By Matthew Bell,Chris Hobbs
ISBN-10: 1908431261
ISBN-13: 9781908431264
Church Rolls of Honour and battle Memorials nonetheless undergo their names yet their tales are mostly forgotten, until eventually now.
ʻLong Shadows over Sheffieldʼ reveals one of the most jaw-dropping stories of the lads who willingly gave up their civilian jobs to make the final word sacrifice for King and Country.
From the 67-year-old Sheffield resident who grew to become one of many oldest males to die within the struggle, to the 15-year-old from Nether part whose fascination with the ocean ended in his demise in battle.
The discomfort didn’t finish with the cessation of hostilities. Survivors – together with 3 of the city’s holders of the Victoria pass – relived the unspeakable carnage for the remainder of their lives, when the grief of other halves and oldsters is laid naked in formerly unpublished correspondence.
Graphic newspaper experiences are combined with infrequent photos and a Sheffield soldier’s own conflict diary to supply a memorable tapestry of complication, heartbreak and horror that was once the results of the
Great struggle which all started a century ago.
ʻLong Shadows Over Sheffield’ has been painstakingly written and researched by means of Chris Hobbs and Matthew Bell, the seriously acclaimed authors of ʻSheffieldʼs surprising Pastʼ.
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