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Sheffield in the Great War /
This fascinating new book is devoted to an almost unknown period in the history of Sheffield. It sets the city's people and events against a background of key national developments by looking also at the way government regulations were tightened, how the country's morale was maintained, an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire :
Pen & Sword Military,
2015.
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| Colección: | Your towns and cities in the Great War.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Dedication Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: 'The War That Will End War'; This was the 'Great' war; The catastrophe unfolds; Counting the cost
- people, animals and money; Death, injuries and sickness; Shell-shock; Animals at the Front; Billions of pounds; Chapter 2: What Sort of Place Was Britain?; King and Empire; A country divided; Votes for women; Trade union unrest; Conflict in Ireland; Some welfare benefits; Everyday living; Ready for war?; Chapter 3: Sheffield Before the War; Politics, the press and the churches.
- Roads and transportHousing and local facilities; Medical and welfare services; Entertainment and social activities; Chapter 4: Autumn 1914: British Recruits and Belgian Refugees; The war cloud bursts; New soldiers; Recruiting offices; The first few months of war; Homeless Belgians come to Sheffield; Chapter 5: Born in Germany, living in Sheffield; Germans in pre-war Britain; The 'enemy in our midst'; Riots, repatriation and internment; What happened to internees?; Naturalized Germans in the city; Chapter 6: 1915 and 1916: Adapting to war.
- Restrictions, regulations and the Defence of the Realm ActSheffield in 1915 and 1916; News from the Front; Propaganda and morale at home; Propaganda from the government; Propaganda from the community; Conscription and military tribunals; Aeroplanes, Zeppelins and government insurance; Hospitals throughout the city; The Third Northern General Hospital; Wharncliffe War Hospital; Voluntary Aid Detachments (VADs); The Silver War Badge; Chapter 7: Giving and doing: the City's Voluntary Work; Contributing clothes, food and vehicles; Providing a service; Helping soldiers; Helping the city.
- Giving moneyMoney for the nation; Money for people in need; Chapter 8: Industry Responds to War; National factories; Controlled establishments; War service badges; Dilution and women workers; Working conditions and health; The city's factories; Chapter 9: Sheffield in 1917 and 1918; Conscription, tribunals and conscientious objectors; Shortages and rationing; Prisoners-of-war and influenza; The armistice and peace; Chapter Notes; Indexes; Person Index; Subject Index.