Objects allow us to reach out and touch the past and they play a living role in history today. Through them we can understand the experience of men and women during the First World War. They bear witness to the stories of men whose only morning comfort in the trenches was the run ration, children wh
The First Blitz in 100 Objects
β Scribed by Castle, Ian;
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Limited
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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