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Air Raids & Ration Books: Life on the Home Front in Wartime Britain
Mike Brown
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Description for Air Raids & Ration Books: Life on the Home Front in Wartime Britain
Hardcover. Wartime civilian life had to go on despite black-outs, road-blocks and austerity, households had to feed & clothe themselves, to travel, and furnish their homes. In this lavishly illustrated account, contemporary sources provide an authoritative, entertaining account of life in the time of air-raid sirens and rationing. Num Pages: 216 pages, heavily illustrated with colour & monochrome throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 966.
Contrary to the Hollywood-style romanticism of popular novels and films, the Second World War was more than courage on the battlefield, plucky defiance and doomed love affairs. Family and civilian life had to go on. In the midst of black-outs, road-blocks and austerity, households had to feed and clothe themselves, to travel, to decorate and furnish their homes. In this meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated account, Mike Brown and Carol Harris draw on contemporary sources including government advice, periodicals and books to provide an authoritative, entertaining account of life in the time of air-raid sirens and rationing.
Contrary to the Hollywood-style romanticism of popular novels and films, the Second World War was more than courage on the battlefield, plucky defiance and doomed love affairs. Family and civilian life had to go on. In the midst of black-outs, road-blocks and austerity, households had to feed and clothe themselves, to travel, to decorate and furnish their homes. In this meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated account, Mike Brown and Carol Harris draw on contemporary sources including government advice, periodicals and books to provide an authoritative, entertaining account of life in the time of air-raid sirens and rationing.
Product Details
Publisher
Sabrestorm Publishing
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
965g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Kent, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780955272363
SKU
V9780955272363
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About Mike Brown
Mike Brown was Head of History in a London School and is an author, broadcaster and authority on the fashions of the forties and fifties. He is the author of 'The 1940s Look', 'The 1950s Look' (Sabrestorm) and has to date written many books on wartime Britain. Mike lives in South London and having retired from teaching now works full-time ... Read more
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