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Jack Youll VC, Great War Hero

And the First World War on the Western Front and in Italy. Sprache: Englisch.
gebunden , 176 Seiten
ISBN 103610897X
EAN 9781036108977
Veröffentlicht 30. Oktober 2025
Verlag/Hersteller Pen & Sword Books
38,00 inkl. MwSt.
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Beschreibung

John ('Jack') Scott Youll (June 1897- 27 October 1918) was a colliery electrician from a small village near Hartlepool, County Durham, before volunteering for the Army in 1915. Joining 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, he showed early promise and was selected for officer training.

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Paul Chrystal is the author of some seventy books published over the last decade, including recent publications such as Wars and Battles of the Roman Republic, Roman Military Disasters and Women and War in Ancient Greece and Rome. He is a regular contributor to history magazines, local and national newspapers and has appeared on BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service and on BBC local radio throughout Yorkshire and in Teesside and Manchester. He writes extensively for several Pen & Sword military history series including 'Cold War 1945-1991', 'A History of Terror' and 'Military Legacy' (of British cities).