Sand, Planes and Submarines - How Leighton Buzzard shortened the First World War (Paperback)

Sand, Planes and Submarines is an unlikely title for a book about the role two small towns far from the sea played in the First World War. Yet this extraordinary account tells how Leighton Buzzard and Linslade provided the means to shorten the war. Without the sand, the big guns could not have been made for the Front; the planes allowed the Royal Flying Corps to take on the superior German air force; and the submarine nets protected not only the British fleet but also the French, Italians, Americans and Russians. The two towns were changed dramatically by the war. They ceased to be the playground of the rich from London. The army requisitioned the hundreds of thoroughbred horses that had been used by the aristocracy to hunt with the Rothschilds. Among these larger themes there are many personal stories like that of the Linslade postman and his horse, Bluebell, who took part in the last great cavalry charge of the war.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2017
Authors:	Paul Brown • Delia Gleave
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-8370-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Aviation manufacturing industry Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
LSN:	0-7509-8370-1
Barcode:	9780750983709

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