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Contesting home defence Men, women and the Home Guard in the Second World War
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Title
Contesting home defence [electronic resource] : Men, women and the Home Guard in the Second World War / Penny Summerfield & Corinna Peniston-Bird.
ISBN
1847791549
9781847791542
0719062012 (hbk.)
0719062020 (pbk.)
9780719062018 (hbk.)
9780719062025 (pbk.)
Published
Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2007. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 307 p. )
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Access is available to the Yale community.
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Description based on print version record.
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Summary
Offering a new contribution to debates about the British home front in WWII, this book addresses the way the Home Guard has been remembered in popular culture through examination of key films, as well as TV's Dad's Army. The authors also explore the personal memories of individuals who served in the Home Guard.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 15, 2020
Series
Cultural history of modern war
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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