the story of a small Devon parish and the Great War
Author : Roy Jones
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 21,96 MB
Release : 2014
Category : East Devon (England)
ISBN :
Author : Roy Jones
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 21,96 MB
Release : 2014
Category : East Devon (England)
ISBN :
Author : Gerald D. Wasley
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 39,88 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Devon (England)
ISBN : 9781855227422
Author : Dr David Parker
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 11,14 MB
Release : 2013-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0750953055
Thematically divided, this fascinating study explores the experiences of many of Devon's people during the First World War: soldiers; aliens and spies (real and imagined); refugees; conscientious objectors; nurses and doctors; churchmen; the changing roles of women and children; and finally the controversies surrounding farming and agriculture. It provides a moving tribute to the price paid by Devon and its people during the War to End all Wars.
Author : Tony Rea
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 38,56 MB
Release : 2016-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1473870593
South Devon in the Great War provides the first definitive history of events in this part of Devon during the First World War, with more than fifty pictures, some unpublished for 100 years. The author's succinct and engaging text is further enhanced by a unique set of then and now photographs, and provides readers with an incomparable pictorial overview of events on the Home FrontTo the casual observer, south Devon may have seemed an agricultural backwater of Britain during the war, important in but two respects; the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth and the Royal Naval base at Devonport. However, a closer and more considered gaze reveals significant changes. By late 1915 many of the young men and, significantly, almost all of the horses had gone away to war. Older men and many women now farmed the land, aided by German PoWs. Dartmoor Gaol became home to hundreds of Conscientious Objectors put to work on the quarries whilst large and medium sized country houses were converted to hospitals and convalescent homes.Not only does South Devon in the Great War detail these changes, it also explains how the local regiment responded to the call to arms of a whole nation. Within these pages the reader will find many personal tales of sacrifice, loss and grief. Most of all, however, readers will be ultimately uplifted by tales of the endurance of the human spirit.
Author : Diana A McCoy
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 38,17 MB
Release : 1994
Category : East Allington (England)
ISBN : 9780952305309
Author : Robert J. Tarr
Publisher : Tredition Gmbh
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,9 MB
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783384275578
This book examines the experiences and impact of wartime mobilization in the county of Devon. It argues that a crucial role was played by the county's elites who became the self-appointed intermediaries of the war experience on a local level and who took an explicitly exhortative role, attempting to educate Devonians in the codes of ideal conduct in wartime. These armchair patriots, defined by the local commentator Stephen Reynolds as 'provincial patriots', superintended the patriotism of Devon's population, evaluating that patriotism against the strength of their own. Through a critical exploration of Reynolds' definition of Devon's elite as the police-men and women of patriotism, this book reveals the ambiguities, constraints and complexities surrounding mobilization and remobilization in Devon.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,96 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Cornwall (England : County)
ISBN :
Author : Anne Hayward
Publisher : Y Lolfa
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 10,49 MB
Release : 2020-10-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 178461940X
This book is based on a pilgrimage Anne Hayward made on foot from Wales to Brittany in 2016. As with her previous book, A Pilgrimage Around Wales, her writing is aimed at people interested in Christian spirituality and pilgrimage, but also focuses on the church history (in the broadest sense) she discovered and reflected on as she walked.
Author : Anna Lee
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 18,83 MB
Release : 2015-02-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476603596
Born Joan Boniface Winnifrith on January 2, 1913, Anna Lee is best known for her portrayal of General Hospital's Lila Quartermaine, a character who she brought to life for over two decades. From her early years in England to her final days in Hollywood, she recounts details of her extraordinary life in her memoir. Expressed in her energetic style, Anna Lee tells of her childhood as the daughter of an English clergyman and her early determination to become an actress. She writes of her teenage struggles to realize her dream, two failed marriages, and the difficulties she faced raising a family while maintaining her career. Finally, we see the picture of a mature Anna Lee--a successful actress playing a role she loved while enjoying an ideal marriage to writer Robert Nathan. Personal remembrances from her family and General Hospital co-stars round out this touching, entertaining self-portrait of the actress' life. A complete filmography and list of television appearances is also included.
Author : Devon Remembers Heritage Project
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 22,93 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Devon (England)
ISBN :