Carlisle in the Great War PDF
by David Carter
Part of the Your Towns & Cities in the Great War series
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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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- Format:PDF
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Pen & Sword Books
- Publication Date:05/09/2014
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- ISBN:9781473840379
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Pen & Sword Books
- Publication Date:05/09/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781473840379
