Author: Stephen Bourne
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 0752497871
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 1914 Britain was home to at least 10,000 black Britons, many of African and West Indian heritage. Most of them were loyal to the 'mother country' when the First World War broke out. Despite being discouraged from serving in the British Army, men managed to join all branches of the forces, while black communities contributed to the war effort on the home front. By 1918 it is estimated that Britain's black population had trebled to 30,000, as many black servicemen who had fought for Britain decided to make it their home. It was far from a happy ending, however, as they and their families often came under attack from white ex-servicemen and civilians increasingly resentful of their presence. With first-hand accounts and original photographs, Black Poppies is the essential guide to the military and civilian wartime experiences of black men and women, from the trenches to the music halls. It is intended as a companion to Stephen Bourne's previous books published by The History Press: Mother Country: Britain's Black Community on the Home Front 1939–45 and The Motherland Calls: Britain's Black Servicemen and Women 1939–45.
Author: Robin HIgham
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-10-05
Total Pages: 655
ISBN-13: 1317390210
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Designed to fill an overlooked gap, this book, originally published in 1972, provides a single unified introduction to bibliographical sources of British military history. Moreover it includes guidance in a number of fields in which no similar source is available at all, giving information on how to obtain acess to special collections and private archives, and links military history, especially during peacetime, with the development of science and technology.
Author: Heather J. Creaton
Publisher: Twayne Publishers
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Chris Cook
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-10-02
Total Pages: 483
ISBN-13: 1136509615
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This major new reference work provides an authoritative and wide-ranging guide to archive sources now becoming available for British political history since 1945. With a user-friendly layout, the book presents a comprehensive range of 1,500 personal papers from leading statesmen, backbench politicians, writers, campaigners, diplomats and generals which cover the key aspects of British history since of the end of the Second World War. Compiled by an experienced archivist, this comprehensive, easy-to-use and authoritative guide is an invaluable resource for researchers of modern British history.
Author: Anglo-Palestinian Archives Committee
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press for the British Academy
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13:
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