Foley Michael:
Hard As Nails
The Sportsman's Battalion Of World War One
The History Press Ltd (United Kingdom), 2007
Hardback, 224 pages
Size: 234x156 mm
ISBN: 9781862274068
ISBN-10: 1862274061
List price: £18.99
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Hard As Nails
This is the history of the Sportsmen's Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 23rd service battalion, which consisted almost entirely of men from the world of sport or entertainment. The battalion was privately raised and took men up to the age of 45. This book covers the battalion's beginnings in London and progression to Hornchurch, France and then Germany.
