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Washington in the Great War : "whisht lads" / Peter Welsh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Welsh, Peter, 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--Washington (Tyne and Wear).
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Washington (Tyne and Wear, England)--History--20th century.
- Washington (Tyne and Wear, England).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 pages) : illustrations, photographs.
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2014.
- Summary:
- How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Washington were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their tragedies and hardships and a determination to see it through. The Great War affected everyone. At home there were wounded soldiers in military hospitals, refugees from Belgium and later on German prisoners of war. There were food and fuel shortages and disruption to schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and they undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Meanwhile, men serving in the armed forces were scattered far and wide. Extracts from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give insights into what it was like under battle conditions.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 27, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 9781473843097
- 147384309X
- 9781473843479
- 1473843472
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