Bristol in the Great War

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War I, British
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Author: Jacqueline Wadsworth ISBN: 9781473838666
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: September 2, 2014
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military Language: English
Author: Jacqueline Wadsworth
ISBN: 9781473838666
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: September 2, 2014
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
Language: English

When war was declared in 1914 the people of Bristol erupted in patriotic excitement - but what was it like when the cheering died down?

This book tells the city's unique story during those grinding years, when women risked their lives filling shells with mustard gas, factories turned out chocolate and cigarettes for the troops, Shirehampton's fields were full of war horses, and Filton's nascent aeroplane industry took off. Also described are the lives of the women who waited at home for news of their men at the Front, the long shop queues and blackouts, the bone-shaking military vehicles that rumbled past their homes, and the kindness shown to the traumatized refugees from Belgium.

Jacqueline Wadsworth's extensive research brings Bristol's story to life using contemporary accounts and high-quality photographs, many of which have never been published before.

As seen in The Bristol Post, Western Daily Press and Gazette Series.

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When war was declared in 1914 the people of Bristol erupted in patriotic excitement - but what was it like when the cheering died down?

This book tells the city's unique story during those grinding years, when women risked their lives filling shells with mustard gas, factories turned out chocolate and cigarettes for the troops, Shirehampton's fields were full of war horses, and Filton's nascent aeroplane industry took off. Also described are the lives of the women who waited at home for news of their men at the Front, the long shop queues and blackouts, the bone-shaking military vehicles that rumbled past their homes, and the kindness shown to the traumatized refugees from Belgium.

Jacqueline Wadsworth's extensive research brings Bristol's story to life using contemporary accounts and high-quality photographs, many of which have never been published before.

As seen in The Bristol Post, Western Daily Press and Gazette Series.

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