October 8, 2018
Case studies
October 1, 2018
100 Days Centenary Countdown: Case study- Huts
Huts were by far the most widely produced and used building of the war. Huts were used for everything from housing newly recruited soldiers in training camps, to providing additional office space for the government in Lond
September 24, 2018
100 Days Centenary Countdown: Case study-Events
Events of the First World War Home Front are one of the most ephemeral aspects of the war. Some of the places where interesting and large scale events took place have been recorded through Home Front Legacy. Such events
September 17, 2018
100 Days Centenary Countdown: Case study- Air Raids
The First World War saw the first use of airships and fixed wing aircraft to bomb the UK. Civilians were no longer protected by the conventions of war and the Home Front was soon the front line of a new type of warfare. Th
September 9, 2018
100 Days Centenary Countdown: Case study- Hospitals
At the outbreak of the First World War Britain was unprepared for the large numbers of casualties that would soon arise. Military hospitals had been prepared to accept an expected 50,000 wounded when war broke out. Howe
September 3, 2018
100 Days Centenary Countdown: Case study- Protest and Unrest
Strikes, industrial action and civil unrest were still a common occurrence throughout the First World War. Workers sometimes went on strike to gain better pay or working conditions and the civilian population staged protes
August 13, 2018
100 Days Centenary Countdown: Case study- Railways at war
Railways played a vitally important role during the First World War. They were responsible for everything from transporting soldiers to the embarkation points on the coast, transporting munitions from factories, transporti
July 3, 2018
2018 Workshop Presentations
Presentations from our 2018 workshops can be found below. We would like to thank all speakers for providing their presentations for inclusion on the Home Front Legacy website. Swansea Project Zero/Sero Pros
May 8, 2018
War Walks on the Shropshire Home Front
The essence of War Walks on the Home Front is original research and its popular interpretation as a series of stories during a guided walk. To date we have organised 15 guided walks and published the same number
February 28, 2018