Soldiering On: British Tommies After the First World War - Softcover

Powell, Adam

 
9780750991476: Soldiering On: British Tommies After the First World War
Softcover
ISBN 10: 075099147X ISBN 13: 9780750991476
Verlag: The History Press, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

A month after the Armistice, Prime Minister David Lloyd George promised to make Britain a land fit for heroes . The phrase is now ridiculed, but it was widely believed at the time. Soldiers expected decent treatment and recognition for what they had done, yet the fine words of 1918 were not matched by actions. The following years saw little change, as a lack political will watered down any reform. Beggars in trench coats became a common sight in British cities. No More Soldiering for Me examines how the Lost Generation adjusted to civilian life. How they coped with PTSD or a disability; their struggle to find a job or even communicate with their family. It s a story of a group of men who survived the trenches but were often ignored when they came home. No More Soldiering for Me traces the lives of veterans from the first day of peace to the start of the Second World War. It points to the many injustices ex-servicemen bore, while celebrating the heroism they showed in the face of a world too quick to forget.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Adam Powell has taught British and European History for over 25 years at British and international schools and has been a tour guide on the Western Front since the 1990s. His first book, History&;s Worst, was published in 2014.

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Verlag
The History Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2019
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
075099147X
ISBN 13 
9780750991476
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
256
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