A Home Front Diary 1914-1918

Fascinating, insightful, and incredibly moving - the First World War Home Front through one woman's eyes

About the author

Lille Scales was aged forty-six at the outbreak of war and was living with her husband in Hornsey Lane, north London. Both were lifelong diary keepers. As they had no children, they felt it their duty to house Belgian refugees, and their family and business connections with Australia led to them opening their home to ANZACs as well.Lillie Scales great-nephew Peter Scales adds an introduction and editorial notes to her wartime diary. He lives in Faringdon, Oxford.

Summary

Fascinating, insightful, and incredibly moving - the First World War Home Front through one woman's eyes

Product details

• Authors: Lillie Scales
• Assisted by: Peter Scales (Editor)
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2014
• EAN: 9781445618968
• ISBN: 978-1-4456-1896-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 122 mm x 196 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration