Half the Battle : Civilian Morale in Britain During the Second World War
How well did civilian morale stand up to the pressure of total war and what factors were important to it? Rejecting contentions that morale fell short of the favourable picture presented during World War II and since, this work shows how government policies for maintaining morale were put in place.
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| Main Authors: | Mackay, Robert (Author) |
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| Format: | Online-Resource |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2003 ©2003. |
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| Online Access: | https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=242635 Volltext Volltext Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Summary: | How well did civilian morale stand up to the pressure of total war and what factors were important to it? Rejecting contentions that morale fell short of the favourable picture presented during World War II and since, this work shows how government policies for maintaining morale were put in place. Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I PROSPECT AND REALITY -- 1 War imagined -- 2 War experienced: September 1939-May 1941 -- 3 War experienced: 1941-45 -- PART II EXPLANATIONS -- 4 Persuading the people -- 5 Easing the strain -- 6 Beveridge and all that -- CONCLUSION The invisible chain -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781847790200 |
