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The Home Front in World War Two: Keep Calm and Carry On Kindle Edition

by Susie Hodge (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
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This book brings an era to life with vivid stories and information from those who were there. During World War Two, 90% of the British population remained civilians. The War affected daily life more than any other war had done before. The majority of British people faced this will fortitude, courage and determination and this is their story, the telling of events and situations that forced their ingenuity and survival instincts to rise. Make do and mend came to mean so much more than reworking old clothes and this book describes the enterprise that went on and has long been forgotten. From the coasts and the countryside, this is how those at home faced and fought the war passively, particularly women whose job it was to keep the home fires burning. These ordinary people were crucial to the war effort; without their courage and inventiveness, the outcome could have been very different. Packed with interviews, photographs and other firsthand information, this book will appeal to all those who were there, but even more for those with little or no experience of World War Two, who will gain insights into the humor, strength and creativity that emerged in the face of hardship and tragedy. The book explores how people lived in Britain during times of fear, hardship and uncertainty; how they functioned and supported those away fighting and how they dealt with the enormous challenges and adversities
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    301 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pen & Sword Social
  4. Publication date
    February 19, 2013
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Susie Hodge has over sixty books published, mainly on history and art-related subjects, for readers of all ages and levels. She has established a reputation for writing informative, accessible books, crammed full of information – and many facts that have not been uncovered before. She has taught in schools and universities at all levels and she writes learning resources and leaflets for many museums and galleries around the country.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00HESTCX2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Social; Illustrated edition (February 19, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 19, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 18.6 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 301 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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Susie Hodge MA FRSA is a British author, artist and art historian. She writes books, articles and web resources on a range of related subjects. Several of her books are bestsellers and several have won awards and prizes. She often appears in documentaries, arts programmes and news channels, and she gives talks, lectures and workshops to many different audiences all over the world. She also paints, has two grown up children - and four cats!

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  • Wendy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Humbling to Read
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2020
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    In a time when everything was scarce including hope, this book shows the courage and tenacity of English women in World War II. If we were under their same circumstances today, this would be a textbook for how to press on under extreme adversity. Highly recommend.
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  • Boston woman
    4.0 out of 5 stars There's a lot of information here
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018
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    I read this book to get more background on daily life in Britain during WW II - boy, did it deliver! I had no idea just how stringent were the restrictions that the average Briton had to deal with during this time (beginning in 1939 and continuing, at least in part, through 1954).
    I am in the process of finishing a dollhouse as a 1940s-era cottage, and bought this to achieve greater authenticity. Not only did the book provide many details of day-to-day life, but it started me down many new avenues of research.
    There is some repetitiveness, which is the reason for four stars, but honestly, not that much.
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  • Alan N. Srigley
    1.0 out of 5 stars It's the Whole Bloody War Like
    Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014
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    This is the worst book about WW2. To quote her "A Barrage Balloon is the size or a cricket ground, Does she mean the distance between the wicket (66 feet) or the size of the cricket ground (60-to !00 acres-- rough guess)? That's a bloody big balloon whatever she means.
    There are lots of statement like this, I was a boy in England during the war and the picture she paints in nothing like my memories.
    The author claim to have written 100 book. If they're anything like this one they were not written but churned out. Oivey
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  • Mayso
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting & evocative
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2021
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    I particularly liked the personal accounts
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  • mick barrand
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2015
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    Made a lovely present for an elderly relative
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