Creating the People's War

Creating the People's War

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Civil defence was the most significant voluntary organisation of the Second World War. It involved men and women of every class, generation and locality in Britain. This book examines how civil defence personnel developed local workplace communities, engaged with ideas about civil duty, and helped to create the myth of the ‘people’s war’. -- .

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Creating the People's War by Jessica Hammett

Civil defence was the most significant voluntary organisation of the Second World War. It involved men and women of every class, generation and locality in Britain. This book examines how civil defence personnel developed local workplace communities, engaged with ideas about civil duty, and helped to create the myth of the 'people's war'. -- .
Jessica Hammett is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol
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ISBN 13 9781526162410
ISBN 10 1526162415
Title Creating the People's War
Author Jessica Hammett
Series Cultural History Of Modern War
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Manchester University Press
Year published 2022-08-02
Number of pages 272
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