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South Shields At War 1939 45
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Author : Craig Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2020-10-28
South Shields At War 1939 45 written by Craig Armstrong 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 2020-10-28 with History categories.
A tribute to the WWII contributions made by this northeastern English town from the historian and author of RAF Bomber Command at War 1939-1945. South Shields and its near neighbors such as Jarrow were key communities in the national war effort, despite their relatively small size. Located on the East Coast, South Shields was situated at the key entry to the strategically important River Tyne and was well defended against enemy attack. Huge numbers of South Shields men and women volunteered for wartime service, while many others worked in vital wartime industries. The town had a particularly high number of men serving in the Merchant Navy and the South Shields mariners suffered very heavy casualties. South Shields also had a multi-cultural population with a large number of foreign (or aliens as they were referred to) seamen and an especially large and active Yemeni community. Indeed, South Shields was to become the first town in Britain to have a purpose-built mosque. Although there were tensions amongst the population due to cultural and racial differences, the Yemeni community played a considerable and loyal role in the war effort. The book also looks at the considerable contribution made by the men and women who volunteered for the ARP and Civil Defence Services. The towns of Tyneside, including South Shields, were heavily attacked by the Luftwaffe and the blitzes of 1941 hit the town particularly hard. No member of the community was left untouched by the war, whether they were evacuees, workers, servicemen or just civilians struggling to maintain a home in wartime Britain.
South Shields At War 1939 45
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Author : CRAIG. ARMSTRONG
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
South Shields 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 2020 with categories.
A Tyneside Heritage
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Author : Peter S. Chapman
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2021-06-30
A Tyneside Heritage written by Peter S. Chapman 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 2021-06-30 with History categories.
Spanning 150 years of South Shields' changing fortunes, A Tyneside Heritage is a pioneering work of interwoven local and family history. After the nineteenth-century boom years of coal exporting and shipbuilding for global markets came the First World War, then the mass unemployment and political turbulence of the 1930s. Luftwaffe bombing in the Second World War was followed by the peacetime challenge of attracting new industrial development. Against this background, four generations of the Chapman family played a leading role in the town and in County Durham as businessmen, soldiers, borough councillors, sportsmen, philanthropists and representatives of royalty.
Isle Of Man At War 1939 45
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Author : Matthew Richardson
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-10-30
Isle Of Man At War 1939 45 written by Matthew Richardson 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 History categories.
This WWII history presents the remarkable story of the Manx people and their homeland in the Irish Sea throughout the epic conflict. Few people are now aware of the extraordinary role the Isle of Man played in assisting the allied war effort. Yet for six years, a place best known as a holiday playground became a heavily armed fortress. Hundreds of airmen, soldiers, and sailors were trained in readiness for combat. Thousands of enemy aliens were imprisoned behind the barbed wire of its camps, alongside those of British birth who were deemed to be a threat to security. Top secret radar was developed, and the Island’s merchant fleet played a vital role at Dunkirk and D-Day. On battlefields around the world, gallant Manxmen fought bravely, whilst at home there was a surprising tolerance for those with pacifist beliefs. Likewise, though there was increased government control in almost all areas of life, these were times of great advancement for Manx democracy. The story is told in the words of those who were there, some of whom speak for the first time about their experiences. Their accounts bring a freshness and immediacy to this remarkably vivid narrative.
Raf Bomber Command At War 1939 1945
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Author : Craig Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
Release Date : 2021-04-28
Raf Bomber Command At War 1939 1945 written by Craig Armstrong and has been published by Pen and Sword Aviation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-28 with History categories.
