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Soldiering On - British Tommies After the First World War (Paperback)
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Soldiering On - British Tommies After the First World War (Paperback)
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A month after the Armistice, Prime Minister David Lloyd George
promised to make Britain a 'land fi t for heroes'. At the time, it
was widely believed. Returning soldiers expected decent treatment
and recognition for what they had done, yet the fi ne words of 1918
were not matched by actions. The following years saw little change,
as a lack of political will watered down any reform. Beggars in
trench coats became a common sight in British cities. Soldiering On
examines how the Lost Generation adjusted to civilian life; how
they coped with physical and mental disabilities and struggled to
find jobs or even communicate with their family. This is the story
of men who survived the trenches only to be ignored when they came
home. Using first-hand accounts, Adam Powell traces the lives of
veterans from the first day of peace to the start of the Second
World War, looking at 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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