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Forgotten Conscripts
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Author : Eric Lowe
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Forgotten Conscripts written by Eric Lowe and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with British categories.
A tale of young conscripts plucked from civilian jobs and peaceful homes to be sent into the fierce heat of Britain's first post-war conflict, as told by the survivors.
Forgotten Conscripts
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Author : Jennie L. Hanna
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-02-20
Forgotten Conscripts written by Jennie L. Hanna and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-20 with Education categories.
Teenage years can be difficult, but military-connected adolescents have added obstacles growing up within the military culture. They are essentially conscripted into serving their county – whether they want to or not – from the moment they are born. For the youth of this generation, who have known nothing but a world consistently engaged in global conflict capable of ripping their loved ones away from them, the path they travel can be arduous, lonely, and hidden from the world. Schools are one of the few places that adolescents could receive support, nurturing, and acceptance outside of the home. Yet military students and their needs remain unacknowledged, making them an invisible minority in education. With more than four million military-connected children in the nation, over 80% enrolled in public schools, these students deserve to have a light shined on their lives. Forgotten Conscripts: Understanding the Needs of Military-Connected Adolescents looks deeper into the perceptions, beliefs, and experiences of military-connected adolescents to better inform teaching and learning among members of this culture so they might no longer be forgotten.
Conscripts
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Author : Ilana R Bet-El
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2009-05-29
Conscripts written by Ilana R Bet-El and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-29 with History categories.
Drawing on diaries, letters and personal accounts from British conscripts who served on the Western Front in the latter half of the Great War, this is the first book to explore the contribution they made to the war effect. By the end of the war more than 2.5 million men had been conscripted, but their memory has not lived on; they are the lost legions of the First World War. Here, at last, their story is told: the story of ordinary men, from manual workers to clerks and solicitors, who became soldiers, fought and - for those who survived - went home. In this groundbreaking work, Ilana Bet-El explains their absence from the imagery of the war. She reconstructs the daily life of soldiers on the Western Front as we are told, in the conscripts' own words, of the grim reality of dirt and lice and hunger, the mysteries of army pay and military discipline, and the joys of leave and cigarettes. It is a compelling journey back in time, which restores these men to the public image of the Great War by rediscovering the 'forgotten memory' of Britain's conscript army.
Conscripts
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Author : Ilana R. Bet-El
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-05-18
Conscripts written by Ilana R. Bet-El and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-18 with Draft categories.
Drawing on diaries, letters and personal accounts from conscripts who served on the Western Front in the latter half of the Great War, this is the first book to explore the contribution they made to the war effort. By the end of the war more than 2.5 million men had been conscripted, but their memory has not lived on; they are the lost legions of the First World War. Here, at last, their story is told: the story of ordinary men, from manual workers to clerks and solicitors, who became soldiers, fought and - for those who survived - went home. In this ground breaking work, Ilana Bet-El explains their absence from the imagery of the war. She reconstructs the daily life of soldiers on the Western Front as we are told, in the conscripts' own words, of the grim reality of dirt and lice and hunger, the mysteries of army pay and military discipline, and the joys of leave and cigarettes. It is a compelling journey back in time, which finally gives them an image, and explains their absence from the public one. It is a discovery of the 'forgotten memory' of Britain's conscript army of the First World War.
The Forgotten Conscript
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Author : Warwick Taylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Forgotten Conscript written by Warwick Taylor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Coal miners categories.
They Did Not Grow Old
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Author : Tim Lynch
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2013-10-01
They Did Not Grow Old written by Tim Lynch and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with History categories.
