August 1914 : England in peace and war / / by Mark Rowe
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| Autore: |
Rowe Mark
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| Titolo: |
August 1914 : England in peace and war / / by Mark Rowe
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| 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 | |
| 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.: | 9910817814503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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