Tyneside Irish

The 'Pals” battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War. Local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front. Their experience was all too frequently tragic, and they encountered the fury of battle on the Somme in July 1916. Yet their spirit and fighting qualities have gone down into history. 

This is a comprehensive history of the Tyneside Irish Brigade raised in the North East. It covers their raising, training and active service as well as the aftermath of the war and how it affected their community.

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Some books that may interest you

Yorkshire VCs By: Alan Whitworth	Eagles Over North Africa By: Jeffrey Ethell	The Isles of Scilly in the Great War By: Richard Larn
If Rome Hadn't Fallen By: Timothy Venning	VC10: Icon of the Skies By: Lance Cole	The Dutch Resistance Revealed By: Jos Scharrer
Bomber Command: Kept in the Dark By: John Stubbington	The War for the Seas By: Evan Mawdsley	Servants of Evil: Voices from Hitler's Army By: Bob Carruthers