Author: Jessica Christian
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445666855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
In 1914, three brothers started their First World War service with the Dorset Yeomanry. Only one would survive. This is the story of their wartime experiences told largely in their own words.
Dorset Brothers at War
Author: Jessica Christian
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445666855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
In 1914, three brothers started their First World War service with the Dorset Yeomanry. Only one would survive. This is the story of their wartime experiences told largely in their own words.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445666855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
In 1914, three brothers started their First World War service with the Dorset Yeomanry. Only one would survive. This is the story of their wartime experiences told largely in their own words.
Dorset's War Diary
Author: Rodney Legg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780948699795
Category : Dorset (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780948699795
Category : Dorset (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
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.
Serving God and Country
Author: Lyle W. Dorsett
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425253554
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
In World War II, more than twelve thousand Protestant ministers, Catholic priests, and Jewish rabbis joined the Chaplain Corps. They were men of faith under fire. And they would charge straight into Hell to save the soul of a single soldier… Representing America’s three major religious traditions, volunteers from across the country enlisted as noncombatant commissioned officers to provide spiritual strength and guidance for those fighting men who never knew if they were going to survive. Armed only with Bibles, Torahs, and the tools of their holy trade, these men of God went wherever the troops went. They prayed over men about to go into combat on land, at sea, and in the air. And, most important and difficult of all, they guided fallen fighting men of every faith as they breathed their last, and gave up their lives in the fight against tyranny. These are the personal stories of some of the bravest and most selfless men who served with the armed forces. Many lost their lives or suffered debilitating wounds as they strived to keep the military personnel spiritually awake, morally fit—and prepared to make the journey from this world to the next without fear or despair, and with the trust of the Almighty in their hearts. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425253554
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
In World War II, more than twelve thousand Protestant ministers, Catholic priests, and Jewish rabbis joined the Chaplain Corps. They were men of faith under fire. And they would charge straight into Hell to save the soul of a single soldier… Representing America’s three major religious traditions, volunteers from across the country enlisted as noncombatant commissioned officers to provide spiritual strength and guidance for those fighting men who never knew if they were going to survive. Armed only with Bibles, Torahs, and the tools of their holy trade, these men of God went wherever the troops went. They prayed over men about to go into combat on land, at sea, and in the air. And, most important and difficult of all, they guided fallen fighting men of every faith as they breathed their last, and gave up their lives in the fight against tyranny. These are the personal stories of some of the bravest and most selfless men who served with the armed forces. Many lost their lives or suffered debilitating wounds as they strived to keep the military personnel spiritually awake, morally fit—and prepared to make the journey from this world to the next without fear or despair, and with the trust of the Almighty in their hearts. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS
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.
War Horse
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545466407
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
An e-book edition of War Horse with movie stills, behind-the-scenes photos, storyboards, and more! In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey's courage touches the soldiers around him and he is able to find warmth and hope. But his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son he left behind. Will he ever see his true master again?
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545466407
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
An e-book edition of War Horse with movie stills, behind-the-scenes photos, storyboards, and more! In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey's courage touches the soldiers around him and he is able to find warmth and hope. But his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son he left behind. Will he ever see his true master again?
Weymouth & Portland at Work
Author: Fiona Taylor
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445684861
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Weymouth & Portland at Work is a fascinating pictorial history of the working life of the Dorset towns of Weymouth and Portland in the last hundred and more years.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445684861
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Weymouth & Portland at Work is a fascinating pictorial history of the working life of the Dorset towns of Weymouth and Portland in the last hundred and more years.
A Dorset Rifleman
Author: Benjamin Harris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780952278221
Category : Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780952278221
Category : Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Old Dorset
Author: Henry Joseph Moule
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dorset (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dorset (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Dorset at War
Author: Rodney Legg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781841149813
Category : Dorset (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781841149813
Category : Dorset (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description