Caroline Scott has researched and written an excellent volume of history covering a battalion, that outside of Manchester, has been forgotten and has given us an extensive history of the battalion...

... This is an excellent history, for those interested in the Manchester Regiment and those who have a wider interest in the battles of the Great War.

Freelancer reviewer, Paul Diggett

Caroline's second book this month takes as its subject something quite amazing - the formation of a battalion comprising only men between five feet and five feet three inches - one cannot help but think of the company of dwarves in The Hobbit - not in any derogatory sense, but in the sense that they actually thought it necessary to form such a battalion in the first place. Were there other such "bantam battalions", one wonders. Caroline's book is something of an eye-opener!

Books Monthly

A fitting, well written and researched memorial to the battalion.

First-class history. 10/10

The Great War magazine, March 2017 - Mark Marsay

Making the best of excellent sources and well-illustrated with contemporary photos this book could serve as a template for anyone considering writing a battalion history themselves.

WDYTYA? Magazine, February 2017 - reviewed by Phil Tomaselli