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Half the battle : civilian morale in Britain during the Second World War

Author: Robert Mackay
Publisher: Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Palgrave, 2002.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Mackay, Robert, 1940-
Half the battle.
Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Palgrave, 2002
(OCoLC)606928479
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Robert Mackay
ISBN: 0719058937 9780719058936 0719058945 9780719058943
OCLC Number: 50695380
Description: vi, 282 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Prospect and Reality --
War imagined --
The prospect of total war--again --
A united nation? --
Preparing for the storm --
The view from below --
War experienced: September 1939-May 1941 --
The Phoney War --
The Emergency--May-September 1940 --
The Big Blitz --
War experienced: 1941-45 --
A different sort of war --
Separations --
Restrictions, restrictions --
Working and not working --
Explanations --
Persuading the people --
Controlling the news --
The propaganda of reassurance --
Stimulating patriotism --
Easing the strain --
Protection --
Food --
The cost of living --
Working conditions --
Health --
Recreation and leisure --
Some essential inessentials --
Beveridge and all that --
Thinking about the future --
The impact of Beveridge --
Another sign of things to come? --
Conclusion: The invisible chain.
Responsibility: Robert Mackay.
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