The experience of civilian internees and British prisoners of war in German and Turkish hands during the First World War is one of the least well-known - and least researched - aspects of the history of the conflict. The same applies to prisoners of war and internees held in the UK. Yet, as Sarah Paterson shows in this authoritative handbook, a wide-range of detailed and revealing information is available if you know where to look for it. Briefly she outlines the course of the campaigns in More Info
Family Historian Keith Gregson explores the human stories behind the history of the Great War. He encounters the mystery of the disappearance of the Norfolks; the story of the French girl's note in a soldier's pocket book; and the tragic tale of a group of morris dancers who paid the ultimate price while serving their country. The investigations reveal a range of chance findings, some meticulous analysis and the keen detective qualities required of a family historian. Full of handy resear More Info
Simon Fowler outlines the course of the fighting around the city and he introduces the many historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. *A practical guide to researching soldiers who served at Ypres during the First World War *Concise account of the three principal Ypres battles, including Passchendaele *Identifies and explains the key sources including The National Archives, Imperial War Museum and Commonwealth War Graves Commission *Recommends useful websit More Info
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**Released by Barnsley FHS: August 2016.** **Dedicated to the 121 men of Worsbrough Bridge and Worsbrough Dale, who made the supreme sacrifice.** Chapter headings by year: 1914-1919 With 121 detailed biographies. The final chapter is dedicated to the 11 Worsbrough men killed in action (1914-1918) whose names are not recorded on the memorial. **Surnames in index:** ABR...More Info
Oliver Nugent, Ireland’s longest-serving divisional commander of the Great War, led the Ulster Division on the western front from 1915 to 1918. That period saw the operational transformation of the British army and his own development as a general, from the heroic but doomed assault at Thiepval in July 1916, through the triumph of Messines, the heartbreaking failure at Ypres and the mixed succes...More Info
Following on from our 2015 publication about the men on the Chipping Barnet War Memorial who died in World War One, we have now researched the 149 men and women from World War Two. This book tells their stories inside a timeline of World War Two and alongside articles about their, and Barnet’s, part in the War.
To commemorate the centenary of the start of the Great War, DDFHS has published this A4 sized booklet. It looks at subjects that will answer questions raised by people researching their family history during this period. It considers why your ancestors may have joined the army or stayed at home and assesses the impact this had on their families. It also explores attitudes to marriage and cohabitat...More Info
This book tells of the men on the memorial from World War One: who they were, and where and when they fell in the war. Interwoven with this is a timeline of the war and its main battles. The book contains lots of images and a number of appendixes (including a cross reference guide showing other Barnet war memorials that these men appear on).