Ebook: Doncaster in the Great War

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Peace is Shattered; Chapter 2: Eager for a Fight; Chapter 3: The War Rages On; Chapter 4: A Daily Struggle; Chapter 5: Nearing the End; Chapter 6: The Settling Dust; Bibliography; List of Illustrations; Index.;How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Doncaster were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their tragedies and hardships and a determination to see it through. During the early part of the 20th century, Doncaster was really beginning to thrive, making a great name for itself in locomotive manufacture, and forging a fine reputation for coal min.