Great War Artefacts in 100 Objects: The Story Behind Your First World War Family Treasures

The First World War left behind memories and mementos of loved ones, including artefacts such as uniforms, photographs, and letters written from the front. The Princess Mary Gift Fund box, sent to the men at the front for Christmas 1914, contained luxuries such as chocolate and tobacco and brought great pleasure to the men in the trenches. The full-colour photographs of each 100 items are accompanied by detailed explanations of the object and the people and events which make them so special.

Format: Hardback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 30 January 2021
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

The First World War had a profound impact on the UK, leaving behind memories and mementos of loved ones. For every casualty, there was a scar, and for every death, there was grief. The only tangible connection with those who fought was often the artefacts still held by their families, such as death pennies, memorial plaques, fathers, uncles, or grandfathers sent by a grateful government, or the terrible message that told of a brother missing believed killed. However, not all the items held by families are sad reminders of the past. The Princess Mary Gift Fund box, sent to the men at the front for Christmas 1914, contained luxuries such as chocolate and tobacco and brought great pleasure to the men in the trenches. Items of uniforms, photographs, and letters written from the front present the human side of an inhuman war in a deeply moving snapshot of the past. The full-colour photographs of each 100 items are accompanied by detailed explanations of the object and the people and events which make them so special, not just to the families concerned, but to all those who hold such artefacts in cupboards, on mantelpieces or shelves, or in display cases. The memory of the men and women they represent lives on through the items they have left behind.

Dimension: 246 x 172 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781473895485