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Pubs and Patriots - The Drink Crisis in Britain during World War One (Hardcover)
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Pubs and Patriots - The Drink Crisis in Britain during World War One (Hardcover)
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In the midst of the First World War concern arose as to the virtues
of pursuing intoxication at a time of national emergency. As the
military front was supposedly let down by drinkers and shirkers at
home, attention quickly turned to British drinking practices.
Britain, it seemed, was under the duress of a widespread addiction
to boozing. When prohibition was deemed too extreme to contemplate,
and nationalisation too impractical, the government created an
organisation known as the Central Control Board (CCB). This body
soon set about reforming the drinking habits of a nation. Loved by
a few, but disliked by most, this group was responsible for the
most radical and unique experiment in alcohol control ever
conducted in Britain. The story of the CCB, how and why it was
formed, its history and its legacy upon the British war effort are
told within Pubs and Patriots: The Drink Crisis in Britain during
World War One.
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