During the First World War, Norfolk was very much on the front line. Soldiers from Norfolk fought all across the globe, many leaving their home county for the first time. Norfolk’s women served in the forces, in factories and as nurses, both at home and abroad. Even the local children had their parts to play. Norfolk saw Zeppelin air raids and the first air raid in which civilians were killed took place over the county. To top it off, the pleasant Norfolk coastline was seen as a likely landing place for any German invasion.
In this book, archivist and historian Frank Meeres has gathered an astonishing range of true stories and poignant images relating to the people of the county during that dramatic period. Finally, Norfolk’s men and women can tell their own stories – in their own words.
- Latest
title in Amberley’s new ‘Voices of the First World War’ local area series
- Uses
never-before-published diaries and letters from a range of Norfolk men and
women
- Full
of first-hand accounts of war taken from letters and diaries, providing a vivid
picture of what life was like
- Complemented
by many never-before-published images
- Looks
at Norfolk men fighting for their country, air raids, the vital role played by
Norfolk’s women, and daily life: food shortages, rationing, blackouts
- Reviews
in the local papers to include the Eastern
Daily Press
- The
perfect book to stock throughout Norfolk to commemorate the centenary of the
outbreak of the First World War
