'Waste into Weapons is a very good book that will appeal to scholars and general audiences interested in military history, environmental history, waste management, material culture, and heritage conservation.' Alex Souchen, Canadian Military History
Introduction; Part I. Beating Ploughshares into Swords: 1. Salvage in times of peace and war; 2. Persuasion and its limits; 3. Britain's darkest hour; 4. Private enterprise and the public good; Part II. Alliances: 5. Lend-Lease; 6. Waste becomes a crime; Part III. History, Culture, and Civil Liberties: 7. The built environment; 8. Wasting paper; 9. Requisition; 10. Victory and postwar; Conclusion.