David Carter has done a fastidious job in assembling the narrative of this Battalion, which is well illustrated with scarce images.
This volume serves to fill a gap in the literature and takes the detailed study of the Pals a step further in this valuable series.

Society of the Friends of the National Army Museum

...the many excellent contemporary records which the author has brought together so carefully, provide us with an excellent and readable record of a neglected unit.

Stand To! - The Western Front Association

A very well-researched book.

Angela Youngman

As seen in the Cumberland and Westmorland Herald.

Cumberland and Westmorland Herald

As seen in the Lake District Herald.

Lake District Herald

This outstanding book tells the story of this unit via the letters, diaries and other written contemporary accounts. It uses their words to tell their very interesting story. It is a superbly written account and is a long overdue volume on this Pals battalion. It has been published at am appropriate time as the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War is upon us.

I have no hesitation to recommend this excellent book.

Military Archive Research

The author has done a good job in researching and drawing content from letters and diaries to produce an account that is poignant and uplifting. He has also shown how those left behind in London took special interest in 'their' battalion and how livery companies gave money to buy weapons and also instruments for the band... It was a very close family and every loss was deeply felt.

reviews.firetrench.com

A long overdue addition to Pen & Sword's excellent series of battalion histories.

Britain at War

A meticulously researched and well-written book. The use of extracts from soldiers’ letters home and the Battalion Diary bring this excellent book to life.

Jill Tibble