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Stafford at War 1939-1945

Author : Nick Thomas
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844159434
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Stafford at War 1939-1945 written by Nick Thomas and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-06-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stafford at War is a vivid many-sided portrait of a county town during one of the extraordinary periods in English history. In his wide-ranging narrative Nick Thomas looks at the impact of the Second World War on the townspeople - how it affected their daily lives, their work, their families. And he recalls the contribution Stafford made to the war effort at home and abroad. The story he tells gives a fascinating insight into wartime life and it is a moving record of the sacrifices made by local people. His detailed and fully illustrated account will be fascinating reading for everyone who knows Stafford and wants to find out about its history.

Stafford at War, 1939–1945

Author : Nick Thomas
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473818540
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Stafford at War, 1939–1945 written by Nick Thomas and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-06-18 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stafford at War is a vivid many-sided portrait of a county town during one of the extraordinary periods in English history. In his wide-ranging narrative Nick Thomas looks at the impact of the Second World War on the townspeople - how it affected their daily lives, their work, their families. And he recalls the contribution Stafford made to the war effort at home and abroad. The story he tells gives a fascinating insight into wartime life and it is a moving record of the sacrifices made by local people. His detailed and fully illustrated account will be fascinating reading for everyone who knows Stafford and wants to find out about its history.

Stafford in the Great War

Author : Nick Thomas
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473860350
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Stafford in the Great War written by Nick Thomas and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stafford in the Great War tells the fascinating story of a county town and its people between the catastrophic years of 1914–18 .The title was written as a companion volume to the author's earlier work, Stafford at War 1939-45, and adopts the same successful formula. The book examines the work of local men and women on the Home Front, before providing details of the towns contribution in every theatre of the war. Early chapters examine the role of Staffordians who served in the British Expeditionary Force, nicknamed The Contemptible Little Army by Kaiser Wilhelm II, and who took part in the Christmas Truce, 1914. The story of the Stafford Territorials of the Stafford Battery, the Staffordshire Yeomanry and the North and South Staffordshire Regiments is also explained, along with the fate of Kitcheners Volunteer Army.The events surrounding the service of a number of local men are recorded in some detail, along with the exploits of men who fought in all of the armed services and support units. Collectively, their stories help outline the course of the war.Staffordians won 120 gallantry awards during the conflict, and those that are not referred to in the main body of the text may be found in an appendix. Also listed are the names and service details of over 400 men whose names were omitted from the towns war memorial.

Oral History Interview with Allen E. Stafford

Author : Allen E. Stafford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Oral History Interview with Allen E. Stafford written by Allen E. Stafford and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interview with Allen E. Stafford, an Army veteran (L Troop, 124th Cavalry), concerning his experiences as a demolitions expert in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Education in West Texas; his work as an oil well shooter in the West Texas oil fields, 1930s; enlistment in the Army, 1941; assignment to the 12th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Brown, Brownsville, Texas, 1941-43; transfer to the 124th Cavalry and assignment to Burma, 1943; combat against Japanese forces around Mong Wi and Myitkyina, Burma, 1943-45; his battle wound and evacuation, July, 1945; sundry readings from his personal journal.

Alamein

Author : Jon Latimer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674010161
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Alamein written by Jon Latimer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It also changed the way the British Army fought, using concentrated artillery on a scale not seen since 1918 to break through Axis defences built in depth."--BOOK JACKET.

