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GWR in the First World War
Language: en
Pages: 375
Authors: Sandra Gittins
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-16 - Publisher: The History Press

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In August 1914 the GWR was plunged into war, the like of which this country had never experienced before. Over the years that followed life changed beyond measu
The Great Western Railway in the First World War
Language: en
Pages: 281
Authors: Sandra Gittins
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-16 - Publisher: The History Press

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In August 1914 the GWR was plunged into war, the like of which this country had never experienced before. Over the years that followed life changed beyond measu
When the Office Went to War
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Clare Horrie
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-12-10 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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During the course of the First World War, staff of the Great Western Railway's Audit Office sent letters and photographs back to their employer in Paddington, w
The GWR Handbook
Language: en
Pages: 357
Authors: David Wragg
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-08-01 - Publisher: The History Press

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For many the GWR was synonymous with holidays by the sea in the West Country, but it was built to serve as a fast railway line to London, especially for the mer
Great War Railwaymen
Language: en
Pages: 339
Authors: Jeremy Higgins
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-09-03 - Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

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The railways were intrinsic to fighting the First World War, whether at home or abroad. On the Western Front and beyond trains ferried men and supplies to and f