In Hertfordshire Soldiers of The First World War the authors explore a series of individual case studies of Hertfordshire men who served in various theatres during the First World War, all of which had been uncovered as part of the Herts At War community project. This unique collection of largely unknown accounts includes stories from the Western Front, Gallipoli, Salonika, Mesopotamia, East Africa, Egypt and even Russia in the fight against the Bolsheviks in 1919. The "Herts At War" team uncovered many letters and objects in the course of their research, including men who were Victoria Cross winners to those whose courage or bravery went unrecognised, as well as stoicism on the Home Front. One of the most moving of these surrounds a photograph which was found in the hands of Sergeant Percy Buck as he lay fatally wounded in a shell hole in 1917. On the back of the photograph of his wife and young son he had written his address and asked for whoever found the image to post it to his loved ones in the event of his death. Sergeant Buck would have assumed it would be a British comrade who would find the photograph, but the person who recovered it was a German soldier who subsequently sent it on to the grieving, but grateful, family. The war memorials of Hertfordshire contain the names of over 23,000 men and women who gave their lives whilst in the service of their country during the Great War; some of their tales are uncovered here. Indeed, the poignant collection of stories, anecdotes and artefacts revealed in this book bring the First World War to life in an unusual and highly moving fashion. AUTHORS: Dan Hill works as a full-time military historian and battlefield tour guide. Paul Johnson is a vocational military historian and currently works for the Post Office. Both are members of the Herts at War project, which sprang out of a series of individual historical research assignments, and collaboration with Letchworth's Highfield School History Department to uncover the wartime exploits of local soldiers in the Great War. 235 colour and b/w illustrations
- ISBN:
- 9781473893931
- 9781473893931
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Category:
- First World War
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
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22-07-2020
- Publisher:
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x156mm
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