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The Home Front in World War Two (Paperback)
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The Home Front in World War Two (Paperback)
Series: Britain's Heritage
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List price R273
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Discovery Miles 2 460
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When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, everybody in
Britain knew that the civilian population would be affected far
more than they had been in the First World War. As aircraft got
more advanced, Britain's cities came within range and were
vulnerable to attack from the air, possibly using poison gas.
Before the war had started, plans were made to train civilians in
first aid or to act as air raid wardens, to distribute air raid
shelters that could be set up in back gardens and to evacuate
children from the cities. Soon after the start of the war,
Britain's women were called up to work in the expanding factories
that would feed the war effort, and on the farms in the Women's
Land Army. Food and clothing were rationed to make sure that there
was enough to go around. After the Germans swept through Western
Europe in the summer of 1940, the Home Guard was formed to help
defend against invasion. In this book, Neil R. Storey and Fiona Kay
paint an evocative picture of life in Britain during the war years,
from Austerity to the friendly invasion of Americans. This book is
part of the Britain's Heritage series, which provides definitive
introductions to the riches of Britain's past, and is the perfect
way to get acquainted with the home front in the Second World War
in all its variety.
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