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Aldershot in the Great War : the home of the British Army

By Murray , Rowlands

Book information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Year
2015
ISBN
9781783832026, 1783832029
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (5575944 bytes)
Series
Your Towns & Cities in the Great War
Pages
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Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
1914-1918 -- England -- Aldershot.;Aldershot (EnglWorld War

Description

The first book written about Britain’s premier army base in the First World War. The book contains and explores the following: The first published record of the troops in Aldershot on 4 August 1914. The first published list of officers and men from Aldershot killed in the war. Lists the dead from WWI in Aldershot Cemetery. Outlines the activities of crucial figures in the War such as Smith-Dorrien, Haig and French in Aldershot in the period before the War. Traces the growth development of aircraft manufacture at Farnborough under the guidance of Mervyn O’Gorman from a balloon factory to major aircraft manufacture. Highlights the changes in the social fabric of Aldershot during the war. Records the experience of Aldershot as a premier training base through the eyes of Anthony Eden, Wilfred Owen and men of all ranks.

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