Guards as well as the Territorial Monmouthshire Regiment, the Yeomanry regiments, the Denbighshire Hussars, Pembroke Yeomanry, Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, Glamorgan Yeomanry and Welsh Horse Yeomanry and their amalgamation into service battalions for the regular regiments during 1917. Welsh troops fought with great courage in every theatre of the war the Western Front, Aden, China, Gallipoli, Egypt, India, Italy, Salonika and in Palestine and as well as the casualties who were suffered during these campaigns, many men gained recognition for acts of gallantry. The book covers all of the major actions and incidents in which each of the Welsh infantry regiments took part from the opening of the war in 1914 until the end of 1915, as well as stories of Welsh airmen, Welshmen shot at dawn, Welsh rugby players who fell, Welsh gallantry winners and the Welshmen who died in non-Welsh units, such as the Dominion forces and other units of the British Armed Forces. While chronicling a history of the war through the events and battles that Welshmen took part in, the stories of individual casualties are included throughout, together with many compelling photographs of the men and their last resting places.
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