The Royal Air Force had placed a great deal of faith in its force of bombers, Bomber Command, in the event of a future war. The belief in the ability of formations of bombers flying in daylight and unescorted, protecting themselves from enemy fighter attack, informed early tactics but led to bloody losses. Hampered by government restrictions on targets, by late 1941 Bomber Command was in crisis. As a result, and coupled the growing dire war situation, a new and forceful commander, Sir Arthur Harris, was appointed and new strategies allowed Bomber Command to broaden its attacks despite some opposition. The result was the area bombing strategy which focussed attacks upon enemy held towns and cities. This Main Offensive period lasted throughout 1943-1944 and saw both victories and defeats. It was also the period that saw a limited number of precision attacks; on Augsburg, Peenemunde and, most famously, the Ruhr dams. Bomber Command also aided in tactical and strategic support for the invasion of Europe and the subsequent fight to push inland. New technological developments allowed Bomber Command to hit V-Weapons sites and to focus more on precision bombing, but Harris remained determined to hit German towns and cities whenever possible, while the Command's growing power allowed it to rain devastation upon its targets, culminating at Dresden. Much has been written about Bomber Command, but this book focusses largely on those who took part in the raids and on public attitudes towards the campaign in Britain. Using accounts from national and local archives, newspapers and existing historiography, the book seeks to shed light on untold stories from Bomber Command’s war.
The Library Catalogs Of The Hoover Institution On War Revolution And Peace Stanford University
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Author : Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Library Catalogs Of The Hoover Institution On War Revolution And Peace Stanford University written by Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with International relations categories.
Alanbrooke War Diaries 1939 1945
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Author : Lord Alanbrooke
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Alanbrooke War Diaries 1939 1945 written by Lord Alanbrooke and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with History categories.
The first complete and unexpurgated edition of the war diaries of Field Marshall Lord Alanbrooke - the most important and the most controversial military diaries of the modern era. Alanbrooke was CIGS - Chief of the Imperial General Staff - for the greater part of the Second World War. He acted as mentor to Montgomery and military adviser to Churchill, with whom he clashed. As chairman of the Chiefs of Staff committee he also led for the British side in the bargaining and the brokering of the Grand Alliance, notably during the great conferences with Roosevelt and Stalin and their retinue at Casablanca,Teheran, Malta and elsewhere. As CIGS Alanbrooke was indispensable to the British and the Allied war effort. The diaries were sanitised by Arthur Bryant for his two books he wrote with Alanbrooke. Unexpurgated, says Danchev, they are explosive. The American generals, in particular, come in for attack. Danchev proposes to centre his edition on the Second World War. Pre and post-war entries are to be reduced to a Prologue and Epilogue). John Keegan says they are the military equivalent of the Colville Diaries (Churchill's private secretary), THE FRINGES OF POWER. These sold 24,000 in hardback at Hodder in 1985.
War Diaries 1939 1945
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Author : Alan Brooke Alanbrooke (Viscount)
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003-06
War Diaries 1939 1945 written by Alan Brooke Alanbrooke (Viscount) and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The first complete and unexpurgated publication of the diaries of Lord Alanbrooke, who during World War II was Chief of the Imperial General Staff of the British Empire and Churchill's most prominent advisor -- and rival.
Battle At War 1939 45
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Author : ADRIAN AND SARAH. HALL
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Battle At War 1939 45 written by ADRIAN AND SARAH. HALL and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
Voices Of Scotswomen In Peace And War
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Author : Ian MacDougall
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2019-06-13
Voices Of Scotswomen In Peace And War written by Ian MacDougall and has been published by Birlinn Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-13 with History categories.
During the Second World War thousands of women served with the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) or the Timber Corps. In this book 19 Scotswomen who served in the war tell their stories. The women, born between 1918 and 1926, and interviewed between 1998 and 2005, came from towns and villages throughout Scotland. The 1939–45 War plucked many women from their normal lives and thrust them into very different and dangerous experiences. Leaving her job in a baker's shop in Glasgow, one woman found herself early in 1945 on a troopship heading for Naples; another, as an officer in the WRNS, crossed the Atlantic three times. One woman escaped death when 26 of her ATS colleagues were killed at Yarmouth by a German bomber. Despite the danger, many women formed close and lasting friendships, and for some the war years were the happiest of their lives. These fascinating stories of wartime women, told in their own words, vividly convey the important and varied roles that women played during the war.