Half the battle: Civilian morale in Britain during the Second World War
| Titel: | Half the battle: Civilian morale in Britain during the Second World War |
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| Veröffentlicht: | [S.I.] : Manchester University Press, 2003 |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| ISBN: | 9780719058936 |
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- Introduction
- p. 1
- Part I
- Prospect and Reality
- 1
- War imagined
- p. 17
- The prospect of total war--again
- p. 17
- A united nation?
- p. 22
- Preparing for the storm
- p. 31
- The view from below
- p. 39
- 2
- War experienced: September 1939-May 1941
- p. 45
- The Phoney War
- p. 46
- The Emergency--May-September 1940
- p. 59
- The Big Blitz
- p. 68
- 3
- War experienced: 1941-45
- p. 91
- A different sort of war
- p. 91
- Separations
- p. 97
- Restrictions, restrictions
- p. 105
- Working and not working
- p. 119
- Part II
- Explanations
- 4
- Persuading the people
- p. 141
- Controlling the news
- p. 142
- The propaganda of reassurance
- p. 149
- Stimulating patriotism
- p. 161
- 5
- Easing the strain
- p. 186
- Protection
- p. 186
- Food
- p. 195
- The cost of living
- p. 202
- Working conditions
- p. 205
- Health
- p. 207
- Recreation and leisure
- p. 209
- Some essential inessentials
- p. 215
- 6
- Beveridge and all that
- p. 221
- Thinking about the future
- p. 222
- The impact of Beveridge
- p. 231
- Another sign of things to come?
- p. 240
- Conclusion: The invisible chain
- p. 248
- Bibliography
- p. 267
- Index
- p. 275
