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Bristol in the great war / Jacqueline Wadsworth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wadsworth, Jacqueline, author.
- Series:
- Your Towns and Cities in the Great War
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--England--Bristol.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Bristol (England)--History--20th century.
- Bristol (England).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (162 pages) : illustrations, photographs.
- Place of Publication:
- South Yorkshire, England : Pen and Sword Military, 2014.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of eah chapters and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 28, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 9781473838666
- 1473838665
- 9781473839373
- 1473839378
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