City of London at War 1939–45

Author : Stephen Wynn
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1526708329
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book City of London at War 1939–45 written by Stephen Wynn and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photo-filled history of how London’s historic business district endured the Blitz during World War II, and emerged to thrive once again. The City of London was an obvious target for German bombers during the Second World War. What better way for Nazi Germany to spread fear and panic amongst the British people than by attacking their central business district? Although it wasn’t densely populated, there were still enough people working there during the day for attacks on it to take their toll. The city’s ancient and iconic buildings also bore the brunt of the German bombs, including churches designed by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire in 1666. The book looks at the effects of war on the City of London, including the damage caused by the eight months of the Blitz between September 1940 and May 1941. The most devastating of the raids took place on December 29, 1940, with both incendiary and explosive bombs causing a firestorm so intense it was known as the Second Great Fire of London. It also looks at the bravery of the staff at St Bart’s Hospital, which was one of the medical facilities that remained open during the course of the war. Other stories include the sterling work carried out by the City’s civilian population and the voluntary roles that they performed to help keep the city safe, including the Home Guard and the Fire Watchers, who spent their nights on the city’s rooftops looking out for incendiary devices dropped by the Luftwaffe. Ultimately, despite the damage to its buildings and population, by the end of the war the City of London was able to rise, like a phoenix, from the flames of destruction, ready to become the vibrant and flourishing borough that it is today.

Frome at War 1939–45

Author : David Lassman
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1526706032
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Frome at War 1939–45 written by David Lassman and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frome at War 1939-1945 is a comprehensive account of this Somerset market town’s experience of the conflict, covering in detail life on the Home Front set against the background of the wider theatres of war. The narrative of that global struggle is given with a focus on the ordeals endured by the people of Frome, as they cheered their men and women fighters off to war, welcomed hundreds of evacuated men, women and children to the town, and contributed their part to the fight against Hitler and the Nazi threat. Rare insights into the life of the town are included, along with seldom told stories from the footnotes of history; from Frome’s part within the secret underground resistance movement and the national fight for women’s equality, to the gradual influx of American GIs and Field-Marshall Montgomery's stay in the aftermath of Dunkirk. The book incorporates memoirs and memories, along with in depth research from official records and newspaper accounts, which allow the reader to see the war not only from ordinary people’s perceptive, but the military experiences of Frome’s heroic men and women - and in many cases their tragic sacrifices – as well. More controversial aspects are also touched on, including injustice, espionage, racism and politics, to give a full and fascinating picture of a town facing profound trials of endurance and courage, but at the same time revealing the characteristics that have sustained Frome throughout its illustrious and turbulent history.

Somerset at War, 1939-1945

Author : Mac Hawkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780952908104
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Somerset at War, 1939-1945 written by Mac Hawkins and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stafford Cripps in Moscow, 1940-1942

Author : Sir Richard Stafford Cripps
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Stafford Cripps in Moscow, 1940-1942 written by Sir Richard Stafford Cripps and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stafford Cripps cut an incongruous figure in British politics in the 1930s. His fortuitous appointment as Ambassador to Moscow in 1940 secured him a prominent position in the War Cabinet. His meticulously kept diary describes the change in his political fortune and bears witness to key German-Soviet events during World War 2.

The Era of World War II

Author : Louise A. Arnold-Friend
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Era of World War II written by Louise A. Arnold-Friend and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Brighton at War 1939–45

Author : Douglas d’Enno
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1473885957
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Brighton at War 1939–45 written by Douglas d’Enno and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-11-24 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before war was declared on 3 September 1939, Brighton had steadily and carefully prepared for the coming conflict by building shelters, organising defence and rescue services, and providing the population with advice of its own or from government sources. These precautions stood the town in good stead when the first bombs fell on it in mid-1940 and during the many subsequent attacks. The resort did not, admittedly, suffer as grievously as some others on the South Coast, yet civilian casualties totalled nearly 1,000, of whom over 200 were killed, 357 were seriously injured and 433 slightly injured. This is not the first book to reveal the toll of the bombs locally, but it is the first to describe, in parallel, day-to-day events and societal responses during the nearly six years of conflict. As elsewhere, restrictions often made life arduous for residents. Yet despite the hardship, the town’s citizens even marshalled sufficient resources to ‘adopt’ two battleships and generously saved towards assisting with other wartime causes, such as help to our ally, Russia. The hospitality trade and resort-related services suffered greatly during the periods when the defence ban on entering the town was enforced. In many respects, however, life went on largely as before, particularly in the spheres of entertainment, leisure and some sports. Douglas d’Enno, an authority on the history of Brighton and environs, shows in meticulous detail, in absorbing text and numerous pictures, how life in wartime Brighton was a struggle for many, but never dull.

