August 1914 : England in peace and war / / by Mark Rowe

• Autore: Rowe Mark
• Pubblicazione: Gosport, [England] : , : Chaplin Books, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 942.083
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1914-1918 - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Social conditions 20th century; Great Britain History George V, 1910-1936
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Dedication; August 1914; Part One; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Part Two; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Part Three; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Photographs; Back Matter; Some of the Characters After 1914; Background Reading; Sources by Chapter; Some Military Terms and Totals; Also Available
• Sommario/riassunto: August 1914 is the story of England in that watershed month when the country went from peace to war. It tells of what life was like in a country that looked, and smelt, very different to today. Work could be long, hard and deadly; pleasures were rough and simple; religion was a comfort for many. Some of the people whose stories you will encounter are well-known, such as Winston Churchill, the rising First Lord of the Admiralty. Others were not famous figures - Winston's sister-in-law, the ...
• Titolo autorizzato: August 1914
• ISBN: 1-909183-37-7; 1-909183-38-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463135703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II