Название: Your Towns and Cities in the Great War - Ironbridge in the Great War
Автор: Christopher W. A. Owen
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 1783464003
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 152
Размер: 9,6 МБ
Язык: Английский
Famed as the birthplace of modern industry and the first cast iron metal single span bridge, Ironbridge is venerated the world over yet its social history is at times unfamiliar. One hundred years ago this sleepy town, set by the river Severn, willingly volunteered its lifeblood to a war that everyone confidently believed would be a short-lived, adventurous romp.