A school in arms
Subtitle: Uppingham and the Great War
By: Timothy Halstead
Publisher: Helion & Company Limited
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Solihull, West Midlands, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9781911512646
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Alumni and alumnae; World War, 1914-1918; Uppingham School
Description: For many people, their only knowledge of Uppingham's involvement in the Great War is through Vera Brittain's Testament of Youth and its account of her relationship with three men who went to the school and lost their lives during the war. In this book, the author discusses the involvement of more than 2,300 'Old Boys' who served in the Great War. Based mainly on material from the school's archives and the accounts and papers of the 'Old Boys', it provides the first comprehensive account of the school and the war. This book is not just about the 20 percent who died; it is just as much about the 80 percent who survived.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284) and indexes.