Britain and World War One

ISBN-13: 9780415455381 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 336 str.

G. Simmonds Alan; Alan G. V. Simmonds

Opis

The First World War appears as a fault line in Britain's twentieth-century history. Between August 1914 and November 1918 the titanic struggle against Imperial Germany and her allies consumed more people, more money and more resources than any other conflict Britain had hitherto experienced. For the first time, it opened up a Home Front that stretched into all parts of the British polity, society and culture, touching the lives of every citizen regardless of age, gender and class. Even vegetables were grown in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. Britain and World War One throws attention on these civilians who fought the war on the Home Front. Harnessing recent scholarship, and drawing on original documents, oral testimony and historical texts, this book casts a fresh look over different aspects of British society during the four long years of war.

Spis treści

Introduction.  1. Summer’s end  2. For King and Country  3. The industry of conflict  4. The eclipse of party government  5. Workplace Women  6. Society, family and welfare  7. Food, farming and rural society  8. A question of propaganda  9. War Culture  10. After rejoicing.  Land Girls.  Manpower.  National Kitchens.   Drink.  Sex and Morality

O autorze

Alan G.V. Simmonds is a lecturer in Modern History at the University of Hull, UK, specializing in British society during the First World War and the inter-war era. He has published on aspects of British housing policy since 1945.