It'll All Be Over by Christmas: The First World War in Postcards (Wilton John)(Pevná vazba) - diskuze

, The cards in It'll All Be Over By Christmas help to paint a picture of war as experienced by those at home, in training, at the front, in hospital and in convalescent camps. There are cards from fathers who wrote to wives and children, and sons who wrote to family, friends and loved ones. Men at the front who received parcels from home and from well-wishers. All this is revealed by the writings on cards sent during the war years. The degree of support for the war eff ort is shown by the sending of 'comforts' to the men at the front by family, charitable organizations and the general public encouraged by newspapers and magazines. We see the willingness of the population to help fund the war through War Bonds and collections, as well as the practical service they were prepared to provide by working in the factories and on the farms, with women showing that they could do much
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