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Autore: | Warr Peter G. |
Titolo: | Sheffield in the Great War / / Peter Warr |
Pubblicazione: | Barnsley, England : , : Pen & Sword Military, , 2015 |
©2015 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
Disciplina: | 940.41241 |
Soggetto topico: | World War, 1914-1918 - England - Sheffield |
Soggetto geografico: | Sheffield (England) History 20th century |
Note generali: | Includes indexes. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Dedication Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: 'The War That Will End War'; This was the 'Great' war; The catastrophe unfolds; Counting the cost - people, animals and money; Death, injuries and sickness; Shell-shock; Animals at the Front; Billions of pounds; Chapter 2: What Sort of Place Was Britain?; King and Empire; A country divided; Votes for women; Trade union unrest; Conflict in Ireland; Some welfare benefits; Everyday living; Ready for war?; Chapter 3: Sheffield Before the War; Politics, the press and the churches |
Roads and transportHousing and local facilities; Medical and welfare services; Entertainment and social activities; Chapter 4: Autumn 1914: British Recruits and Belgian Refugees; The war cloud bursts; New soldiers; Recruiting offices; The first few months of war; Homeless Belgians come to Sheffield; Chapter 5: Born in Germany, living in Sheffield; Germans in pre-war Britain; The 'enemy in our midst'; Riots, repatriation and internment; What happened to internees?; Naturalized Germans in the city; Chapter 6: 1915 and 1916: Adapting to war | |
Restrictions, regulations and the Defence of the Realm ActSheffield in 1915 and 1916; News from the Front; Propaganda and morale at home; Propaganda from the government; Propaganda from the community; Conscription and military tribunals; Aeroplanes, Zeppelins and government insurance; Hospitals throughout the city; The Third Northern General Hospital; Wharncliffe War Hospital; Voluntary Aid Detachments (VADs); The Silver War Badge; Chapter 7: Giving and doing: the City's Voluntary Work; Contributing clothes, food and vehicles; Providing a service; Helping soldiers; Helping the city | |
Giving moneyMoney for the nation; Money for people in need; Chapter 8: Industry Responds to War; National factories; Controlled establishments; War service badges; Dilution and women workers; Working conditions and health; The city's factories; Chapter 9: Sheffield in 1917 and 1918; Conscription, tribunals and conscientious objectors; Shortages and rationing; Prisoners-of-war and influenza; The armistice and peace; Chapter Notes; Indexes; Person Index; Subject Index | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Sheffield in the Great War |
ISBN: | 1-4738-6097-0 |
1-4738-6098-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910822208003321 |
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