The Home Front in Britain 1914-1918

Name: The Home Front in Britain 1914-1918
Brand: Council for British Archaeology
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This latest CBA Practical Handbook forms part of the CBA-led project to record the physical legacy of the First World War on the Home Front in the UK. The book provides invaluable background information for anyone interested in identifying and recording the remains of the Home Front, from practice trenches to works by conscientious objectors to Homes fit for Heroes. Extensively illustrated, with both archive and modern images, the book also includes guidance on researching the Home Front. Mention of the First World War usually conjures up images of the trenches, the battles of the Western Front and the many cemeteries and memorials in Northern France and Belguim. Few will first consider the impact of the war here in Britain, yet the impact of the war on the Home Front was significant, affecting all aspects of life and introducing many changes, in industry, farming, housing and society. Little evidence of the First World War was thought to survive in the United Kingdom, but recent surveys have shown that much remains. With contributions from more than 25 authors, this book provides invaluable background information for anyone interested in identifying and recording these remains of the Home Front. More details on the Home Front Legacy project can be found at http://www.homefrontlegacy.org.uk. See more

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Dimensions: 189 x 246mm
Publication Date: 31 May 2015
Publisher: Council for British Archaeology
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781909990012

About

Wayne Cocroft is a Senior Investigator with Historic England and leads on 20th-century military heritage. He undertaken numerous surveys of recent military sites and has published on the archaeology of gunpowder and explosives manufacture the Cold War and the archaeology of rocketry. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. John Schofield is Cathedral Archaeologist for St Pauls Cathedral. He worked at the Museum of London from 1974 until 2008 and is now a freelance archaeologist and architectural historian. He has written widely on the archaeology and building history of London and European towns with several well-received books: The building of London from the Conquest to the Great Fire (3rd ed 1999); Medieval London houses (2nd ed 2003) with Alan Vince Medieval towns (2005) St Pauls Cathedral before Wren (2011) and London 11001600: the archaeology of a capital city (2011). His next book will be on the historic waterfront of the City of London. Catrina Appleby has been the Publications Officer for the Council for British Archaeology since 2006 managing the publication of over 40 titles ranging from the Mesolithic to the First World War. She has worked on a variety of survey and excavation projects as well as managing both county and national Historic Environment Records. She has been involved in community archaeology in the York area for over fifteen years and has published two local history books with community groups. She is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.