Romance and Rations. The Postcards of Leo Sidebottom Company 351 British Expeditionary Force France WW1
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Monday 24th September 1917 I heard from Hilda today & as I had already bought some lace fro her I'm posting it at once. She tells me that dad is very poorly. I hope he will pull round before long. We are having a very hot sunny day today. Which 2 Hun `planes tried to liven a bit without succeeding in anything but straining our eyes and necks as they flew at such a great height. The crashing & flashing of gunfire has been heavy the last few evenings. Papers not so regular down here of late - I expect they are snapped up on account of good news. Cheerio darling, Your loving chum, Leo.
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Leo Sidebottom, a clerk in a Birmingham Factory went to war in 1915. This book is a collection of his postcards to his new wife from the trenches of France during the Great War. The images and messages will give you an experience of life in the war which changed the world. It starts with a week from his diary when he gets engaged, enlists, gets married and leaves for war with the Royal Engineers. He talks of the Politics, the topics of the day and the "rumours". With over 200 postcards depicting scenes of the devastation this book will transport you back to a different world.
About the Author
Nic Sidebottom, entrepreneur, plumber, was an IT consultant but is now driving the change to renewable energy, was born and lives in Birmingham not far from the destination of many of these postcards with his family.