How we lived then: a history of everyday life during the Second World War

✍ Scribed by Longmate, Norman

Publisher: Random House;Pimlico
Year: 2010;2002
Tongue: English
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Join the A.R.P. -- Report for duty -- The day war broke out -- Put that light out! -- Register for evacuation now! -- From a safe hotel -- Always carry your gas mask -- Called up -- Careless talk costs lives -- Beating the invader -- Build your own shelter -- Britian can take it -- The kitchen front -- The cardboard wedding cake -- The green raition book -- A whole orange for Christmas -- The crowded classroom -- Students with stirrup pumps -- A tin hat for the budgie -- Dig for victory -- Make do and mend -- Don't you know there's a war on? -- Best face forward -- Saucepans into Spitfires -- Is your journey really necessary? -- A gallon of pool? -- Five inches in the bath -- War workers wanted -- Under the counter -- Ask the W.V.S. -- Hit back with national savings -- Eight coupons for a cassock -- Full supporting programme -- Music while you work -- Can I do you now, sir? -- Out of print -- Off duty -- Any gum, chum? -- Second front now -- When the lights went up.

✦ Table of Contents

Join the A.R.P. --
Report for duty --
The day war broke out --
Put that light out! --
Register for evacuation now! --
From a safe hotel --
Always carry your gas mask --
Called up --
Careless talk costs lives --
Beating the invader --
Build your own shelter --
Britian can take it --
The kitchen front --
The cardboard wedding cake --
The green raition book --
A whole orange for Christmas --
The crowded classroom --
Students with stirrup pumps --
A tin hat for the budgie --
Dig for victory --
Make do and mend --
Don't you know there's a war on? --
Best face forward --
Saucepans into Spitfires --
Is your journey really necessary? --
A gallon of pool? --
Five inches in the bath --
War workers wanted --
Under the counter --
Ask the W.V.S. --
Hit back with national savings --
Eight coupons for a cassock --
Full supporting programme --
Music while you work --
Can I do you now, sir? --
Out of print --
Off duty --
Any gum, chum? --
Second front now --
When the lights went up.

✦ Subjects

HISTORY--Europe--Ireland;HISTORY--Military--World War II;HISTORY--Social History;Manners and customs;Second World War;Social & cultural history;Social aspects;SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--Urban;Urban communities;World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Great Britain;;World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain;Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century;SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban;HISTORY -- Social History;HISTORY -- Military -- World War II;HISTORY -- Europe -- Irel

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