Norfolk In The First World War
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Norfolk In The First World War
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Author : Frank Meeres
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Norfolk In The First World War written by Frank Meeres and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE for Norfolk people during the First World War? This book sets out to answer that question, largely through contemporary sources: letters, diaries and journals, together with a wide range of visual material. It looks at life on the battlefronts throughout the world, as well as men serving at sea and in the air. It focuses on the home front, too, and the widening contribution of women, both in such traditional roles as nursing and in a vast range of other occupations. The book considers many other issues, such as conscription, conscientious objection, air raids, fear of invasion and the dangers of war to local fishermen. It describes how these dramatic events affected the lives of ordinary people; their patterns of work, diet and social behaviour. The author also discusses the careers of world-famous Norfolk figures, such as Edith Cavell, the nurse who was shot by the Germans, and others who deserve to be better known like George Roberts, the Labour MP for Norwich whose strong support for the war gained him a seat in the Cabinet but drove him away from his former friends in the Labour Party. However, the book's main emphasis is on how men, women and children in the county lived, and sometimes died, during the four years of the Great War. After a chapter on "strangers" within the county - refugees, prisoners of war and enemy aliens - the book ends by looking at how individual communities chose to remember their dead. The author is a well-known local historian who has long had a particular interest in the First World War. In a gripping narrative he has skilfully combined these two areas of expertise to produce a very readable contribution to the history of Norfolk. It will appeal as much to the younger reader interested in the past as to those senior citizens for whom that great conflict and its aftermath is still a living memory.
The Norfolk Regiment On The Western Front 1914 1918
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Author : Steve Smith
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2021-12-02
The Norfolk Regiment On The Western Front 1914 1918 written by Steve Smith and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-02 with History categories.
Steve Smith tells the story of the five Battalions of the Norfolk Regiment who served on the Western Front using previously unseen photographs, diaries, accounts, and letters. He has also had full access to the Norfolk Regiment Museum archives. It is the men who served in the Norfolks who will tell this story. This book will interest readers nationally & locally as it not only studies the Regiment’s participation in well-known battles such as Ypres and the Somme, but also takes a fresh look at the lesser-known battles fought, battles such as Elouges in 1914 and Kaiserschlacht in 1918. Steve has considered the German perspective too, looking at the men who faced them at places such as Falfemont Farm in 1916. Using new evidence from the Regiment’s participation in the Christmas Truce, he separates the truth from myth surrounding the stories of football played at this time, a controversy that still rages. Steve has walked the ground over which they fought and fresh maps complement this research so the book serves as a history book for those at home and a guidebook for those who wish to get out and explore, down to trench level, the ground covered in its pages.
Norfolk S War
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Author : Frank Meeres
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2016-09-15
Norfolk S War written by Frank Meeres and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-15 with History categories.
Capturing the experiences of Norfolk men and women during the First World War in their own words.
Norfolk In The Great War
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Author : Neil R. Storey
language : en
Publisher: From Old Photographs
Release Date : 2017-09-15
Norfolk In The Great War written by Neil R. Storey and has been published by From Old Photographs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-15 with History categories.
A fascinating pictorial account of Norfolk during the First World War.
Norfolk In The Second World War
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Author : Frank Meeres
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Norfolk In The Second World War written by Frank Meeres and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Norfolk (England) categories.
Uses archive evidence to look at what life was like both for men serving overseas and for those at home. Beginning with the experiences of Norfolk men in the Norfolk Regiment in France, Singapore and in the Far East, this illustrated book also examines those serving in the Navy, Merchant Navy and the Air Force.
The King S Men
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Author : Neil R Storey
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2020-03-20
The King S Men written by Neil R Storey and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-20 with History categories.
