Finding Out About Life in Britain in World War Two
Published on 27. October 1983
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-0-7134-3665-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book concentrates on the social aspects of life in Britain during the second World War and is suitable for both class and individual project work. It provides new material from lesser-known sources - documents, old photographs and drawings - with questions and ideas for follow-up work. Practical advice is given on how to find similar source material yourself.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
b&w photographs and drawings, glossary, map, bibliography, places to visit, index
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 190 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7134-3665-5 (9780713436655)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Useful sources; the coming of war; new sights and sounds; the first evacuees; invasion threat, 1940; the "blitz"; escape from the bombs; school life; university life; service life; war work; helping the war-effort; censorship and propaganda; food; clothes; separated families; Allies in Britain; travel in war-time; 1944 - "D Day" and flying bombs; amusements and celebration; date list; places to visit.