Kettering-author Kevin Turton has been writing non-fiction since the mid-1990s and, to date, has published twelve books covering history and true crime. He now writes full time and combing his passion for history and his local area he has written his latest book: Northampton in the Great War.
Highly illustrated and expertly written, Northampton in the Great War is an enriching read for anybody wishing to take a glimpse beneath the surface of life on Northampton’s home front. When the Great War was declared in August 1914, Northampton was swept by a wave of patriotism. Men clamoured to join the ranks and fight in a war they believed would be short lived. As the excitement subsided and the town settled into life at war, what really happened in Northampton? How did the people react? What did they do and how did it affect their lives?
This book describes in meticulous detail exactly what happened in those five years of the Great War and its impact on the town. From the fevered excitement of the early months of war, through to the hope and expectation at its end, this is the story of Northampton’s remarkable people and how they helped Belgian refugees who had fled the German invasion, organized fundraising events for the troops and local hospitals, accepted soldiers of the Welsh Fusiliers into their homes and worked long hours producing boots for the army.
Against a backdrop of key military events, the book celebrates the huge contribution Northampton and all its people made towards the country’s war effort. It documents a war the like of which no one had ever seen before. Usually retailing at £ 12.99, Northampton in the Great War is now on an introductory offer from the publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd online at www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
Pen & Sword Books Ltd is offering the readers of Village Connect the chance to win a copy of Northampton in the Great War.
When men from all over the country left to fight overseas during the Great War, it was up to those left behind to fill jobs, contribute to the war effort and deal with rationing while running a busy household. It was said that these people were keeping the home fires...
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