Grimsby in the Great War

by Stephen Wade

Grimsby in the Great War is a detailed account of how the experience of war impacted on the seaside town of Grimsby from the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, to the long-awaited peace of 1918.

Grimsby and Cleethorpes were among the most vulnerable and exposed British towns in August 1914 when the Great War broke out. Situated on the North Sea, and facing the German Baltic fleet, their vessels were to face the mines and the U-boat torpedoes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473834260
• ISBN13: 9781473834262
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 128 Pages