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Book Synopsis Leicester in the Great War by : Matthew Richardson
Download or read book Leicester in the Great War written by Matthew Richardson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leicester had a strong radical tradition, and was represented in Parliament during the Great War by the outspoken Labour MP Ramsay MacDonald. MacDonald's anti-war views divided opinion in Leicester sharply, but whilst it was slow to provide troops for Kitchener's Army, this was not through lack of patriotism. Instead, Leicester's three main industries footwear, hosiery and engineering all had bulging order books as a result of government war contracts.Bravery on the battlefield, strikes at home, conscientious objectors and the great flu pandemic were all part of Leicester's story in the Great War, and all are covered here. The author allows Leicester citizens, who lived through these momentous events, to tell their stories in their own words, and powerful eyewitness accounts from men, women and children run through this book. Many of these accounts are previously unpublished, and lend a sense of freshness and immediacy to the narrative, making this an ideal purchase for First World War enthusiasts and social historians alike.
Book Synopsis Leicester in the Great War by : Mathew Richardson
Download or read book Leicester in the Great War written by Mathew Richardson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leicester had a strong radical tradition, and was represented in Parliament during the Great War by the outspoken Labour MP Ramsay MacDonald. MacDonald's anti-war views divided opinion in Leicester sharply, but whilst it was slow to provide troops for Kitchener's Army, this was not through lack of patriotism. Instead, Leicester's three main industries footwear, hosiery and engineering all had bulging order books as a result of government war contracts.??Bravery on the battlefield, strikes at home, conscientious objectors and the great flu pandemic were all part of Leicester's story in the Great War, and all are covered here. The author allows Leicester citizens, who lived through these momentous events, to tell their stories in their own words, and powerful eyewitness accounts from men, women and children run through this book. Many of these accounts are previously unpublished, and lend a sense of freshness and immediacy to the narrative, making this an ideal purchase for First World War enthusiasts and social historians alike.
Download or read book The Tigers written by Matthew Richardson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2000-09-12 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first major history of the Leicestershire Regiment in the Great war to be published since the 1930s. Weaving personal recollections with official accounts, it brings the character of the four battalions raised in Leicestershire vividly to life. There are over 200 photographs, many from private collections, maps and several appendices.
Book Synopsis Britain and Victory in the Great War by : Peter Liddle
Download or read book Britain and Victory in the Great War written by Peter Liddle and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2018-06-30 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we begin to make sense of the Great War now that over 100 years have passed since it ended with the defeat of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman empire and Bulgaria, and the collapse of Tsarist Russia? The conflict had such a profound influence on world history that is it difficult to reconcile the different perspectives and draw clear conclusions. That is why this thought-provoking collection of original essays on the outcome of the war and its aftermath is of such value.It completes the trilogy of ground-breaking volumes conceived and edited by Peter Liddle which presents the latest scholarly thinking about the Great War from an international perspective. The first two volumes Britain Goes to War and Britain and the Widening War made this stimulating new writing accessible to a broad readership and this final volume has the same aim.A group of over twenty expert contributors reconsider the military reasons for the outcome of the fighting and look at the consequences for the principal nations involved. They explore the way the war and the peace settlement shaped the twentieth century and had an enduring impact within Europe and beyond.
