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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...
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When war was declared in 1914 the people of Bristol erupted in patriotic excitement - but what was it like when the cheering died down?
This book tells the city's unique story during those grinding years, when women risked their lives filling shells with mustard gas, factories turned out chocolate and cigarettes for the troops, Shirehampton's fields were full of war horses, and Filton's nascent aeroplane industry took off. Also described are the...
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A history of the First World War told through the letters exchanged by ordinary British soldiers and their families.
Letters from the Trenches reveals how people really thought and felt during the conflict and covers all social classes and groups from officers to conscripts and women at home to conscientious objectors.
Voices within the book include Sergeant John Adams, 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers, who wrote in May 1917: 'For the day we get our letter...
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