Plymouth: A City at War
eBook - ePub

Plymouth: A City at War

1914-45

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Plymouth: A City at War

1914-45

About this book

Home to all three armed services, Plymouth was greatly affected by both major conflicts of the twentieth century. Between 1914 and 1918, Devonport Dockyard was responsible for much routine repair and maintenance work as well as building new ships and submarines, while the Royal Marines and army battalions were active in various theatres of war overseas, and Mount Batten became one of the major stations of the newly formed Royal Air Force. During the Second World War, few cities in England suffered more devastating damage, with the heart of the old city destroyed and a death toll of 1, 172. Richly illustrated and filled with true tales of local heroism and the unbreakable spirit of the people of Plymouth during these tumultuous years, this book looks at how the city fared during the wars and played her part in victory.

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Information

Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780752489650
eBook ISBN
9780750955287

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. The First World War
  6. 1 Countdown to War
  7. 2 The Early Days of War
  8. 3 Espionage and Petty Crime
  9. 4 The Conflict Intensifies
  10. 5 The End of the War
  11. The Second World War
  12. 1 The Approaching Menace
  13. 2 The Outbreak of War
  14. 3 The First Bombing Raids
  15. 4 The Blitz
  16. 5 Keeping Calm and Carrying On
  17. 6 The Path to Peace
  18. Bibliography
  19. Copyright