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IWM War on the Home Front Juliet Gardiner

IWM War on the Home Front By Juliet Gardiner

IWM War on the Home Front by Juliet Gardiner

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War on the Home Front takes you through the many facets of wartime Britain: from the Phoney War to the devastation of the Blitz; from the Home Guard and the Land Girls to the invasion of the Channel Islands and from evacuation and rationing to code-breaking and the eventual victory celebrations.

IWM War on the Home Front Summary

IWM War on the Home Front by Juliet Gardiner

War on the Home Front takes you through the many facets of wartime Britain: from the Phoney War to the devastation of the Blitz; from the Home Guard and the Land Girls to the invasion of the Channel Islands and from evacuation and rationing to code-breaking and the eventual victory celebrations. With 100 illustrations and 10 removable documents, it offers a unique perspective of the era.

IWM War on the Home Front Reviews

"This fascinating book...bears eloquent testimony to people's interest in how life was actually lived during the war" - Britain at War magazine

"Life during the Second World War for those left behind is vividly evoked in Juliet Gardiner's new book War On The Home Front" - Choice magazine

"The book, which is endorsed by the imperial War Museum is not only well-written and informative but boasts photographs and memorabilia from the museum's archives" - Choice magazine

About Juliet Gardiner

Juliet Gardiner is an historian and broadcaster and has taught at the University of London and Middlesex University. A former editor of History Today magazine, she is also the author of The Thirties: An Intimate History of Britain, The Blitz: The British Under Attack, Wartime: Britain 1939-1945, "Over Here": GIs in Britain, 1942-5, The Children's War and The Animals' War. She was historical consultant for Channel Four's series The 1940s House and wrote the accompanying bestselling book. Juliet also wrote the book that accompanied Channel Four's series, The Edwardian Country House.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Map showing the Blitz on the UK; "Be Prepared"; "Get the Children Away"; The Phoney War; Military Service; Food on the Ration; "Dig for Victory"; A New Leader; Dunkirk; The Invasion Scare; The Home Guard; The Channel Islands; Spitfire Summer; The Enemy Within; The London Blitz; The Blitz in the Provinces; Air Raids; The Ministry of Information; Taking the War to Germany; Wartime Intelligence; Manpower Shortages; Women on the Front Line; "For the Duration": Shortages; "Over Here": Gls Come to Britain; Prisoners of War in Britain; D-Day; V-1 and V-2 "Secret Weapons"; The End: VE Day and VJ Day; A New Jerusalem.

Additional information

GOR005421042
9781780971421
1780971427
IWM War on the Home Front by Juliet Gardiner
Juliet Gardiner
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Carlton Books Ltd
2012-05-10
64
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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