Author: Dean Hollands
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398109274
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
This book will interest anyone keen to know more about Dorset’s remarkable local military history through time.
Dorset's Military Heritage
Author: Dean Hollands
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398109274
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
This book will interest anyone keen to know more about Dorset’s remarkable local military history through time.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398109274
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
This book will interest anyone keen to know more about Dorset’s remarkable local military history through time.
Dorset Military History
Author: Saunders
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781871164534
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781871164534
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Military Museum Of Devon And Dorset
Author: Keep Military Museum, Dorchester
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Daily Telegraph Guide to Britain's Military Heritage
Author: Mark Adkin
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 9781845131357
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
From Boudicca rising up in rebellion against the Romans to Spitfires dogfighting with Messerschmitts in the skies over Kent, Britain has been the scene of countless legendary battles, and British soldiers, sailors and airmen have been at the forefront of military prowess and innovation both at home and worldwide.
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 9781845131357
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
From Boudicca rising up in rebellion against the Romans to Spitfires dogfighting with Messerschmitts in the skies over Kent, Britain has been the scene of countless legendary battles, and British soldiers, sailors and airmen have been at the forefront of military prowess and innovation both at home and worldwide.
Weymouth, Dorchester & Portland in the Great War
Author: Jacqueline Wadsworth
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1473866340
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
When war was declared in 1914, the people of South Dorset were taken by surprise. Initially, there was excitement as the garrison town of Dorchester sprang to life, and Britain's Grand Fleet steamed from Portland Harbour to its war stations in the North Sea. But when the fervour subsided, what was it like for ordinary people? This book describes how they settled down with purpose to a life at war.Traders made the most of new markets, and women learned to cope not only with food shortages and blackouts, but the constant fear that their loved ones wouldn't return. Many threw themselves into the war effort. An enormous prisoner of war camp was established on the edge of Dorchester; wounded Australian soldiers were sent to recover in Weymouth, where they became firm favourites with the ladies; and soldiers billeted in Portland homes didn't always treat their hosts with the respect they deserved. Included in the book are the stories of a German spy who slipped through the net at Wyke; a teenage soldier shot dead by his friend; a scandal at a local military hospital; the touching friendship that developed between a nurse and a wounded Belgian; and what everyday life was like at Weymouth Torpedo Works.This warm account of life in Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland during the Great War ensures that the people at home, who lived through those five dreadful years of conflict, are remembered, too.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1473866340
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
When war was declared in 1914, the people of South Dorset were taken by surprise. Initially, there was excitement as the garrison town of Dorchester sprang to life, and Britain's Grand Fleet steamed from Portland Harbour to its war stations in the North Sea. But when the fervour subsided, what was it like for ordinary people? This book describes how they settled down with purpose to a life at war.Traders made the most of new markets, and women learned to cope not only with food shortages and blackouts, but the constant fear that their loved ones wouldn't return. Many threw themselves into the war effort. An enormous prisoner of war camp was established on the edge of Dorchester; wounded Australian soldiers were sent to recover in Weymouth, where they became firm favourites with the ladies; and soldiers billeted in Portland homes didn't always treat their hosts with the respect they deserved. Included in the book are the stories of a German spy who slipped through the net at Wyke; a teenage soldier shot dead by his friend; a scandal at a local military hospital; the touching friendship that developed between a nurse and a wounded Belgian; and what everyday life was like at Weymouth Torpedo Works.This warm account of life in Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland during the Great War ensures that the people at home, who lived through those five dreadful years of conflict, are remembered, too.
From Normandy to the Weser the War History of the Fourth Battalion the Dorset Regiment June, 1944 - May 1945
Author: G. J. B. Watkins
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
ISBN: 9781783311859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The 4th Battalion of the Dorset Regiment was originally a first line Territorial Army unit and on the outbreak of war in 1939, raised a 2nd Line duplicate, the 5th Battalion when the TA doubled in size. The 4th and 5th Battalions were both in the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division which took part in the fighting in Normandy, at Arnhem and in the Rhine crossing. They both served in the 129th Infantry Brigade. This unit history is complete with awards, full citations, maps and photos.
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
ISBN: 9781783311859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The 4th Battalion of the Dorset Regiment was originally a first line Territorial Army unit and on the outbreak of war in 1939, raised a 2nd Line duplicate, the 5th Battalion when the TA doubled in size. The 4th and 5th Battalions were both in the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division which took part in the fighting in Normandy, at Arnhem and in the Rhine crossing. They both served in the 129th Infantry Brigade. This unit history is complete with awards, full citations, maps and photos.
Berkshire's Military Heritage
Author: Dean Hollands
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398109258
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This book will interest anyone keen to know more about Berkshire’s remarkable local military history.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398109258
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This book will interest anyone keen to know more about Berkshire’s remarkable local military history.
1944 We Were Here: African American GIs in Dorset
Author: Louisa Adjoa Parker
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291278176
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291278176
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Military Dorset Today
Author: Colin A. Pomeroy
Publisher: Silver Link
ISBN: 9781857940770
Category : Dorset (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher: Silver Link
ISBN: 9781857940770
Category : Dorset (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Remembering World War II
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description