No Bad Soldiers: 119 Infantry Brigade and Brigadier-General Frank Percy Crozier in the Great War

This book was presented to the Collection by Mrs Irene Badsworth, in memory of her late husband. The price quoted is our estimate of its value. The book is, as is usual for a Helion product, beautifully produced. It is about 119 Brigade. On 20th November 1916 Brigadier-General Frank Percy Crozier took command; it was one of the three infantry brigades that made up the 40th Division, once labelled "the Forgotten Fortieth!". This book brings the history and achievements of the brigade to a wider audience and adds to the story. of the controversial Frank Crozier. We have catalogued this book under "Bantams" because, raised in 1915 and originally intended as a formation of the Welsh Army Corps, 119 Brigade consisted of four battalions of Bantams. The brigade had a reputation of being one of the worst on the Western Front; Crozier turned this around in the process getting rid of any number of officers from brigade major down.