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Shropshire at War, 1939–45 (Your Towns & Cities in World War Two) Kindle Edition

by Janet Johnstone (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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With the outbreak of the Second World War, Shropshire authorities immediately implemented pre-arranged plans to cope with the approaching conflict on the Home Front, including the building of air raid shelters and pillboxes and the renovation of redundant camps and disused airfields.Men not eligible for the services volunteered for the LDV (later the Home Guard), the AFS and the ARP. Women were recruited for a variety of other posts, with members of the WVS dealing with a massive influx of evacuees from Merseyside and Smethwick right from the start.Shropshires factories turned to armament production, coal mines increased their output and farmers cultivated more acreage (an extra 47,000 acres ploughed for food production in the first year of the war).PoW Camps sprang up, with prisoners frequently seen being transported to work on local farms, while uniformed servicemen and women from Britain, the Commonwealth and America became familiar sights on the streets.Using a variety of sources, including newspapers and verbal testimonies, the author paints a picture of the effect that six years of war had on those Salopians who, when others marched away, remained on the Home Front. Their struggles, acceptance of shortages, hardships and determination not to give in are reflected throughout this book.
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    May 30, 2018
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About the Author

Jan Johnstone is a proud Salopian who has lived in Shropshire all her life. She has been writing for as long as she can remember and has had numerous articles published in both historical and general interest magazines, both at home and abroad. Social history is a particular interest, as are collectables and antiques, and she also writes short stories which have been accepted for publication. Her book 'Oswestry and Whitchurch in the Great War', part of Pen & Sword’s ‘Your Towns and Cities in the Great War’ series, was released in 2016.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FKH94RW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (May 30, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 30, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 18.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 231 pages
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  • Ann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Does Salop proud
    Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2018
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    Writer Janet Johnstone has authored a well presented book on the historical role that Shropshire and her people played through the bleak years when the world was at war. Her writings take the reader back in time allowing us to see how the war affected each and every resident of the County. Some went to war on the front lines while others played a vital role in supporting the military action in the factories and depots supplying the troupes. Many others were involved in maintaining the infrastructure as Shropshire still had to be run on a day to day basis. Ms Johnstone has obviously carried out extensive research and is quite knowledgeable of the massive efforts Salopians put forth in England’s role defeating the enemy. Her book is a must read for anyone with an interest in the behind scenes social operations of a County that went to war.
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