WALES AT WAR
Written by Phil Carradice
Published by Gomer
in 2003
ISBN: 1843233215
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
WALES AT WAR
Written by Phil Carradice.
Stock no. 1823687
1st.
2003.
Softcover.
Nearly fine condition.
Giving voice to ordinary Welsh people who lived through the Second World War, and who have quite extraordinary tales to relate. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1843233215. A nice copy.
Front cover
Contents
- 1 The Onset and Progress of War
- 2 The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers
- 3 The Home Front (ARP Wardens, the blackout, shelters, bombing raids)
- 4 The Firemen (Firemen - the fire at Pembroke Dock oil tanks)
- 5 Fighting Back (casualties, rationing, police and the Home Guard)
- 6 Women at War (Munition factories, Land Army, the services)
- 7 Children at War (Games, gas masks, school, the ATC, evacuees)
- 8 Fighting Differently (Conscientious objectors, reserved occupations, internees, POWs)
- 9 From Sea to Mines (Merchant navy, Bevin Boys)
- Conclusion
- Bibliography