In June 1918, 135 teenagers arrived in France as part of the thousands sent to reinforce the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. The German Spring offensive had failed, but it was far from over. The coming months would see some of the fiercest, bloodiest, yet least remembered fighting of the war as these young men finally broke the trench stalemate and forced the enemy into retreat. During this time, one in four of these teenaged soldiers would be killed and over half of them wounded. Looking beyond the war as portrayed by poets and playwrights, Tim Lynch tells the story of Britain's true Unknown Soldiers – the teenage conscripts who won the war only to be forgotten by history. These were not the naïve recruits of 1914 who believed it would all be over by Christmas, but young men who had grown up in wartime – men who knew about the trenches, the gas and the industrialised slaughter, but who, when their time came, answered their country's call anyway. For the first time, following the experiences of a typical reinforcement draft, this book explores what turned men so often dismissed as 'shirkers' into a motivated, efficient and professional army, but it also reminds us that in the cemeteries of France and Flanders, behind every headstone is a personal story.
The Unknown Conscript
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Author : Peter Saunders
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Unknown Conscript written by Peter Saunders and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
The Yankee Conscript
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Author : George Adams Fisher
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-29
The Yankee Conscript written by George Adams Fisher and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Excerpt from The Yankee Conscript: Or, Eighteen Months in Dixie Some time after his wife's death, Mr. Fisher married again. By this marriage he had two children. His second wife lived but a few years. Some time after her death he was again married, and has been living with his third wife for the last fifteen years. Mr. Fisher trained his children to habits Of industry and activity. Though not among those who are possessed Of great wealth, he is in very com fortable circumstances, and has done well for his children. He assisted all of them as they set out in life, and has already divided ten thousand dollars among them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors
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Author : Brian Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-02-11
Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors written by Brian Elliott and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-11 with Reference categories.
“A meticulous mixture of social and family history . . . Whether or not you have mining connections, this is an interesting socio-economic read.” —Your Family Tree In the 1920s there were over a million coalminers working in over 3000 collieries across Great Britain, and the industry was one of the most important and powerful in British history. It dominated the lives of generations of individuals, their families, and communities, and its legacy is still with us today—many of us have a coalmining ancestor. Yet family historians often have problems in researching their mining forebears. Locating the relevant records, finding the sites of the pits, and understanding the work involved and its historical background can be perplexing. That is why Brian Elliott’s concise, authoritative and practical handbook will be so useful, for it guides researchers through these obstacles and opens up the broad range of sources they can go to in order to get a vivid insight into the lives and experiences of coalminers in the past. His overview of the coalmining history—and the case studies and research tips he provides—will make his book rewarding reading for anyone looking for a general introduction to this major aspect of Britain’s industrial heritage. His directory of regional and national sources and his commentary on them will make this guide an essential tool for family historians searching for an ancestor who worked in coalmining underground, on the pit top or just lived in a mining community. As featured in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine and the Barnsley Chronicle.
The Railway Grouping 1923 To The Beeching Era
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Author : Bob Pixton
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2024-04-30
The Railway Grouping 1923 To The Beeching Era written by Bob Pixton and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-30 with Transportation categories.
When King George V ascended to the throne in 1910, world trade was increasing and at home the countrys private enterprise railways were booming with larger trains and more freight being carried than ever before. Over the next fifty years the country had experienced not one, but two world wars. Railways had been forcefully reorganized, not once but twice, eventually becoming state owned. With the Government now in control of the railways finances, reformation was on the horizon in the medicine of Dr. Beeching. This volume sets out to chart the passage of the railways during these turbulent times. Contrary to popular belief, life on the railways during these times was not all doom and gloom but times of innovation, competition, new buildings, new lines and the spread of electrification. This was the era of faster, larger, non-stop expresses, streamlined trains: we even showcased our best trains abroad, not once but twice! More and more people were taking holidays by trains and holiday camps emerged. Challenging the position of steam engines were new diesel locomotives. The Festival of Britain (1951) and the Coronation of Elizabeth (1953) saw the country emerge from the devastation and crippling debt after World War 2. On the horizon were devastating rivals that wounded the previously unassailable position of steam trains: motor lorries and family cars. With looming unsustainable finances, the Government solicited external help to help sort out matters.