Southend-on-Sea in the Great War / Frances Clamp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clamp, Frances, author.

Series:

Your towns and cities in the Great War.

Your Towns and Cities in the Great War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--England--Southend-on-Sea.

World War, 1914-1918.

Southend-on-Sea (England)--History--20th century.

Southend-on-Sea (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A fortified place'. This is not the way we usually think of Southend-on-Sea but it was the description used by the Germans during the Great War. Built beside the Thames Estuary and with the Shoebury Garrison to the east, Rochford Aerodrome to the north and the longest pleasure pier in the world to the south, it was regarded as a legitimate target. During the war the pier was used as an embarkation point for British soldiers about to be transported to France. Southend-on-Sea in the Great War looks at the lives of the ordinary people of the town who coped with the new and unexpected problems tha

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Gathering Clouds; Chapter 2: Fire from the Sky; Chapter 3: A Year Passes; Chapter 4: The Clouds Darken; Chapter 5: No Peace Before Christmas; Chatper 6: War at Sea; Chapter 7: Death from the Skies; Chapter 8: Shortages and Inflation; Chapter 9: End Game; Chapter 10: Aftermath; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 5, 2014).

ISBN:

9781473840775

1473840775

9781473840249

1473840244