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The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its
legacy continues to be remembered today.Great War Britain:
Liverpool offers a detailed insight into this great city and its
people facing the challenges of wartime. This highly accessible
volume explores the city's regiments, and includes many individual
stories of men on the frontline and the vital role of women against
the background of the changing face of industry, attitudes to
conscientious objectors, hospitals for the wounded and their
rehabilitation, peace celebrations, the fallen heroes and how they
are commemorated. Liverpool Central Library & Record Office
have generously made available illustrative and other material from
their extensive archives.
Full of the warmth and excitement of growing up in the 1950s,
awakening nostalgia for times that seemed cosy and carefree with
families at last enjoying peacetime, this book is packed with the
experience of school days, playtime, holidays, toys, games, clubs
and hobbies conjuring up the genuine atmosphere of a bygone era. As
the decade progressed, rationing ended and children’s pocket
money was spent on goodies like Chocstix, Spangles, Wagon Wheels
and Fry’s Five Boys. Television brought Bill and Ben, The
Adventures of Robin Hood and, for teenagers, The Six-Five Special,
along with coffee bars and rock ‘n’ roll. This book opens a
window on an exciting period of optimism, when anything seemed
possible, described by the children and teenagers who experienced
it. Liverpool’s traditional sense of community, strengthened by
the war years, provided a secure background from which children and
teenagers could welcome a second Elizabethan era.
This is the untold story of Liverpool's children in the Second
World War. Whilst everyone is familiar with the tales of evacuees
who were rushed out of the cities once the bombs started falling,
many of us are unaware that many stayed behind, either by choice or
necessity, as the city of their childhood disintegrated and burned
around them. In the words of those who experienced the Liverpool
Blitz first-hand, we hear of their adventures and misadventures,
the fun and games and ever-present danger, and the humor and sorrow
of those wartime years. This is an important and revealing look at
the war as seen through the eyes of these children. This book not
only explores the memories of a childhood ravaged by war, but also
the formative effect this had on individuals' lives. It reflects
the collective spirit of a city that refused to be crushed, even at
the darkest hours of the Luftwaffe's bombing campaign. Ideal for
anyone who lived through those times, or who is fascinated by
experiences and the legacy of the wartime generation, this new
title pays tribute to the war's forgotten children.
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