The Flying Erk

Author : David R Roberts
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1838593888
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (385 download)

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Download or read book The Flying Erk written by David R Roberts and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not a tale of flying aces or great heroics. Set against the unfolding backdrop of the Second World War, it is the story of an ordinary young ground crew airman living through extraordinary times and a long way from home. Told largely through his personal diaries and letters, The Flying Erk charts the highs and lows of Leading Aircraftman Ray Roberts’s war-time experiences. It shows why he volunteers for the RAF, leaving behind his family and his girl. From his home town in Staffordshire, it follows Ray’s journey through basic training and a two-month circuitous sea voyage before recounting his contributions to the North Africa campaign and the relief of Malta (“the most bombed place on earth”). Living conditions are harsh and illness rife, the work gruelling and often dangerous. But close friendships, shared humour and thoughts of a better future inspired by mail from home provide welcome respites from the hardships and toil. And then there’s Dim the Wonder Dog. At its heart is a love story, revealing the stages of a budding romance between two people kept apart by war. At first glance it’s a familiar picture: boy meets girl, boy leaves for war, love develops at a distance. But things do not stay that simple: circumstances and people change. It’s a love story with a difference. World War 2 was a long and bloody conflict in which few lives were left untouched and whose outcomes reverberate to this day. From the outbreak of hostilities in 1939 to the Allied victory in 1945, the main developments of that conflict are tracked and their impact on Ray, his girl and their relationship clearly seen.

The Story of Sheffield at War 1939 to 1945

Author : Margaret Drinkall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781473884335
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (843 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Sheffield at War 1939 to 1945 written by Margaret Drinkall and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Big Three Allies and the European Resistance

Author : Associate Professor of Contemporary History Tommaso Piffer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198826346
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book The Big Three Allies and the European Resistance written by Associate Professor of Contemporary History Tommaso Piffer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comparative and pan-European study of the Big Three's involvement in Resistance movements across wartime Europe. From Yugoslavia to Poland and from Greece to France and Italy, the book vividly depicts and sharply analyses how this proxy war shaped the history of the post-war settlement.

The Second World War

Author : R. A. C. Parker
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191647144
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book The Second World War written by R. A. C. Parker and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2001-09-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second World War is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the war. It examines the causes of the war, how it was won and lost, and its far-reaching consequences for humanity. In tracing the key events of both the European and the Far Eastern wars, R. A. C. Parker outlines clearly the strategies of the participants, the economies and societies that underlay them, and the strengths and weaknesses of their fighting forces. He describes the decisive battles and analyses the reasons for their outcome, paying close attention to special features of the war: mobile warfare, forced migration, the Holocaust, strategic and nuclear bombing. Unlike many other histories of the war this book places British and European involvement squarely in an international perspective, and the author never shies away from raising fundamental questions.

Colossus

Author : Paul Gannon
Publisher : Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1782394028
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book Colossus written by Paul Gannon and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of World War II, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. Using science, math, innovation, and improvisation, Bletchley Park code breakers worked furiously to invent a machine to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. It was called Colossus. What these code breakers didn't realize was that they had fashioned the world's first true computer. When the war ended, this incredible invention was dismantled and hidden away for almost 50 years. Paul Gannon has pieced together the tremendous story of what is now recognized as the greatest secret of Bletchley Park.

Endgame, 1945

Author : David Stafford
Publisher : Little Brown & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780316109802
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Endgame, 1945 written by David Stafford and published by Little Brown & Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative chronicle of the three months following VE Day traces the personal experiences of nine individuals who witnessed the Allied struggle to bring the war to a close, covering such topics as the deaths of Hitler and Mussolini, the liberation of Buchenwald and Dachau, and the race with the Red Army to establish a foothold in Europe. 25,000 first printing.