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Harrogate Advertiser, 8th November 2018 – words by Hollie Bone

All in all, a superb and very interesting book. Recommended.

Medal News, September 2018 - reviewed by Allan Stanistreet

This book is an important reminder of the importance of the Territorial Battalions during the Great War...

The content is excellently researched and written by the author, pulling together newspaper extracts, photos, and letters. Moreover, and so importantly, it follows the individual stories of the local men who served, many in occupations such as railwaymen, tradesmen, waiters, apprentices, lawyers, and musicians.

Jon Sandison, Freelance

Editor's Choice

This excellent unit history tells the story of the men from the Yorkshire towns of Knaresborough, York, Ripon and Selby. Men who fought with honour at places like Aubers Ridge, Ypres, Thiepval, Passchendaele and Valenciennes, places where over 800 of them lost their lives. In this first-rate work the author traces the history of this Battalion from start to finish.

Highly recommended. 10/10

The Great War magazine, reviewed by Mark Marsay

This is an excellent example of a modern unit history. It is clear that the underlying research is rock-solid, drawing upon a wide range of official and operational accounts, local newspapers and a variety of unpublished manuscripts and records. The book is also well and fluidly written, easing the reader through what at times are complex periods of war. I particularly liked the clarity of a series of sketch maps that illustrate the key actions.

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The Long, Long Trail

This is a fascinating biopic of a specific battalion of Territorial Army soldiers who suffered an appalling slur at the hands of General Haigh and then went on to show him up for his stupidity and duplicity. John Sheehans's research sets the record well and firmly straight!

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