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‘The Germans Have Landed!’: Invasion Fears in the South-East of England, August to December 1914
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Pennell, Catriona - ‘The Germans Have Landed!’: Invasion Fears in the South-East of England, August to December 1914
Keywords: Essex population | First World War | German army | invasion | Southend-on-Sea
ISFWWS-Keywords: Britain | Society | Pre-war period | Germany | Home fronts | Violence against civilians | Literature | Belgium | Politics
Abstract: The British coastal town of Southend-on-Sea, Essex is situated less than one hundred miles away from Ostend. The primary reaction of the Essex population between August and December 1914 was…