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9781473840904
Genre
Algemeen
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05-09-2014
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Engels
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Pen & Sword Books
Auteur(s)
David M Carter
Carlisle in the Great War
Reeks: Your Towns & Cities in the Great War
David M Carter
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How
the
experience
of
war
impacted
on
the
town,
from
the
initial
enthusiasm
for
sorting
out
the
German
kaiser
in
time
for
Christmas
1914,
to
the
gradual
realization
of
the
enormity
of
human
sacrifice
the
families
of
Carlisle
were
committed
to
as
the
war
stretched
out
over
the
next
four
years.
A
record
of
the
growing
disillusion
of
the
people,
their
tragedies
and
hardships
and
a
determination
to
see
it
through.
Already
an
important
railway
junction,
with
local
industrial
and
commercial
interests
reflecting
its
historical
position
on
the
border
with
Scotland,
Carlisle
became
a
key
settlement
in
the
Great
War.
The
Carlisle
story
includes
the
arrival
of
Belgian
Refugees;
the
care
of
wounded
men
passing
through
the
city
on
hospital
trains;
recruiting
the
Lonsdale
Battalion;
dealing
with
the
aftermath
of
the
Gretna
rail
disaster;
caring
for
the
wounded
brought
to
the
local
hospitals
after
major
battles;
the
effect
of
the
Gretna
Munitions
factory
on
the
city
and
state
ownership
of
public
houses
and
breweries.
Beneath
these
new
activities
normal
life
continued
with
children
going
to
school,
local
government
dealing
with
a
growing
population
and
daily
work
and commerce
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