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eBook: Wigston in the First World War (DRM EPUB)
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DRM EPUB |
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Duncan Lucas, Derek Seaton, Patricia Berry, Jean Dann
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British & Irish history
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20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
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Social & cultural history
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First World War
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c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1)
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United Kingdom, Great Britain
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Leicestershire
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| 書城編號: |
20512081 |
售價:
$91.00
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商品簡介 |
| Wigston Magna, in the heart of tranquil Leicestershire, was transformed from a peaceful existence in August 1914, as war-clouds swept across the skies of Europe. This village, the home of farming folk and framework knitters, suddenly witnessed its young men leaving, in vast numbers, to answer the call of King and Country. Greater demands were placed upon those who remained as the factories and farms responded to the needs of a wartime nation. A unique presence was the Glen Parva Barracks, the Regimental Depot of the Leicestershire Regiment, where tens of thousands of recruits and conscripted men received their basic training to prepare them for war. This is the story of Wigston in the First World War, the men who fought on the frontline - one of whom was awarded the Victoria Cross - and those who served on the Home Front during 'the war to end all wars'. |
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