Book Synopsis History of the 1st & 2nd Battalions the Leicestershire Regiment in the Great War by : Harold Carmichael Wylly
Download or read book History of the 1st & 2nd Battalions the Leicestershire Regiment in the Great War written by Harold Carmichael Wylly and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of the 1st and 2nd Battalions by : H. C. Wylly
Download or read book History of the 1st and 2nd Battalions written by H. C. Wylly and published by . This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its title, this history begins the story of the regiment from where Webb s history (1688 -1910) finishes and takes it on to the end of 1927, though the bulk of the book is, of course, devoted to the Great War. Each battalion is treated separately. There are no Rolls of Honour nor lists of Honours and Awards, but casualties are given in the text following periods of action, officers by name, other ranks by totals. Gallantry awards are also described in the text with recipients named. Details of drafts joining the battalions are also given as they occur, again officers by name, other ranks by totals and, very useful, officers serving in the battalions at various specified times are listed. When war broke out the 1st Battalion was stationed in Fermoy, Ireland, part of 16th Brigade, 6th Division, which arrived in France, the last of the original six regular divisions to do so, in the first half of September 1914, and joined the BEF on the Aisne. The battalion remained on the Western Front in 6th Division for the whole of the war. It fought at First Ypres, Hooge, the Somme, Hill 70, Cambrai and during the German offensives of 1918 it was in action at St Quentin, Bailleul, Kemmel and the Scherpenberg; during the final advance to victory it took part in various actions. Total dead amounted to 41 officers 987 other ranks. After the war the battalion served in BAOR and in 1920 it was sent to Athlone, S Ireland, at the time of the troubles when it suffered several casualties, including the CO s wife, wounded in an ambush. In 1923 the battalion moved to Aldershot, and in January 1925 it went to Egypt. In November 1927 the battalion sailed for India where it took over the garrison in Kamptee, Central Provinces. The 2nd Battalion was in Ranikhet, India, in August 1914 and went to France with the Indian Corps in the Meerut Division in which it served throughout the war. It fought on the Western Front from October 1914 till November 1915, winning a VC at Neuve Chapelle. In November 1915 the Meerut Division left France for Mesopotamia where the battalion arrived in the first week of December 1915. For the next two years it fought in many actions in Mesopotamia including the reoccupation of Kut and the capture of Baghdad in 1917. At the end of 1917 the division was moved to Palestine where it fought its final battles at Megiddo in September 1918. Total battalion dead numbered 33 officers and 1030 other ranks. In July 1919 it was sent to India where it served for the next four years in Delhi and Jhansi. In October 1923 it went to Khartoum in response to unrest in the Sudan involving Egyptian and Sudanese troops.
Book Synopsis The history of Leicester during the great civil war, a lecture by : James Francis Hollings
Download or read book The history of Leicester during the great civil war, a lecture written by James Francis Hollings and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis War and Society in the Roman World by : Dr John Rich
Download or read book War and Society in the Roman World written by Dr John Rich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the changing relationship between warfare and the Roman citizen body, from the Republic, when war was at the heart of Roman life, through to the Principate, when it was confined to professional soldiers and expansion largely ceased, and finally on to the Late Empire and the Roman army's eventual failure.
Book Synopsis History of the 1st and 2nd Battalions the Leicestershire Regiment in the Great War by : Harold Carmichael Wylly
Download or read book History of the 1st and 2nd Battalions the Leicestershire Regiment in the Great War written by Harold Carmichael Wylly and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Internment in Switzerland during the First World War by : Susan Barton
Download or read book Internment in Switzerland during the First World War written by Susan Barton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contrast to the plethora of works focusing on the tragic loss of human lives during the First World War, little is known about the more hopeful realities of thousands of prisoners of war from Britain, France, Germany and Belgium who were sent to Switzerland from 1916. This book explores the everyday lives of these prisoners and their impact on Switzerland. Internees were warmly welcomed by local people and given education, training and employment. Leading relatively free lives, they were able to engage in leisure activities and develop new relationships. However, they also contributed to the country's economy, helping to keep Swiss tourism alive at a time when businesses were struggling and alleviating Switzerland's labour shortage as Swiss men were called-up to defend their borders and preserve the country's neutrality. Drawing on a wide range of sources from official records to magazines and postcards, Susan Barton provides an absorbing account of the social and cultural history of internment in Switzerland.
Book Synopsis Researching World War I by : Robin Higham
Download or read book Researching World War I written by Robin Higham and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-12-30 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War I was the greatest cataclysm Europe had ever known, directly involving 61 million troops from 16 nations. Yet the history of the war and the reasons it started and spread so rapidly were vastly more complex than the players realized. Written by highly respected authorities, this book discusses the literature on all aspects of the war, making it an excellent starting point for anyone seeking guidance to the immense, and often daunting, body of World War I literature. The struggle mobilized manpower from home, troops from the colonies abroad, and—in most countries-women as well as men. Governments increasingly intervened in everyday life. New weapons and organizational structures were developed. Yet the history of the war and the reasons it started and spread so rapidly were vastly more complex than the players realized. Written by highly respected authorities, this book discusses the literature on all aspects of the war. Dennis Showalter's opening chapter covers the controversial issue of the war's origins—a complex subject that has been much debated by historians. Ensuing chapters consider the literature on each of the participating countries. The broader subjects of the war at sea and the war in the air are also covered. Daniel Beaver's final chapter discusses the mobilization of industry and the new military technology. This book is an excellent starting point for anyone seeking guidance to the immense, and often daunting, body of World War I literature.
