The Wartime Series

When Lord Kitchener famously said, at the beginning of the First World War, "Yours Country Needs You", the young people of Britain responded with alacrity, little knowing what lay before them. Most were straightforward, determined, adventurous, dutiful, with worried and caring friends, brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers.

The young Norfolk soldier, nicknamed Pudlo, featured in this book joined up with his comrades. Throughout his training, his journey to the Front and his time in the line and a long stay in hospital after being injured in the Battle of the Somme he maintains correspondence with home. He deals with the mundane and maintains a humanity not all could cope with. And after the conflict he said nothing to the next generation until his letters were found in a family suitcase ...... Click on Theo Stibbons for an introduction from the compiler and editor of the letters.

Great Yarmouth was very much in the front line during the Second World War, and this book recalls the air raids, the work at the naval base, the coastal defences - with many of the photographs published for the first time.

Grandad's War - The First World War Diary of Horace Reginald Stanley. The young Horace Stanley had joined the Cambridgeshire Regiment before the First World War. By the time this territorial unit arrived on the battlefield, he was a sergeant in B company, 6 platoon.

He went to war with his military equipment but also with a sharp mind, a notebook and most remarkable of all, a camera amongst his kit. He fought with distinction at the second battle of Ypres and when invalided out, managed to find a way to re-enlist with the Army Ordnance Corps. This illustrated diary, with its introduction and background information, is another important contribution to the understanding of that extraordinary and deeply moving time. Support material for the book can be found on the 'Support and Resources' section of this web site.

Norwich at War is a new edition of this title, covering the war years in the city of Norwich. Sixty years on from the Baedeker raids of 1942, this Third Edition includes extra photos and colour illustrations. Joan Banger’s unique collection of information and photographs remind us of those dramatic days.

The partner title, Norwich at Peace, is in the miscellaneous section.