Southend-on-Sea in the Great War (Your Towns and Cities in the Great War)

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Автор: Frances Clamp

Название: Southend-on-Sea in the Great War (Your Towns and Cities in the Great War)

Издательство: Pen and Sword

ISBN: 1473822556

Год: 2014

Формат: EPUB + PDF (conv)

Размер: 4,2 МБ + 7,7 МБ

Язык: Английский

Количество страниц: 112

Описание: 'A fortified place'. This is not the way we usually think of Southend-on-Sea but it was the description used by the Germans during the Great War. Built beside the Thames Estuary and with the Shoebury Garrison to the east, Rochford Aerodrome to the north and the longest pleasure pier in the world to the south, it was regarded as a legitimate target. During the war the pier was used as an embarkation point for British soldiers about to be transported to France. Southend-on-Sea in the Great War looks at the lives of the ordinary people of the town who coped with the new and unexpected problems that arose. A number of large hotels became hospitals for wounded military. The imposing Palace Hotel became the Queen Mary Royal Naval Hospital and it even received a visit from the Queen herself. The role of women changed. Some worked in munitions factories or cleaned trains whilst others supported the local hospitals. They coped with the constant fear of the loss of loved ones and dealt with ever increasing food shortages. Bombs were dropped on the town, the worst raid being in August 1917 when thirty-two people were killed and forty-four injured. Learn more about this tragic event and other accounts of the impact of the Great War on Southed-on-Sea in the pages of this fascinating book. Southend was at the sharp end of activity during the First World War.

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