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Harpenden: A Village in Wartime

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

Harpenden: A Village in Wartime

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About the book

The Hertfordshire town of Harpenden experienced the tragedies and hardships of war first-hand during the two world wars. Illustrated by historic picture postcards and photographs, the reader is taken on a journey starting from the early days of the First World War, when 4,000 troops descended on this peaceful country village in Hertfordshire for training prior to departure to the horrors of northern France. The interwar years of the 1920s and '30s, as the country gradually got back onto its feet...Show more

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ISBN

9781445689050

Publisher

Amberley Publishing

Published year

2018

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1

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Harpenden: A Village in Wartime

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Paperback

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