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Hull In The Great War (your Towns & Cities In The Great War) by David Bilton is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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The outbreak of war in 1914 aroused an enthusiasm in Hull and within the first six months 20,000 local men had enrolled. Hull was also attacked by Zeppelins and it raised its own Pals Battalions. This book looks at how the experience of war impacted on the City, 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 Hull were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. 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. As featured in the Hull Daily Mail.
Who reads Hull In The Great War (your Towns & Cities In The Great War)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David Bilton
- Publisher
- Pen And Sword Military
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781473882331
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Military History, Humanities
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