Croydon and the Great War
Croydon and the Great War

Author: Ald H. Keatley Moore

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-16

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 9780266375593

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Excerpt from Croydon and the Great War: The Official History of the War Work of the Borough and Its Citizens From 1914 to 1919; Together With the Croydon Roll of Honour Englishmen stood shoulder to shoulder in this gigantic life-and-death struggle, and the blows England dealt were heavy with the weight of the whole nation. Croydon sent men to the War, and of these, alas, never came back returned wounded, and they and the unwounded (the more fortunate remaining half of Croydon's fighters) received many medals and honours for their bravery, besides having acquired the esteem and admiration of their fellow citizens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Croydon and the Great War; the Official History of the War Work of the Borough and Its Citizens from 1914 to 1919, Together with the Croydon Roll of H
Croydon and the Great War; the Official History of the War Work of the Borough and Its Citizens from 1914 to 1919, Together with the Croydon Roll of H

Author: Henry Keatley Moore

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2012-08

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9781290764148

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Great War Britain London: Remembering 1914-18
Great War Britain London: Remembering 1914-18

Author: Stuart Hallifax

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2014-11-03

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 0750960574

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The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: London offers an in-depth portrait of the capital and its people during the 'war to end all wars'. It describes the reaction to the war's outbreak; charts the experience of individuals who enlisted; shares many first-hand experiences, including tales of the Zeppelin raids and anti-German riots of the era; examines the work of local hospitals; and explores how the capital and its people coped with the transition to life in peacetime. Vividly illustrated with evocative images from the newspapers of the day, it commemorates the extraordinary bravery and sacrifice of London's residents between 1914 and 1918.

The Last Great War
The Last Great War

Author: Adrian Gregory

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-10-16

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1107650860

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What was it that the British people believed they were fighting for in 1914–18? This compelling history of the British home front during the First World War offers an entirely new account of how British society understood and endured the war. Drawing on official archives, memoirs, diaries and letters, Adrian Gregory sheds new light on the public reaction to the war, examining the role of propaganda and rumour in fostering patriotism and hatred of the enemy. He shows the importance of the ethic of volunteerism and the rhetoric of sacrifice in debates over where the burdens of war should fall as well as the influence of religious ideas on wartime culture. As the war drew to a climax and tensions about the distribution of sacrifices threatened to tear society apart, he shows how victory and the processes of commemoration helped create a fiction of a society united in grief.