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Wigston in the First World War
Duncan Lucas
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Description for Wigston in the First World War
Paperback. A moving tribute to Wigston and the people who were affacted by the Great War and its aftermath. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 7. Weight in Grams: 202.
Wigston, in the heart of tranquil Leicestershire, was transformed from a peaceful existence in August 1914 as war clouds swept across the skies of Europe. This village, the home of farming folk and framework knitters, suddenly witnessed its young men leaving, in vast numbers, to answer the call of King and Country. Greater demands were placed upon those who remained as the factories and farms responded to the needs of a wartime nation. A unique presence was the Glen Parva Barracks, the Regimental Depot of The Leicestershire Regiment, where tens of thousands of recruits and conscripted men received their basic ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752488356
SKU
V9780752488356
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Ref
99-10
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