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The Copperettes At War
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Author : Sue Wilsher
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-11-07
The Copperettes At War written by Sue Wilsher and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-07 with Fiction categories.
The BRAND NEW wartime saga from the much-loved author of THE TILBURY POPPIES. Perfect for fans of Annie Murray and Donna Douglas The war is over, but their friendship has just begun . . . Essex, 1918 Working at the local munitions factory has given Aggie the freedom she's long desired. But the Great War is coming to an end, and the men are coming home. Determined to hold on to her new-found independence, Aggie decides to join the Women's Police Service and become a Copperette. Like Aggie, Mim wants nothing more than to do her bit for her country. Never one to shy away from hard work, she's eager to help her fellow women and keep up morale - even if that does mean opening her home to Aggie and helping her train. With the last days of war upon them, Aggie and Mim face shocking loss. But in the face of great hardship, can they find a way to work together? A heart-warming story of love, loss and friendship, set against the backdrop of wartime England REAL READERS love Sue Wilsher's novels: 'I loved reading about the wartime challenges Mim and Aggie faced - a great combination of historical fact, emotion and grit. I couldn't put it down' 'Another brilliant book from Sue Wilsher bringing history alive. Unforgettable characters and great storytelling' Brilliant book . . . the third one I've read by this author and I can't fault it at all - would highly recommend' 'A great story with local interest for anyone who knows Thurrock. A tribute to those who lived through that time and endured so much'
The Copperettes At War
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Author : Sue Wilsher
language : en
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Release Date : 2020
The Copperettes At War written by Sue Wilsher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Essex (England) categories.
Essex, 1918. Aggie has tasted freedom working at the local munitions factory. But the Great War is coming to an end, and the men are coming home. Aggie can't bear the idea of going back into service. She wants more from her life, and becoming a copperette - a member of the Women's Police Service - might help her move up in the world. Mim just wants to do her bit for her country. She's prepared to work hard to help her fellow women and keep up morale. She even takes Aggie in to her house to help with her training. Mim and Aggie face shocking loss even in the last days of the war. But will they find a way to work together?
The Tilbury Poppies
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Author : Sue Wilsher
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-10-25
The Tilbury Poppies written by Sue Wilsher and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-25 with Fiction categories.
The bestselling wartime saga adored by readers everywhere. Perfect for fans of Annie Murray and Donna Douglas Can the factory girls work together for a better future? Essex, 1916 Lily is a housemaid up at St Clere's Hall. But times are changing with the outbreak of war. With a husband bent on signing up for the trenches and a lecherous master of the house, Lily is forced to leave. Doing her bit for the war effort - and bringing in more money for the family - Lily goes to work in a factory making explosives to send to the trenches. It's a hard job. The munitionettes must face terrible working conditions, the constant danger of accidents and air strikes and a patronising, self-serving boss. And then someone she never wanted to see there arrives. Lady Charlotte, the pampered daughter of the Hall, joins the factory as a supervisor... Lily and Charlotte have choices they never had before - but in the shadow of the Great War, can the factory girls work together for a better future? A heart-warming story of love, loss and friendship, set against the backdrop of wartime England REAL READERS love Sue Wilsher's novels: 'An outstanding read' 'A very well written story, set in WW1 around munition industries and women's part in the war effort' 'Excellent read, absorbing from page to page' 'Brilliant book. This was the third one I've read from this author and can't fault it at all - would highly recommend'
Britain And Victory In The Great War
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Author : Peter Liddle
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-06-30
Britain And Victory In The Great War written by Peter Liddle 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 2018-06-30 with History categories.
How can we begin to make sense of the Great War now that over 100 years have passed since it ended with the defeat of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman empire and Bulgaria, and the collapse of Tsarist Russia? The conflict had such a profound influence on world history that is it difficult to reconcile the different perspectives and draw clear conclusions. That is why this thought-provoking collection of original essays on the outcome of the war and its aftermath is of such value.It completes the trilogy of ground-breaking volumes conceived and edited by Peter Liddle which presents the latest scholarly thinking about the Great War from an international perspective. The first two volumes Britain Goes to War and Britain and the Widening War made this stimulating new writing accessible to a broad readership and this final volume has the same aim.A group of over twenty expert contributors reconsider the military reasons for the outcome of the fighting and look at the consequences for the principal nations involved. They explore the way the war and the peace settlement shaped the twentieth century and had an enduring impact within Europe and beyond.
The British Army And The First World War
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Author : Ian Beckett
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-05-25
The British Army And The First World War written by Ian Beckett and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-25 with History categories.
A comprehensive new history of the shaping and performance of the British army during the First World War.
The British Policewoman
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Author : Joan Lock
language : en
Publisher: Robert Hale
Release Date : 2015-04-30
The British Policewoman written by Joan Lock and has been published by Robert Hale this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with Political Science categories.
Here, now fully updated for the twenty-first century, is the complex and fascinating history of the formation of the British Women Police. Full of drama, intrigue and humour, it also captures, through well-authenticated primary material, the colour and manner of the times. Remarkable women abound in this book, from the wealthy and eccentric Margaret Damer Dawson to the excitement-hungry ex-suffragette Mary Allen; and from the alluring but ill-starred Mrs Stanley to the tireless Mrs Peto. A few famous faces like Winston Churchill, Lady Astor and Adolf Hitler also feature, as does the women police's arch-enemy: the magistrate Frederick Mead. The pressure for the appointment of women police began well before World War I. Anti-white-slave traffic organizations felt they would help to stem the flow of prostitutes to and from Europe and suffragettes wanted them to ensure fairer treatment for women from the police and courts of law. But it was the Great War that gave them a launching pad for their battle. Early policewomen fought much public and police prejudice, wondering all the time how far to hold out for their ideals and how much to compromise for the sake of some official recognition; the eternal problem when breaking new ground. Their story, which was played out not only in the streets and courts of Great Britain and the House of Commons but in a defeated Germany and strife-torn 1920s Ireland, as well as in prohibition-era USA, ended in victory with their official integration into the force in the 1970s, but the battle did not end there, as our story shows...
When My Ship Comes In
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Author : Sue Wilsher
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-09-22
When My Ship Comes In written by Sue Wilsher and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-22 with Fiction categories.
The BRAND NEW wartime saga from the much-loved author of THE TILBURY POPPIES. Perfect for fans of Annie Murray and Donna Douglas Will she sacrifice her dreams to care for her family? Essex, 1959. Keep the family together, that's what her old mum always said. Put up and shut up. And that's what everyone else did around there. Flo earns her money as a scrubber, cleaning the cruise ships and dreaming of a day when she might sail away from her life in the Dwellings, the squalid tenements of Tilbury docks. Then the Blundell family are evicted from their home. Fred, Flo's husband, finds work at Monday's, a utopian factory town. Suddenly, it seems like everything is on the up for Flo Blundell and her children. Even Jeanie, Flo's sulking teenage daughter, seems to be thawing a little in her shiny new surroundings. But when Fred starts drinking again, he jeopardises the family's chance to escape poverty for good. Flo is faced with a terrible decision. Must she fight to keep her family together? Or could she strive for the life of her dreams - the kind of life she could have when her ship comes in? A heart-warming story of love, loss and friendship, set against the backdrop of post-war England REAL READERS love Sue Wilsher's novels: 'Emotional, sweeping and unputdownable!' 'A superbly good read' 'A powerful, gripping saga' 'A beautiful read. I hope there will be many more novels to follow this one'
Fighting On The Home Front
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Author : Kate Adie
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-09-26
Fighting On The Home Front written by Kate Adie and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with History categories.
'History at its most celebratory' Daily Telegraph 'Adie uses her journalistic eye for personal stories and natural compassion to create a book definitely worthy of her heroines' Big Issue 'Fascinating, very readable . . . provides a complete wartime women's history' Discover Your History * * * * * * Bestselling author and award-winning former BBC Chief News Correspondent Kate Adie reveals the ways in which women's lives changed during World War One and what the impact has been for women in its centenary year. IN 1914 THE WORLD CHANGED forever. When World War One broke out and a generation of men went off to fight, bestselling author and From Our Own Correspondent presenter Kate Adie shows how women emerged from the shadows of their domestic lives. Now a visible force in public life, they began to take up essential roles - from transport to policing, munitions to sport, entertainment, even politics. They had finally become citizens, a recognised part of the war machine, acquiring their own rights and often an independent income. The former BBC Chief News Correspondent charts the seismic move towards equal rights with men that began a century ago and through unique first-hand research shows just how momentous the achievements of those pioneering women were. This is history at its best - a vivid, compelling account of the women who helped win the war as well as a revealing assessment of their legacy for women's lives today.
A Plague On Both Your Houses
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Author : Ian Porter
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-03-13
A Plague On Both Your Houses written by Ian Porter and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-13 with Fiction categories.
It’s May 1918. The Great War is finally coming to a conclusion. The German Spring Offensive appears to be winning the war before the recent arrival into Europe of American troops can have any military effect. But the German Home Front is struggling. The Allied blockade of foodstuffs; a poor government and a potato blight have left the German people hungry and angry. In comparison, the introduction of rationing proves a great boon to morale in Britain. And just in time too. Because the American troops have brought with them something far more deadly than their own firepower. A deadly mutated flu virus. In the East End of London, Mr & Mrs Nash have not bought into the war. He’s a tough ex-villain who hides conscientious objectors from the authorities. But the government’s net appears to be drawing in on him. She helps Sylvia Pankhurst run a nursery, restaurant cum soup kitchen and a toy factory, as well as badger officialdom to give more help to people. And as an ex-Suffragette she knows how to both use and circumvent the law when it suits her. In the East End of Berlin, a nurse, a farmer, a black marketer, a soldier home on leave and a rich woman with a chauffeuse are all woven together as the Germany Home Front starts to collapse into starvation, retribution and rioting. Germany can’t fight the British, the flu and themselves. It’s a fast paced page-turner, full of action and personal relationships, as the two stories and the people of two countries come together to solve a huge problem the war and the flu has created.
The Empire Girls
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Author : Sue Wilsher
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-11-16
The Empire Girls written by Sue Wilsher and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-16 with Fiction categories.
A heart-breaking wartime saga from the much-loved author of THE TILBURY POPPIES. Perfect for fans of Annie Murray and Donna Douglas How far would you go to protect your family? . . . Essex, 1950. The Empire is a pub run by Vi, Doris's mother. When Doris falls pregnant out of marriage, she is kicked out of the house and forced to fend for herself. Desperate to look after her daughter, Doris finds refuge in Southend and takes a job in a factory, hoping for a better life. When she finds herself cast out one night, Doris has nowhere to go but home - back to Tilbury. But she's still not welcome there and once again has to look for shelter and work. Homeless and as a single mother, life is tough for Doris. And it becomes harder when she helps a neighbour, Claude, to find a new life in Britain. Now Doris must decide where her heart lies . . . A heart-warming story of love, loss and friendship, set against the backdrop of post-war England REAL READERS love Sue Wilsher's novels: 'I absolutely loved this book - it was so gripping that I read it from cover to cover in one sitting' 'This story was fabulous. It won't be my last Sue Wilsher book' 'Brilliant author - you won't be disappointed' 'Couldn't put the book down. I cannot wait for her next novel'