The Shadow of War (51 page)

I am indebted to the following primary sources for the factual background to this fictionalized account of the Great War during 1914. Each represents astonishing dedication to the cause of presenting accurate historical detail. Such diligent endeavours are often much more valuable than textbook histories, which usually give only a partial view and are invariably heavily laden with opinion and interpretation. Needless to say, I have used many of them, but they are too numerous to list here. Nevertheless, I am grateful for their insight.

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That Astonishing Infantry': The History of the Royal Welch Fusiliers 1689–2006
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Howse, W. H. 1945.
Presteigne Past and Present
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Laws, Sarah & Purcell, Clare. 1998.
Impressions of Presteigne: An Oral History
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Leversedge, Cherry. 1988.
Pictorial Presteigne of Bygone Days
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Parker, Keith. 2008.
A History of Presteigne
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Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Caernarfon Castle, North Wales.

Ward, Dudley H. 2005.
Regimental Records of the Royal Welch Fusiliers (Volume III: 1914–1918, France and Flanders)
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Fusilier Museum, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, Tower of London.

O'Neill, Herbert Charles. 2002 (new edition of the 1922 edition).
The Royal Fusiliers in the Great War
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Gilbert, Martin. 2008.
Winston S. Churchill (Volume III: The Challenge of War 1914–1916)
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Soames, Mary. 1998.
Speaking for Themselves: The Personal Letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill
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Katharine Atholl, 1874–1960, Against The Tide
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Katharine, Duchess of Atholl. 1958.
Working Partnership
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Chapman, Tom. 2006.
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Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, Lancashire Infantry Museum, Fulwood Barracks, Preston.

Haworth, John. 2000.
Another Time, Another World
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Jackson, Andrew. 2013.
Accrington's Pals: The Full Story
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Turner, William. 1993.
The Accrington Pals
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Whelan, Peter. 1982.
The Accrington Pals
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I am also more grateful than words can adequately express to all those at Michael Joseph/Penguin Books for their faith in me and their outstanding professionalism.

Finally, to my family and friends – thanks for being so supportive, generous and absolutely wonderful!

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