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Kitted Out - Style and Youth Culture in the Second World War (Paperback)
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Kitted Out - Style and Youth Culture in the Second World War (Paperback)
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Loot Price R469
Discovery Miles 4 690
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When war was declared in September 1939, young people around the
world were expected to put on a uniform and fight in a conflict not
of their making. They may have been dressed in regulation khaki or
air force blue, or restricted by rationing, but driven by angst,
patriotism and survival, they took every opportunity to express
themselves by adapting their clothing. Away from the war their
lives were shaped by swing music and its fashions, allowing
individualism to flourish despite repression and offering a
rebellious reaction to the fearful sound of jackboots marching in
unison. It was a time of new identities, factions and hierarchies.
From the British Tommies and the American GIs, to the 'Glamour
Boys' of the RAF, the 'Spitfire Girls' of the ATA and members of
the French Resistance, Kitted Out is a fresh take on the history of
the Second World War through a fashionable eye. The poignant and
inspiring stories behind the uniforms, styles and self-expression
in Britain, the United States, North Africa and occupied Europe
will be painfully resonant to a new generation of young people.
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