Author: William Hewitt
Publisher:
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Category : Wirral Peninsula (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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On the work of the Liverpool and District Regional Survey Association.

Author: Harold Edgar Young
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wirral (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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Author: William Williams Mortimer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cheshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 540

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Author: Stephen McGreal
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1783032936
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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On 4 August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany. Originally perceived as a short campaign to curtail Germanic imperialism, it developed into a four-year long war of attrition. The Great War is justifiably associated with the horrors of trench warfare and the death of a generation but history has overlooked the home fronts' colossal contribution to victory.??On the outbreak of war thousands of troops arrived in Wirral to defend the coast from invasion and guard the docks and shipyards under the watchful eyes of the gunners of the Bidston Hill artillery batteries. The transition to a military garrison also led to the conversion of schools to military hospitals, predominately financed by the community. Thousands of wounded service men arriving at Woodside station were dispersed and administered to by a plethora of military or auxiliary hospitals. Voluntary organizations also procured funds for ambulances and comforts for those at the front. ??At the beginning of hostilities, the Government swiftly introduced draconian regulations to restrict liberty, particularly for those of foreign extraction. Following the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania, the xenophobia vented itself in Wallasey and Birkenhead where riots resulted in the destruction of German owned business premises. The resentment was further fueled by the German submarines attempt to destroy the British merchant fleet and starve Britain into submission _ they almost succeeded. As vital cargoes plunged to the sea bed, food became the latest rationed commodity; consequently unused tracts of Wirral land were turned over to food production and German prisoners of war helped clear the river Birkett. ??The local shipyards and factories came under the control of the Ministry of Munitions and unlikely companies were involved in the national preoccupation of producing artillery shells. Following the 1916 introduction of compulsory military service, female workers increasingly replaced the men thereby making undreamed of advances in female emancipation. Also involved in the war effort were school children who collected food for wounded soldiers, boy scouts patrolled the coastline, 'sister Susie famously sewed shirts for soldiers' and a Dad's Army was established to repel invaders. Their activities and others are generally overlooked by twentieth century chroniclers.??This is the fascinating, but forgotten story of how Wirral provided the sinews for war, and made a significant contribution to the comprehensive defeat of Germany.

Author: Mike Royden
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445675234
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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Wirral at War is a tribute to the wartime record of the people of the Wirral in the two World Wars.

Author: Daniel K Longman
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750953322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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Fresh from his research into the dark side of Wirral's history, in his first book 'Criminal Wirral', Daniel K. Longman has plunged back into a brand new selection of terrible and tragic tales.

Author: Daniel K Longman
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750953454
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 185

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This fascinating new volume is a follow-up to Daniel K. Longman's first book Criminal Wirral; an intriguing and entertaining collection of some of the strangest, most despicable and comical crimes that took place on the Wirral peninsula throughout the Victorian era and the early twentieth century. The tales featured here uncover many fascinating cases that have been long forgotten, and are supported by illustrations which help to bring these events and the people featured in them to life. Read on and uncover the grisly facts of what once lay floating in Birkenhead Park pond, a gruesome suicide on board a Woodside-bound locomotive and the farcical actions of a drunken butler one night at the stately Thurstaston Hall Criminal Wirral II will appeal to anyone who has an interest in the darker side of Wirral's history.

Author: Ronald Stewart-Brown
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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Author: Tony Bowerman
Publisher: Northern Eye Books Limited
ISBN: 0955355702
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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The best way to explore Cheshire, a landscape steeped in mystery, is on foot. This classic walking book contains fascinating, easy to follow walks exploring the past - from quiet strolls to hill and country rambles, by river, wood and ancient lane. Discover Pete Marsh - the bog man, a gypsy king's grave, lost Roman and medieval roads, and more.

Author: Directories. - Wirral
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426

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