Great War Britain Coventry: Remembering 1914-18

Peter Walters (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2016
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-6075-5 (ISBN)

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The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Coventry offers an intimate portrayal of the city and its people living in the shadow of the 'war to end all wars'. A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume, it describes local reaction to the outbreak of war; charts the experience of individuals who enlisted; the changing face of industry; the work of the many hospitals in the area; the effect of the conflict on local children; the women who defied convention to play a vital role on the home front; and concludes with a chapter dedicated to how the city and its people coped with the transition to life in peacetime once more. The Great War story of Coventry is told through the voices of those who were there and is vividly illustrated through evocative images from the archives of Culture Coventry.

Peter Walters is a freelance copywriter and has written numerous award-winning newspaper features about the city. He is an active member of a local heritage campaigning group (the Coventry Society) and a founding member of the City of Coventry Ambassadors Group. He lives in Coventry.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.7.2016
Co-Autor	Culture Coventry
Zusatzinfo	80 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7509-6075-2 / 0750960752
ISBN-13	978-0-7509-6075-5 / 9780750960755
Zustand	Neuware