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 Womens 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.
Stephen Wade
Grimsby in the Great War [EPUB ebook]
Grimsby in the Great War [EPUB ebook]
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语言 英语 ● 格式 EPUB ● ISBN 9781473873650 ● 出版者 Pen and Sword ● 发布时间 2016 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 4851430 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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