The Forest of Dean was one of the most fiercely contested battlegrounds during the dramatic events surrounding the two-week 1926 General Strike and the following nine-month miners’ lock-out.
In Ashes of Defiance, Ian Wright tells the story of the Forest of Dean miners during that remarkable period. Why did some miners eventually feel compelled to return to work? What drove others to remain defiant and refuse to return until the bitter end? What were the consequences that followed? And what were the effects of the hard months of struggle on their families and community?
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