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Civilian Life Exploring memories of Civilian Life during the Great War of 1914-1918. This section includes only those who were nnot engaged in Great War service, those who were can be found under Civilian Service. Stories of Civilian Life Allan Euphemia McMurdo. Ashley Bob. Cnockaert Marthe. Elliott John. Elliott Nellie. Hall Minnie. Kalnin Karl Johan W.. Laughlin Isabella Ann. Marr Doris. Pickering B. Popplewell Josephine Sarah. Robertson Andrew Kay. Rudd Doris. Sanderson Lawrence Frazer. Sessler Karl. Shimatnik Isak Serez. Smith Thomas Henry. Snaith Ralph. Stamford William. Thornicroft Joseph Beckwith. Turner William Greaves. Ward George. Whitby Beatrice. Wieland Adolph. Windle John George. Young William Erskine Cook. Do you have a tale of civilian life during the Great War? Please share it here. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Bombardment: The Day the East Coast Bled Mark Marsay A well researched book with many personal accounts of the events of the 16th of December 1914 More information on: Bombardment: The Day the East Coast Bled The Home Front: Civilian Life in World War One Peter G. Cooksley World War One continues to fascinate but little has been written on the civilian's war. From bombing to rationing, from civil defence to war work, the face of Britain was radically changed as a result of the conflict. More than once Britain was almost brought to its knees by unrestricted submarine warfare and by the end of the war German Zeppelins and Gotha bombers had managed to bomb many parts of Eastern England, while in 1914 the German High Seas fleet bombarded the East Coast destroying buildings in places as diverse as Hartlepool and Lowestoft. The First World War was the first war to have a huge impact on civilians and few were safe from attack. All endured hardship as rationing came into force. What was life like during the war for the civilian population? What hardships did they endure? How did they live? What was the feeling of those who stayed at home? Peter Cooksley tells us the true story of civilians at war on the Home Front. More information on: The Home Front: Civilian Life in World War One First World War Britain Peter Doyle The First World War profoundly changed British society. The armed forces' need for mass recruitment saw the workforce severely depleted, with women stepping up to shoulder the burden; but nobody could ignore the social upheaval or the strains put upon daily life. With poverty a major issue at the outbreak of war, the extra wages put more food on the table for many families, in spite of rationing and shortages, and away from the front the nation prospered. The war intervened in all aspects of home life, and attacks from the sea and the air meant that civilians were caught up in 'total war'. Peter Doyle explores how British citizens met these challenges, looking at such aspects of daily life as clothing restrictions and popular arts, alongside broader issues like food shortages and industrial unrest. More information on: First World War Britain Great War Fashion: Tales from the History Wardrobe Lucy Adlington Imagine stepping into someone else s shoes . Walking back in time a century ago, which shoes would they be? A pair of silk sensations costing thousands of pounds designed by Yantonnay of Paris or wooden clogs with metal cleats that spark on the cobbles of a factory yard? Will your shoes be heavy with mud from trudging along duckboards between the tents of a frontline hospital... or stuck with tufts of turf from a football pitch? Will you be cloaked in green and purple, brandishing a Votes for Women banner or will you be the height of respectability, restricted by your thigh-length corset? Great War Fashion opens the woman s wardrobe in the years before the outbreak of war to explore the real woman behind the stiff, mono-bosomed ideal of the Edwardian Society lady draped in gossamer gowns, and closes it on a new breed of women who have donned trousers and overalls to feed the nations guns in munitions factories and who, clad in mourning, have loved and lost a whole generation of men. Th More information on: Great War Fashion: Tales from the History Wardrobe Britain's Civilian Volunteers: Authorized Story of British Voluntary Aid Detachment Work in the Great War Thekla Bowser This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. More information on: Britain's Civilian Volunteers: Authorized Story of British Voluntary Aid Detachment Work in the Great War

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