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

On 20 November 1916 the newly promoted Brigadier—General Frank Percy Crozier took command of 119 Brigade, one of three infantry brigades that made up the 40th Division, once labeled “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.

Raised in 1915 and originally intended as a formation of the Welsh Army Corps, 119 Brigade, consisting of four battalions of Welsh bantams, had cross...