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Author |
: Ruth Mansergh |
Publisher |
: Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 332 |
Release |
: 2018-10-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781473894563 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1473894565 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wimbledon, Merton & Morden at War, 1939–45 by : Ruth Mansergh
More than 350 bombs fell on Wimbledon during the Second World War, killing 150 residents and injuring a further 1,071. Around 12,000 houses were damaged and 810 destroyed.Notable people discussed in this fascinating book include Ernest Leonard Harvey, who was onboard HMS Suffolk on the night Bismarck was spotted; Peter Walley, who died when he steered his crashing aircraft away from housing in the area; Pat Reid, Colditz Castle escapee; PoW Ernest Colman's "Wimbledon Variation"; casualties of the Burma-Thailand railway; and the members of the Mitcham Home Guard who were killed when a German parachute mine hit the Tower Creameries site on Wednesday, 16 April 1941 (after a relatively quiet couple of weeks).This well-researched book also includes a list of the lost hospitals of Wimbledon, as well as war memorials in the London Borough of Merton findings which have since been added to the Imperial War Museum's website, www.iwm.org.uk. It also provides an insight into factory worker jobs that have long-since bitten the dust. Tri-ang in South Wimbledon was a national by-word for toys until it started making munitions for real. And, with the outbreak of war, Vortexion of The Broadway, Wimbledon - a manufacturer of public address amplifiers - found itself under the direction of the Government for war work.Overall, this is a poignant testimony to the momentous efforts, bravery, self-sacrifice and determination of the people of Wimbledon during the Second World War, who sought to find normality in a reality so far removed from anything they had ever known.
Author |
: Mansergh Ruth |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 238 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1473894557 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781473894556 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wimbledon, Merton and Morden at War 1939-45 by : Mansergh Ruth
Author |
: Ruth Mansergh |
Publisher |
: Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages |
: 185 |
Release |
: 2020-11-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781398100190 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1398100196 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Secret Wimbledon & Southfields by : Ruth Mansergh
Discover the lesser-known local and secret hidden heritage of Wimbledon and Southfields in South London.
Author |
: Ellena Matthews |
Publisher |
: Manchester University Press |
Total Pages |
: 178 |
Release |
: 2024-06-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781526162113 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1526162113 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Home front heroism by : Ellena Matthews
Home front heroism investigates how civilians were recognised and celebrated as heroic during the Second World War. Through a focus on London, this book explores how heroism was manufactured as civilians adopted roles in production, protection and defence, through the use of uniforms and medals, and through the way that civilians were injured and killed. This book makes a novel contribution to the study of heroism by exploring the spatial, material, corporeal and ritualistic dimensions of heroic representations. By tracing the different ways that home front heroism was cultivated on a national, local and personal level, this study promotes new ways of thinking about the meaning and value of heroism during periods of conflict. It will appeal to anyone interested in the social and cultural history of Second World War as well as the sociology and psychology of heroism.
Author |
: John Conen |
Publisher |
: Troubador Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 315 |
Release |
: 2023-01-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781803134093 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1803134097 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Bombing of London 1940-41: The Blitz and its impact on the capital by : John Conen
A concise and balanced view of what is known as the Blitz on London. The title emphasizes bombing over blitz and recognises that the meaning of ‘the Blitz’ has now acquired other general connotations and is often equated to ‘Britain in wartime’ or the spirit of carrying on.
Author |
: Evelyn M. Jowett |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 1951 |
ISBN-10 |
: NYPL:33433101577447 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Illustrated History of Merton and Morden by : Evelyn M. Jowett
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 714 |
Release |
: 1959 |
ISBN-10 |
: PSU:000070380354 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dod's Parliamentary Companion by :
Author |
: Charles Roger Dod |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 734 |
Release |
: 1959 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015055371440 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dod's Parliamentary Companion by : Charles Roger Dod
Author |
: Andrew Thorpe |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 353 |
Release |
: 2009-01-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199272730 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199272735 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Parties at War by : Andrew Thorpe
The Second World War represented the most sustained challenge to the British party system during the twentieth century. Parties at War explores how the main political parties responded to this challenge, showing that struggles over organization had significance for the long-term development of 'party' in modern British politics.
Author |
: Labour Party (Great Britain) |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 124 |
Release |
: 1950 |
ISBN-10 |
: WISC:89092584838 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Labour's Election Who's who by : Labour Party (Great Britain)