Download or read book World War 2 Tales written by Bentley Boyd and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Last Great War written by Adrian Gregory and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-16 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking new history of the British home front during the First World War.
Download or read book Chester in the Great War written by F. W. Longbottom and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chester in the Great War written by Susan Chambers and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-11-30 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outbreak of the Great War, Chester was transformed from a county market town with some nice shops and lots of day-trippers, to a bustling, frantically busy military centre with men and horses everywhere. As they left for the war zones, or to go to other parts of the country for training, the city settled down to the hard work of dealing with the absence of so many men from vital jobs a challenge eventually tackled by many of the city's women. Life was hard, money was short for some, though others earned good wages in the ammunition works. It soon became obvious that many men would never come back.But life in the city went on, everyone played their part, the cinemas and theatres stayed open, as did the pubs (though with reduced hours). Concerts kept the people entertained and helped to raise vital funds, and news films kept them up-to-date with the latest from the Front. But, eventually it was over and the city had a different set of problems to deal with
Download or read book The British Police and Home Food Production in the Great War written by Mary Fraser and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Siege of Chester written by John Barratt and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The appalling effects of civil war are often suffered most horrifically by the ordinary men, women and children involuntarily caught up in it, as it tears asunder the very fabric of their lives. Such was the fate of the citizens of Chester, who for almost four years found themselves at the centre of the battle between King and Parliament. Chester's inhabitants withstood the terrors of bombardment and the rigours of starvation, in one of the most fiercely contested sieges of the Civil War. Using myriad contemporary sources it is possible for the first time to present a detailed picture of the part played in the siege by the 'common sort', the 'forgotten voices' of Chester: ordinary citizens forced by their employers to enlist in the City Regiment, their brutal introduction to the realities of war and their gallant defence of Chester.
Download or read book Great War Britain Chester written by Lucy Ryder and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great War Britain Chester: Remembering 1914-18
Download or read book A Tragedy of the Great War written by Nancy Hasting and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four days before the end of the Great War Sergeant Chester Schulz was killed, but his family wouldn't learn his fate until four long months later. Told through a series of letters from home and overseas, this is one family's story of tragedy and loss. This book details life experienced by many of the Doughboys and their families during 1917 and 1918. Through their correspondence and the author's research of the event, WW 1 comes to life on a personal level. Chester's footsteps are followed through present day France as the author traces her Great-Uncle's last days. Chester's Mother, Gertrude Schulz, was instrumental in forming the National War Mothers Organization. Their first convention was held in Evansville, Indiana with Gertrude Schulz presiding as the first acting National President. A small history of this organization is included. This edition is in full color, so the letter scans, maps and photos show up in greater detail. The book is also available in a Black and White Version.
Download or read book Minorities and the First World War written by Hannah Ewence and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the particular experience of ethnic, religious and national minorities who participated in the First World War as members of the main belligerent powers: Britain, France, Germany and Russia. Individual chapters explore themes including contested loyalties, internment, refugees, racial violence, genocide and disputed memories from 1914 through into the interwar years to explore how minorities made the transition from war to peace at the end of the First World War. The first section discusses so-called ‘friendly minorities’, considering the way in which Jews, Muslims and refugees lived through the war and its aftermath. Section two looks at fears of ‘enemy aliens’, which prompted not only widespread internment, but also violence and genocide. The third section considers how the wartime experience of minorities played out in interwar Europe, exploring debates over political representation and remembrance. Bridging the gap between war and peace, this is the ideal book for all those interested in both First World War and minority histories.
Download or read book A Tragedy of the Great War written by Nancy Hasting and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four days before the end of the Great War Sergeant Chester Schulz was killed, but his family wouldn't learn his fate until four long months later. Told through a series of letters from home and overseas, this is one family's story of tragedy and loss. This book details life experienced by many of the Doughboys and their families during 1917 and 1918. Through their correspondence and the author's research of the event, WW 1 comes to life on a personal level. Chester's footsteps are followed through present day France as the author traces her Great-Uncle's last days. Chester's Mother, Gertrude Schulz, was instrumental in forming the National War Mothers Organization. Their first convention was held in Evansville, Indiana with Gertrude Schulz presiding as the first acting National President. A small history of this organization is included. This edition is in Black and White. The book is also available in a color version for scans, maps, letters and photos
Download or read book Colchester Royal Grammar School and The Great War written by Laurie Holmes and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Colcestrian in the years of the Great War, reproduced here in this book, both revealed the challenges which faced the school of the time and captured the very special quality that still characterises CRGS today. The bouleversement caused by war created an extraordinary backdrop to school life, and the insights given into the preoccupations of the time are truly fascinating.
