CORNWALL AT WAR ELIZABETH HOTTEN

Covering the Boer,First and Second World Wars,this fascinating new book reproduces letters and articles published in parish magazines from across mid Cornwall between 1889 and 1951.The parish magazine documented changes on the home front,evacuations,rationing, Civil Defence, the changing role of women and European refugees.Illustrated with over 50 photographs, maps and ephemera, this book provides an absorbing insight into the changing nature of war and is sure to appeal to anyone interested in Cornwall's wartime history.