British Civilians in the Front Line: Air Raids, Productivity and Wartime Culture, 1939-1945

by Helen Jones

Book Overview

This is the first full-length study of the behaviour of British civilians and their reactions to air raids during the Second World War. It unravels the multiple day-to-day, concrete and local influences on people's behaviour at these times of great danger, risk and uncertainty, and challenges the traditional image of civilians as passive shelterers under attack. It uncovers Churchill and his government's desperate attempts to persuade key workers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719072905
• ISBN13: 9780719072901
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.4"