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Author: John Van der Kiste Publisher: The History Press ISBN: 0750955287 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 182
Book Description
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.
Author: John Van der Kiste Publisher: The History Press ISBN: 0750955287 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 182
Book Description
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.
Author: John Van der Kiste Publisher: ISBN: 9780752489650 Category : Plymouth (England) Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
Author: Derek Tait Publisher: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1473841895 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 258
Book Description
The story of Plymouth in the First World War has never been fully covered although the town played a key role in the deployment of troops to Northern Europe as well as supplying ships and vital munitions. By August 1914, the British War office had moved 120,000 men into the town. Plymouth became the principal base for military operations and was one of the most important of the southern shipping ports. The town also played a vital role caring for the many wounded soldiers who returned home from the front.The effect of the war on Plymouth was great. By the end of the conflict, there wasn't a family in Plymouth who hadn't lost a son, father, nephew, uncle or brother. There were tremendous celebrations in the streets as the end of the war was announced but the effects of the war lasted for years to come.
Author: Jeremy Gould Publisher: Historic England Press ISBN: 9781848020504 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 0
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Post-war reconstruction offered unparalleled opportunities to the developing profession of urban planners to cast off the constraints imposed by historic infrastructure and produce a new vision of urban living, expressed in rationally designed city centres linked to suburban precincts and with modern integrated transport systems. Plymouth is the foremost English example of post-war reconstruction on the grand scale, laid out to the designs of the most influential urban planner of the day, Sir Patrick Abercrombie. This book explains the circumstances which led to the development of Abercrombie's Plan for Plymouth (1943) and shows how the plan was implemented in the period 1945-62. Discussion of the overall scheme for the renewed city is complemented by description of the different zones which made up both the central area and the new suburbs, and attention is paid to the landscape forms and architectural styles employed in civic, commercial and residential areas. The significance of what was achieved in Plymouth will be assessed and international context is provided by comparison with British and European examples of contemporary planning. Urban regeneration programmes pose a threat to the legacy of the post-war reconstruction period, and the listing of post-war buildings is often contentious and contested. Finally, a discussion of the conservation issues raised by present-day plans for renewal in Plymouth will contribute to current debate about the formulation of policy relating to the buildings and landscapes of the post-war era.
Author: Henry Francis Whitfeld Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780332205779 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 730
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Excerpt from Plymouth and Devonport: In Times of War and Peace HE present work represents the first attempt that has been made to blend the histories of Plymouth and Devonport. Originally the intention of the author was to supply the romance of their development during the century which is now rapidly closing in. When, however, he thought that his task was approaching completion, he discovered that it was in reality beginning. There had been a desire - strongly expressed for some years - that the past of the Three Towns should be realistically recalled, and the author had to some extent anticipated this wish by devoting himself to the collection of more picturesque material than had presumably hitherto been gathered. A vein of a new order was thus struck, and, with the perception of its interest, it became a fascination to pursue it until it was apparently exhausted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: John Van der Kiste
Author: John Van der Kiste
Author: Plymouth City Council. Town Clerk's Office
Author: John Van der Kiste
Author: Imperial War Graves Commission
Author: Henry Francis Whitfeld
Author: Derek Tait
Author: Priscilla Napier
Author: Chris Robinson
Author: Jeremy Gould
Author: Henry Francis Whitfeld