Barnsley at War 1939-45

Mark Green

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English

Pen & Sword Military
27 March 2019

Second World War; Local history

Series: Towns & Cities in World War Two

The 'eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month' of 1918 was supposed to be the conclusion of the 'war to end all wars'.

Just twenty-one years after the armistice was signed, Barnsley, its borough and the world braced itself for a global conflict that history would eventually testify to be deadlier than the war that destroyed a generation of Barnsley men and boys.

After the Great War, the famous market town stumbled into a new era that promised social change, including universal suffrage, economic and political stability and establishments of new international organisations such as the League of Nations to steer the masses. In reality, the town suffered in poverty, endured pit disasters, countless industrial deaths all the while still lamenting its lost generation, mercilessly butchered on The Somme.

The books narrative explains in detail Barnsley's transition from its interwar years, to the euphoria of victory in 1945, supported by a timeline of national events that helped shape the town. It steers away from the common two-dimensional viewpoints some people had on the Home Front and the endless reusing of the same themes - 'the Great British spirit', Churchillian greatness, D-Day, Dunkirk and VE day. Although one cannot dismiss those remarkable qualities the town developed during the war, it also explores controversial topics such as social impacts, the rise in juvenile delinquency, misplaced optimism, increase in crime and the acceptance of the status quo by some members of the ruling council.

AUTHOR: Mark's interest in writing was sparked once he started writing articles for his town's local history magazine, Memories of Barnsley. His personal interests include cycling, reading, history tours, researching local history and enjoying time with his two children.

25 b/w images

By: Mark Green
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781526721877
ISBN 10: 1526721872
Series: Towns & Cities in World War Two
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 27 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark's interest in writing was sparked once he started writing articles for his town's local history magazine, Memories of Barnsley. His personal interests include cycling, reading, history tours, researching local history and enjoying time with his two children.

Reviews for Barnsley at War 1939-45

An exemplary and impressively presented history of a single but representative British community during the war years, Barnsley at War 1939 - 45 is an extraordinary and exceptionally informative contribution to the growing library of World War II literature. -- Midwest Book Review