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Brighton in the Great War (Paperback)
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Brighton in the Great War (Paperback)
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List price R487
Loot Price R287
Discovery Miles 2 870
You Save R200 (41%)
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Although the impact of the Great War on Brighton was profound, the
seaside town was spared any direct attack by the enemy. The fear of
spies and sabotage, however, was widespread at first and aliens
were an issue which had to be swiftly resolved under new
legislation. Allies, of course, were warmly welcomed, and
accommodation was swiftly found for those fleeing the catastrophic
events in Belgium.Between 1914 and 1918, Brighton made major
contributions to the war effort in many ways: by responding readily
to the call to arms, by caring for great numbers of wounded (the
story of the exotic Royal Pavilion being used as a hospital for
Indian casualties is widely known locally) and by simply being
itself - an open and welcoming resort that offered sanctuary,
respite and entertainment to besieged Londoners and to other
visitors, from every stratum of society. The book looks at the
fascinating wartime roles of Brighton's women, who quietly played a
vital part in transport services, industrial output and food
production. Non-combatant menfolk also kept the wheels turning
under very trying circumstances. When the meat shortage became
acute, the mayor himself took direct action, requisitioning ninety
sheep at Brighton Station for the town which were destined for
butchers' shops in London.The names of no fewer than 2,597 men and
three women who made the supreme sacrifice were inscribed on the
town's memorial, which was unveiled at the Old Steine on 7 October
1922 by Earl Beatty. At the ceremony, the earl acknowledged that
'it was by duty and self-sacrifice that the war was won.' It
remained, he said, for those who had survived the conflict to
ensure that the great sacrifices of the past, both by the dead and
the living, should not have been made in vain. We remember them in
this book.
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