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  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    FOR EVERY SAILOR AFLOAT, EVERY SOLDIER AT THE FRONT

    Feb 08, 2022 3 minutes

    WW1

    PETER DOYLE

    Uniform, 176 pages, £20

    A must for anyone who is interested in the history of the First World War, this wonderfully written book provides a complete history of the organisation, distribution and reaction to the metallic gift box that was first distributed at Christmas 1914.

    Peter Doyle uses contemporary reports, documents and photographs to take the reader through the whole concept of how a young Princess

    Mary – the only daughter of George V and Queen Mary – came up with the idea of sending a gift to every soldier and

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