The People's War - Britain 1939-1945 (Paperback, New edition)

Startlingly original when it first came out in 1969, this book has now become a classic. It gives a detailed, lively, humorous account of the British Home Front in the world war against Nazi Germany. Historians have accepted its conclusions; it is simple, clear and complete, the best sort of social history. (Kirkus UK)

'The best social history of the Second World War.' Sunday Telegraph. The 1939-45 conflict was, for Britain, a 'total war': no section of society remained untouched by military conscription, air raids, the shipping crisis and the war economy. In this comprehensive and engrossing narrative, Angus Calder presents not only the great events and the leading figures but also the oddities and banalities of daily life, and in particular the parts played by ordinary people: air raid wardens and Home Guards, factory workers and farmers, housewives and pacifists. Above all, this book reveals how, in those six years, the British people came closer to discarding their social conventions than at any time since Cromwell's republic.

General

Imprint:	Pimlico
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1992
Authors:	Angus Calder
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 48mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	672
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7126-5284-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Promotions
LSN:	0-7126-5284-1
Barcode:	9780712652841

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