Kent has a long and illustrious military history dating back to the
Roman occupation but the first great conflict of the twentieth
century brought the horrors of war to a new generation. Thousands
of the county's finest young men were sent off to fight in
battlefields around the world including Europe's Western Front,
which was less than a day's travel from Kent. Because of its
proximity to this major war zone, Kent came to play a pivotal role
in the conflict. The ports of Dover and Folkestone were the main
staging posts for the British Expeditionary Force and the primary
points of arrival for the thousands of wounded servicemen being
repatriated from the Front. Its hospitals cared for the wounded and
its munitions factories produced the armaments needed to fight the
war. The county's geographical position also made it a prime target
for German air raids and naval bombardments, which brought the
terrors of modern war to the civilian population for the first
time. Kent at War tells the remarkable story of the First World War
as it unfolded and affected the county and its people.
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