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Sussex at War, 1939–45
From the Dunkirk evacuation, Sussex became a front-line County and a likely invasion area if the German's launched their feared attack.This book takes an in depth look at the fortification of the County, the plight of the evacuees who were hurriedly moved from London to escape the threat of the capital being bombed and who were re-evacuated when German air attacks caused much damage and loss of life. The Luftwaffe's tip and run raids were particularly feared.Many thousands of Canadian troops were stationed in Sussex, from where they launched the disastrous raid on Dieppe. Sussex was also heavily involved in the build up to D Day and suffering badly from the much feared Doodlebugs, Hitler's revenge weapon.When victory was secured in 1945 Sussex celebrated as Prisoners of War came home and soldiers, sailors and airmen were demobbed.Sussex at War 1939–1945 also looks at the role played by the civilian population, voluntary organisations and the spirit of defiance which swept the County.If you are interested in wartime Sussex history, local history of the second world war or Britain's war effort and life on the home front, then this is the book for you.
Bognor in the Great War
Bognor at the time of the Great War was a small seaside town, quiet in winter but full of visitors in the summer. At that time it was barely one hundred and thirty years old, developed from a hamlet by Sir Richard Hotham, a hatter, who wanted to create his own purpose built bathing resort, to attract the nobility to take the sea air and as a rival to other towns along the Sussex coast. rnrnIn 1911 the population of Bognor had grown to a little over eight thousand, of whom around eleven hundred men answered the call in 1914, around a third of whom never returned. The book tells their stories, not in alphabetical Roll of Honour order, but in real time as it happened. It also takes a close look...
Aldingbourne and the Great War
The Sussex Weekly Advertiser, during the Napoleonic invasion threat of the early 1800s, wrote of Aldingbourne;"Amid the general fervour for volunteering to resist our vapouring foe, the spirit of the inhabitants of the little Parish of Aldingbourne, in this County, was conspicuous; there, fifty fine fellows voluntarily offered their services in one afternoon". A hundred years later and the descendants of those 'fifty fine fellows' were themselves volunteering, leaving the same cottages, having worked on the same farms and land, to fight for the same cause: King and Country, Hearths and Homes and Freedom.This book was researched and written as a tribute to those who fought and survived the conflict with a look at the home life of the area during the war years. Photos and letters from home have been included where possible.
Sussex at War, 1939-1945
From the Dunkirk evacuation, Sussex became a front-line County and a likely invasion area if the German's launched their feared attack.This book takes an in depth look at the fortification of the County, the plight of the evacuees who were hurriedly moved from London to escape the threat of the capital being bombed and who were re-evacuated when German air attacks caused much damage and loss of life. The Luftwaffe's tip and run raids were particularly feared.Many thousands of Canadian troops were stationed in Sussex, from where they launched the disastrous raid on Dieppe. Sussex was also heavily involved in the build up to D Day and suffering badly from the much feared Doodlebugs, Hitler's revenge weapon. When victory was secured in 1945 Sussex celebrated as Prisoners of War came home and soldiers, sailors and airmen were demobbed.Sussex at War 1939-1945 also looks at the role played by the civilian population, voluntary organizations and the spirit of defiance which swept the County.If you are interested in wartime Sussex history, local history of the second world war or Britain's war effort and life on the home front, then this is the book for you.
Bognor and the Gpo
'The Post Office in Bognor has had a long and colourful history; from the days a postman walked from Chichester to deliver the mail to the 1960s and more modern times. Also included are the histories of the many Sub-Post Offices which served the town, many now long gone. Carefully researched by the authors and accompanied by many photographs, this publication will be of interest to those who enjoy local history as well as postal historians'.tags: history, research, post office, bognor post office, bognor regis post office, post offices in bognor regis, history of the post office, postal history, local history about the post office, book about the post offices in Bognor, The Post Office in Bognor, history, photographs, historic photographs, Bognor GPO
Fitness Philanthropy
This book examines the complex nature of sport, charity and everyday kindness. It traces the growth in popularity of fitness fundraising and explores the ways in which sports-based charity events have become unparalleled philanthropic endeavours that bring together corporate marketing strategies and the agendas of medical research and social care in order to advance research, education and advocacy for a range of causes. The study examines the experiences and motivations for participants, personal donors and supporters and corporate sponsors of sports-based charity challenges. It considers both the perspectives of participants and donors, including major life events such as serious illness o...
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Now in its third fully updated edition The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games covers every result of every event of every sport in the Games history, from its inception in 1930 to the most recent edition in 2014. It is the ideal companion for following the 2018 Gold Coast Games in Australia.
Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century
This book will revolutionise the history of Indigenous involvement in Australian football in the second half of the nineteenth century. It collects new evidence to show how Aboriginal people saw the cricket and football played by those who had taken their land and resources and forced their way into them in the missions and stations around the peripheries of Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. They learned the game and brought their own skills to it, eventually winning local leagues and earning the respect of their contemporaries. They were prevented from reaching higher levels by the gatekeepers of the domestic game until late in the twentieth century. Their successors did not come from nowhere.
