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Reading in the Great War, 1914-1916 (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War) Kindle Edition

by David Bilton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Reading were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their tragedies and hardships and a determination to see it through. Reading's experiences during the Great War can be taken as standing for the many smaller but important towns in the country whose story will never be told. However, being a county town it experienced both industrial and agrarian pressures that deeply affected its population. Initially enthusiastic about the war, recruitment soon dropped and the local regiment filled with men from the big cities. By 1916 most of the eligible men were keen to find ways to stay out of the army. In the centre of the town was the infamous Reading jail home to Irish dissidents, terrorists and POWs. On the surface it was a calm town that got on with its business: beer, biscuits, metalwork, seeds and armaments but its poverty impacted on industrial relations leading to strikes. It also had a darker side with child cruelty and death, especially suicide.
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  1. Print length
    315 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pen & Sword Military
  4. Publication date
    March 31, 2016
  5. File size
    33.1 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GJE6DZ6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (March 31, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 33.1 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 315 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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    5.0 out of 5 stars A book that sucks you in to life in Reading during WW1 - Great!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2016
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    This is a great book made better by having just the right amount of Pictures Vs Text. Having lived in and around Reading all my life its great to read a book that references places that I know and am familiar with. The book explores events that happened in and around Reading when most books about the World Wars focus on events overseas. Well worth a read regardless of whether you are interested in WW1 or just history in general.
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    Readings vast history ?????
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