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...

a) Cooking, b) Burning, c) Smoking

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Northampton in the Great War