101 Things to do in Wartime, 1940 by B Lille

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101 Things to do in Wartime, 1940 by B Lille

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Summary

This is a delightful piece of wartime publishing from B. T. Batsford (originally published 1940) reissued to inform and delight all readers about life on the home front during World War II. The make-do-and-mend ethos helped win the war, from knitting balaclava helmets for the navy to making croquet games for the floor and table for blackout days.

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101 Things to do in Wartime, 1940 by B Lille

This is a delightful piece of wartime publishing from B. T. Batsford (originally published 1940) reissued to inform and delight all readers about life on the home front during World War II. The make-do-and-mend ethos helped win the war, from knitting balaclava helmets for the navy to making croquet games for the floor and table for blackout days.

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'A wonderful insight into the changing roles of women and family life generally during the war and after, and their many old-fashioned household tips are as useful as ever'

 

-- Best of British magazine

'A fascinating book gives us an insight into what it was like for families who took in wartime evacuees'

-- Western Daily Press

'Endearingly archaic, and offer a fascianting glimpse into how British people managed through the privations of wartime and rationing. And the household tips are as useful now as they were duting the 1940s'.

-- BBC Who Do You Think You Are magazine
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ISBN 13 9780713490572
ISBN 10 0713490578
Title 101 Things to do in Wartime, 1940
Author B Lille
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Batsford Ltd
Year published 2007-09-28
Number of pages 168
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.