Bath At War
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Author | : David Lassman |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2018-11-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 152670630X |
Bath at War 1939-45 is a comprehensive account of the citys experience of the conflict, covering in detail life on the Home Front set against the background of the wider theatres of war.The narrative of that global struggle is given with a focus on the ordeals endured by the people of Bath, as they cheered their men and women fighters off to war, welcomed thousands of evacuated men, women and children to the city, and faced the full might of Hitlers Luftwaffe.Rare insights into the life of the war-torn city are included, along with untold stories from the footnotes of history, from the Bath blitz to the influx of American GIs. The book incorporates memoirs and memories, along with in depth research from official records and newspaper accounts, so the reader sees the war from the perspective of ordinary people, although the military experiences of Baths citizens - and in many cases their tragic sacrifices - are also included.More controversial topics are also touched upon, such as civil defense, military injustice, racism and local politics, to give a full and fascinating picture of a great city facing profound trials of endurance and courage, thus revealing the many characteristics which has sustained Bath throughout its illustrious history.
Author | : David Falconer |
Publisher | : Sutton Publishing |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Bath (England) |
ISBN | : 9780750926720 |
At the outbreak of World War II, Bath was considered to be relatively safe from enemy attack. Yet, in April 1942, nearly 500 of the city's inhabitants were killed in a Luftwaffe bombing raid. This book looks at life in Bath during World War II.
Author | : Christine Friesel |
Publisher | : Charley Brother, LLC |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2021-07-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781736208700 |
When poet Fannie Toyne talked about her father, Charles Brother, which was hardly ever, she said her earliest memory was being thrown out a window. When Civil War Marine Charles Brother talked about "the boys," which was often, he talked of the pursuit of that prize ship and the Battle of Mobile Bay when Admiral Farragut reportedly cried out, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" Drenched in history and sea salt, The Boys of Bath is a saga of sacrifice and loyalty, exhibiting the few and proud men of rare, high spirit: the first to go in, not flinching for canon, shipwreck, or mines. Charles Brother wrote of life in Bath, New York, and in the barracks in Boston and Brooklyn, the New York Draft Riots, gunnery, targets, storms, and drilling with terrific shipmates-men who were agile and ready to fly in the ropes and through life-his fraternity. His story is about the bloody correction of the nineteenth century, made by grandsons of slave owners, a story relevant only to those who know well this business of being wrong about all of it-the true cost of sin against a race and the exit strategy, the unspoken promise to be silent, the pursuit of a prize, and the torpedo mines primed to give way to that switch, even those only in your head.
Author | : David Falconer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
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ISBN | : 9781838427757 |
Author | : Derek Tait |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2015-08-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473823498 |
When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Bath for the changes that would envelop their city over the next four years. The story of Bath in the Great War is both an interesting and intriguing one. This book covers this historic city's involvement from the commencement of the Great War in July 1914, to the Armistice in November 1918, describing in great detail what happened to the city and its people, including their everyday lives, entertainment, spies and the internment of aliens living within the city. Bath played a key role in the deployment of troops to Northern Europe as well as supplying vital munitions. Local men responded keenly to recruitment drives and thousands of soldiers were billeted in the city before being sent off to fight the enemy overseas. The city also played a vital role caring for the many wounded soldiers who returned home from the front. As the end of the war was announced there were tremendous celebrations in the streets, but the effects of war lasted for years to come. By the end of the conflict, there wasn't a family in Bath who hadn't lost a son, father, nephew, uncle or brother. Bath features many forgotten news stories of the day and includes a considerable collection of rare photographs last seen in newspapers nearly 70 years ago.
Author | : Great Britain. Army. Army Services. Medical Services and Medical Department. Bath War Hospital |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 125 |
Release | : 1918 |
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Author | : David Falconer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Bath (England) |
ISBN | : 9780750919951 |
At the outbreak of World War II, Bath was considered to be relatively safe from enemy attack. Yet, in April 1942, nearly 500 of the city's inhabitants were killed in a Luftwaffe bombing raid. This book looks at life in Bath during World War II.
Author | : Charles Beresford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781901214918 |
Author | : Derek Tait |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2015-08-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473865689 |
When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Bath for the changes that would envelop their city over the next four years. The story of Bath in the Great War is both an interesting and intriguing one. This book covers this historic city's involvement from the commencement of the Great War in July 1914, to the Armistice in November 1918, describing in great detail what happened to the city and its people, including their everyday lives, entertainment, spies and the internment of aliens living within the city. Bath played a key role in the deployment of troops to Northern Europe as well as supplying vital munitions. Local men responded keenly to recruitment drives and thousands of soldiers were billeted in the city before being sent off to fight the enemy overseas. The city also played a vital role caring for the many wounded soldiers who returned home from the front. As the end of the war was announced there were tremendous celebrations in the streets, but the effects of war lasted for years to come. By the end of the conflict, there wasn't a family in Bath who hadn't lost a son, father, nephew, uncle or brother. Bath features many forgotten news stories of the day and includes a considerable collection of rare photographs last seen in newspapers nearly 70 years ago.
Author | : David G Williamson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024-05-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781914407673 |
A detailed social history of the spa city of Bath in Somerset from the end of the First World War up to the beginning of the Second. Bath between the wars was an oasis for retired colonial civil servants, colonels, generals and admirals. Thanks to its splendid Georgian architecture, concerts and drama it was also a centre for the highbrow tourist, and its spa drew those afflicted with arthritis and gout. Yet there were other sides to Bath. It was an industrial centre with a working population with its own traditions and interests, and it had notorious slum areas around Avon Street. It was too, a city inhabited by lonely spinsters in private hotels and bed sits. In the inter-war years the city experienced the dual challenge of technological and social change. Despite its conservative reputation, progress was made in slum clearance and the council wrestled with the problem of the motor car, often coming up with plans that appalled the conservationists. Neither was Bath insulated from global events. The Russian Revolution was followed by some with fear and loathing, while others viewed it as a blueprint for paradise. The rise of Hitler and the rearmament of Germany triggered a growing feeling of insecurity, which was reinforced rather than lessened by the air raid precautions that began to take shape from 1935 onwards.