Download or read book Soldiers of the Great War written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War written by Colonel Arthur Crookenden and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cheshire's (22nd Foot) mustered thirty-eight battalions during the course of the war, of which fifteen saw action. Between them they served in every theatre of war: Western Front, Gallipoli, Italy, Macedonia, Palestine and Mesopotamia. Total dead amounted to 8,420, seventy-five battle honours were awarded and two VCs. The construction of this history is unusual: each theatre of war is taken separately and within that theatre the narrative unfolds chronologically, but instead of chapter or section headings there are, in the main, Battle Honour headings with dates and descriptions, some brief, some extensive, of the action which won the Honour and the identity of the battalion or battalions involved. There are a few headings that relate to less significant events, these are shown in lower case while the Battle Honour headings are in upper case. So with this history, when you look at the list of contents you are looking at the roll of Battle Honours awarded to the Regiment. Usually such lists are shown either on the title page or in a separate appendix. It is a history full of action with many personal contributions, with maps and sketches to support the narrative which often summarises the casualties at the end of an action. There are some useful appendices. The Roll of Honour is introduced with a summary showing the totals of dead, officers 378, other rank totals by battalions followed by the nominal rolls, officers grouped alphabetically, other ranks in their battalions. The 56-page list of Honours and Awards, including Mentions, is arranged alphabetically, the rank of the recipient is not given but citations are given for VC, DSO, MC and DCM awards; and the final appendix, entitled 'Mobilization', gives briefly the story of each battalion before it went overseas.
Download or read book Walk in Hell The Great War Book Two written by Harry Turtledove and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Harry Turtledove [is] probably the best-known practitioner of alternate history working today.”—American Heritage The year is 1915, and the world is convulsing. Though the Confederacy has defeated its northern enemy twice, this time the United States has allied with the Kaiser. In the South, the freed slaves, fueled by Marxist rhetoric and the bitterness of a racist nation, take up the weapons of the Red rebellion. Despite these advantages, the United States remains pinned between Canada and the Confederate States of America, so the bloody conflict continues and grows. Both presidents—Theodore Roosevelt of the Union and staunch Confederate Woodrow Wilson—are stubbornly determined to lead their nations to victory, at any cost. . .
Download or read book The North Irish Horse in the Great War written by Phillip Tardif and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sent to France in August 1914, the North Irish Horse (NIH) was the first British reservist regiment to see action Ð at Le Cateau Ð before fighting as rearguard on the long retreat to the outskirts of Paris. Over the next four years they fought with distinction, playing a role in many of the major battles, including Ypres, Somme, Passchendaele and Cambrai, and were heavily involved in the final Advance to Victory.?How fitting that this, the first history of this famous cavalry Regiment's superb record in The Great War, should be published to coincide with the centenary of the conflict. It not only describes the Regiment's actions by squadron but concentrates on the officers and men; their backgrounds, motivation and courageous deeds and sacrifices. The author places the Regiment's achievement in the context of the overall war and reflects on the effect that unfolding political events in Ireland had on the Regiment and its members.?The North Irish Horse in the Great War draws on a wealth of primary source material, much unpublished including war diaries, personal accounts, letters and memoirs. In addition to compiling this long overdue account of the NIH, the author succeeds in painting a valuable picture of The Great War at the fighting end.
Download or read book Orpington and the Great War 1916 written by John Pateman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the men from Orpington and St Mary Cray District who died during the Great War in 1916.
Download or read book Washington in the Great War written by Peter Welsh and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-11-30 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Washington were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their tragedies and hardships and a determination to see it through. ??The Great War affected everyone. At home there were wounded soldiers in military hospitals, refugees from Belgium and later on German prisoners of war. There were food and fuel shortages and disruption to schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and they undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Meanwhile, men serving in the armed forces were scattered far and wide. Extracts from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give insights into what it was like under battle conditions.
