In response to Kitchener's famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised entire battalions for the service on the Western Front. Hull folk are reticent people and the Hull Pals were no exception. This book tells their inspiring story of sacrifice and gallantry under appalling conditions. 'Hull Pals' contains a great number of hitherto unpublished eye-witnessed accounts and photographs. AUTHOR: David Bilton is an experienced author and researcher with a collection of hundreds of rare photos on The Great War and was consultant to the BBC TV series 'The Trench'. Previously published work includes 'The Trench', 'The Home Front in the Great War', 'Oppy Wood', 'The German Army on the Western Front 1917-1918', 'The Germans on the Somme', 'The Germans at Arras', 'The Germans in Flanders 1914', 'The Germans in Flanders 1917-1918', 'The Germans in Flanders 1915-1916' and 'The Central Powers on the Russian Front 1914-1918'. SELLING POINTS: An interesting and informative record of what happened and what the Pals went through Includes eyewitness accounts and a great number of integrated images Nominal roll included Illustrated