Chichester in the Great War

by John J. Eddleston

Tangmere Airfield had a prominent role in the Air War from 1916 onwards and many local men joined the Royal Sussex Regiment. This book looks at how the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Chichester were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783463287
• ISBN13: 9781783463282
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 176 Pages