Steven John, 2009. Published by Pen & Sword Military. HB. Black cloth, Gilt-lettered spine. 165 x 235mm. 272 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w halftones. ISBN 1848840772.  As new.

Ex the Cox brothers’ library.

The 15th (Service Battalion), the Welsh  Regiment, or the Carmarthen Pals, was one of the New Army battalions raised in Britain  once it became clear that the First World War was going to last for longer and  require a much bigger army than almost anyone had expected in the summer of  1914. This book looks at the history of that battalion from its formation 1914, through some of the most famous battles of the war, including the Somme, Passchendaele ending when the  battalion was dissolved in 1919.
The appendices round off the book, with lists of the battalion's dead, medal winners (with citations where  possible), and officers (with brief biographies). A sad read, and a memorial to the men of the 15th Welsh and the sacrifices they made during the Great War.  

Chapters
 Raising the Battalion
 Western Front: The Nursery Sector
 Somme: Mametz Wood
 Withdrawal from Mametz Wood and the move North
 First Large Scale Trench Raid
 Passchendaele: The Build up
 Passchendaele: The Pilckem Ridge
 Passchendaele: Langemarck
 Return to French Flanders
 Return to the Somme
 The Great Advance: The Battle of Albert
 The Great Advance: The Battle of Bapaume
 Advance to Victory

Appendices
 Casualties of the 15th Welsh. Roll of Honour. Awards to the Battalion. Nominal Roll of Officers. Battle Honours. Order of Battle, 38th (Welsh) Division.  Summary.  Acknowlegements and Bibliography.