The impact of catastrophe : the people of Essex and the First World War (1914-1920) /
Rusiecki, Paul.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Before the storm: 1. Essex on the eve of the great war -- "The great pinnacle of sacrifice" 1914-1918: 2. The start: August 1914 ; 3. A righteous war ; 4. Volunteers and conscripts ; 5. Away from the front: returning heroes and martyrs ; 6. The defence of the country ; 7. Sustaining the people ; 8. Farmers, food and friction ; 9. Women and the war ; 10. Enemies within: spies, aliens and criminals ; 11. Sports: a casualty of war ; 12. The finish: November 1918 -- The post-war world 1919-1920: 13. Winding down the war ; 14. Memories of the past, visions of the future: the war memorial movement in Essex ; 15. A land fit for heroes? -- The survival of the great war: 16. Shadows of the past -- Conclusion: 17. Essex at war: self-interest, self-preservation, self-sacrifice -- Appendix: Essex memorials of the great war.
World War (1914-1918)
World War, 1914-1918
Civilians in war
Civilians in war.