
Yorkshire's War
Voices of the First World War
Tim Lynch(Author)
Amberley Publishing
Published on 15. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-4456-3448-7 (ISBN)
Description
At 7.30 a.m. on Saturday 1 July 1916, the British Expeditionary Force rose from its trenches and stepped into a blizzard of fire that would echo for generations to come.
Setting out that day were regiments from every part of the country but, with no fewer than twenty-nine battalions, Yorkshire contributed the largest contingent, and the county's close-knit mill towns and pit villages paid a heavy price. Two months later, Zeppelins brought the war to streets still mourning their dead and added women and children to the growing casualty lists. This was total war.
Using letters, diaries, archives, newspapers and local histories, Yorkshire's War tells the story of a county at war: of children sewing sandbags; of old men guarding the coast; of young men going off to war and of their wives, mothers and sweethearts finding new ways to cope with near-starvation rations, the constant fear for their loved ones and finding strength in the new roles opening up for them.
This is their story...
Setting out that day were regiments from every part of the country but, with no fewer than twenty-nine battalions, Yorkshire contributed the largest contingent, and the county's close-knit mill towns and pit villages paid a heavy price. Two months later, Zeppelins brought the war to streets still mourning their dead and added women and children to the growing casualty lists. This was total war.
Using letters, diaries, archives, newspapers and local histories, Yorkshire's War tells the story of a county at war: of children sewing sandbags; of old men guarding the coast; of young men going off to war and of their wives, mothers and sweethearts finding new ways to cope with near-starvation rations, the constant fear for their loved ones and finding strength in the new roles opening up for them.
This is their story...
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chalford
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
50 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4456-3448-7 (9781445634487)
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Amberley Publishing
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Person
Tim Lynch lives in Barnsley. He specialises in military and social history, and has published widely on local wartime history. He is also a member of the Western Front Association, Historical Writers Association and of the Guild of Battlefield Guides, and will be working with all three organisations on First World War related events in the coming years.