“An absorbing account of the Norfolk Territorials who fought at Gallipoli and created a legend” from the author of Beating the Nazi Invader (Firetrench). The 4th and 5th Battalions, the Norfolk Regiment were formed in the early days of The Great War as part of the Territorial Force and deployed with 54th (East Anglian) Division to Gallipoli in 1915. Most significantly the 1/5th Battalion was unique in that it contained The Sandringham Company, the only unit to be raised entirely from a Royal Estate. Tragically the Company, along with King George V’s Agent Captain Beck, disappeared without trace on 12 August 1915, presumed to have been overcome by their Turkish adversaries. The Battalion was rebuilt and saw out the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign being evacuated to Egypt in December 1915. Thereafter the Norfolks served with distinction in Palestine as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. The author has compiled a fascinating history of these Battalions’ distinguished service using contemporary records and personal accounts illustrated with a splendid selection of photographs. The result is a fitting tribute to the memory of these brave volunteers. “Brilliant local (Norfolk) social historian Neil Storey tells the story of the Norfolk Regiment and its campaigns during and after the Great War. Beautifully illustrated and full of amazing and fascinating facts, this is social and military history at its very best.” —Books Monthly “Neil Storey manages to compose a very interesting and passionate book, which once again demonstrates the effort and war contribution of small British communities during the Great War tragedy.” —On the Old Barbed Wire
Great War Britain Norfolk
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Author : Steve Smith
language : en
Publisher: History Press
Release Date : 2014
Great War Britain Norfolk written by Steve Smith and has been published by History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Norfolk (England) categories.
World War I claimed more than 900,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Norfolk offers an in-depth portrait of the county and its people during the war to end all wars. It describes the local reaction to the war's outbreak; charts the experience of individuals who enlisted; shares many first-hand experiences, including tales of the Zeppelin raids and spy hunts of the era; examines the work of local hospitals; visits Norfolk's POW camps; and explains how the county and its people coped with the transition to life in peacetime. Vividly illustrated with evocative images from the collections of the Royal Norfolk Regiment Museum, the Norfolk Record Office, and the amazing archives of Picture Norfolk and the Eastern Daily Press, it commemorates the bravery and sacrifice of Norfolk's people between 1914 and 1918.
Norfolk Coast In The Great War
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Author : Stephen Browning
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-07-30
Norfolk Coast In The Great War written by Stephen Browning and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-30 with History categories.
Norfolk Coast in the Great War focuses on the trials and joys, the achievements and disappointments, the humor and the sadness of everyday life in a region living on the edge of the country at the heart of the Kings vast Empire. Everyone from the folk who went off to fight, to scouts and schoolchildren, had a role to play in this coastline that had, since the time of the Spanish Armada, been considered a likely place for an enemy invasion. There were days of great tension, even terror, such as on the day of the first bombardment of the coast by the German Navy, and the day of Zeppelin attacks and dog fights out to sea when the flimsy planes of a fledgling RAF took on the Red Baron and his comrades.This unique study is based largely on original archive material, much of it never before published in book form. It is accompanied by many rare and fascinating photographs that show the day-to-day life of the people who lived in the many settlements on the coast and just inland. In addition, this book also gives an itinerary for a walk along the 46 mile stretch of the coast from Hunstanton to Cromer, taking in many of the places discussed and giving views that are exactly the same as they were 100 years ago.
The War Diaries Of A Norfolk Man
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Author : William C. Bennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-11
The War Diaries Of A Norfolk Man written by William C. Bennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
The First World War diaries of a Norfolk man.
Norfolk At War 1939 45
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Author : Stephen Browning
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-10-30
Norfolk At War 1939 45 written by Stephen Browning and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This year-on-year study of Norfolk at war is the first such for many years, which utilizes material that has not been published in book form before or, sometimes, at all. In both the First and Second World War, Norfolk was pivotal, albeit for different reasons. During the war of 1939-45 Norfolk was home to many bases of the USAAF, changing the area forever with bases remaining a fond feature of Norfolk life. Another unique and enduring legacy was the arrival and often permanent settlement of many Poles, who are commemorated today by a shrine in the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich. Norfolk was in many ways changed forever as it had largely, up until this time, been proudly, even stubbornly, isolated a feature that could not have changed more dramatically. This study is both inevitably a military and social study. The major events both at home and overseas are laid out, together with a description of how home life unfolded in very dark times when the stoicism and humor of the Norfolk residents were tested. Contemporary material from newspapers, diaries and local records, as well as over 200 photographs, are used to bring life and color and life to the account.