A school in arms : Uppingham and the Great War /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Solihull, West Midlands, England :
Helion & Company Limited,
[2017]
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| Summary: | 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 twenty percent who died. It is just as much about the eighty percent who survived. |
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| Physical Description: | 291 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781911512646 1911512641 |