Norwich In The Second World War

Author : Neil R Storey
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750999799
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norwich in the Second World War written by Neil R Storey and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norwich in the Second World War is the story of the city and its people, both civilian and military, from the construction of the first air raid shelters in 1938 through to VE Day in 1945 and the return of Far Eastern prisoners of war in 1946. Featuring first-hand accounts of what happened when enemy bombers raided the city, notably during the notorious Baedeker Blitz of 1942, rare photographs and documents make this book a must for anyone who knows and loves the city of Norwich.

Author : Stephen Browning
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473857007
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norfolk at War, 1939–45 written by Stephen Browning and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year-on-year study of Norfolk at war is the first such for many years, which utilizes material that has not been published in book form before or, sometimes, at all. In both the First and Second World War, Norfolk was pivotal, albeit for different reasons. During the war of 1939-45 Norfolk was home to many bases of the USAAF, changing the area forever with bases remaining a fond feature of Norfolk life. Another unique and enduring legacy was the arrival and often permanent settlement of many Poles, who are commemorated today by a shrine in the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich. Norfolk was in many ways changed forever as it had largely, up until this time, been proudly, even stubbornly, isolated a feature that could not have changed more dramatically. This study is both inevitably a military and social study. The major events both at home and overseas are laid out, together with a description of how home life unfolded in very dark times when the stoicism and humor of the Norfolk residents were tested. Contemporary material from newspapers, diaries and local records, as well as over 200 photographs, are used to bring life and color and life to the account.

Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783039094
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norwich Blitz written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norwich, in common with most English cities, suffered enemy air attack and during a period of almost three and a half years bombs were dropped in every part of the city. The first German raid occurred on Tuesday 8 July 1940; the last on 6 November 1943. The total number of Alerts during 1943 was 95 with a total duration of 54 hours. The Crash Warning was sounded 50 times with a total duration of 19 hours 8 minutes. There was no large devastated area but throughout the city considerable damage was caused. All sections of life were affected and factories, railway stations, shops, schools, hospitals and churches sustained damage and many buildings were totally ruined. Of the citys 35,569 houses in 1939, 2,082 were destroyed entirely, 2,651 were seriously damaged and 25,621 were moderately damaged. In human toll 340 people were killed and 1,092 injured, over three-quarters of these casualties occurring in 1942 when the enemy carried out what became known as the Baedeker Raids upon Cathedral cities and historic and administrative capitals of the provinces.

Author : Michael Chandler
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526707764
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norwich's Military Legacy written by Michael Chandler and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally a town that was built of wood by the Anglo-Saxons, it was later burned down and then rebuilt as Englands second city, after London, by William the Conqueror. Riots between the church and the citizens saw Norwich at war with the Pope in 1272 when a gate was constructed as a penance. The Norfolk Regiment has seen its men in combat from the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Boer War and both World Wars. The more recent conflicts in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan have also witnessed the bravery of the Norfolks. A comprehensive list of military personnel who gave their lives is examined, including Norwich-born Second Lieutenant Wilfred Edwards VC, as well as an account of 9694 Private John Henry Abigail of the Norfolk Regiment who, on 12 September 1917, aged 21, was executed for being AWOL. It would not be until November 2006 that Private Abigail was pardoned by the British government.

Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN 13 : 0802146708
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of France written by John Julius Norwich and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “engaging, enthusiastic, sympathetic, funny” journey through French history from the New York Times–bestselling author of Absolute Monarchs (The Wall Street Journal). Beginning with Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul in the first century BC, this study of French history comprises a cast of legendary characters―Charlemagne, Louis XIV, Napoleon, Joan of Arc, and Marie Antoinette, to name a few―as John Julius Norwich chronicles France’s often violent, always fascinating history. From the French Revolution―after which neither France nor the world would be the same again―to the storming of the Bastille, from the Vichy regime and the Resistance to the end of the Second World War, A History of France is packed with heroes and villains, battles and rebellion—written with both an expert command of detail and a lively appreciation for the subject matter by this “true master of narrative history” (Simon Sebag Montefiore).

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Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Educational Institutions Pamphlets written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harold Pearl Sheldon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 794 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vermont in the World War, 1917-1919 written by Harold Pearl Sheldon and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : S. Salih
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230101623
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Julian of Norwich's Legacy written by S. Salih and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-11-09 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julian of Norwich the best-known of the medieval mystics today. The text of her Revelation has circulated continually since the fifteenth century, but the twentieth century saw a massive expansion of her popularity. Theological or literary-historical studies of Julian may remark in passing on her popularity, but none have attempted a detailed study of her reception. This collection fills that gap: it outlines the full reception history from the extant manuscripts to the present day, looking at Julian in devotional cultures, in modernist poetry and present-day popular literature, and in her iconography in Norwich, both as a pilgrimage site and a tourist attraction.

Author : Joan Banger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780946148615
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norwich at War written by Joan Banger and published by . This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Neil R. Storey
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752494600
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Book of Norfolk written by Neil R. Storey and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Little Book of Norfolk is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about one of England’s most colourful counties.It is an essential to the born and bred Norfolk folk or anyone who knows and loves the county. Armed with this fascinating tome the reader will have such knowledge of the county, its landscape, people, places, pleasures and pursuits they will be entertained and enthralled and never short of some frivolous fact to enhance conversation or quiz! A reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped in to time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county. A remarkably engaging little book, this is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.