Men of the High Peak, by Captain W.D. Jamieson and the Officers and men of the Battalion, edited by C. Housley, subtitled 'A History of the 1/6th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters 1914-18'
Book published by Miliquest, 139 pages. Paperback (N4748)
From the rear side cover: The original history was compiled by Captain Jamieson and Colonel Robinson some time after the Great War of 1914-18. They collected together the memories of a large number of officers, NCOs and men, and from these pieced together the wartime service of the battalion.
The majority of the original letters and extracts of memories used in the compilation of the book are now held in the regimental archives, together with two of the original copies of the book - only 25 copies were ever printed!
The book has been reproduced in this new form with the addition of photographs and maps by permission of the Regimental Museum of The Sherwood Foresters, although the style of writing and content has not been altered at all. Chapters in the book include:
- The years of peace and the outbreak of the First World War
- 1915 - Hooge and Loos
- 1916 - The Somme
- 1917 - Gommecourt, Lens, St Elie Hill
- 1918 - Hindenburg Line, St Quentin Canal, Beaurevoir, Cambrai, The Sambre
Condition of the book is generally very good. The covers are clean and bright, with only very light nibbling and wear along the edges and corners, the spine is intact and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound. There is a small price sticker on the rear side cover.
| Condition | New |