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Book Synopsis Dorset in the First World War by : Rodney Legg
Download or read book Dorset in the First World War written by Rodney Legg and published by Dorset Books. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with information and illustrated with historic images, this is a fascinating portrait of how the 'war to end all wars' impacted on what in other circumstances might have remained a largely remote corner of rural England, that instead was thrust into the maelstrom of international conflict.
Book Synopsis Weymouth, Dorchester and Portland in the Great War by : Jacqueline Wadsworth
Download or read book Weymouth, Dorchester and Portland in the Great War written by Jacqueline Wadsworth and published by Your Towns & Cities in the Gre. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When war was declared in 1914, the people of South Dorset were taken by surprise. Initially, there was excitement as the garrison town of Dorchester sprang to life, and Britain's Grand Fleet steamed from Portland Harbour to its war stations in the North Sea. But when the fervor subsided, what was it like for ordinary people? This book describes how they settled down with purpose to a life at war. Traders made the most of new markets, and women learned to cope not only with food shortages and blackouts, but the constant fear that their loved ones wouldn't return. Many threw themselves into the war effort. An enormous prisoner of war camp was established on the edge of Dorchester; wounded Australian soldiers were sent to recover in Weymouth, where they became firm favourites with the ladies; and soldiers billeted in Portland homes didn't always treat their hosts with the respect they deserved. Included in the book are the stories of a German spy who slipped through the net at Wyke; a teenage soldier shot dead by his friend; a scandal at a local military hospital; the touching friendship that developed between a nurse and a wounded Belgian; and what everyday life was like at Weymouth Torpedo Works. This warm account of life in Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland during the Great War ensures that the people at home, who lived through those five dreadful years of conflict, are remembered, too.
Book Synopsis Dorset Brothers at War by : Jessica Christian
Download or read book Dorset Brothers at War written by Jessica Christian and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1914, three brothers started their First World War service with the Dorset Yeomanry. Only one would survive. This is the story of their wartime experiences told largely in their own words.
Book Synopsis Weymouth, Dorchester & Portland in the Great War by : Jacqueline Wadsworth
Download or read book Weymouth, Dorchester & Portland in the Great War written by Jacqueline Wadsworth and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When war was declared in 1914, the people of South Dorset were taken by surprise. Initially, there was excitement as the garrison town of Dorchester sprang to life, and Britain's Grand Fleet steamed from Portland Harbour to its war stations in the North Sea. But when the fervour subsided, what was it like for ordinary people? This book describes how they settled down with purpose to a life at war.Traders made the most of new markets, and women learned to cope not only with food shortages and blackouts, but the constant fear that their loved ones wouldn't return. Many threw themselves into the war effort. An enormous prisoner of war camp was established on the edge of Dorchester; wounded Australian soldiers were sent to recover in Weymouth, where they became firm favourites with the ladies; and soldiers billeted in Portland homes didn't always treat their hosts with the respect they deserved. Included in the book are the stories of a German spy who slipped through the net at Wyke; a teenage soldier shot dead by his friend; a scandal at a local military hospital; the touching friendship that developed between a nurse and a wounded Belgian; and what everyday life was like at Weymouth Torpedo Works.This warm account of life in Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland during the Great War ensures that the people at home, who lived through those five dreadful years of conflict, are remembered, too.
Book Synopsis Patriotism and Propaganda in First World War Britain by : David Monger
Download or read book Patriotism and Propaganda in First World War Britain written by David Monger and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive investigation of the National War Aims Committee, providing detailed discussion of the establishment, activities and reception of the British domestic propaganda organisation, together with a careful and extensive analysis of the patriotic content of its propaganda.
Book Synopsis Dorset's Military Heritage by : Dean Hollands
Download or read book Dorset's Military Heritage written by Dean Hollands and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will interest anyone keen to know more about Dorset’s remarkable local military history through time.
