The Channel Islands In The Great War
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The Channel Islands In The Great War
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Author : Stephen Wynn
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2019-03-30
The Channel Islands In The Great War written by Stephen Wynn 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 2019-03-30 with History categories.
Stories of the residents of Jersey, Guernsey, and other Channel Islands and their service and sacrifice during the First World War. Before the outbreak of the First World War, the Channel Islands were scenic, sunny holiday destinations, where it was possible to briefly escape the hustle and bustle of life. But as soon as the fighting began, worries arose about the threat of a German invasion to the islands, which are much closer to the coast of France than the southern coast of Great Britain. Both men and women alike played their part. Men joined one of the islands’ militia or enlisted in one of the numerous regiments of the British Army, including the ‘Jersey Pals’ and the Royal Irish Fusiliers, Royal Irish Rifles, and Royal Irish Regiment. This book looks at the commitment and achievements of the Channel Islands’ very own Royal Guernsey Light Infantry, formed in December 1916. The Islands’ women volunteered in droves to serve with the British Red Cross’ Voluntary Aid Detachments, not just throughout the Channel Islands, but in mainland Great Britain and further afield in Belgium, France, and beyond. Ultimately, German soldiers didn’t set foot on the islands—except for about two thousand held captive there as prisoners of war. This book tells the story of the people of the Channel Islands and what they did during the First World War—including those who paid the ultimate price. Includes photos
Ours
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Author : Ian Ronayne
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2009-08-03
Ours written by Ian Ronayne 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 2009-08-03 with History categories.
For the first time, the story of Jersey in the First World War is revealed. Whilst the island's role in the Second World War is well documented, a generation earlier another devastating war had struck Jersey, jeopardising the lives and liberties of its people. In 1915, a band of 300 young men known as the Jersey Company volunteered to fight for king and country in a war beyond the comprehension of many. Feted as heroes, they proudly took their place in the trenches of the Western front. But the war was to have a devastating effect - both on the Jersey Company and their island. Soon the volunteers were not only fighting the enemy, but also waging a bitter struggle for continued recognition and support from home. Accompanied by some incredible rare photographs, this book tells the moving but ultimately tragic story of one small and unique unit caught in the maelstrom of the Great War. This is an eye-opening account of one of the most important periods in Jersey's history and promises to fascinate anyone interested in the island's extraordinary past.
The Channel Islands At War
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Author : Robert Bard
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2014-05-15
The Channel Islands At War written by Robert Bard 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 2014-05-15 with History categories.
The incredible true story of what really happened in occupied Guernsey during the Second World War.
The Channel Islands At War
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Author : Robert Bard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-15
The Channel Islands At War written by Robert Bard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-15 with Channel Islands categories.
The incredible true story of what really happened in the Channel Islands during the Second World War. The Channel lslands were occupied on 30 June 1940 when four German planes landed at Guernsey Airport. They were the only part of Britain to be occupied during the Second World War. The islands had been officially demilitarised on 19 June, but the War Office in London overlooked the necessity to inform the Germans. This led to a German air attack on 28 June, which resulted in thirty-eight civilian deaths. Hitler was extremely proud of the conquest of the Channel lslands, and saw it as a stepping-stone to the full invasion of the rest of Britain. The occupying forces were instructed to behave correctly. This would show the rest of Britain that there was nothing to be feared from life under the Third Reich. This book looks at the German Occupation, the unsavoury events that occurred on the Islands, and why at the end of the war a cover-up of these events was instigated by the British Government.
An Island At War
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Author : Deborah Carr
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2021-06-25
An Island At War written by Deborah Carr and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-25 with Fiction categories.
Now with a brand new epilogue! Please update your eBook to get the new version and find out what happens after the war...
The Channel Islands War 1940 1945
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Author : Peter King
language : en
Publisher: Robert Hale
Release Date : 1991
The Channel Islands War 1940 1945 written by Peter King and has been published by Robert Hale this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
The British Channel Islands Under German Occupation 1940 1945
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Author : Paul Sanders
language : en
Publisher: Paul Sanders
Release Date : 2005
The British Channel Islands Under German Occupation 1940 1945 written by Paul Sanders and has been published by Paul Sanders this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
The British Isles have only been successfully invaded and occupied once since 1066: the German occupation of the Channel Islands from 1940-1945. This book commemorates a defining period in the history of the islands and an important aspect of contemporary British history.
The War In The Channel Islands
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Author : Winston G. Ramsey
language : en
Publisher: After the Battle S.
Release Date : 1981
The War In The Channel Islands written by Winston G. Ramsey and has been published by After the Battle S. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Channel Islands categories.
Besides being the only British territory occupied by the Germans in the World War II, it is perhaps less generally known that the Channel Islands were fortified out of all proportion to the rest of Hitler's Atlantic Wall: a legacy that is explored in individual chapters on Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey and Sark.
A Traditionalist History Of The Great War Book Ii
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Author : Alexander Wolfheze
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2021-01-27
A Traditionalist History Of The Great War Book Ii written by Alexander Wolfheze and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-27 with History categories.
This book analyzes the world of 1914 by combining the approaches of traditionalist hermeneutics and 20th century geopolitics. The juxtaposition of these two frameworks, incorporated in the principles of Sacred Geography and Sea Power, allows for a Traditionalist perspective on the choices facing the Ten Great Powers on the eve of the Great War. The book’s multifaceted approach follows the iconoclastic “culture critique” method of the Traditional School that was developed by René Guénon, Frithjof Schuon and Julius Evola; it shows the pre-war world as essentially different from the post-war world. Thus, the Ten Great Power protagonists of the Great War may be understood on their own terms, rather than through a backward projection of politically-correct values on the existentially different human life-world of 1914. Dislodging the historical-materialist “progress” premise that underpins contemporary academic historiography, this book reasserts the highest claim of the Art of History: meta-narrative meaning.
Tracing Your Channel Islands Ancestors
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Author : Marie-Louise Backhurst
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2011-10-05
Tracing Your Channel Islands Ancestors written by Marie-Louise Backhurst 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 2011-10-05 with Reference categories.
Tracing Your Channel Islands Ancestors is an expert introduction for the family historian to the wealth of material available to researchers in libraries and archives in Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Full information is given on how to access the civil birth, marriage and death records which are only available in the islands and differ in format from those in England and Wales. Marie-Louise Backhurst covers the census, church records, nonconformist registers, rating lists, newspapers, wills and inheritance, official records, and the variety of other sources that can illuminate a past life and make family history research so rewarding. Migration has played a large part in the history of the islands and details of the records are fully explained.This authoritative and easy-to-use guide to these collections, and the authors advice on how to use them and get the most out of them, will be invaluable to anyone who is trying to find out about the life and experience of an ancestor who lived in the Channel Islands or was connected with them. This book will equally be essential reading and reference for anyone who wants to explore the history of the Channel Islands.