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Miners at War 1914-1919: South Wales Miners in the Tunneling Companies on the Western Front
Ritchie Wood
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Description for Miners at War 1914-1919: South Wales Miners in the Tunneling Companies on the Western Front
Hardback. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 colour artworks, 9 colour photos, 48 b/w photos, 24 colour maps, 1 colour line ill, 6. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
The author's compilation of a unique register identifying those individual South Wales miners who served in the tunnelling companies has allowed a remarkable story to be told. For the first time, the lives of individual South Wales miners are highlighted from pre-war mining days: their very personal contribution within the tunnelling companies, to the resting places of those who did not survive the war - and, for the survivors, their ultimate despatch home. The underlying theme is of an indefatigable band of men, together with like-minded miners from other British coalfields, asked to carry out ... Read more
The author's compilation of a unique register identifying those individual South Wales miners who served in the tunnelling companies has allowed a remarkable story to be told. For the first time, the lives of individual South Wales miners are highlighted from pre-war mining days: their very personal contribution within the tunnelling companies, to the resting places of those who did not survive the war - and, for the survivors, their ultimate despatch home. The underlying theme is of an indefatigable band of men, together with like-minded miners from other British coalfields, asked to carry out ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Wolverhampton Military Studies
Condition
New
Weight
642g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911096498
SKU
V9781911096498
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Ritchie Wood
The author started his working career as a 15-year-old office boy at the Steel Company of Wales, Port Talbot. After serving a five-year Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship - gaining a Higher National Certificate during this time - he spent over 40 years working abroad, including long spells as a mechanical engineer in tin mining in Malaysia; gold and coal mining in ... Read more
Reviews for Miners at War 1914-1919: South Wales Miners in the Tunneling Companies on the Western Front
Overall, for anyone interested in the terrible underground conflict, or indeed in South Wales in general, Miners at war is certainly an interesting read.
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Long Long Trail
This is not for those who suffer from claustrophobia...A remarkable set of men.
Miniature Wargames - Chris Jarvis
It is a highly readable book on a very ... Read more