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Edinburgh in the Great War (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War) Kindle Edition

by Derek Tait (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Part of: Your Towns & Cities in the Great War (108 books)

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When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Edinburgh for the changes that would envelop their city over the next four years. The story of Edinburgh in the Great War is both an interesting and intriguing one. This book covers this historic city's involvement from the commencement of the Great War in July 1914, to the Armistice in November 1918, describing in great detail what happened to the city and its people, including their everyday lives, entertainment, spies and the internment of aliens living within the city.Edinburgh played a key role in the deployment of troops to Northern Europe as well as supplying vital munitions. Local men responded keenly to recruitment drives, and thousands of soldiers were billeted in the city before being sent off to fight the enemy overseas. The city also played a vital role in caring for the many wounded soldiers who returned home from the Front.The effect of the war on Edinburgh was great. By the end of the conflict, there wasn't a family in the city who hadn't lost a son, father, nephew, uncle or brother. There were tremendous celebrations in the streets as the end of the war was announced, but the effects of the conflict lasted for years to come.Edinburgh in the Great War features many forgotten news stories of the day and includes a considerable collection of rare photographs, which were last seen in newspapers nearly 100 years ago.

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Derek Tait is a full-time author who lives in Plymouth. Born in 1961, he lived his early years in Singapore and Malaysia and has written several books about his time there, including Sampans, Banyans and Rambutans. A former photographer and cartoonist, his work has been featured in newspapers and magazines around the world. Being a keen historian, his books include 1950s Childhood, A 1960's Childhood, A 1970s Childhood, and several Great War books for Pen & Sword. He has also written many local history books, including Plymouth at War, Saltash Passage, St Budeaux, Mount Edgcumbe, and Images of Plymouth: Stonehouse.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MSWAD2U
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (November 30, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 30, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 42765 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 205 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #3,423,038 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,762 in World War I History (Kindle Store)
- #3,790 in Scotland History
- #10,743 in World War I History (Books)

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Born in Plymouth in 1961, Derek Tait spent his early years in Singapore and Malaysia and has written several books about his time there, including 'Sampans, Banyans and Rambutans' and 'Memories of Singapore and Malaya'.

Other books include '1950s Childhood,' '1960s Childhood', 'A 1970s Childhood,' 'The Great Houdini His British Tours' and 'Butlins An Illustrated History' as well as many books in the 'Through Time' series for Amberley Publishing.

'A 1970s Childhood' has now sold over 40,000 copies and, for a while, was a number one best seller on Amazon.

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