The Countryside At War 1914 1918

Author : Caroline Dakers
Publisher : Constable
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472113375

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The Countryside at War 1914-1918 by Caroline Dakers Pdf

When war broke out in 1914 conscription seemed unnecessary; there was no shortage of volunteers ready to lay down their lives for their country. In this fascinating book, illustrated with contemporary drawings and photographs, Caroline Dakers explores exactly what their 'country' meant to the men and women who fought, died, survived. She suggests that, with a little subliminal help from literature, art and propaganda, the British volunteer, whether factory worker, farm hand or public school boy, felt that he was fighting for old England - village, church, meadow and carthorse, rather than city, factory, commerce and motor car. Drawing on a wide range of unpublished papers and family archives, Dr Dakers recreates the world of the countryside at war. There are chapters on agriculture (literally 'the home front'), and life and death in the manor house, vicarage, school and farm. And while all this was being fought for, The French countryside was smashed into a quagmire. This is the most complete picture yet of the impact of the First World War on rural England; a war which, if only in the ubiquitous village war memorials, still reverberates across the decades.

Author : Caroline Dakers
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1784534846

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Forever England by Caroline Dakers Pdf

When war broke out in 1914 conscription seemed unnecessary; there was no shortage of volunteers ready to lay down their lives for England. In this book Caroline Dakers explores exactly what 'England' meant to the men and women who fought, died, survived. She suggests that, with a little subliminal help from literature, art and propaganda, the British volunteer, whether factory worker, farm hand or public school boy, felt that he was fighting for a vision of 'old England' - village, church, meadow and carthorse, rather than city, factory, commerce and motor car. Drawing on a wide range of unpublished papers and family archives, Dakers recreates the world of the countryside at war, through chapters on agriculture (literally 'the home front'), and life and death in the manor house, vicarage, school and farm. And while all this was being fought for, the French countryside was being smashed into a quagmire. This is the most complete picture yet of the impact of the World War I on rural England; a war which, if only in the ubiquitous village war memorials, still reverberates today.

Author : Trevor Yorke
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 1846743176

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The Trench by Trevor Yorke Pdf

"The First World War scarred an entire generation at the beginning of the twentieth century ... This book offers a simple guide to the war, looking at the events and the people who took part, through what was the setting for so much of the carnage; the trench. The trenches and the trench system along the Western Front in particular, were the killing fields. They formed a vast line of fortifications that locked the opposing armies together in a static, 400 mile zigzag of conflict from the channel coast down to the French border with Switzerland. Using his own diagrams and illustrations, ... Yorke explains the architecture of the trenches, with their command posts, tunnels, machine gun nests, duck boards and sleeping billets. There are chapters to explain tactics, weaponry and daily life ... special features on the introduction of new weapons of war, such as tanks, early aeroplanes and the first use of poison gas. The political events are described in basic outline, but there is a chapter on the legacy of the war's aftermath. There are summaries of the major battles and there is information about special places to visit in France and Belgium, including key museums, battle sites and memorials"--Back cover.

Author : Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:883963484

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A History of the Great War 1914-1918 by Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell Pdf

Author : Charles à Court-Repington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:312357067

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The First World War 1914-1918 by Charles à Court-Repington Pdf

Author : Charles a. Court 1858-1925 Repington
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1362368083

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1ST WW 1914-1918 by Charles a. Court 1858-1925 Repington Pdf

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Author : Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell,Oxford University Press
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:867948969

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A History of the Great War 1914-1918 by Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell,Oxford University Press Pdf

Author : Charles à Court Repington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : OCLC:475632939

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The First World War, 1914-1918 by Charles à Court Repington Pdf

Author : District of Columbia. Public Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : OSU:32435005298989

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The World War 1914-1918 and Its Aftermath by District of Columbia. Public Library Pdf

Author : Charles à Court Repington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : PSU:000014758959

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The First World War, 1914-1918 by Charles à Court Repington Pdf

Author : David Welch
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0813527988

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Germany, Propaganda and Total War, 1914-1918 by David Welch Pdf

Adolf Hitler, writing in Mein Kampf, was scathing in his condemnation of German propaganda in the First World War, declaring that Germany had failed to recognize propaganda as a weapon of the first order. This despite the fact that propaganda had been regarded, arguably for the first time, as an intrinsic part of the war effort. David Welch has written the first book to fully examine German society -- politics, propaganda, public opinion, and total war -- in the Great War. Drawing on a wide range of sources -- from posters, newspapers, journals, film, parliamentary debates, police and military reports, and private papers -- Welch argues that the moral collapse of Germany was due less to the failure to disseminate propaganda than to the inability of the military authorities and the Kaiser to reinforce this propaganda, and to acknowledge the importance of public opinion in forging an effective link between leadership and the people.

Author : Gerald Wasley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Devon (England)
ISBN : 0857041967

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Devon in the Great War by Gerald Wasley Pdf

The devastating effects of the First World War were to change forever the face of rural England. This book explores both the military and social aspects of the greatest and bloodiest of world wars, charting the changes that this conflict wrought upon Devon and its people.

Author : Michael Moynihan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 0858850923

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People at War, 1914-1918 by Michael Moynihan Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1897632231

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The National Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Benjamin Ziemann
Publisher : Berg
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857850959

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War Experiences in Rural Germany by Benjamin Ziemann Pdf

World War I was a uniquely devastating total war that surpassed all previous conflicts for its destruction. But what was the reality like on the ground, for both the soldiers on the front-lines and the women on the homefront?Drawing on intimate firsthand accounts in diaries and letters, War Experiences in Rural Germany examines this question in detail and challenges some strongly held assumptions about the Great War. The author makes the controversial case for the blurring of 'front' and 'homefront'. He shows that through the constant exchange of letters and frequent furloughs, rural soldiers maintained a high degree of contact with their home lives. In addition, the author provides a more nuanced interpretation of the alleged brutalizing effect of the war experience, suggesting that it was by far not as complete as has been previously understood. This pathbreaking book paints a vivid picture of the dynamics of total war on rural communities, from the calling up of troops to the reintegration of veterans into society.