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A Home Front Diary 1914-1918
Lillie Scales
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Description for A Home Front Diary 1914-1918
Paperback. Fascinating, insightful, and incredibly moving - the First World War Home Front through one woman's eyes Editor(s): Scales, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
'One of the saddest and yet most thrilling sights to me was to see parties of those young fellows who had just volunteered being marched from the recruiting office - perhaps 30, 50 or 100 of them - in all sorts of dress - top hats, caps, soft hats, morning coats, jackets - shabby men and 'nuts', labourers, clerks, partners in great city businesses, hooligans - all mixed up, marching side by side, all having made the great decision, ready to lay down their lives for their country ...It made ... Read more
'One of the saddest and yet most thrilling sights to me was to see parties of those young fellows who had just volunteered being marched from the recruiting office - perhaps 30, 50 or 100 of them - in all sorts of dress - top hats, caps, soft hats, morning coats, jackets - shabby men and 'nuts', labourers, clerks, partners in great city businesses, hooligans - all mixed up, marching side by side, all having made the great decision, ready to lay down their lives for their country ...It made ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445618968
SKU
V9781445618968
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Lillie Scales
Lille Scales was aged forty-six at the outbreak of war and was living with her husband in Hornsey Lane, north London. Both were lifelong diary keepers. As they had no children, they felt it their duty to house Belgian refugees, and their family and business connections with Australia led to them opening their home to ANZACs as well. Lillie Scales ... Read more
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