Under Most Trying and Difficult Circumstances
The Actions of the 59th (2nd North Midland) Division 1914-1918
Will be published approx. on 15. August 2026
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-80672-248-8 (ISBN)
Description
This new history spans the formation and training of the Division, their role in quelling the Irish Rising in 1916, and military operations on the Western Front 1917-1918. The author has undertaken extensive archival research and made use of unpublished primary sources from public archives. The 59th Division fought hard to throw off its perception as a second line, second rate unit into a formation that won a Victoria Cross and a myriad of Distinguished Conduct Medals and Distinguished Service Orders.
Praise for Nigel Atter's work.
In the Shadow of Bois Hugo does well at examining a New Army battalion that has escaped previous attention of historians...In the Shadow of Bois Hugo is an interesting account, written by someone with a deep attachment to the subject'. British Journal of Military History
With Valour and Distinction ... is an excellent and valuable book. Helion & Company have once again served their author well, producing a pleasing and attractive volume'. Leicestershire Historian 2020
Praise for Nigel Atter's work.
In the Shadow of Bois Hugo does well at examining a New Army battalion that has escaped previous attention of historians...In the Shadow of Bois Hugo is an interesting account, written by someone with a deep attachment to the subject'. British Journal of Military History
With Valour and Distinction ... is an excellent and valuable book. Helion & Company have once again served their author well, producing a pleasing and attractive volume'. Leicestershire Historian 2020
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Person
Nigel Atter is an independent scholar of the Great War. His primary interests are the 8th Lincolnshire Regiment at the Battle of Loos, 1915 and the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918. Nigel was a founding member of the Leicestershire and Rutland Branch of the Western Front Association (WFA) and is regular speaker at branch meetings presenting his research. Nigel's article 'A Difficult Year: Offensive Operations on the Western Front in 1915', was published in the WFA's Journal Stand To! No. 104, September 2015. His first work for Helion and Co, In the Shadow of Bois Hugo The 8th Lincolns at the Battle of Loos, received critical acclaim from distinguished historians such as Professor Robin Prior, Chris Baker and Paul Reed.