Book Synopsis Curating the Great War by : Paul Cornish
Download or read book Curating the Great War written by Paul Cornish and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curating the Great War explores the inception and subsequent development of museums of the Great War and the animating spirit which lay behind them. The book approaches museums of the Great War as political entities, some more overtly than others, but all unable to escape from the politics of the war, its profound legacies and its enduring memory. Their changing configurations and content are explored as reflections of the social and political context in which they exist. Curating of the Great War has expanded beyond the walls of museum buildings, seeking public engagement, both direct and digital, and taking in whole landscapes. Recognizing this fact, the book examines these museums as standing at the nexus of historiography, museology, anthropology, archaeology, sociology and politics as well as being a lieux de mémoire. Their multi-vocal nature makes them a compelling subject for research and above all the book highlights that it is in these museums that we see the most complete fusion of the material culture of conflict with its historical, political and experiential context. This book is an essential read for researchers of the reception of the Great War through material culture and museums.
Book Synopsis But for These Things – Leicester and its People in WWII by : Vincent Holyoak
Download or read book But for These Things – Leicester and its People in WWII written by Vincent Holyoak and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-03-28 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been several books on Leicester during the Second World War, but I felt that some significant omissions remained. First and foremost I wanted to give a voice to the people who lived through those times, but whose personal stories are rarely heard in the official records. I also wanted to touch upon some of the themes not generally covered or glossed over in other histories, notable amongst which were the crime wave which swept the city during the war and the race disturbances that occurred during 1943-44. Balanced against these are other untold stories, such as the gallantry and sacrifices of the men, women and children of the city, the requisitioned factories and offices which from 1939 onwards became home to the Army’s largest ever pay office, and the contribution made by the city's industry to the war effort. Finally, I also wanted to take a little time to explore what happened after the celebrations had ended and the bunting had been put away. Although some of the stories may make uncomfortable reading, I have tried to be as balanced in my reporting as possible.
Book Synopsis British Cyprus and the Long Great War, 1914-1925 by : Andrekos Varnava
Download or read book British Cyprus and the Long Great War, 1914-1925 written by Andrekos Varnava and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-14 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the Cypriot population, especially the lower classes, remained loyal to the British cause during the Great War and the island contributed significantly to the First World War, with men and materials. The British acknowledged this yet failed to institute political and economic reforms once the war ended. The obsession of Greek Cypriot elites with enosis (union with Greece), which only increased after the war, and the British dismissal of increasing the role of Cypriots in government, bringing the Christian and Muslim communities closer, and expanding franchise to all classes and sexes, led to serious problems down the line, not least the development of a democratic deficit. Andrekos Varnava studies the events and the impact of this crucial period.
Book Synopsis Great War on the Small Screen by : Emma Hanna
Download or read book Great War on the Small Screen written by Emma Hanna and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Britain since the 1960s television has been the most influential medium of popular culture. Television is also the site where the Western Front of popular culture clashes with the Western Front of history.This book examines the ways in which those involved in the production of historical documentaries for this most influential media have struggled to communicate the stories of the First World War to British audiences. Documents in the BBC Written Archives Centre at Caversham, Berkshire, the Imperial War Museum, and the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives all inform the analysis. Interviews and correspondence with television producers, scriptwriters and production crew, as well as two First World War veterans who appeared in several recent documentaries provide new insights for the reader.Emma Hanna takes the reader behind the scenes of the making of the most influential documentaries from the landmark epic series The Great War (BBC, 1964) up to more recent controversial productions such as The Trench (BBC, 2002) and Not Forgotten: The Men Who Wouldn't Fight (BBC, 2008). By examining the production, broadcast and reception of a number of British television documentaries this book examines the difficult relationship between the war's history and its popular memory.
Book Synopsis Evidence, History, and the Great War by : Gail Braybon
Download or read book Evidence, History, and the Great War written by Gail Braybon and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 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.
Book Synopsis The Last Great War by : Adrian Gregory
Download or read book The Last Great War written by Adrian Gregory and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-16 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking new history of the British home front during the First World War.
