{"product_id":"9781473855090","title":"Castle Point in the Great War","description":"Prior to the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, the Castle Point District was made\u003cbr\u003eup of four very quaint, peaceful little parishes: Canvey Island, South Benfleet,\u003cbr\u003eHadleigh and Thundersley. The initial enthusiasm shown by the young men of this\u003cbr\u003earea, who were enthusiastic to be part of an adventure that was to be ‘over by\u003cbr\u003eChristmas’, was mirrored by thousands of other courageous young men around\u003cbr\u003eBritain. Most understood that it was their sworn duty to stand up for their king and\u003cbr\u003ecountry. They didn’t stop to think or even fully appreciate the hardship and fear they\u003cbr\u003ewould leave behind on the home front.\u003cbr\u003eThis book tells of the memories and recollections of some of these brave men who\u003cbr\u003ewere fortunate enough to return home to their friends and families. For the ones who\u003cbr\u003eweren’t so lucky, we hear from the people who endured the pain of a love lost forever\u003cbr\u003emore.\u003cbr\u003eIncluded throughout are a collection of invaluable wartime newspaper reports that\u003cbr\u003erecount daily life, telling of the sacrifices that those left behind had to endure whilst\u003cbr\u003ereading about the war dead, their numbers increasing on an almost daily basis.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the extraordinary role of women during the war, the conscientious objectors\u003cbr\u003eand those exempt from the fighting, to the aftermath of war when the district\u003cbr\u003ecelebrated victory while dealing with the painful loss of 189 men, all aspects of\u003cbr\u003ewartime Castle Point are covered in this remarkable account, interspersed with a\u003cbr\u003enumber of wartime poems that further explain in verse what life was like during these\u003cbr\u003edark days.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pen and Sword","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125135818992,"sku":"9781473855090","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473855090_p0.jpg?v=1763603071","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473855090","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}