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Edinburgh At War 1939 45
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Author : Craig Armstrong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Edinburgh At War 1939 45 written by Craig Armstrong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with HISTORY categories.
Edinburgh At War 1939 45
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Author : Craig Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-01-30
Edinburgh At War 1939 45 written by Craig Armstrong and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-30 with History categories.
Scotland was of grave strategic importance during the war because of its geographical position and its capital was the location of a significant number of important military and civil organizations. Edinburgh Castle became the HQ of the Scottish Home Forces whilst the Forth was a vitally important port and was heavily protected even before the start of the war. Its importance was marked by its attracting the first air raid of the war on mainland Britain when a force of German bombers was sent to attack naval shipping in the Forth on 16th October 1939. The raid was intercepted by the RAF which shot down at least two bombers and the entire action was witnessed by many civilians on the ground. The raid also caused the first civilian casualties when two women were injured in Edinburgh and two men machine-gunned in Portobello. Thousands lined the streets days later for the funeral of two of the Luftwaffe airmen.No member of the population of Edinburgh escaped the war, whether it was the huge numbers of men and women from the area who came forward for service in the military or in roles such as the Home Guard, ARP services, nursing, working in vital war industries, struggling to maintain a household under strict rationing and the stresses of wartime life, or children evacuated from the city to the rural areas of Scotland to escape the expected bombing campaign (even though the Archbishop of Edinburgh called for their return if there was insufficient provision of religious instruction in reception areas).Edinburgh was also home to a sizable Italian community which was badly affected by internment and the subsequent tight restrictions on movement and civil rights. The Italian community was also subjected to violent attacks when rioting mobs attacked Italian owned business throughout the city (although one family business was spared because one of the sons was known as a fanatical supporter of Hibs).Edinburgh at War 1939-1945 poignantly commemorates the efforts and achievements of Edinburgh: workers, fighters, families divided, all surviving astounding tests.
The Edinburgh Academy War Service Record 1939 1945
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Author : Edinburgh Academy. Academical Club
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949
The Edinburgh Academy War Service Record 1939 1945 written by Edinburgh Academy. Academical Club and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The Edinburgh Academy War Service Record 1939 1945
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Author : Edinburgh Academy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949
The Edinburgh Academy War Service Record 1939 1945 written by Edinburgh Academy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with categories.
Poems Of Love And War Edinburgh 1939 1945
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Author : Fran Barrault
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990-01-01
Poems Of Love And War Edinburgh 1939 1945 written by Fran Barrault and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with categories.
The British Army And The People S War 1939 1945
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Author : Jeremy A. Crang
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2000-11-18
The British Army And The People S War 1939 1945 written by Jeremy A. Crang and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-18 with History categories.
During the Second World War the British army absorbed approximately three million new recruits, the majority of whom were conscripts. Drawn from all occupational groups and social classes, the military authorities were confronted with the task of molding these civilians in uniform into an effective fighting force. This book analyzes the impact of this process of integration on the army as a social institution. Exploring such aspects of the army’s social organization as other rank selection, officer selection, officer promotion, officer-man relations, the soldier’s working life, army welfare, and army education, it assesses the ways in which the army changed in relation to its new intake, what the extent of any change that took place actually was, and how different the army of 1945 was to that of 1939.
Luftwaffe Over Scotland
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Author : Les Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Whittles
Release Date : 2010
Luftwaffe Over Scotland written by Les Taylor and has been published by Whittles this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Luftwaffe over Scotland is the first complete history of the air attacks mounted against Scotland by Nazi Germany during World War Two and undertakes a detailed examination of the strategy, tactics and politics involved on both sides, together with a technical critique of the weaponry employed by both attackers and defenders. Extensive figures on Scottish civilian casualties have been included, together with a full list of all Scottish locations that were bombed and details of German aircraft losses. From the relentless hit-and-run attacks up the east coast of Scotland to the calamities of Clydebank and Greenock, Luftwaffe over Scotland not only offers a detailed analysis of exactly what happened, but also provides fresh new evidence and claims regarding many aspects of the war in Scotland - some of them specifically at odds with the more traditional British portrayals of World War Two. From a detailed analysis of the attacking German forces, to an explanation of the strengths and weaknesses of the air defences around Scotland, this is an important and long-overdue contribution to the full understanding of this dramatic period in the history of the modern Scottish nation.
North East Scotland At War
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Author : Alan Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
North East Scotland At War written by Alan Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Lest We Forget
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Author : Helen H. McLullich
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Lest We Forget written by Helen H. McLullich and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Scotland categories.
The Home Front 1939 1945
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Author : Pitkin
language : en
Publisher: Pitkin Unichrome, Limited
Release Date : 2011-06-01
The Home Front 1939 1945 written by Pitkin and has been published by Pitkin Unichrome, Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-01 with categories.
The Home Front 1939-1945