History of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Vol. V : 1919-1942 Hingston

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 History of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Volume V : 1919-1942 "Never Give Up" W. Hingston Published by Privately Printed, 1950 1st ed, 1950. 6 x 9, 243 pp., frontispiece + 25 ills., + 9 maps. Blue cloth, gilt title & ills, to front cover;  V.G. This fifth volume in the History of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry concentrates in the main on the years 1939-42 and is of particular importance to anyone interested in Burma as well as in the Regiment. The first chapter looks at The Years of Frustration between 1919-1939 and the second chapter looks at the Regiment’s Service in India and Burma during this period. Chapter III begins the war – The "Phoney" War – from September 1939 to March 1940 and deals with the organisation of an infantry battalion – the B.E.F. The next two chapters cover the 1/4th K.O.Y.L.I. in Norway, 1940, and the great fighting rearguard of the 1st also in Norway. Chapter VI looks at the defeat in France with the 2/4th K.O.Y.L.I. and chapter VII examines the 1/4th in Iceland. Chapter VIII is the most extensive and covers the first part of the Tragedy in Burma. It deals with the 2nd K.O.Y.L.I. in Burma – In the Gorges of the Salween – Into Battle – The Retreat Begins – Battle of the Bilin – The Fight in Danyington Village – Calamity on the Jungle Road – Retreat from the Bilin – The Retreat continues – Disaster at the Sittang. Chapter IX, also quite substantial, continues the story in Burma as it looks at The Hmawbi Road Block – The Action at Myingun – Rearguard at Magwe – The Yenangyaung Road Block – Retreat to India – The Loss of the Regimental Silver – A Story of the Jungle – In India. The final chapter is entitled The Years of Preparation. In addition there is an index of personalities and an index of companies and other units. With a frontispiece, 25 illustrations and 9 maps.

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