Bad Teeth No Bar

Bad Teeth No Bar

Author: Colin Kirsch

Publisher: Uniform

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781910500927

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Everybody in the 21st century has a pet subject. Withthe rise of the internet it's easier to share our passion- Vintage collectors have benfited greatly from this.Vintage car and motorcycle enthusiasts experience theessence of 'time travel' when riding in or on a vehiclefrom 30, 50, 70 years ago. However, vintage bicycle enthusiasts can travel backeven further, to a time before cars and motorcycle wereinvented, or to 1914 when the Great War called uponcyclists to flight. Bad Teeth No Bartakes you and your bicycle to themost challenging cycling environment of all - War.100,000 British soldiers used bicycles in the Great war.Even more French and Belgians rode bikes, and theGermans used even more than anyone else. See thebikes, read the stories, and imagine how you wouldhave coped if you were one of the many patriots whoenlisted to fight for King and Country.


Texas Dental Journal

Texas Dental Journal

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1913

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13:

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Issues for 1962- include as a separate section the association's annual roster.


Cycling Britain's Cathedrals Volume 1

Cycling Britain's Cathedrals Volume 1

Author: Graham Rutt

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2020-01-13

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 0244845514

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An entertaining read about the experiences of a group of friends as they cycled between all the cathedrals in Britain, their reflections on visiting those cathedrals, and a guide to how to survive such a trip.


The Military History of the Bicycle

The Military History of the Bicycle

Author: John Norris

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military

Published: 2021-05-30

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1526763540

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Almost as soon as a viable metal-framed bike was invented, it was put to military use, offering a much cheaper, less fragile and less logistically demanding alternative to horse transport. Widely used in many armies from the late 19th century, through both world wars and beyond, the bicycle really is the forgotten war machine. John Norris traces traces the development of military cycling from first experiments, including early (often flawed) designs for armed and multi-passenger versions. He explains how any why bikes were used for rapid movement of infantry units as well as carrying messages and other tasks. First used in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, then by both sides in the Boer War, they were widely adopted throughout Europe before the First World War. In the Second World War, the Japanese used over fifty thousand bicycles in the conquest of Malaya and the German army used over three million, relying on them increasingly as petrol shortages immobilized motor transport. The Allies famously made use of folding and air-dropped bikes in Operation Market Garden and in Normandy. After WW2 bikes were used extensively in Vietnam, particularly along the Ho Chi Minh trail and some European armies maintained specialist bicycle units throughout the Cold War and into the 21st century. Specialized military bikes, collapsible for use by parachutists, are still being made for Special Forces units. John Norris examines the whole history of pedal-powered warfare and illustrates it with an array of high-quality photographs.


Winchester in the Great War

Winchester in the Great War

Author: John J. Eddleston

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2016-06-30

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 1473865921

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The war of 1914–18 changed Britain forever. The movement for Irish Home Rule strengthened, women were in jobs they had never done before and, at the end of the war, were granted the vote for the first time. Political and military careers were won and lost and in all of these, Winchester played its part. Whilst this is a book about the Great War, that terrible conflagration which claimed so many lives, it is also expertly covers how that war touched the citizens of Winchester. It can be said that every city, town, village and hamlet contributed to the war effort but some cities, of which Winchester is certainly one, were of crucial importance to the final victory. It is true that Winchester was a major army depot, but it was also a city concerned with attempts to keep some normality in life. There were stories of loss but there was also humour, entertainment, fund raising, patriotism and tales of the darker side of life. With over thirty illustrations, some never seen before, Winchester in the Great War is a thorough account of the daily hardships and triumphs of those living in the city during one of the most defining and significant periods in the history of Britain.


Personal Narratives, Peripheral Theatres: Essays on the Great War (1914–18)

Personal Narratives, Peripheral Theatres: Essays on the Great War (1914–18)

Author: Anthony Barker

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-12-14

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 331966851X

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This book is a collection of essays on neglected aspects of the Great War. It begins by asking what exactly was so "Great" about it, before turning to individual studies of various aspects of the war. These fall broadly into two categories. Firstly personal, micro-narratives that deal directly with the experience of war, often derived from contemporary interest in diaries and oral histories. Presenting both a close-up view of the viscerality, and the tedium and powerlessness of personal situations, these same narratives also address the effects of the war on hitherto under-regarded groups such as children and animals. Secondly, the authors look at the impact of the course of the war on theatres, often left out in reflections on the main European combatants and therefore not part of the regular iconography of the trenches in places such as Denmark, Canada, India, the Levant, Greece and East Africa.


Cheltenham in the Great War

Cheltenham in the Great War

Author: Neela Mann

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2016-03-10

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0750968656

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Cheltenham in the Great War is the first book to portray the town, its people and the impact of the 'war to end all wars' from the declaration of war in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918. Almost 1,000 Cheltenham women left by train every day for munitions work, hundreds made airplanes in the Winter Gardens, many were nurses and most former suffragettes joined the WVR. Why did two schools do double shifts and for what did the townspeople raise £186,000 in one week in 1918? How did Cheltenham cope with 7,250 soldiers billeted in the town and 'khaki fever'? This book gives an insight into the lives of different social classes in Cheltenham – including stories of remarkable women – and how their war was fought on the Home Front. The Great War story of Cheltenham is told through considerable new research and is vividly illustrated throughout with evocative, informative images, many of which have not been published previously.