Book Synopsis Cap-Badges of the British Army 1939-45 by : G L D Alderson
Download or read book Cap-Badges of the British Army 1939-45 written by G L D Alderson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The regiments of the British Army have always set great store by their cap-badges which, in miniature, encapsulated the history and traditions of the units that wore them. They were worn with pride by the County Regiments (which formed the bulk of the infantry) throughout the two world wars. While of relatively recent origin, the cap-badge absorbed a far older territorial allegiance, which can almost be traced back to tribal loyalty before the Norman Conquest and which has been reinforced down the ages. This book presents the reader with a comprehensive collection of capbadges through the years of the Second World War. Every cap-badge is clearly illustrated with pictures from the author's own private collection of badges and comes complete with written descriptions. The fascinating histories behind the conjoining of the various units are also included. A regimental index makes it simple to find specific badges quickly. Cap-badges of the British Army 1939–45 successfully removes the confusion surrounding the wearing of cap-badges by British Army formations during the Second World War whilst enabling people to access this information in complete form for the first time. Essential reading for those with a personal or professional interest in the Second World War.
Book Synopsis The 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment in France and Belgium August 1914 to June 1915 by : Anon
Download or read book The 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment in France and Belgium August 1914 to June 1915 written by Anon and published by Naval & Military Press. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1st Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment was in Belfast on the outbreak of the Great War in August 1914 and was rushed to France, landing at Le Havre as part of the BEF on 14th August. It took part in the war's opening battles at Mons and Le Cateau, joined the great retreat to the Marne, and then advanced to the Aisne. By the turn of the year the battalion was in the Ypres salient, fighting at Messines and Hill 60. This regimental account of the Great War's opening months is well illustrated with maps. Roll of Officers, Honours and Awards, and summary of battle casualties complete this history.
Book Synopsis Almanac of World War I by : David F. Burg
Download or read book Almanac of World War I written by David F. Burg and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-09-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a day-by-day account of the action on all fronts and of the events surrounding the conflict, from the guns of August 1914 to the November 1918 Armistice and its troubled aftermath. Daily entries, topical descriptions, biographical sketches, maps, and illustrations combine to give a ready and succinct account of what was happening in each of the principal theaters of war.
Download or read book Honour Satisfied written by Frank Warren and published by Trafalgar Square Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is [Frank Warren's] diary; a vivid and detailed account illegally written down from memory soon after the events occurred. Warren's appreciation of detail makes this fascinating document a remarkable source of absorbing eye-witness material. In these pages we read of the horror of the Somme battlefield soon after the grim and costly infantry fighting had ground to a halt and of his next tour of duty in the Ypres Salient, which he describes as 'a wilderness and a solitary place, nothing whole remains' ... Warren's accounts of the blowing of the bridge on the Somme canal and the rescue of the guns at Mercourt are wonderful set-piece depictions, among the most graphic of all reports of battlefield events. Together with descriptions of soldiers dangling their legs from railway waggons on their way to the front and of bully-beef tins being thrown from hand to hand in the front line, this is a ... evocative account of war"--Jacket.
Book Synopsis Dorset Brothers at War by : Jessica Christian
Download or read book Dorset Brothers at War written by Jessica Christian and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1914, three brothers started their First World War service with the Dorset Yeomanry. Only one would survive. This is the story of their wartime experiences told largely in their own words.
Download or read book Frontline Dorset written by George Forty and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bridport and the Great War by : J. W. Rowson
Download or read book Bridport and the Great War written by J. W. Rowson and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-19 by :
Download or read book Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-19 written by and published by Bright Sparks. This book was released on 1921 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Weymouth & Portland at Work by : Fiona Taylor
Download or read book Weymouth & Portland at Work written by Fiona Taylor and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weymouth & Portland at Work is a fascinating pictorial history of the working life of the Dorset towns of Weymouth and Portland in the last hundred and more years.
Book Synopsis Twentieth Century Industrial Archaeology by : Michael Stratton
Download or read book Twentieth Century Industrial Archaeology written by Michael Stratton and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2000 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the industrial monuments of twentieth- century Britain. Each chapter takes a specific theme and examines it in the context of the buildings and structure of the twentieth century. The authors are both leading experts in the field, having written widely on various aspects of the subject. In this new and comprehensive survey they respond to the growing interest in twentieth-century architecture and industrial archaeology. The book is well illustrated with superb and unique illustrations drawn from the archives of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. It will mark and celebrate the end of the century with a tribute to its remarkable built industrial heritage.
Download or read book Dorset written by Anthony Wilcox and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
