Miners and the Great War
$83.28
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2023
Summary
Black Gold and Battlefield: Miners in the Great War
At the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, coal mining stood as Great Britain’s most vital industry, employing around a million individuals across over 3,000 mines. These ranged from small hillside drifts to substantial collieries, with workforces and communities the size of villages. Months into the conflict, Lloyd George declared coal as ‘everything for us, the country’s life and blood, its international coinage’.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473827264 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473827264 |
| Author: | Brian Elliott |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 786g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Brian Elliott
Brian Elliott is a well-known local historian and editor who has written widely about British coalmining history. Among his recent books on the subject are Barnsley Pits and Pitmen, Yorkshire Miners, Yorkshire Mining Veterans, The Miners’ Strike Day by Day, South Yorkshire Mining Disasters (2 vols), Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors, and Coalminers.
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