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Glasgow at War 1939 - 1945 (Paperback)
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Glasgow at War 1939 - 1945 (Paperback)
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Scotland was of grave strategic importance during the war because
of its geographical position and Glasgow was the location of a
significant number of important military and civil organisations as
well as housing industry which was vital to the national war
effort. Glasgow s importance attracted enemy attention on many
occasions with the city and its hinterland being heavily raided by
the Luftwaffe. These raids included the infamous raid on Clydebank
on 13th and 14th March which killed over 500 dead and only seven
houses undamaged in the town. Under relentless bombing the
Glaswegians maintained their spirit and remained committed to the
war effort. Although Glasgow s shipyards, munitions factories and
other industries were all vital to the war effort so too was the
location of the city itself. The Clyde was the end point for many
Atlantic convoys bringing precious food, material and men to the
war-struck British Isles and the city was thus a vital link in the
nation s war effort. No member of the population of Glasgow escaped
the war, whether it was the huge numbers of men and women from the
area who came forward for service in the military or in roles such
as the Home Guard, ARP services, nursing, working in vital war
industries, struggling to maintain a household under strict
rationing and the stresses of wartime life, or children evacuated
from the city to the rural areas of Scotland to escape the expected
bombing campaign. Glasgow was also home to a sizable Italian
community which was badly affected by internment and the subsequent
tight restrictions on movement and civil rights. The Italian
community was also subjected to violent attacks when rioting mobs
attacked Italian owned business throughout the city.??Edinburgh at
War 1939-1945 poignantly commemorates the efforts and achievements
of Edinburgh: workers, fighters, families divided, all surviving
astounding tests.
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