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ALL QUIET ON THE HOME FRONT

\pause{1500}Author: Steve Humphries, Richard van Emden &
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6584 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
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\pause{1500}Reader: Swingler, Jim
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Whilst we hear and read much about the suffering of those at the Front during the First World War,we rarely realise the pain and stress suffered by those left at home. Here some of the oldestsurvivors share their memories of four years of hardship, terror, loss and a bittersweet victory.

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BIRDSONG

\pause{1500}Author: Faulks, Sebastian
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5394 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 12
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 17.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Harling, Frank
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A mesmerising story of love and war, which starts in 1910 and continues through the First World War. The fear, carnage and camaraderie of the trenches are vividly re-created. Explicit sex.

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BORDERS OF BARBARISM, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Williams, Eric
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3255 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 7
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 7.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Wallace, Ian
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Gold & diamonds hidden in Yugoslavia in world war 2 lead to theft, blackmail & murder;

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BOY SOLDIERS OF THE GREAT WAR

\pause{1500}Author: Emden, Richard van
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7302 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 13
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\pause{1500}Reader: StJohn, Michael
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In 1914 boys as young as thirteen were caught up in the tide of patriotism sweeping the country, and enlisted for active service. Many were to serve in some of the bloodiest battles. Here their stories are told using diaries, letters and personal testaments from some of the last survivors.

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CHAVASSE - DOUBLE V.C.

\pause{1500}Author: Clayton, Ann
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3513 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 7
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 9.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Sanctuary, Gerald
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Hero of World War l decorated twice with VC for bravery;

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FATAL AVENUE

\pause{1500}Author: Holmes, Richard
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4216 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 14
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 21.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Sanctuary, Gerald
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A history, guide and unique study of Northern France & Flanders - its battlefields from 1346-1945.

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FIRST WORLD WAR, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Keegan, John
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5665 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 16
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 23.75
\pause{1500}Reader: StJohn, Michael
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The first world war is unparalleled in its terrible human cost, but it was also an engine for change on a global scale, with the values of the Victorian era giving way to the new philosophies of the early twentieth century.

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FOR THE SAKE OF EXAMPLE

\pause{1500}Author: Babington, Anthony
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 1925 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
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\pause{1500}Reader: Rolph, C.H.
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Grim true story of British officers executed during & after 1st World War

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GREAT AIR BATTLES

\pause{1500}Author: Williams, Eric
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3255 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 4
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 4.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Wallace, Ian
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First hand accounts of some great air battles in world wars l & 2;

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NO FINER COURAGE

\pause{1500}Author: Senior, Michael
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7068 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 6
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\pause{1500}Reader: Burbidge, Colin
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The story of the effect of the First World War on The Lee, a Buckinghamshire village, based on the village magazine. The Lee Magazine was introduced by the lord of the manor, Sir Arthur Liberty, the founder of the Regent Street store.

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