Lest Ye Forget
Автор:
Charles (Chas) H. J. Townley, 310 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
9780956331328
Whether you are inspired by valiant soldiers like Paul Bennett - the only Great War VC born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England - or by passionate pacifists like Arthur Trussler - imprisoned for refusing to fight - Stroud has a story to tell about the Great War. The Stroud News reported the war week by week with vigour and enthusiasm. Alongside reports of recruitment activity, death, destruction, memorial services, a smattering of military funerals for those dying in the valleys and gossip from soldiers at the front or at home the paper provides a key source of information about the local fight against the "Hun". Following the end of the war the Stroud News published a book which uses those reports to provide a weekly summary of the progress of the war alongside a listing by parish of those who volunteered for service before conscription and those who paid the "supreme sacrifice". It is a fascinating record which helps us to understand the local impact of the First World War. In...
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