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Author : Frances Clamp
Release : 2017
Genre : HISTORY
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Book Synopsis Essex at War 1939-1945 by : Frances Clamp
Download or read book Essex at War 1939-1945 written by Frances Clamp. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frances Clamp
Release : 2017-06-30
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Essex at War, 1939–45 by : Frances Clamp
Download or read book Essex at War, 1939–45 written by Frances Clamp. This book was released on 2017-06-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although much maligned, Essex is a vibrant county with a long and exciting history. Being close to the Continent and with one of Britains longest coastlines, it was an obvious target for invasion as the threat of war grew. Many defensive structures were built by the sea and to protect major routes across the county. The remains of pill boxes can still be seen.Essex at War 1939–1945 tells how war greatly affected the county: children were evacuated both to and from Essex; being close to London the county suffered from regular air attacks; farming was important and the Womens Land Army arrived in force. Accounts of Essex airmen and sailors who supported those escaping from Dunkirk are told, and once the USA entered the war there was a new type of invasion in the county when their servicemen arrived and were welcomed at many of the countys airfields.Memories of children growing up during those difficult years are recalled. These include nights spent in cold, damp Anderson shelters, sleeping under solid tables or in claustrophobic Morrison shelters. We learn about disrupted school lessons and the fear felt when the air raid siren wailed. When the V-1 and V-2 unmanned flying bombs were launched in 1944, many still remember listening for the engines to switch off and counting the seconds until they fell to earth.
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Release : 1947
Genre : Essex (England)
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Author : Paul Rusiecki
Release : 2015
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Under Fire by : Paul Rusiecki
Download or read book Under Fire written by Paul Rusiecki. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this meticulous study of the impact of total war on the civilian population of Essex between 1939 and 1945, Paul Rusiecki examines how people coped with the immense stress caused by heavy bombing, the fear of invasion and other anxieties while so much was demanded of them by the authorities. The book brings into focus the social, economic, political, and religious strains caused by the war. Education was forced to adapt in the face of massive disruption and industry too; the contribution to victory made by firms that switched to war work is analyzed. A picture emerges through the records kept by individuals of how Essex people viewed wartime events both at home and much further afield--the successes and failures of their own government and the actions of both allies and enemies. The experience of war also encompasses aspects that are at odds with traditional views of wartime Britain and the so-called "Dunkirk spirit." Rusiecki recounts the hostility faced by conscientious objectors, as well as the undercurrents of political disaffection circulating by 1942 which produced a sensational by-election result at Maldon. The murkier aspects of the war in Essex--crime and a supposed crisis in morality--are also dealt with in depth. Faced with the most appalling circumstances, most nonetheless found ways of keeping their spirits up, whether that meant reading in air-raid shelters, continuing to flock to the theater and cinema, or playing football for their factory team. This is the story of how the people of Essex survived the most extraordinary challenges they had ever faced, ultimately emerging with a sense of having earned the right to eradicate the gross inequalities that had marred society for so long.
Author : Jacqueline Cooper
Release : 2015-01
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Book Synopsis Clavering at War by : Jacqueline Cooper
Download or read book Clavering at War written by Jacqueline Cooper. This book was released on 2015-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
