Bibliograph

Chelmsford in the Great War, Jonathan Swan

Type

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Chelmsford in the Great War, Jonathan Swan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chelmsford in the Great War

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jonathan Swan

Series statement

Your towns and cities in the Great War

Summary

Almost 400 men from the Chelmsford were lost in the Great War. This book explores 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 Chelmsford 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. The Great War affected everyone. At home there were wounded soldiers in military hospitals, refugees from Belgium and later on German prisoners of war. There were food and fuel shortages and disruption to schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and they undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Meanwhile, men serving in the armed forces were scattered far and wide. Extracts from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give insights into what it was like under battle conditions

Target audience

adult

Classification