Peace and War
Britain in 1914
1st Edition
Published on 16. December 2013
272 pages
978-1-78185-258-3 (ISBN)
Description
1914 dawned with Britain at peace, albeit troubled by faultlines within and threats without: Ireland trembled on the brink of civil war; suffragette agitation was assuming an ever more violent hue; and suspicions of Germany's ambitions bred a paranoia that was expressed in a rash of 'invasion scare' literature.
Then when shots rang out in Sara-jevo on 28 June, they set in train a tumble of diplomatic dominos that led to Britain declaring war on Germany.
Nigel Jones depicts every facet of a year that changed Britain for ever. From gun-running in Ulster to an attack by suffragettes on a Velasquez painting in the National Gallery; from the launch of HMHS Britannic to cricketer J.T. Hearne's 3000th first-class wicket; from the opening of London's first nightclub to the embarking for Belgium of the BEF, he traces the events of a momentous year from its benign domestic beginnings to its descent into the nightmare of European war.
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Then when shots rang out in Sara-jevo on 28 June, they set in train a tumble of diplomatic dominos that led to Britain declaring war on Germany.
Nigel Jones depicts every facet of a year that changed Britain for ever. From gun-running in Ulster to an attack by suffragettes on a Velasquez painting in the National Gallery; from the launch of HMHS Britannic to cricketer J.T. Hearne's 3000th first-class wicket; from the opening of London's first nightclub to the embarking for Belgium of the BEF, he traces the events of a momentous year from its benign domestic beginnings to its descent into the nightmare of European war.
Please note: This ebook is hand-crafted. Well not quite, but it is certainly a cut above the rest; great care has been taken to make sure it is both beautiful and highly functional.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-78185-258-3 (9781781852583)
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Nigel Jones is an author, a former editor at History Today and BBC history magazines, and has been a TV and radio broadcaster.
Content
- Intro
- Welcome Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Darkening Sky
- THE PROPHECY OF POETS
- EUROPE TAKES SIDES
- IMAGINED INVADERS AND ENEMIES WITHIN
- SPY FEVER: THE BIRTH OF THE SECRET SERVICE
- THIRTY-NINE STEPS TO WAR
- 2. Ulster Will Fight
- HOME RULE, ROME RULE
- A COVENANT IN BLOOD
- TO DO OR DIE FOR IRELAND
- A SIX-YEAR STAY OF EXECUTION
- THE CURRAGH MUTINY
- THE RACE FOR ARMS
- ENGLAND'S DIFFICULTY, IRELAND'S OPPORTUNITY
- 3. Votes for Women
- GENTLEWOMEN GENTLE NO LONGER
- THE PANKHURSTS DECLARE WAR
- A FAMILY DIVIDED
- TAKING THE STRUGGLE TO THE GATES OF THE PALACE
- COMPROMISE IN THE SHADOW OF WAR
- 4. Home Fires
- AN AGE OF POVERTY
- AN AGE OF REFORM
- THE WORKERS UNITED...
- LABOUR ON THE RISE
- FABIANS AND SOCIALISTS
- 'PLAY UP! PLAY UP! AND PLAY THE GAME!'
- 5. Liners
- ABOARD THE FLOATING PALACES
- THE UNSINKABLE GIANTS
- FEEDING THE WORM OF DOUBT
- CRIPPEN AND THE BODY IN THE CELLAR
- THE SINKING OF THE EMPRESS
- THE HANDSOMEST YOUNG MAN IN ENGLAND
- 6. Poets
- THE BRIGHTEST YOUNG THING
- THE NEW GEORGIAN AGE
- THE SONGBIRDS OF DYMOCK
- A LITERARY MIGRATION
- A LAND FROZEN IN TIME
- MOMENTOUS MEETINGS
- THINK ONLY THIS OF ME...
- 7. Painters
- FUTURISM: MANIA FOR MACHINES
- POST-IMPRESSIONISM: THE SHOCK OF THE NEW
- NEVINSON: REBELLIOUS CHILD OF THE ELITE
- AUGUSTUS JOHN: THE BEARDED BOHEMIAN
- WYNDHAM LEWIS: REBEL AND OUTSIDER
- TWO EGOS AND A TOILET
- TWO EGOS AND A COMMISSION
- EZRA POUND: THE AMERICAN ANTI-ROMANTIC
- HULME: THE ANTI-IDEALIST BRUISER
- THE VORTICIST MANIFESTO
- 8. Clubs and Coteries
- THE HELL-BITCH OF THE WESTERN WORLD
- IN THE CAVE OF THE GOLDEN CALF
- CHAOS AT THE CALF
- THE CORRUPT COTERIE
- LOST SOULS, LOST SOULS
- 9. The Last Season
- BORN TO PRIVILEGE AND POWER
- TROUBLE IN PARADISE
- A DAY AT THE RACES
- THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING...
- PARTYING ON A PRECIPICE
- THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD
- 10. Descent into the Dark
- AN ULTIMATUM AND A BLANK CHEQUE
- EDGING TOWARDS THE BRINK
- A CABINET DIVIDED
- FLIGHT OF THE DOVES
- THE ELEVENTH HOUR CHIMES
- 11. Now God be Thanked
- HELL TO BE IN IT AND HELL TO BE OUT OF IT
- ARTISTS AT WAR
- FOR KING AND COUNTRY
- YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!
- THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTIES: PATRIOT AND PACIFIST
- GERMANOPHOBIA GRIPS
- 12. First Blood
- AN OLD ARMY AWAKES
- A CLASH OF CULTURES
- THE BATTLE FOR MONS
- SAVED BY THE ANGELS
- BEWARE THE CORNERED FOE
- THE TIDE SLOWLY TURNS
- Epilogue: Christmas 1914
- Further Reading
- 1. THE DARKENING SKY
- 2. ULSTER WILL FIGHT
- 3. VOTES FOR WOMEN
- 4. HOME FIRES
- 5. LINERS
- 6. POETS
- 7. PAINTERS
- 8. CLUBS AND COTERIES
- 9. THE LAST SEASON,
- 10. DESCENT INTO THE DARK
- 11. NOW GOD BE THANKED...
- 12. FIRST BLOOD
- EPILOGUE: CHRISTMAS 1914
- Index
- Acknowledgements
- Sources of Quoted Material
- Picture Credits
- About this Book
- Reviews
- About the Author
- An Invitation from the Publisher
- Copyright
