The British Police and Home Food Production in the Great War
Author: Mary Fraser
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published:
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 303158743X
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Policing the Home Front 1914-1918
Author: Mary Fraser
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-12-07
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 1351345567
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe civilian police during the First World War in Great Britain were central to the control of the population at home. This book will show the detail and challenges of police work during the First World War and how this impacted on ordinary people’s daily lives. The aim is to tell the story of the police as they saw themselves through the pages of their best-known journal, The Police Review and Parade Gossip, in addition to a wide range of other published, archival and private sources.
In the Shadow of the Great War
Author: Kirsty Bennett
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2019-10-07
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0750993421
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe military toll of World War I is widely known: millions of Britons were mobilised, many thousands killed or wounded, and the landscape of British society changed forever. But how was the conflict experienced by the people of Surrey on the home front? Surrey Heritage's project Surrey in the Great War: A County Remembers has, over the four-year centenary commemoration, explored the wartime stories of Surrey's people and places. The project's discoveries are here captured through text, case studies and images. This book chronicles the mobilisation of Surrey men, the training of foreign troops in the county, objection to military service, defence against invasion, voluntary work and fundraising, the experiences of women and children, shortages, industrial supply to the armed forces and the commemoration of Surrey's dead. Drawing heavily on the rich archives of Surrey Heritage, it is an engaging exploration of a county in the shadow of the first globalised war between industrialised nations.
The Home Front in the Great War
Author: David Bilton
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2003-11-06
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 1783460202
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn an overdue attempt to portray the real effect of the war on life at home, David Bilton examines all the major events of the period and charts their effect on everyday life for those trying to live a normal existence. Extensive use is made of personal accounts and the author draws on many photographs, newspaper and magazine material and ephemera to make this very informative and atmospheric.
Aldershot in the Great War
Author: Murray Rowlands
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2015-02-28
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 1783832029
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first book written about Britain's premier army base in the First World War.??The book contains and explores the following:?? The first published record of the troops in Aldershot on 4 August 1914.? The first published list of officers and men from Aldershot killed in the war.? Lists the dead from WWI in Aldershot Cemetery.? Outlines the activities of crucial figures in the War such as Smith-Dorrien, Haig and French in Aldershot in the period before the War.? Traces the growth development of aircraft manufacture at Farnborough under the guidance of Mervyn O'Gorman from a balloon factory to major aircraft manufacture.? Highlights the changes in the social fabric of Aldershot during the war.? Records the experience of Aldershot as a premier training base through the eyes of Anthony Eden, Wilfred Owen and men of all ranks.
Great War Britain West Sussex: Remembering 1914-18
Author: West Sussex County Council
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014-08-04
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 0750961279
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: West Sussex offers an intimate portrayal of the county and its people living in the shadow of the 'war to end all wars'. A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume, it describes local reaction to the outbreak of war; charts the experience of individuals who enlisted; the changing face of industry; the work of the many hospitals in the area; the effect of the conflict on local families; the women who defied convention to play a vital role on the home front; and concludes with a chapter dedicated to how the county and its people coped with the transition to life in peacetime once more. The Great War story of West Sussex is told through the testimony of those who were there and is vividly illustrated with evocative images from the archives of West Sussex County Council and local museums.
Women and the First World War
Author: Susan R. Grayzel
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-11-04
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 1317875788
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe First World War was the first modern, total war, one requiring the mobilisation of both civilians and combatants. Particularly in Europe, the main theatre of the conflict, this war demanded the active participation of both men and women. Women and the First World War provides an introduction to the experiences and contributions of women during this important turning point in history. In addition to exploring women’s relationship to the war in each of the main protagonist states, the book also looks at the wide-ranging effects of the war on women in Africa Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. Topical in its approach, the book highlights: the heated public debates about women’s social, cultural and political roles that the war inspired their varied experiences of war women’s representation in propaganda their roles in peace movements and revolutionary activity that grew out of the war the consequences of the war for women in its immediate aftermath Containing a document section providing a wide range of sources from first-hand accounts, a Chronology and Glossary, Women and the First World War is an ideal text for students studying the First World War or the role of women in the twentieth century.
The Great War
Author: Ian F. W. Beckett
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-01-14
Total Pages: 854
ISBN-13: 1317866150
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe course of events of the Great War has been told many times, spurred by an endless desire to understand 'the war to end all wars'. However, this book moves beyond military narrative to offer a much fuller analysis of of the conflict's strategic, political, economic, social and cultural impact. Starting with the context and origins of the war, including assasination, misunderstanding and differing national war aims, it then covers the treacherous course of the conflict and its social consequences for both soldiers and civilians, for science and technology, for national politics and for pan-European revolution. The war left a long-term legacy for victors and vanquished alike. It created new frontiers, changed the balance of power and influenced the arts, national memory and political thought. The reach of this acount is global, showing how a conflict among European powers came to involve their colonial empires, and embraced Japan, China, the Ottoman Empire, Latin America and the United States.
Evidence, History and the Great War
Author: Gail Braybon
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2003-11-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 178238183X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the English-speaking world the Great War maintains a tenacious grip on the public imagination, and also continues to draw historians to an event which has been interpreted variously as a symbol of modernity, the midwife to the twentieth century and an agent of social change. Although much 'common knowledge' about the war and its aftermath has included myth, simplification and generalisation, this has often been accepted uncritically by popular and academic writers alike. While Britain may have suffered a surfeit of war books, many telling much the same story, there is far less written about the impact of the Great War in other combatant nations. Its history was long suppressed in both fascist Italy and the communist Soviet Union: only recently have historians of Russia begun to examine a conflict which killed, maimed and displaced so many millions. Even in France and Germany the experience of 1914-18 has often been overshadowed by the Second World War. The war's social history is now ripe for reassessment and revision. The essays in this volume incorporate a European perspective, engage with the historiography of the war, and consider how the primary textural, oral and pictorial evidence has been used - or abused. Subjects include the politics of shellshock, the impact of war on women, the plight of refugees, food distribution in Berlin and portrait photography, all of which illuminate key debates in war history.
Exploring British Culture with Audio CD
Author: Jo Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-06-07
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 0521186420
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA multi-level, photocopiable resource book about life in the UK. Exploring British Culture is a resource book of ready-to-teach lessons about life in the UK. It covers 18 key topic areas including History and Politics, Health and Housing, Work and Education, Leisure, the Media and Culture. Each topic area has 3 lessons - for Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced learners. The lessons can be adapted according to class needs and each lesson has suggestions for lesson extension activities and further study. The accompanying Audio CD features recordings of a variety of authentic accents from around the UK.
