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Accompanying the forthcoming release of Sherwood Boys: Biography of a Battalion, Michael Somerville’s talk provides a unique view on the British army through the lens of a single battalion.
Hear the story of how the 2/5th Sherwood Foresters, a Territorial battalion, developed during the Second World War from a group of untrained young men from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire into a hardened unit of veterans from every corner of Britain, capable of facing, and beating, he might of the Wehrmacht.
Places are limited, so booking is highly advised.
Places are limited, so booking is highly advised.