A Sturdy Race of Men - 149 Brigade: A History of the Northumberland Fusiliers Territorial Battalions in the Great War

by Alan Isaac Grint

The Territorial battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers (149 Brigade) served with distinction in France and Flanders from 1915 until May 1918. Indeed, their performance at St Julien in April 1915 was recognized in the House of Lords by Lord Kitchener who had previously been somewhat contemptuous of Territorial Forces, advocating the formation of a new citizen army.

Over the next three terrible years 149 Brigade saw major action on the Somme...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526741784
• ISBN13: 9781526741783
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"