1st Edition

The Test of War Inside Britain 1939-1945

By Robert Mackay Copyright 1999
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

While it lasted, the Second World War dominated the life of the nations that were involved and most of those that were not. Since Britain was in at both the start and the finish her people experienced the impact of total ar in full measure. The experience was a test of the most comprehensive kind: of the institutions, of the resources, and the very cohesion of the nation. The Test of War by... Read more
Going to war; Britain in 1939; wartime politics; the wartime economy; labour relations; aliens, dissenters and outlaws; morale; wartime social policy; science and technology; the arts; popular culture; endings; Britain in 1945.

Biography

Robert Mackay