Grimsby in the Great War

Stephen Wade (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2016
Pen & Sword Books Ltd (Verlag)
9781473834262 (ISBN)

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'Grimsby in the Great War' is a detailed account of how the experience of war impacted on the seaside town of Grimsby from the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, to the long- awaited peace of 1918. Grimsby and Cleethorpes were among the most vulnerable and exposed British towns in August 1914 when the Great War broke out. Situated on the North Sea, and facing the German Baltic fleet, their vessels were to face the mines and the U-boat torpedoes as the war progressed. But this is merely one of the incredibly dramatic and testing developments in the wartime saga of 1914-18, which impacted on the the town of Grimsby. Written into the greater story are the achievements of the Grimsby Chums and the other regiments containing Grimsby men, and the amazing story of the Home Front experience, from the local shell factory staffed largely by women, to the War Hospital Supply Depot and the Women's Emergency Corps. Throughout this compelling book, Stephen Wade documents the town's remarkable stories of heroism, determination and resolution in the face of the immensity of the war and its seemingly endless tests and trials of Grimsby's mettle. AUTHOR: Stephen Wade was born in Leeds and was educated at the universities of Wales and Leeds where he gained a PHD and an MA. He is a professional writer specializing in military and crime history. A former teacher, university lecturer and writer in residence in prisons, he has written more than twenty books for Pen & Sword, including Notorious Prisons of the World, Air Raid Shelters of the Second World War, and Tracing Your Legal Ancestors, as well as seven titles in the 'Foul Deeds' series. Find more details about his work at www.stephen.wade.com. 16 pages illustrations

Stephen Wade is a biographer and social historian, usually associated with crime and law, but here he turns his attention to a place he has known for forty years, as he has lived and worked in Scunthorpe all that time. His most recent books have been "Going to Extremes", "The Justice Women" and three volumes in the "Your Town in the Great War" series (all Pen & Sword), and: No More Soldiering" (Amberley).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.6.2016
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Barnsley
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-13	9781473834262 / 9781473834262
Zustand	Neuware