Aldershot in the Great War

Aldershot in the Great War

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Aldershot in the Great War




Author:Murray Rowlands
Language:English
Format:Softcover
Dimensions:6" x 9"
Pages:176
Photos:100 Illustrations
Publisher:Pen and Sword Military
ISBN:9781783832026
Item No. 9781783832026



The first book written about Britain’s premier army base in the First World War.The book contains and explores the following:• The first published record of the troops in Aldershot on 4 August 1914.• The first published list of officers and men from Aldershot killed in the war.• Lists the dead from WWI in Aldershot Cemetery.• Outlines the activities of crucial figures in the War such as Smith-Dorrien, Haig and French in Aldershot in the period before the War.• Traces the growth development of aircraft manufacture at Farnborough under the guidance of Mervyn O’Gorman from a balloon factory to major aircraft manufacture.• Highlights the changes in the social fabric of Aldershot during the war.• Records the experience of Aldershot as a premier training base through the eyes of Anthony Eden, Wilfred Owen and men of all ranks.