The outbreak of war in 1914 aroused an enthusiasm in Hull and
within the first six months 20,000 local men had enrolled. Hull was
also attacked by Zeppelins and it raised its own Pals Battalions.
This book looks at how the experience of war impacted on the City,
from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in
time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity
of human sacrifice the families of Hull were committed to as the
war stretched out over the next four years. The Great War affected
everyone. At home there were wounded soldiers in military
hospitals, refugees from Belgium and later on German prisoners of
war. There were food and fuel shortages and disruption to
schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and they
undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Meanwhile,
men serving in the armed forces were scattered far and wide.
Extracts from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give
insights into what it was like under battle conditions.
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