Cardiff and the Valleys in the Great War

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  • Cardiff and the Valleys in the Great War Book Detail

  • Author : Gary Dobbs
  • Release Date : 2015-03-31
  • Publisher : Pen and Sword
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 127
  • ISBN 13 : 1783463554
  • File Size : 48,48 MB
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Cardiff and the Valleys in the Great War by Gary Dobbs PDF Summary

Book Description: Looks at the Cardiff Pals and other local regiments who fought in the Great War and how the experience of war impacted on the area, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Cardiff were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. An important place for Coal export this book looks at how the balance between working and fighting was achieved by the Dockyard workers??The Great War affected everyone. At home there were wounded soldiers in military hospitals, refugees from Belgium and later on German prisoners of war. There were food and fuel shortages and disruption to schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and they undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Meanwhile, men serving in the armed forces were scattered far and wide. Extracts from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give insights into what it was like under battle conditions.

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Cardiff and the Valleys in the Great War

Cardiff and the Valleys in the Great War

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Looks at the Cardiff Pals and other local regiments who fought in the Great War and how the experience of war impacted on the area, from the initial enthusiasm

Cardiff & the Valleys in the Great War

Cardiff & the Valleys in the Great War

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Looks at the Cardiff Pals and other local regiments who fought in the Great War and how the experience of war impacted on the area, from the initial enthusiasm

Cardiff and the Valleys at War, 1939–45

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When Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, Cardiff and its surroundings, like every other city, town, hamlet and village in the country, sent for