Publication is now set for Feb 28th 2015
Looks at the Cardiff Pals and other local regiments who fought in the
Great War and how the experience of war impacted on the area, 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 Cardiff were committed to as the war stretched
out over the next four years. An important place for Coal export this
book looks at how the balance between working and fighting was achieved
by the Dockyard workers The Great War affected everyone. At home there
were wounded soldiers in military hospitals, refugees from Belgium and
later on German prisoners of war. There were food and fuel shortages and
disruption to schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and
they undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Meanwhile,
men serving in the armed forces were scattered far and wide. Extracts
from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give insights into
what it was like under battle conditions.
Monday 10 November 2014
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